The event on the lawn of the White House, now bearing the official name UFC Freedom 250, has been the talk of the MMA world for almost a year now. It was hyped up to be the card to end all cards. UFC president Dana White originally claimed there would
The MMA world is buzzing with excitement following the announcement of UFC Freedom 250 last weekend, but that’s not the only thing fans have to be excited about. A slew of new fights were announced this week, including Khamzat Chimaev's first defense of his title. His name
In the beginning, the UFC was all about the fighters. The first event was a tournament that featured men who almost seemed like movie characters: The 400 pound Taylor Wily, musclebound professional wrestler Ken Shamrock, and wiry Royce Gracie and his borderline mystical Jiu Jitsu, trumping them all. It was
The Paramount+ Era could spell big change for the UFC. Moving to streaming means that fans are no longer charged to watch fights under a Pay-Per-View model. That’s big news for the fans, but bigger news for the fighters. Many of the UFC’s top athletes signed contracts that
Sometimes, people feel unlucky. It’s easy to attribute a rejection or a failure to the rotten hand of chance. But everyday errors and mishaps pale in comparison to the misfortune that made Roy Sullivan famous. He was struck by lightning on seven separate occasions, and that’s only the
January 24th, 1998, Miami, Florida. Ricardo had met a lot of dumb motherfuckers in his day. It was part of the job. He’d seen a guy open fire on his TV, he’d seen people talk to cats, and one time, he’d been called in to help down
Hardcore UFC fans remember it like it was yesterday. On April 29th, 2005, Forrest Griffin and Stephen Bonnar fought each other to a near standstill in one of the greatest fights in early MMA. It was a smash hit. At its peak, the fight drew 3 million viewers, making it