Changing of the Guard: Shafir, Van Duin Head Fresh Faces in Women’s Featherweight Division Sal DeRose August 5, 2014 Spotlight Women’s MMA has taken great strides in the past few years. The 135-pound division has captured the attention of fans and the UFC’s introduction of the 115-pound division for the next season of The Ultimate...
UFC’s Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson Is Making the Most of a Second Chance Sal DeRose July 30, 2014 Spotlight Anthony “Rumble” Johnson’s return to the UFC is a story very few people saw unfolding as it has. After a failed first stint that saw him miss weight a few times while primarily attempting to compete as a...
Bellator 122: Cooper vs. Halsey Preview and Predictions Sal DeRose July 22, 2014 Events, Previews, Spotlight Bellator MMA is set to put on the second show of its Summer Series event when Bellator 122 rolls into the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, Calif., on July 25. The lineup features the middleweight and...
False Contender: Carano Not Deserving of Immediate UFC Title Shot Against Rousey Sal DeRose July 18, 2014 Spotlight Gina Carano is glitzy, glamorous and has a high casual appeal to the everyday person. She is a recognizable name, and her face has been thrown on movie posters. But can we really describe her as an immediate...
UFC Fight Night 45 Results: Cerrone Knocks Out Miller, Barboza Stops Dunham Sal DeRose July 16, 2014 Events, Recaps, Spotlight On Wednesday, July 16, the UFC held UFC Fight Night 45: Cerrone vs. Miller from the Revel Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, N.J. In the night’s main event, a pair of top-10 lightweight mainstays squared...
Remember ‘The Prodigy,’ Not the Recent B.J. Penn Sal DeRose July 11, 2014 Spotlight You know those sports movies where the story focuses on a retired player making a comeback? Those films always go the same way. The retired player will somehow, some way, emerge triumphant in that one last...
TUF 19 Finale Results: Edgar Retires Penn; Anderson, Gordon Claim TUF Crowns Sal DeRose July 6, 2014 Events, Recaps, Spotlight On Sunday, July 6, the UFC hosted The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. In the night's main event, a pair of former champions met for a third time as former...
Fast Track: Ireland’s Conor McGregor Closer to a Title Shot than You Might Think Sal DeRose July 4, 2014 Spotlight UFC featherweight Conor McGregor has been something the division has needed and craved to bring them to the next level. Featherweight champion Jose Aldo isn’t a guy who will talk a lot of trash. Even...
Can Dominick Cruz Return to the Top of the UFC’s Bantamweight Division? Sal DeRose June 27, 2014 Spotlight It's like the iconic scene out of Planet of the Apes where Charlton Heston sees the half-sunken Statue of Liberty in the sand and the face of the planet he once knew irrevocably changed. Much like that scene,...
Stopping Mighty Mouse: Potential Contenders for the UFC Flyweight Title Sal DeRose June 20, 2014 Spotlight Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson has almost cleaned out the flyweight division. He has turned the 125-pound weight class into a barren wasteland, where there is hardly a sign of contenders who haven’t...
