Dana White: Roy Nelson only tolerable in small doses In a recent interview with MMAjunkie.com, Roy Nelson made no secret of his disdain for UFC President Dana White. Nelson, currently in Las Vegas to film The Ultimate Fighter 16 as a head coach, said his rift with White has gotten worse "because he wants to [...]
Dana White: Anderson Silva vs Nick Diaz? 'Just ridiculous' LOS ANGELES – Cesar Gracie wrote this past week that he would respectfully ask UFC president Dana White to make a superfight between Nick Diaz (27-8 MMA, 7-5 UFC) and middleweight champion Anderson Silva (31-4, 14-0). The answer to that request already is no, UFC president [...]
Best Friends Fighting at UFC 150 Donald Cerrone vs Melvin Guillard Former lightweight training partners Donald Cerrone and Melvin Guillard will meet Aug. 11 at UFC 150 in Denver, the promotion announced Friday. Cerrone and Guillard once trained together at Team Jackson-Winkeljohn in Albuquerque, N.M. During their stint at Jackson's the 155-pound title contenders became [...]
Lightweight MMA Rankings 1. Ben Henderson (16-2) Henderson became the only man to hold both the WEC and UFC lightweight titles by wrestling the latter belt from Frankie Edgar in a fantastic five-rounder at UFC 144. The pair will have a chance to produce a second “Fight of the Year” contender when they [...]
Lightweight MMA Rankings 1. Ben Henderson (16-2) Twenty-five months after winning the WEC lightweight title, Henderson has positioned himself atop the UFC’s 155-pound division. “Bendo” continued his sterling streak inside the Octagon by wrestling the belt from Frankie Edgar in a five-round thriller at UFC 144. The best part: we get to see them do [...]
Jon Jones, Frankie Edgar, Ronda Rousey Ring Opening Bell at NASDAQ The UFC descended on New York City earlier this week, which it likes to do each time it visits New Jersey – a not-so-subtle reminder to the powers-that-be in New York that mixed martial arts is still not sanctioned in the state. On Tuesday, [...]
Nate Diaz follows in big brother Nick Diaz's footsteps UFC lightweight contender Nate Diaz has always followed in his brother Nick’s footsteps. When Nick found Cesar Gracie’s Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Lodi, Nate soon followed him. “I remember leaving school with all my boys and we’d be going to kick it at the park or whatever [...]
If you have a spare seven minutes, do yourself a favor and watch Strikeforce women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey’s five professional MMA victories. When you're done with your viewing, you’ll come away knowing that she is really, really good at one thing: clamping on some of the nastiest armbars in not just the women’s division, [...]
Top Ten Pound for Pound MMA Rankings All things are possible in the lightweight division. Can I get an amen? When Benson Henderson took Frankie Edgar’s UFC lightweight title at UFC 144, it was routine, in a strange way. It was another great lightweight bout inside the hallowed halls of Japan’s Saitama Super Arena. It [...]
Lightweight MMA Rankings 1. Ben Henderson (16-2) Twenty-five months after winning the WEC lightweight title, Henderson has positioned himself atop the UFC’s 155-pound division. “Bendo” continued his sterling streak inside the Octagon by wrestling the belt from Frankie Edgar in a five-round thriller at UFC 144. The best part: we get to see [...]
Lightweight MMA Rankings Frankie Edgar UFC Champion Ben Henderson (even) passed the Guida test after destroying Jim Miller. Greatest MFC fighter of all time? Evan Dunham (+40) Lentz is not an easy guy to beat. Gray Maynard (+120) let the belt slip away… again! Jim Miller (+180) back on track with solid win against Melvin. [...]
