1. Sonnen's Rare Species of Victory over Anderson Silva: Is Jon Jones or GSP Next?

    It’s a very rare thing when a fighter, who has never held a championship title, can claim any kind of victory over a 10-time defending champion who is among the pound-for-pound elite in the sport...

    Levi Nile Written by Levi Nile about 11 months ago 3,286 reads 59 comments

  2. Wanderlei Silva: When He Retires, How Will He Be Remembered?

    Tito Ortiz has ridden off into the sunset to join the likes of Chuck Liddell, Randy Couture, Frank Shamrock and many others in the land of retired champions who fought when MMA ...

    Levi Nile Written by Levi Nile about 11 months ago 6,342 reads 78 comments

  3. MMA Musings: Is the Era of Pride Finally Dead?

    On April 8, 2007, Pride Fighting Championships held their last show promoted by Dream Stage Entertainment before being bought by the owners of the UFC, Zuffa LLC ...

    Levi Nile Written by Levi Nile about 11 months ago 1,454 reads 32 comments

  4. UFC 148 Results: The Last Hoorah of 'The Huntington Beach Bad Boy,' Tito Ortiz

    When Tito Ortiz was the reigning light heavyweight champion for the last time, stepping into the Octagon to face Randy Couture at UFC 44, the year was 2003...

    Levi Nile Written by Levi Nile about 12 months ago 5,379 reads 6 comments

  5. UFC 148 Results: Anderson Silva Stops Chael Sonnen in 2

    For a while there, it looked like history was going to repeat itself. Chael Sonnen, the No. 1 contender for the middleweight crown, took Anderson Silva down and managed to remain on top of him for nearly the entire first round at UFC 148...

    Levi Nile Written by Levi Nile about 12 months ago 3,549 reads 1 comments

  6. UFC 148: Forrest Griffin's Role in the Passing of a Legend

    With all of the attention being afforded to Tito Ortiz and his last fight in the octagon, it’s easy to forget Forrest Griffin ’s place in all this...

    Levi Nile Written by Levi Nile about 12 months ago 2,032 reads 4 comments

  7. UFC 148: Will Chael Sonnen's Mind Games Help Him Upset Anderson Silva?

    Ever since their first meeting, Chael Sonnen has been waging a tireless mental assault on Anderson Silva ; so much so that anything less than a total war between these two men will seem like theft...

    Levi Nile Written by Levi Nile about 12 months ago 2,672 reads 26 comments

  8. The Ultimate Fighter: Do Five International Versions Make Sense?

    As Dana White and the UFC continue to push forward toward their goal of making MMA the biggest of sports world wide, so goes The Ultimate Fighter , built on the strength of sixteen successful seasons...

    Levi Nile Written by Levi Nile about 12 months ago 580 reads 6 comments

  9. MMA Fighter Appreciation 101: Blood, Bruises and Broken Bones

    Every once in a great while, we as fans and enthusiasts forget just how dangerous the sport we love is for those fighters who entertain us...

    Levi Nile Written by Levi Nile about 12 months ago 3,919 reads 6 comments

  10. The 15 Most Electrifying Fighters in MMA History

    After watching Clay Guida and Gray Maynard in their last fight, it became painfully clear that you don’t always find fire where you find smoke. Guida vs...

    Levi Nile Written by Levi Nile about 12 months ago 10,363 reads 112 comments

  11. Silva vs. Sonnen II: Would a Violently Aggressive Victory Hurt Silva's Image?

    In the world of professional sports, the image an athlete has is usually a carefully crafted thing. It’s not just geared to cater to the fans, it’s built to attract ...

    Levi Nile Written by Levi Nile about 12 months ago 3,228 reads 63 comments

  12. UFC 147: Rich Franklin vs. Michael Bisping Is the Fight to Make

    Now that we know that Rich Franklin is hoping for one last run at the middleweight title, it seems likely that Dana White and Zuffa will decide to grant him his wish, given how many times he has stepped up for the company...

    Levi Nile Written by Levi Nile about 12 months ago 1,503 reads 9 comments

  13. Anderson Silva and the Top 10 Middleweights After UFC 147

    After a great night of fights at UFC 147, the middleweight divisional rankings remain pretty much the same...

