Stipe Miocic has claimed the UFC Heavyweight World Championship after an impressive knockout of Fabricio Werdum at UFC 198. Miocic knocked out Werdum in the first round of the bout, stunning the Brazilian crowd and giving Cleveland some silverware to celebrate. Here is the key moment of the fight:
The UFC has released the following statement regarding Anderson Silva: Earlier this week, medical personnel determined that Anderson Silva was suffering from inflammation of the gallbladder, a serious ailment that forced him off the UFC 198 card. As a result of the condition, Silva had successful, minimally invasive surgery in Brazil today to remove the…
Take a look at this awesome video put out by the UFC showing the top 20 submissions in the UFC’s first 20 years. Awesome stuff!
Take a look at this great video put out by the UFC showing the top 20 knockouts from the first 20 years of the UFC. Some of these are absolute classics. There are a few I was surprised missed the cut, but its hard to argue with the list the UFC put together:
Ben Flowers vicious attack on Lance Hohaia in the 2014 Super League Grand Final is the most vicious, cowardly act I have ever seen on a Rugby League field in all my life. That Flower was sent off just two minutes into the biggest game of the year, without hesitation, says it all about how…
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier have got into it during a promotional event to hype their upcoming fight. Cormier didn’t take too kindly to Jones getting in his face. He pushed Jones away, Jones dropped his title belt, and it was on! One of the best reactions to the brawl was…
Australian UFC fighter Kyle Noke has claimed that when it comes to head knocks, MMA is safer than Rugby League. Noke, a former lower grade Rugby League player himself, made the claim while trying to promote his upcoming fight in Canada on April 16th. Noke pointed to the fact that if an MMA fighter receives…
The competition between MMA/UFC and boxing has been a talking point among many over the last few years. Boxing may be the oldest form of combat known to man. Its existence dates back to ancient civilisations before the birth of Christ. Boxing was definitely most popular from the 50s through to the 90s when we…
UFC 151 has been cancelled after defending Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones refused to fight replacement opponent Chael Sonnen following an injury to Jones original opponent, Dan Henderson. The decision to cancel the entire even it a huge one for the UFC and one that would not have taken lightly. However, this is a unique…
Being an MMA fan and a Gamer, its understandable that when I heard UFC Undisputed 3 was coming out I was pretty excited. I had played UFC Undisputed 2010 and it was a very good game, but felt like it was 85% of the way to being a great game. I knew that the next…
The other day I sat down to watch a press conference in Brazil where the UFC were promotion their first big event in the biggest country in South America. UFC President Dana White said that it had been a long time coming, and would mark the start of regular events in Brazil, which provides some…