Martin Kampmann: GSP should be sending me thank-you letters

UFC Welterweight Martin Kampmann is no stranger to living on the edge. He stood toe-to-toe with power strikers Thiago Alves and Jake Ellenberger in his last two respective bouts, and was on the verge of being brutally finished in both. However, he came back to finish both fights from behind, a testament to his toughness, tenacity, and perseverance. The win over Ellenberger earned him a chance to face Johny Hendricks at UFC 154 for a perceived title shot in the stacked UFC 170 lbs. division, although that

Vitor Belfort has three words for Jon Jones: I am ready

Vitor Belfort will challenge Jon Jones for the Light Heavyweight championship in the UFC 152 main event on September 22 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. Beltor was supposed to face Alan Belcher at Middleweight at UFC 153 in Brazil, this October, but when a fighter has a chance of reclaiming a former title he has to take it.This chance came up due to the cancellation of UFC 151 in Las Vegas when Dan Henderson withdrew due to injury and reigning champion Jon Jones declined a replacement in the form of

Has Jon Jones become the most hated champion in UFC history?

It is no secret that UFC Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones has lost several fans in the aftermath of the cancellation of UFC 151. Many blamed Jones for the event’s demise for backing out of an impromptu fight with former Middleweight challenger Chael Sonnen. While he agreed to fight later in the month against Lyoto Machida and ultimately Vitor Belfort after Machida changed his mind, Dana White was quick to rush and blame Jones and his camp for being completely at fault. There are tons of details

Alan Belcher still would have fought Vitor Belfort with a fractured spine

UFC Middleweight contender Alan Belcher recently spoke to the MMA Hour about his seemingly brutal recent injury, training with a fractured spine in order to face Vitor Belfort in a UFC 153 showdown. The injury was affecting Belcher for a while now, and has spoken to a doctor who told him he had been pushing his body to the limit. The news of Belfort moving to UFC 152 to face Jon Jones came as a blessing as sorts to Belcher, who spoke up about the situation:
“That’s the news I needed to make this decision.

Then and Now: What has changed in MMA since 2005?

A long term dynamic develops in every sport that sticks around for a while. A section of the fan base will inevitably compare the play of today to their heroes from yesteryear.  Whether it is the baseball fan that longs for the day where they didn’t have to worry about someone using performance enhancing drugs after every home run, or the football fan that yearns for the era of hard hitting and less complaining in the NFL. One thing is a common factor; this group wishes things would go back to

Just how good are Carlos Condit’s chances against Georges St. Pierre?

With betting odds just recently coming out for November’s long-awaited return of UFC Welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre, the discussion of his bout with Carlos Condit begins to heat up. Medically cleared to fight yesterday, GSP has come in as a quite sizable favorite over the interim champ Condit. Perhaps this has something to do with the huge amount of controversy stemming from Condit’s acquiring of the interim belt over Nick Diaz. More likely, it has something to do with the long reign of St.