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Skip Bayless: Nate Diaz used ‘Sumo-style wrestling’ in first fight against Conor McGregor
Skip Bayless has some thoughts. If you’ve ever had a water cooler or barbershop conversation or been around one regarding sports, chances are Bayless and his penchant for hot takes has come up at least once. Morning sports debate shows rose to an unpredictable level of popularity largely due to…
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Primer – Get to know the cast of The Ultimate Fighter 26
As the UFC’s Mexico City event took place this weekend, they took the opportunity to announce the cast for the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter, the long-running (and some would say long-suffering) reality series. As previously noted, the coaches will be the possibly indestructible Justin Gaethje and the Underground…
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UFC Mexico City: Winners and Losers
Eleven events in eleven weeks for the UFC, and this dizzying ride comes to an end with a nicely packaged small event that put its Latin American talent on display. Mexico City played host to a card that may not be the most memorable or consequential overall, but made for…
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UFC 214: Jones vs Cormier 2 – Winners and Losers
Greatness. We witnessed absolute greatness from this show. It’s yet another event where there was a bit of everything for everyone, with some history-making moments and true top-level action. True, not every fight was a violence carnival — or whatever the Just Bleed crowd thinks the sport should be —…
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Preview: RIZIN Fighting World GP 2017 – 1st Round
Now on their eighth event, RIZIN Fighting Federation is setting up another ambitious event with some heavy star power and some very legitimate matchups. This event will kick off their men’s bantamweight tournament, with the second part of the tourney continuing in their scheduled October event. Starting off the men’s…
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UFC on Fox 25: Weidman vs Gastelum – Winners and Losers
Long Island finally got a nice little card to showcase fighters from the area, and at least everyone went home happy. A card that was mostly about action with a few divisionally relevant fights at the top, it served its purpose for fulfilling the UFC’s commitment to Fox while putting…
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Check out this ridiculous soccer kick KO from an MMA event in Japan
While Bellator and the UFC had events over the course of the last weekend, a show on the other side of the world had an instant candidate for knockout of the year. Today’s entry comes courtesy of none other than the nigh-legendary Caposa – a.k.a. Grabaka Hitman – giving us…
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Bloody Elbow DVD review – Dean Lister’s Worry Free Escapes
Very few martial artists have the kind of reputation that Dean Lister has. Competing since the 1990s, he’s been known for being a formidable grappler and a pioneer in the American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu scene as well as in Mixed Martial Arts. Mostly known for his leglock game, he established a…
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Cyborg on UFC 214 Evinger fight: ‘The way I see it, it will be a title defense‘
With UFC 214 on the horizon, much of the attention is focused on the hotly-anticipated main event rematch between Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones. But while the light heavyweight title is what most will presumably be attending and tuning in for, another great fight on the card is getting less…