MMA News

Chris Taylor - September 4, 2016

23-year-old strawweight fighter Mackenzie Dern made her professional mixed martial arts debut at July’s Legacy Fighting Championship 58 event in Louisiana, where she earned a unanimous decision victory over Kenia Rosas.

Chris Taylor - September 4, 2016

Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler (15-3 MMA) is very familiar with current UFC lightweight title holder Eddie Alvarez. Alvarez and Chandler engaged in two epic wars while fighting under the Bellator banner, with Chandler submitting Alvarez in the pairs first encounter, and Eddie being awarded a judges split-decision in their second lightweight title affair.

Tom Taylor - September 4, 2016

https://youtu.be/vN10cGNKsTU Earlier this year, in the main event of UFC 198, Stipe Miocic knocked out Fabricio Werdum to capture the UFC heavyweight title. This Saturday, in the main event of UFC 203, Miocic will defend that title against Alistair Overeem, while Werdum will attempt to get back on track opposite Travis Browne in the evening’s co-main event.

Tom Taylor - September 4, 2016

UFC middleweight Gegard Mousasi has been campaigning for a fight with Vitor Belfort for years. At UFC 204, which will emanate from Manchester, England on October 8, the Dutchman will finally get the fight he’s been asking for. A few years ago, Belfort was one of the most ferocious fighters on the UFC roster–though he was helped by his use of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) at the time. Now that TRT has been banned by the UFC, however, Belfort has diminished quite significantly. This has Mousasi feeling very confident ahead of their anticipated UFC 204 showdown.

Chris Taylor - September 4, 2016

https://youtu.be/1YlfIT_hYZ0 Former UFC middleweight and light heavyweight title challenger Chael Sonnen was hit hard by the news that UFC matchmaker Joe Silva had decided to retire.

Tom Taylor - September 4, 2016

In preparation for his UFC 202 rematch with Nate Diaz, UFC featherweight champ Conor McGregor invited several stars from other martial arts disciplines into his camp. One such star was BJJ whiz Dillon Danis, who helped the Irishman prepare for Diaz’s dangerous grappling arsenal. Another was All-Ireland boxing champion Conor Wallace, who was brought in to help McGregor adapt to Diaz’s rangy brand of boxing. In a recent interview with Independent.Ie, Wallace discussed his role in McGregor’s camp, and what it was like to join the MMA superstar in the gym.

Tom Taylor - September 4, 2016

MMA can be pretty brutal at times. As fans of the sport, we frequently witness thunderous knockouts, bloody battles, and freak injuries. Yet MMA is also a heavily regulated sport, with a long list of rules in place to promote fighter safety. Groin shots are illegal. Eye pokes are too. Headbutts are forbidden. Hair-pulling is a no-go. The list goes on and on. Of course, this hasn’t always been the case. In the early days of MMA, competitors were allowed to employ everything from groin strikes to hair-pulling during a fight. And while these long-abolished attacks are now widely viewed as dangerous and unfair, there are still people out there who romanticize them.

bjpenndotcom - September 4, 2016

The number one female black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu could very well be the hottest woman in MMA as well. Mackenzie Dern, the 23-year-old submission phenom, posted a video of herself on Instagram showing her in more than just fighting shape.

Tom Taylor - September 4, 2016

Back in 2013, former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and number-one-contender Alexander Gustafsson engaged in an unforgettable war for the ages. In the end, Jones would walk away with a unanimous decision win, though many parties believed Gustafsson had done enough to steal the title. Today, Jones is neck-deep in a complicated stretch that has seen him detained for a laundry list of crimes, stripped of his UFC title, and suspended for failing a USADA-administered drug test. Gustafsson, meanwhile, fought yesterday, rebounding from a two-fight skid by defeating a game Jan Blachowicz.

Chris Taylor - September 4, 2016

The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to Germany yesterday for UFC Fight Night 93 in Hamburg. The event was headlined by a heavyweight tilt between former UFC champions Andrei Arlovski and Josh Barnett.

Chris Taylor - September 4, 2016

Former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett scored a third-round submission victory over fellow former UFC title holder Andrei Arlovski in the main event of UFC Fight Night 93 last night in Hamburg, Germany. “The Warmaster”, who has gone 3-2 since returning to the UFC in August of 2013, was asked where he thinks he ranks in the heavyweight title picture at last night’s UFC Hamburg post-fight press conference:

Tom Taylor - September 4, 2016

Last night, in the co-main event of the UFC’s trip to Hamburg, Germany, Alexander Gustafsson rebounded from a two-fight losing streak by decisioning Poland’s Jan Blachowicz. Despite being known as a striker, Gustafsson relied primarily on his wrestling to defeat Blachowicz, which has earned him a bit of criticism from fans and fellow fighters alike.

Chris Taylor - September 4, 2016

Former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett secured a much needed victory last night at UFC Fight Night 93 in Hamburg, Germany, when he submitted former UFC title holder Andrei Arlovski in the evening’s main event.

Tom Taylor - September 4, 2016

Not long ago, in the main event of UFC 202, Conor McGregor stole a majority decision from Nate Diaz, avenging an earlier loss to the same man and reestablishing himself as one of the game’s best fighters with the win. The strange thing about McGregor, however, is that he’s spent the entirety of his UFC career fighting at weight classes that do not appear to be the ideal fit for him. At featherweight, where he won the divisional title, he faced a brutal weight cut. At welterweight, where he would go 1-1 with Diaz, he was clearly undersized. Yet now that he’s achieved his title goals at featherweight, and avenged his welterweight loss to Diaz, the Irishman appears poised to shift to the division that seems to be his best fit: lightweight.

Tom Taylor - September 4, 2016

Yesterday, in the co-main event of the UFC’s trip to Hamburg, Germany, Sweden’s Alexander Gustafsson employed a wrestling-heavy game plan to steal a unanimous decision from the dangerous Jan Blachowicz. Though this performance was a bit of a break from Gustafsson’s typical, striking-based style, it was impressive all the same. It was also an important win for the Swede, who had not won a fight since a March 2014 defeat of Jimi Manuwa. Unsurprisingly, many fans, pundits and fighters were thrilled to see Gustafsson return to his winning ways and reassert himself as one of the division’s top contenders. As it turns out, however, not everyone was impressed by his victory.

Tom Taylor - September 4, 2016

https://www.facebook.com/AlexTheMauler/videos/1123777297702075/ Yesterday, in the co-main event of the UFC’s return to Germany, Sweden’s Alexander Gustafsson and Poland’s Jan Blachowicz went at it in an intriguing light heavyweight showdown.

bjpenndotcom - September 3, 2016

https://youtu.be/3Zkw_-lFt0c Former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson ‘The Spider’ Silva has returned to the gym for training following his UFC 200 loss to light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier.

Chris Taylor - September 3, 2016

‘UFC Fight Night 93’ in Hamburg, Germany delivered some memorable fights and solid finishes. With that said, four “Performance of the night” awards were handed out at this evening’s post fight press conference.