MMA Editorial

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…

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 —…

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…

We lost a truly high-caliber fight with the main event being cancelled, but got a great event in its place. The already much-anticpated co-main got elevated and fans got a real treat with a fight that almost gave a little bit of everything. We get a new interim champion and…

So… yeah. That was a night of fights. This is a perfect encapsulation of everything that can go wrong as well as the height of MMA action in a nutshell. From a fight that was cancelled due to medical reasons to (unfortunately) boring bouts of little to no consequence, we…

None of the bigger stars, just a few former champions removed from the apex of their careers. That’s not a complaint. This is essentially what the biggest names on the UFC’s OKC card are, and for the purposes this card serves, that’s perfectly fine. There wasn’t much fanfare for buildup…

Two UFC events in a row from the opposite side of the globe for us U.S. viewers, and this one definitely left a lot of fans happy. The prelims started out with some great action, while the main card wasn’t nearly as riveting as the show went on. Even the…

The UFC’s international expansion plans have led to much success overall, blazing into different markets and capitalizing on the popularity of local talent. While some international cards have gone from great to lackluster — to just plain atrocious, in some cases — they continue to do what they were intended…