1. UFC 155: What We Learned from Alan Belcher vs. Yushin Okami

    One of the most important fights of the night at UFC 155 featured potential middleweight threats Yushin Okami and Alan Belcher throw down in the Octagon. Both men are top 10 in the division and near a title shot with a win...

    Riley Kontek Written by Riley Kontek about 5 months ago 5,138 reads 34 comments

  2. UFC 155: What We Learned from Erik Perez vs. Byron Bloodworth

    Bantamweights collided on the FX portion of UFC 155 when Mexican prospect Erik Perez met Byron Bloodworth in the Octagon. In dominating fashion, Perez earned a TKO stoppage win over Bloodworth ...

    Riley Kontek Written by Riley Kontek about 5 months ago 2,371 reads 6 comments

  3. UFC 155: What We Learned from Leonard Garcia vs. Max Holloway

    Facebook played host to a highly anticipated featherweight bout between Max Holloway and Leonard Garcia . The fight was a late notice switch-up, as Holloway stepped in for Cody McKenzie not long ago...

    Riley Kontek Written by Riley Kontek about 5 months ago 1,931 reads 10 comments

  4. Examining Every UFC Champion's Potential Schedule for 2013

    2013 promises to be a big year in MMA . As the sport continues to expand into the mainstream, big fights and events will dominate the sports world and bring us title bouts we constantly think of...

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  5. UFC Needs to Sign More Heavyweights ASAP

    The UFC heavyweight division currently holds the second least amount of fighters in the company. It only trails the flyweight division in numbers, which is attributed to the fact that the flyweight division is currently being built from the ground up...

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  6. UFC 155 Fight Card: 5 Fights You Can't Miss at UFC 155

    UFC 155 is rapidly approaching and it boasts a great card for the end of the year. The UFC heavyweight title is on the line, in addition to other big-time fights...

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  7. Power Ranking UFC 155's Main Card Fights

    The pay-per-view that is UFC 155 should be a great one due to the star power and implications that the fights may have in terms of the title pictures in a couple of divisions...

    Riley Kontek Written by Riley Kontek about 5 months ago 1,933 reads 11 comments

  8. UFC 155: Alan Belcher's Johnny Cash and the 10 Worst Tattoos in MMA

    UFC 155 plays host to Alan Belcher, who will take on Yushin Okami on the main card of the pay-per-view. Belcher will bring his elite skill set to the ring, as well as his atrocious Johnny Cash tattoo...

    Riley Kontek Written by Riley Kontek about 5 months ago 12,447 reads 41 comments

  9. Going Old School: Giving a Name to Every UFC Pay-Per-View Card from 2012

    The old-school days of the UFC saw the company name its pay-per-views with a word rather than who was fighting in the main event (i.e. dos Santos vs. Velasquez)...

    Riley Kontek Written by Riley Kontek about 5 months ago 2,971 reads 23 comments

  10. The Best Moments from Strikeforce 2006-2008

    Bleacher Report's "Best Moments" series continues, this time taking a look at the best moments in Strikeforce history. With Strikeforce's time winding down, this is the perfect time to look at the positives that the company has brought to its fans...

    Riley Kontek Written by Riley Kontek about 5 months ago 2,116 reads 10 comments

  11. UFC 155: Favorites to Win the Fight of the Night Bonuses

    UFC 155 is rapidly approaching, as the end-of-the-year card promises to bring excitement for MMA fans. The card is headlined by a heavyweight title showdown between Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez—a rematch from December of last year...

    Riley Kontek Written by Riley Kontek about 5 months ago 2,118 reads 8 comments

  12. Are Strikeforce Imports in the UFC Getting Set Up for Failure?

    Strikeforce is set to cease operations in January, when its final card takes place. The card is headlined by a welterweight title fight between Nate Marquardt and Tarec Saffiedine ...

    Riley Kontek Written by Riley Kontek about 5 months ago 4,069 reads 16 comments

  13. Most Heated MMA Rivalries of 2012

    2012 has been a relatively slow year for heated rivalries highlighted by verbal/Internet exchanges, big-time grudge matches and, well, actual hate. However, 2012 has had its share of personal and competitive rivalries...

