UFC 297: Scotiabank Arena; Toronto, Ontario Canada It’s good to be champion. And now the new UFC middleweight champion has a couple of options at his feet. But we might have the main event for the highly anticipated April 13th UFC 300 card. With one of those having a built in rivalry that goes way […]
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Bellator 299: 3Arena; Dublin, Ireland He might very well be the best 185-pound fighter in all of mixed-martial arts. Johnny Eblen is a well rounded fighter with hardly any holes. After climbing the ladder in the rankings and grabbing the strap from one of the all-time greats in Gegard Mousasi, he remains unbeaten. The 31-year […]
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UFC 293: Qudos Bank Arena; Sydney, Australia When someone reaches the mountain top for the very first time, it can be a beautiful thing to watch. And in sweeping all three-judges scorecards 49-46, Sean Strickland has flipped the UFC universe on it’s ear, so to speak. Not by some blitzing vicious knockout, but by the […]
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Bellator 296: Accor Arena; Paris, France Thanks to a totally controlling fight in every aspect, Fabian Edwards gets his shot at a history making move. And speaking of history, Gegard Mousasi for the first-time in his illustrious career drops back-to-back fights. The 30-year old Fabian Edwards now has a modest three-fight win streak. And when […]
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UFC 287: Kaseya Center; Miami, Florida Sometimes in athletics two- people are just the perfect foil for one another. And that can also change on a dime. A come from behind win, snatching a loss from the hands of victory. Both Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira doing their thing for the fourth-time overall. While the […]
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UFC 281: Madison Square Garden; New York City Well Israel Adesanya played with fire, and he got burned. Whether you think referee Marc Goddard’s stoppage was early or not is inconsequential. He actually saved him from getting crumbled viciously even though Adesanya tried to roll with some of the strikes at the fence. And yes, […]
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Not every athlete gets to walk away the way they imagined when they started down a professional path. David Lemieux is not the first, and sadly won’t be the last to call it a career on a tragic note. David Lemieux walks away from the sport he loved after his father was innocently gunned down […]
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UFC 276: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas While it may not have been fireworks, or even looked pretty; the UFC’s Middleweight title will for now remain in Australia with Israel Adesanya. Yes; Adesanya’s a step better than the rest of the division. However; thanks to Jan Blachowicz the books been written how to beat him. It’s […]
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Saitana Super Arena, Japan You can call it a great way to celebrate one’s 40th birthday, which is what Gennady-Golovkin did yesterday. The Kazakhstani future Hall of Famer looked to start to unify the middleweight division. And that’s exactly what he did at 2:02 of the 9th-round. Doing so against hometown fighter and now former […]
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In less than two months, what looked like a good team comes to an end. Demetrius Andrade, Boo Boo‘s leaving Hearn and MatchRoom Boxing after his fight with Zach Parker. But in the world of boxing, nothing is truly ever ending. Eddie Hearn has tried over and over again to get the WBO Middleweight Champion […]
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Bellator 275: 3Arena, Dublin Ireland: When he’s focused, Gegard Mousasi is just about unstoppable. Even though he doesn’t have that physical vibe. But after tearing through Austin Vanderford, and taking his “0”; how great is Mousasi. Post fight the overly humble fighter who retained Bellator’s middleweight title was as verbose as he’s ever been. If […]
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There is no denying two things. One, Gegard Mousasi has fought a who’s who in MMA across multiple organizations. And the other is he’s extremely underrated. So during this fight week the 36-year old gets to look forward a little on the one that “got away”. Will Mousasi finally face Anderson? On Friday he faces […]
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After a very impressive homecoming where Jaime Munguia started dismantled D’Mitrius Ballard inside of three-rounds; his future is filled with options. And all end with a belt in a second division. But which champion does Munguia chases. JAIME MUNGUÍA FINISHES THIS ONE EARLY ?#MunguiaBallard pic.twitter.com/dIhmwG8DmZ — DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) February 20, 2022 Post fight he […]
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UFC 271: Toyota Center, Houston: Winning “ugly” is still a win, and sometimes that’s what’s called for. Is it egregious to say that Robert Whittaker regained the UFC Middleweight strap? No; but it’s big a stretch. It was close at times, but not that close. But with the unanimous decision win, Israel Adesanya‘s lapping the […]
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