Stop me if you’ve heard this one: Dana White doesn’t think Steve Mazzagatti should be allowed to act as referee during major mixed martial arts bouts, and he’s sharing that opinion with anyone who will listen. It’s been this way for years, dating back to UFC 81, when Mazzagatti made what White believed was an [...]
Mixed martial artists who smile more than their opponents in pre-fight staredowns are more likely to lose the fight, research has found. A smile suggests a level of submissiveness and reduced hostility versus the fighter who does not smile. In fact, the fighter who does not smile might actually perform better if he perceives his [...]
Former UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion Randy Couture, who will coach up-and-coming fighters on a Bellator reality competition debuting this week, said he made the leap to the UFC’s rival promotion after failing to receive a suitable offer from the UFC. “I felt I wasn’t being really offered any significant role moving forward that [...]
One of the best fights on last night’s UFC 161 card (and for my money) was 28 year old Canadian Alexis Davistaking on 35 year old British fighter, Rosi Sexton. If you didn’t see it or haven’t caught it online somewhere, then you’ve missed a heck of an entertaining fight. For both those women are tough and [...]
She grew up in those little fishing villages on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula — towns with names such as Homer and Seward and Soldotna. So when Swayze Valentine heard the roar of the mixed martial arts crowd in Anchorage one night, because MMA is everywhere except New York these days, she said it was just about [...]
Mixed martial arts has been dominated by men for much of the sport’s existence, and it’s easy to see why. Boxing, wrestling, Muay Thai and jiu-jitsu are all combat sports that have long appealed to men. It’s not surprising that when those four sports were combined into MMA, men became its core participants. However, things [...]
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — It doesn’t take long to realize that “Fight Master,” which premieres June 19 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Spike TV, isn’t simply a rehash of “The Ultimate Fighter.” A competitor on the debut episode, who will be kept nameless for spoiler purposes, won his preliminary fight in less-than-spectacular fashion. As the [...]
WINNIPEG – Alexis Davis can relax now. The waiting game is over. She’s in the UFC. There was a stretch when she wasn’t quite sure if she’d be part of the first phase of women’s MMA in the promotion, playing one of those cruel waiting games where you know you’re deserving, but the phone isn’t [...]
Calderwood vs. Schneider completes next month’s 13-bout Invicta FC 6 lineup A strawweight bout Joanne Calderwood (6-0) and Sarah Schneider (6-6) is the final addition to next month’s Invicta FC 6 event. Officials today announced the fight. Calderwood initially was slated to fight Claudia Gadelha (9-0) at the July 13. However, when strawweight champion Carla [...]
So Chael Sonnen fooled the world into thinking he didn’t know whether Dan Henderson was injured leading up to UFC 151, or he fooled the world into thinking he did. Either way, Greg Jackson can’t hate. “I don’t know if that’s true, but I’d like to think it is,” the trainer today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) [...]
UFC on Fuel 10 may not have been the most star-studded event, but that didn’t stop it from producing a bevy of fast-paced fights or impressive stoppages. All told, 10 of the event’s 12 contests failed to make it to the final bell. That means two things: There was a lot exciting moments, and the [...]
