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In every athlete’s life there are events that carry increased significance. Sure, competitors want to win every time they put their skills on display for the public, but certain events have added impact because of the domino affect a win or a loss will have on their career.  When the stakes are higher than usual, […]

Raulian Paiva desperately wanted to make weight for his upcoming bout against David Dvorak. In order to do so, he took some unconventional methods commonly used by fighters and jockeys to qualify. Although these tactics are known throughout sports that require participants to meet the desired weight, they are often dangerous to the human body.

After last week’s rousing sold out pay-per-view event at the Toyota Center in Houston, the UFC Fight Night returns to Las Vegas this weekend. There are some fights on the main card with the potential to be very entertaining. While the atmosphere won’t be as electric as it was for last week’s title fight, there

When a night ends with 20,000 fans in the Toyota Center standing to their feet in unison giving a round of applause, something special has just occurred. There was excitement in the air during UFC 262, part of which had to do with the electric atmosphere and part of which was due to the performances

Big Weekend for the UFC’s Lightweight Division – as New Champion Will Be Crowned As the dust settles following Khabib Nurmagomedov’s retirement from the sport of MMA, the UFC’s most talent-rich division will find a new ruler.  ‘Iron’ Michael Chandler vs Charles ‘Do Bronx’ Oliveira for the vacant 155lb belt headlines in front of an

The men’s lightweight division is the only title vacancy in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Traditionally, some of the most popular performers in the sport have hailed from this division. From Khabib Nurmagomedov to Conor McGregor, some of the most spectacular fights in the history of the organization have come from this group of elite athletes. This

The Undisputed UFC Lightweight Championship of the world, is once again, on the line. With Khabib Nurmagomedov’s shock retirement last year there needed to be fights made in order to create a title fight for the vacant belt. Charles Oliviera faced Tony Ferguson and beat him decisively in a 3 round fight. In his UFC

The latest installment of Fight Night for The Ultimate Fighting Championship, served as a night of lessons. There were instances of veteran ring savvy guiding a fighter to victory. However, not to be outdone, youth and athleticism helped other fighters gain impressive wins. Even the different ways in which fighters physical attributes play into their

At the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Dana White’s organization staged an entertaining event capped off by an unforgettable performance. For fight fans, the night featured the right combination of action-packed matches that came down to the scorecards and explosive moves that are sure to make all the highlight shows. Whether you watched from the

UFC 261 – This weekend we see a rematch for the UFC Welterweight Championship between Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal. Many people argue that this is a rematch that we don’t need to see, we saw what happened the first time and are expecting the same result. Whilst all evidence may point to this outcome,