    Riley Kontek Written by Riley Kontek about 5 months ago 35,028 reads 37 comments

  14. UFC Flyweight Division: Why Have There Not Been Many Signings?

    The UFC flyweight division has been around for almost a year now, and to date, there are only 15 men in the division. Take time for that to sink in. There are 15 fighters in a division that the UFC is trying to build...

    Riley Kontek Written by Riley Kontek about 5 months ago 1,196 reads 18 comments

  15. Top 5 Strikeforce Fighters Per Division Who Should Move to the UFC

    Strikeforce is going to end operations following their final card in January. With that, speculation is running wild as to which fighters will move over to the UFC. There are five male divisions in Strikeforce...

    Riley Kontek Written by Riley Kontek about 5 months ago 12,581 reads 39 comments

  16. UFC 155: Vemola out of Fight Against Leben, Strikeforce Vet Brunson in

    The injury bug has made an impact yet again at UFC 155 . This time, middleweight Karlos Vemola has withdrawn from his fight with Chris Leben due to injury...

    Riley Kontek Written by Riley Kontek about 5 months ago 891 reads 9 comments

  17. Power Ranking the 2013 UFC Events so Far

    2013 is already shaping up to be a great year of fights, just be the fights announced in the first quarter of the year. Seven cards have been formally announced for 2013 with main and co-main events put in place...

    Riley Kontek Written by Riley Kontek about 5 months ago 2,008 reads 23 comments

  18. MMA: Best Moments from UFC 150-154

    Bleacher Report's "Best Moments" series continues with a look at some of the biggest moments in UFC history. We catch ourselves up to this past weekend, as the series is reaching present time...

    Riley Kontek Written by Riley Kontek about 5 months ago 1,427 reads 8 comments

  19. UFC on FOX 6: Ryan Bader vs. Vladimir Matyushenko Head-to-Toe Breakdown

    The UFC returns to Fox next month, when the Octagon will touch down in Chicago. The card will be headlined by a flyweight title bout between champion Demetrious Johnson and John Dodson...

    Riley Kontek Written by Riley Kontek about 5 months ago 2,662 reads 9 comments

  20. TLC 2012: Recapping and Grading the Pay-Per-View

    TLC came live on pay-per-view Sunday night from Brooklyn. The pay-per-view lacked CM Punk and Randy Orton due to injury, but still boasted a pretty solid card...

    Riley Kontek Written by Riley Kontek about 5 months ago 39,312 reads 149 comments

  21. TUF 16 Finale Results: Pat Barry and the 5 Best Strikers in the HW Division

    Saturday night, The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale saw an abundance of knockouts. Two of these came in the heavyweight division. Pat Barry earned one of the knockouts in his heavyweight bout...

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  22. TUF 16 Finale Results: Power Ranking the Main Card Fights

    The Ultimate Fighter 16 finale was an overall exciting card that delivered finishes and great fights aplenty. Everyone on the card really brought it and left everything they had in the Octagon...

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  23. TUF 16 Finale Results: What We Learned from Nelson vs. Mitrione

    The main event of The Ultimate Fighter 16 was supposed to serve as a one-on-one bout between coaches Roy Nelson and Shane Carwin, but Carwin had to pull out of the fight a few weeks ago with a knee injury...

    Riley Kontek Written by Riley Kontek about 5 months ago 15,439 reads 50 comments

  24. TUF 16 Finale Results: What We Learned from Barry vs. Del Rosario

    A coach for Team Carwin on this season of The Ultimate Fighter, Pat Barry met Shane del Rosario in an intriguing battle of strikers in the heavyweight division...

    Riley Kontek Written by Riley Kontek about 5 months ago 2,392 reads 8 comments

  25. TUF 16 Finale Results: What We Learned from Poirier vs. Brookins

    Featherweights Dustin Poirier and Jonathan Brookins opened up the main card of The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale. Both men were coming off losses in the 145-lb. division and were looking to get into the title picture with a victory...

    Riley Kontek Written by Riley Kontek about 5 months ago 1,279 reads 3 comments