    Levi Nile Written by Levi Nile about 12 months ago 8,011 reads 16 comments

  14. MMA: 10 of the Dirtiest Strikes in History

    Whenever strikes are flying with bad intentions, the chance of a foul is always there. Sometimes like a confused animal that stumbles into the scene by accident, other times like a snarling dog let loose by the offender...

    Levi Nile Written by Levi Nile about 12 months ago 10,148 reads 40 comments

  15. 10 MMA First Rounds That Compare to Hagler vs. Hearns

    Perhaps one of the most intense struggles between two men in the professional world of combative sport occurred on April 15, 1985, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada...

    Levi Nile Written by Levi Nile about 12 months ago 3,387 reads 15 comments

  16. UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II and the 10 Most-Anticipated Bouts in MMA

    Anticipation. For fight fans, it can mean endless hours of debate on Internet forums, re-watching old fights, viewing any clip related to the upcoming fight, and in general counting down the days, one at a time...

    Levi Nile Written by Levi Nile about 1 year ago 11,788 reads 54 comments

  17. UFC 148: Keys to Victory for Anderson Silva over Chael Sonnen

    The time is almost here. Come UFC 148, the world will get to see what may be the most anticipated rematch in MMA history: Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen II...

    Levi Nile Written by Levi Nile about 1 year ago 4,473 reads 9 comments

  18. The UFC's Rich Franklin: Why He'll Always Be a Fighter to Watch

    With all the talk of fighters retiring, one begins to look at those who remain and wonder how long they have left...

    Levi Nile Written by Levi Nile about 1 year ago 726 reads 3 comments

  19. UFC 148: The Greatest Hits of Tito Ortiz

    For one of the longest running fighters in UFC history, it’s all coming to a close on July 7, 2012. Tito Ortiz will fight in the Octagon for the last time in a rubber match against Forrest Griffin at UFC 148...

    Levi Nile Written by Levi Nile about 1 year ago 4,518 reads 7 comments

  20. MMA Myth or Fact: Does Sex Before a Fight Weaken a Fighter?

    By now, even the most casual of fight fans has heard the saying that fighters shouldn’t have sex before a fight, and some old school trainers (especially in boxing) don’t like their fighters to have sex during training...

    Levi Nile Written by Levi Nile about 1 year ago 4,854 reads 37 comments

  21. UFC Lightweights: 13 Epic Brawls We Would Love to See

    Baskin Robbins' 31 Flavors has nothing on the UFC lightweight division. Now that BJ Penn is back in business and Jose Aldo and Gilbert Melendez might be coming to the party, ...

    Levi Nile Written by Levi Nile about 1 year ago 7,535 reads 52 comments

  22. Anderson Silva: 6 Fights We Want to See Him Take Before He Retires

    When Anderson Silva started his career in 1997, it began humbly in his home country of Brazil. When it ends, it will no doubt be on the biggest stage, in front of one of the biggest audiences the sport has ever seen...

    Levi Nile Written by Levi Nile about 1 year ago 11,149 reads 73 comments

  23. The UFC Lightweight Division: Shades of Hagler, Hearns, Leonard and Duran

    When many people think of boxing, they think of the golden era of the welterweight division, and four names are quickly and fondly recalled: Marvin Hagler, Tommy Hearns, “Sugar” Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran...

    Levi Nile Written by Levi Nile about 1 year ago 1,848 reads 26 comments

  24. Nick Diaz: Will a One-Year Suspension Affect His Career?

    As a boy, my grandmother always used to blast me with this or that Biblical saying, and one of her favorites was “Idle hands are the devil’s workshop...

    Levi Nile Written by Levi Nile about 1 year ago 4,984 reads 55 comments

  25. 5 Reasons Why the UFC Needs to Make TUF: Mexico Above All Others

    While the UFC continues to spread The Ultimate Fighter franchise throughout the world, one can’t help but wonder why they haven’t made Mexico a main priority—second to Brazil...

    Levi Nile Written by Levi Nile about 1 year ago 21 reads 52 comments