UFC Editorial

This card had some major expectations, largely due to the venue and the names associated with it. The UFC needed a big win here, with their offerings being mostly underwhelming this year to most fans, and the financial pressures they reportedly have to deal with. What we expected was fireworks.…

The UFC’s approach towards packing the free Fox cards with matchups geared towards excitement was always a great idea. Having title eliminator fights or just fights that are of direct consequence in a title picture also helped, but putting a title fight on should feel like a treat. But while…

European Fight Pass cards are an odd thing. For starters, we often get bouts that allow the UFC to save money by keeping local and regional fighters busy and placate the live audiences with very little else in terms of major names or large divisional consequences. Yet sometimes – like…

As far as the hierarchy for events goes, the numbered pay-per-view events have historically been the pinnacle of prestige. In theory, they’re what fans have been conditioned to expect to be the very best. Yet despite everyone’s best intentions, we’ve learned that unpredictability can ruin any and all good plans…

Canada has been a long-suffering market that in recent years has really had to endure what could be considered subpar cards on paper (and turned out to be just fine or not good at all in practice). When the announcement was made that Lewis vs Browne would be moved to…

Another event down, and another set of changes for the UFC when it comes to doing business. We’ve expected events on Super Bowl weekend to be PPV affairs, often with bigger names. This year an event was staged in the same city as the Super Bowl but for an FS1…