Новости за 27.11.2016

With the UFC’s middleweight division finally beginning to clear up a little bit, the dark horse contender of the division — Gegard Mousasi — is mapping his course to a title shot.

Mousasi, who avenged his loss to Uriah Hall on Saturday in Belfast, Northern Ireland at UFC Fight Night 99, has now won four fights in a row since losing to Hall back in 2015. He thinks that if he wins a fifth fight in a row he’ll have positioned himself into obvious contention. And he has a couple of preferred names that he’d like to see... Читать дальше...

The life of a professional fighter isn't all glitz and glamour. 

As if getting punched, kicked, kneed, choked and twisted into a pretzel on a regular basis isn't enough, fighters attract a general wackiness that makes their lives, well...interesting.

To commemorate these day-to-day hardships, slip-ups, pranks, and more, we bring you, "The Weekly Grind."

Yoel Romero called his shot at UFC 205.

The terrifying running-knee finish of Chris Weidman at Madison Square Garden earned the "Soldier of God" his eighth straight victory, a Performance of the Night bonus, and put him in position for the next shot at Michael Bisping's UFC middleweight title.

And according to Romero, the fight played out precisely to their game plan.

"That's exactly how we planned out the fight, how we thought the fight would go," Romero said on a recent edition of The MMA Hour. Читать дальше...

I am sure anyone reading this post will assume I added too many words to make a point. I am curious to hear how other's feel about this issue.

Conor McGregor’s departure from the featherweight division is the type of significant event that could have its own memorial, at least for those he left behind. Everything now returns to the way it was back in 2013 BC (Before Conor). The dancehall, which came booming to life with the big band, zoot suits and free-flowing liquor, is now quiet with leftover confetti and slunken regulars. Max Holloway who has worked to get his shot, certainly will — but it won’t be against McGregor. Frankie Edgar... Читать дальше...

The sample size is small, but the numbers are staggering.

Between January and May, before the UFC began holding early weigh-ins the day before an event, just one fighter missed weight over 14 cards. Since the implementation of earlier weigh-ins at UFC 199 on June 4, 15 fighters have missed weight or not made it to weigh-ins due to bad weight cuts over the course of 22 shows.

The installation of early weigh-ins was pioneered by the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC), as well... Читать дальше...

Things couldn't have gone better for Robert Whittaker at Saturday's UFC Fight Night 101.

Watch Robert Whittaker vs. Derek Brunson full fight video highlights from UFC Fight Night 101's main event above, courtesy of FOX Sports.

Derek Brunson's streak of fights ending in first round finishes continued but not in the manner that he would have liked.

Long-time UFC fighter Kyle Noke is walking away from MMA competition.

The Australian welterweight made the announcement through his Twitter account on Saturday night following his decision loss to Omari Akhmedov at UFC Fight Night 101 in Melbourne.

Thank you to the @ufc and all the fans. It's time to hang up the gloves. Ive had a blessed life doing what I love. I Wouldn't change a thing

Noke, 36, began fighting professionally in 2002... Читать дальше...

Robert Whittaker seemed to be in trouble. Derek Brunson was applying constant pressure, with wild flurries and takedown attempts. The end appeared to be near.

Conor McGregor is no longer a two-division world champion. At least, according to the UFC.

SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Rising welterweight Vicente Luque talks about why he’s interested in fights against Lorenz Larkin or Jake Ellenberger, his thoughts on a potential move to welterweight by Conor McGregor, and much more.

For whatever reason this is one of those things that really, really bother hardcore fans. The way ya'll talk about them, you'd think they were a viral video of something bad happening to cute puppies, Christmas music in October, Star Wars prequels, rebooted films no one wanted, or perhaps worst of all, that moment you hear a new Meghan Trainor song. The very mention of them sends many hardcore fans into a frothing rage full of hyperbolic declarations that the sport is being diluted(These fights would exist anyway)... Читать дальше...

Everyone is now talking about Conor vs. Khabib and of course fans are making the same predictions based on beliefs that fit a narrative. We all do this at times, but with Conor it gets amplified like with Rousey & Rumble as they are also dynamic Finishers.