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UFC 136 and Frankie Edgar: Why I Love MMA

Even though UFC 136 didn’t have a UFC “superstar” fighting on the card, I was looking forward to the event as much as I had any event this year. The Pay-Per-View card looked to be filled with solid matchups, and the main event featured the third fight between Gray Maynard and Frankie Edgar. The first [...]

UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III Preview and Predictions

Saturday night’s UFC 136 is one of the more anticipated cards of the year, not only because of the title fight rematch between Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard, but because the entire Pay-Per-View card is stacked. Jose Aldo will defend his featherweight title against Kenny Florian, Brian Stann and Chael Sonnen will fight for a [...]

UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage Preview and Predictions

The main event of UFC 135, light heavyweight champion Jon Jones against former champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, has turned into one of the more anticipated fights of the year in the past few weeks. Numerous interviews and press conferences have seemed to intensify the bad blood between the two, with Rampage accusing the Jones camp of [...]

UFC Fight Night 25 Preview and Predictions

This is definitely not the sexiest UFC Fight Night card on paper, and the event will likely be overshadowed by the Mayweather/Ortiz fight as well as some good college football action, but there is at least one fight that is relevant to divisional rankings and possible future title fights.
Alan Belcher vs. Jason MacDonald: After winning [...]

UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami Preview and Predictions

UFC 134 marks the UFC’s first trip to Brazil since 1998. Anderson Silva, “Shogun” Rua and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, three of the country’s top MMA stars, will fight on the pay-per-view portion of the card, which is one of the better cards of the year on paper. In the main event, Silva defends his middleweight [...]

UFC and Fox Agree to Multi-Year TV Deal

UFC president Dana White often promises “huge announcements” that don’t always deliver. This time however, the announcement was monumental. Fox has agreed to terms with the UFC on a seven-year televison deal, putting the world’s number one MMA promotion on a network known for broadcasting big events.

The deal is said to be at a minimum [...]

UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz Preview and Predictions

UFC 133 was one of the hardest hit cards in UFC history in terms of injuries and fights being cancelled, but still has managed to put together an intriguing main event between two former light heavyweight champions as Tito Ortiz takes on Rashad Evans in the main event. The undercard lacks star power, but should [...]