When it was announced Urijah Faber (30-7) would be squaring off against Alex Caceres (10-5) at UFC 175 Saturday, both fans and pundits alike assumed the bantamweight matchup would be one of the marquee fights on the night’s pay-per-view card. After all, Faber, currently the third-ranked bantamweight according to the official Power MMA fighter rankings, […]
It’s been nearly two months since pound-for-pound kingpin Floyd Mayweather Jr (46-0) emerged victorious over Marcos Maidana (35-4) following their welterweight unification title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. In a bout that what will undoubtedly go down as one of Mayweather’s most memorable, the man known as ‘Money’ battled through […]
The last time fans saw former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz compete inside the octagon was all the way back at UFC on Versus 6. That was nearly three years ago. After suffering a series of knee injuries, which started with a severe ACL tear while filming The Ultimate Fighter 15 back in 2012, Cruz […]
Just a little over a week ago UFC welterweight Tyron Woodley suffered the most lopsided defeat of his career at the hands of Rory MacDonald at UFC 174. But now the American Top Team product gets a golden opportunity to not only erase this image from the minds of the fans but he will also […]
A few weeks ago UFC President Dana White made waves when he revealed the newly retired Chael Sonnen could potentially be the man to replace him as the headman of the world’s biggest MMA promotion. However on Wednesday MMA Twitter Celebrity FrontRowBrian dropped a bombshell and revealed that Viacom approached Sonnen with the possibility of […]
Bjorn Rebney, founder and chairman of Bellator MMA, as well as President and COO Tim Danaher, will be parting ways with the company, effective immediately. Spike TV made the announcement in a press release Wednesday morning. Rebney released the following statement regarding his departure from the company he founded back in 2007. “It is with […]
The UFC’s first trip to Maine just got a whole lot more interesting. On Wednesday, the Bangor Daily News announced a light heavyweight matchup between Ryan Bader (17-4) and Ovince St. Preux (16-5) will serve as UFC Fight Night 47’s main event in August. Both men had expressed interest in facing each other following their […]
The UFC’s August trip to Oklahoma finally has a main event. On Tuesday night, the Tulsa World reported a matchup between former champion Benson Henderson and submission specialist Rafael dos Anjos is currently scheduled to serve as the night’s main event. Henderson, currently the top-ranked lightweight according to the official Power MMA rankings, is coming […]
Billed as the second longest running mixed martial arts promotion in the country, Rage in the Cage, and it’s founder Roland Sarria, held their first event back in 1998 at the Midnight Rodeo in Phoenix. Since that night, Sarria has held more than 500 events, making RITC the most prolific MMA promotion in all of […]
Following UFC Fight Night 173, find out who moved up and who fell down the Power MMA Show’s official pound-for-pound rankings. Fighters who have been inactive for at least one year are not eligible for ranking. POUND-FOR-POUND Jon Jones Jose Aldo Cain Velasquez Demetrious Johnson Chris Weidman Anthony Pettis Anderson Silva Johny Hendricks Ronda Rousey […]
All the talk of Ryan Bader turning into the gatekeeper of the UFC’s 205-pound division was quickly put to rest after his 15-minute beat down of former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Rafael ‘Feijao’ Cavalcante. The former Arizona State wrestling All-American set the tone early by using his much improved striking to set up his cage […]
Striking Demetrious Johnson is easily the most technically gifted striker in the entire flyweight division and quite possibly on the entire UFC roster, regardless of weight class. His 606 total strikes landed are the second most in flyweight history behind Tim Elliott’s 639, while his 443 significant strikes are the most in UFC flyweight history. […]
The most colorful fighter in UFC history has hung up the gloves. On Wednesday night, former UFC middleweight contender and current light heavyweight Chael Sonnen used his platform as host of UFC Tonight to announce his retirement from the sports of mixed martial arts. The self-proclaimed “Bad Guy” thanked everyone from his former coaches to […]
As if the whole drama surrounding UFC 175 couldn’t get anymore absurd, Chael Sonnen has failed his random drug test and is now off the July 5 card, as first reported by ESPN. According to the report, Sonnen was randomly tested by the Nevada State Athletic Commission following the UFC 175 On Sale press conference […]
