The Evolution of the UFC Interim Championship Belt

The Evolution of the UFC Interim Championship Belt

There was a time when interim UFC championship belts were few and far between. That time is long gone. Now they’re handed out like candy. This weekend we have reached peak interim as we’ll have two interim championship fights on the same night for the...
Making An MMA Star

Making An MMA Star

There are star athletes in every major sport. Its usually just the best of the best at any given time. Lebron James in basketball. Tom Brady in football. Mike Trout in baseball. Alexander Ovechkin in hockey. Lionel Messi in soccer. Some are boring, some have...
Ramifications of MMA’s First Trade

Ramifications of MMA’s First Trade

Huge precedent setting news reverberated through the MMA world this week when ESPN’s Ariel Helwani reported that the UFC was on the verge of trading former flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson to ONE Championship, a fighting promotion based out of Singapore. In...
Middleweight: What Does GSP’s Return Mean?

Middleweight: What Does GSP’s Return Mean?

UFC 217 looked like the best MMA event of the year on paper. The promotions second time visiting Madison Square Garden following the monumental UFC 205 in late 2016 with three title fights that seemed even better than last year’s trio. In practice it was even...
Lightweight: The Conor McGregor Sweepstakes

Lightweight: The Conor McGregor Sweepstakes

It should be simple. Conor McGregor has held the UFC lightweight championship since he knocked out Eddie Alvarez last November at UFC 205. He took some time off to pursue the big money boxing match against Floyd Mayweather in August and is looking to make his return...
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