Now Is The Time For Lesnar vs. Fedor Jay Anderson July 12, 2016 Events, News, Promotions, Spotlight, UFC Back at the start of the decade, all talk was of superfights in MMA, and specifically the UFC. One superfight stood out above all the rest: Lesnar vs. Fedor. Brock Lesnar, at the time, was at the height of his...
Eddie Alvarez Cements His Place in MMA History Jay Anderson July 11, 2016 Events, Spotlight, UFC Eddie Alvarez didn't take long to dethrone Rafael dos Anjos at UFC Fight Night 90 in Las Vegas Thursday night. It took the Philadelphia native less than a round to take care of business, battering the champ...
UFC 200: Jon Jones’ Failed Test a Depressing Career-Defining Moment Jay Anderson July 8, 2016 Events, News, Previews, Spotlight, UFC Jon Jones' list of infractions outside the octagon, at this point, is as lengthy as any hardened criminal's rap sheet. That's not to say Jones himself is a criminal — though, when you hit a pregnant woman's...
Brock Lesnar The Missing Piece Of UFC 200 Puzzle Jay Anderson July 8, 2016 Events, News, Previews, Spotlight, UFC Back in May, one of the biggest (perhaps the only) criticism of the otherwise stacked UFC 200 card was the lack of a "historic" feel to the event. Oh, sure it was a milestone, but there was no solid link to...
UFC 200: Where Oh Where Has Cain Velasquez Gone? Jay Anderson July 8, 2016 Events, Previews, Spotlight, UFC As UFC 200 approaches, there's one curious question to posit: where oh where has Cain Velasquez gone? Sure, he's on the UFC 200 card, fighting Travis Browne. Yet he has, for the most part, been left out of...
UFC Fight Night 90: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez Results & Recap Jay Anderson July 7, 2016 Events, News, Recaps, Spotlight, UFC The first of three big events in three days for the UFC went down Thursday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas with UFC Fight Night 90: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez. In the main event, lightweight champion Rafael...
Big Country Fighting For Relevance Against Derek Lewis Jay Anderson July 3, 2016 Events, Previews, Spotlight, UFC The UFC heavyweight division is the strangest of creatures. One moment you're up, the next, you're down. It mirrors the one-punch, sudden knock-out ability so much of the division possesses. At heavyweight,...
Despite Stacked Card, Bellator’s Dynamite 2 Shows Struggles Jay Anderson July 3, 2016 Bellator, Bellator Events, Events, News, Promotions, Recaps, Spotlight Bellator MMA has made a lot of great moves of late, there's no question about it. Signing the likes of Phil Davis, Josh Thompson, Matt Mitrione, and former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson proves...
Bellator 157: Dynamite 2 – Rampage vs. Ishii Recap & Full Results Jay Anderson June 24, 2016 Bellator, Events, Recaps, Spotlight Friday night, Bellator held what could very well be its biggest card this year at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, MO with Bellator 157: Dynamite 2. A stellar card from top to bottom, Dynamite 2 wisely...
Bagautinov Back In Beast Mode, But Does It Matter? Jay Anderson June 21, 2016 Events, Recaps, Spotlight, UFC In the sweltering TD Place Arena Saturday at UFC Fight Night 89 in Ottawa, a former flyweight title contender got back in the win column in impressive fashion. Taking on relative unknown Geane Herrera in the...
