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UFC 116 Post-Fight Thoughts

UFC 116 was, quite simply, one of the most exciting MMA Pay-Per-Views of all time. From the prelims to the main card, nearly every fight provided great finishes, exciting back-and-forth action or fantastic comebacks. Here are some of my post-fight notes.

Brendan Schaub has the hands and the power to reach the middle of the UFC’s [...]

UFC 116 Preview and Predictions

 
UFC 116 features one of the most anticipated heavyweight fights of all-time as Brock Lesnar takes on Shane Carwin for the heavyweight title. The undercard has some significant fights as well.

Brock Lesnar:
 
32 years old
 
6′3, 265lbs
 
1999 national runner-up in heavyweight division while wrestling for University of Minnesota
2000 National Division 1 heavyweight champion
 
 
UFC Career:
 
Loss vs. Frank Mir [...]

UFC 111 Preview and Predictions

I’ve been looking forward to UFC 111 for quite some time. The card suffered a blow when Thiago Alves was told he couldn’t fight Jon Fitch due to an irregularity in a pre-fight CAT scan. That took one of the best fights of the night off the card, but there’s still plenty of good ones [...]

UFC 101 predictions: Main Card

MMA Record: 150-89 (63%)
Josh Neer vs. Kurt Pellegrino: Neer is coming off two great fights in a row, a win over Mac Danzig at UFC Fight Night 17 and a split-decision loss to Nate Diaz at UFC Fight Night 15. His UFC record stands at an even 4-4, while his overall MMA record is 25-7-1. [...]

Josh Neer gets suspended sentence and will still fight at UFC 101

UFC lightweight Josh Neer will be able to fight at UFC 101 after a judge suspended his sentence for a January drunk-driving arrest. Neer was arrested on January 1st after he hit a police car and fled the scene. The incident led to a 15 minute police chase before they were able to stop Neer’s [...]