Power MMA Rankings – June 8: Dollaway crack top 10, Lightweight loses two Following UFC Fight Night 41, The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale and UFC Fight Night 42, find out who moved up and who fell down the Power MMA Show’s official pound-for-pound rankings. Fighters who have been inactive for at least one year […]
On Thursday, in what can only be described as the biggest move in women’s mixed martial arts since Ronda Rousey first entered octagon, the UFC officially announced it has inked a distribution deal with Invicta FC, the world’s leading all women MMA promotion. The new deal gives the UFC the exclusive rights to distribute all […]
It may be four months later, but UFC middleweight Vitor Belfort has finally come clean about the results of his random February 7 drug test. In a formal statement released on his Instagram account, ‘The Phenom’ revealed he was in the process of applying for a therapeutic-use exemption from the Nevada State Athletic Commission in […]
The rematch is on. Thursday night, the UFC officially announced UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones will put his belt on the line against Alexander Gustafsson in a rematch of their 2013 Fight of the Year. Jones took to Twitter to express his excitement. It's on! — Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) June 6, 2014 This […]
Three years ago, Kyle Kingsbury was on top of the world. He had just made his UFC main card debut with a unanimous decision victory over Fabio Maldonado, picking up the Fight of the Night bonus in the process, while pushing his winning streak to four straight inside a UFC octagon. Not bad a for […]
Former Arizona State University wrestling All-American C.B. Dollaway continued his dominance of the international fight scene with a unanimous decision victory Saturday over Francis Carmont in front of a sold-out crowd at the O2 Arena in Berlin, Germany. Carmont, who entered the bout as the No. 9 middleweight fighter in the Power MMA Show’s rankings, […]
When Johny Hendricks won the vacant UFC welterweight championship against Robbie Lawler at UFC 171 last March, he made it perfectly clear that he relished the thought of having a target painted on his back. However, an injured bicep has forced the newly crowned champion to sit on the sidelines and watch as the rest […]
A welterweight matchup between two of the most exciting fighters on the planet has been added to the UFC’s annual summer FOX card. On Tuesday, UFC President Dana White took to twitter to officially announce a fight between Robbie Lawler and Matt Brown will serve as the main event for UFC on FOX 12 in […]
Following Bellator 120 and UFC 173, find out who moved up and who fell down the Power MMA Show’s official pound-for-pound rankings. Fighters who have been inactive for at least one year are not eligible for ranking. POUND-FOR-POUND Jon Jones Jose Aldo1 Cain Velasquez1 Demetrious Johnson1 Chris Weidman1 Anthony Pettis1 Anderson Silva1 Johny Hendricks1 Ronda […]
LAS VEGAS — Fight fans will forever remember where they were on May 24, 2014. In front of a sold-out crowd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, T.J. Dillashaw put on the performance of a lifetime Saturday in the main event of UFC 173, knocking out bantamweight kingpin Renan Barão. Leading up […]
The UFC is finally heading to the Grand Canyon State. Speaking to fans following the UFC 173 weigh-ins at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, UFC president Dana White revealed the organization was targeting the U.S. Airways Center in downtown Phoenix as the location for a December 13 fight card. While White did not reveal whether […]
At just 27 years old, UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barão (32-1) is arguably the best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet. Riding an incredible 22-fight winning streak, including seven straight under the UFC banner, the 27-year-old Brazilian has not tasted defeat since his MMA debut back more than nine years ago. In fact, if it weren’t […]
Following UFC Fight Night 40, find out who moved up and who fell down the Power MMA Show’s official pound-for-pound rankings. Fighters who have been inactive for at least one year are not eligible for ranking. POUND-FOR-POUND Jon Jones Jose Aldo Cain Velasquez Renan Barão Demetrious Johnson Chris Weidman Anthony Pettis Anderson Silva Johny Hendricks […]
When Anderson Silva broke his leg in one of the most horrific ways imaginable during his title fight against Chris Weidman at UFC 168 back in December, many predicted it would be the end of the former champion’s long and storied career. But now less than five months after fans witnessed Silva’s bone pop out […]
Former Maryvale High School wrestling standout Henry Cejudo will have to put his mixed martial arts championship dreams on hold. Cejudo (6-0) was scheduled to face former UFC bantamweight Damacio Page (17-9) for the Legacy FC flyweight championship in the main event of the promotion’s June 13 card in Houston. However, citing “personal reasons,” the […]
