UFC Fight Night 161: Jedrzejczyk vs. Waterson
By: Jesse Donathan “You've got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away, and know when to run. You never count your…
UFC 243: Adesanya Stops Whittaker to Claim Undisputed UFC Middleweight Title
By: Jesse Donathan According to multiple sources, UFC 243 in Melbourne, Australia saw approximately 56,000 fans in attendance to watch the UFC middleweight title unification bout between Israel “The Last…
UFC 243 Middleweight Title Unification: Whittaker vs. Adesanya
By: Jesse Donathan UFC 243 will air Saturday, October 6, 2019 at the Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia live on ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV) with the main event slated to take…
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MMA Street Fighting Legends Who Could Have Been UFC Champions
By: Jesse Donathan There was always something spiritual involved in perfecting my jump shot from nearly every conceivable angle on the basketball court, spending countless hours in my youth on…
Main Event of UFC Fight Night 159 in Mexico City Ends in No Contest
By: Jesse Donathan All hell broke loose Saturday night immediately following the main event of UFC Fight Night 159 between Yair Rodriguez and Jeremy Stephens that saw the featherweight showdown…
Reading Between the Lines with ESPN MMA Analyst Chael Sonnen
By: Jesse Donathan There is an old proverb commonly known throughout much of the United States that states you should only believe half of what you see and none of…
UFC Fight Night 158 Preview: Donald Cerrone vs. Justin Gaethje
By: Jesse Donathan UFC Fight Night 158 will take place at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Saturday, September 14, 2019 live on ESPN+ and will showcase a main…
UFC Lightweight Champion Nurmagomedov Submits Dustin Poirier
By: Jesse Donathan The lightweight unification bout between the champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim champion Dustin Poirier went off without a hitch Saturday afternoon, with Nurmagomedov dominating Poirier in route…
UFC 242 Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov vs. Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier
By: Jesse Donathan On Saturday, September 7, 2019 UFC 242 is slated to go take place at The Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on ESPN + pay-per-view (PPV)…
UFC Fight Night 157: Weili Zhang Stops Jessica Andrade to Claim UFC Strawweight Title
By: Jesse Donathan For many fans in North America, UFC Fight Night 157’s 3 am EST preliminary card start time didn’t exactly tap into the hearts and minds of the…
UFC Fight Night 157: Jessica Andrade vs. Weili Zhang on ESPN+
By: Jesse Donathan In the minds of many, Asia is the birth place of martial arts as we know it today. With China being the home to kung fu and…
Stipe Miocic Reclaims UFC Heavyweight title in Fourth Round TKO of Cormier
By: Jesse Donathan Stipe Miocic is the new UFC heavyweight champion of the world, scoring a fourth-round technical knockout victory over Daniel Cormier at UFC 241 in the Honda Center…
UFC 241 on ESPN+ PPV: Cormier vs. Miocic 2
By: Jesse Donathan UFC 241 is set to take place on Saturday, August 17, 2019 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California and will be available for purchase on ESPN+…
UFC Fight Night 156: Shevchenko Decisions Carmouche in Stinker
By: Jesse Donathan The UFC Fight Night 156 main event between flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko and challenger Liz Carmouche was simply put, terrible. If Liz Carmouche’s game plan was to…
UFC Fight Night 156: Valentina Shevchenko vs. Liz Carmouche
By: Jesse Donathan Valentina Shevchenko (17-3, 5 KOs) is one of the most decorated fighters in women’s mixed martial arts history. According to an August 8, 2019 msn.com article titled,…