Legacies Begin And End In San Jose

Legacies Begin And End In San Jose

Bellator 292: SAP Center; San Jose, California There’s a time for all seasons. And in Bellator it’s safe to say legacies begin and end on this night. With UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev in his corner, Usman Nurmagomedov picked up his first title defense win. And he did so in a quick dominating way over […]

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 So Much For Ring Rust As GOATs Back

So Much For Ring Rust As GOATs Back

UFC 285: T-Mobile Arena; Las Vegas If this was a court of law, the numbers are proof that you can’t argue. And they are all in Jon Jones favor. Making one think so much for ring rust. The walking through of Ciryl Gane he predicted came through. And the only damage he suffered was a […]

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 Small Shakeup At 185, Lots Of Names On Mind

Small Shakeup At 185, Lots Of Names On Mind

UFC Vegas 70: UFC Apex, Las Vegas With light heavyweight Nikita Krylov coming down with what is reported as food-poisoning, the UFC needed to make some quick changes to its card. And the result from the new main event has created a small shakeup at 185-pounds. Brendan Allen in his first main-event slot showed just […]

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 The Best Stays The Best With Amasov Win

The Best Stays The Best With Amasov Win

Bellator 291: 3Arena; Dublin, Ireland Every sports fan knows of something called rust. It’s usually what you have the first time back on the bike after a long time away. Well, Yaroslav Amosov was away from the cage for 624 days fighting to keep Vladimir Putin and Russia from storming through Ukraine. But in this […]

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 Female Flyweight Becoming Interesting

Female Flyweight Becoming Interesting

UFC Vegas 69: UFC Apex; Las Vegas In time all kingdoms fall. It’s the circle of life. For a long time now the UFC’s women’s 125-pound division has been ruled by a sniper in Valentina Shevchenko. It’s hard to imagine that she won’t sit atop it forever. But that won’t be the case. Especially now […]

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 Now Back To Divisional Business

Now Back To Divisional Business

UFC 284: RAC Arena; Perth, Australia Sometimes when you find yourself on the short end of the stick, you actually win in the long run. And that comes from the lessons you learn. So whether there is a flip-flop of pound-for-pound or not is inconsequential. Both Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski however have proved why […]

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 Another Disappointing Derrick Lewis Appearance

Another Disappointing Derrick Lewis Appearance

UFC Vegas 68: UFC Apex; Las Vegas The UFC’s enigma is not in any danger of being released by Dana White. However, things once again went sideways quickly for “The Black Beast” in another disappointing Derrick Lewis fight. But Derrick Lewis did fall to 5-5 in main event slots and 26-11 1 no contest overall […]

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 Next Step For Ryan Bader

Next Step For Ryan Bader

Bellator 290: The Forum; Englewood, California So it’s an end of a 20-year era with Fedor Emelianenko for the second and final time hanging up the gloves. But even more history was made in the fight. Ryan Bader became the only one to beat him twice. And he did so again by 1st round TKO […]

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 The Hunter Becomes The Hunted

The Hunter Becomes The Hunted

UFC 283: Jeunesse Arena; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil They say be careful for what you wish for, because you might just get it. And everyone’s wish is to be a champion. Well now the hunter becomes the hunted as Jamahal Hill whitewashes Glover Teixeira to become the new light heavyweight champion in a 50-44 unanimous […]

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 What Is Next For Sean Strickland; Something Fun

What Is Next For Sean Strickland; Something Fun

UFC Vegas 67: UFC Apex, Las Vegas The heart of a fighter really shows through when they take short notice fights. And due to another injury to Kelvin Gastelum, that’s what “TARZAN” did. At least the UFC didn’t push him or Nassourdine Imavov to drop down to 185. While 205 might not be where either […]

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 Does Tank Davis Roll Over Ryan Garcia

Does Tank Davis Roll Over Ryan Garcia

Capital One Arena: Washington, DC; PBC Boxing- Showtime PPV It matters not what you think of him as a human being. At least for this second. But, Gervonta Davis is one bad young man. And it seems the more “chaos” is around, the better he does. And not necessarily the domestic violence kind. There are […]

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 AJ McKee Plays Dangerous Game In Sweep

AJ McKee Plays Dangerous Game In Sweep

RIZIN 40: Bellator vs RIZIN: Saitama Super Arena; Saitama, Japan There have been plenty of cross promotions in the past. But for Bellator’s head man Scott Coker, this one turned out really special. It was a 5-0 clean sweep on the main card for them over Nobuyuki Sakakibara‘s RIZIN FF. And closed with one of […]

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 Options For Jared Cannonier Are Solid

Options For Jared Cannonier Are Solid

UFC Vegas 66: UFC Apex; Las Vegas The UFC has now closed the book on the year 2022. It’s been a year that has seen multiple divisions flip. And that brings options moving forward; which is a good thing, and an exciting thing. The options for middleweight Jared Cannonier are decent for him. Not only […]

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 New Plan For Joseph Benavidez

New Plan For Joseph Benavidez

New Plan For Joseph Benavidez If He Has His Way When one retires from something the amount of time on their hands usually comes as a surprise. But there’s a new plan for Joseph Benavidez if things play out right. Now that the smoke has cleared fully from a future Hall Of Fame career, the […]

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