Armchair Matchmaker: UFC 152 Edition
(Matt Hamill plays airplane with his freakishly large, Progeria-ridden child after defeating Roger Hollett earlier in the evening.) It may…
(Matt Hamill plays airplane with his freakishly large, Progeria-ridden child after defeating Roger Hollett earlier in the evening.) It may…
Famed MMA trainer Greg Jackson spoke up today about his prized fighter Jon Jones’ injured right arm from a Vitor Belfort armbar last Saturday. Previously thought to be facing potential nerve damage in the arm, it appears that Jones is surprisingly healthy considering the circumstances:
“It didn’t dislocate or anything. I’m sure it’s just strained, and maybe a bursa sac or two went out, but I don’t think it’s going to be anything major.” – via Sherdog.com
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While UFC Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones emerged victorious with a submission over a game Vitor Belfort last night, it appears that he suffered damage that no other fighter had been able to affict upon him up to this point. Spening the aftermath of his title fight in a Toronto hospital due to a vicious first-round armbar that Jones said he felt pop, the reigning 205 lb. king could be on the shelf for some time. Sustaininn possible nerve damage to his right arm, Jones was noticeably favoring the limb
(Seriously? Not even *one* vote for Jason Guida?) The 16th season of The Ultimate Fighter kicks off tonight on FX, and…
(Great, so now he’s swagger-jacking Isaac the Bartender?) If you can put down your haterade and suspend your disdain…
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
Although UFC 151 has been cancelled for almost a week, talk is still going on about one of the biggest let-downs of the year. With Henderson out on an injury, the UFC offered Jones a fight against former Middleweight contender, Chael Sonnen. Jones’ refusal of the fight ultimately lead to the cancellation of the entire card. A first in UFC history.
It was reported earlier that UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva was considering a move up to Light Heavyweight in hopes of salvaging the card, but it just w
Obviously 2012 has been a year that held huge potential for MMA. While I wouldn’t say it was a horrible year for fighting, the insane amount of injuries and other controversy that wrecked cards is unprecedented. From main events all the way down to preliminary cards, we saw an unheard never of fights shifted, canceled, and just generally thrown into the muck. UFC 151’s cancellation was just the icing on the cake in what was the weirdest year MMA has ever seen. And it’s not over yet. Let’s take a look
The Light-Heavyweight division was once the premier division of the UFC. And although it is still fairly stacked, the now short list of opponents is quickly thinning out. Partially thanks to the insane talent of Jon Jones. We’ve seen the 205 belt move around more than any other over the years, and for the very first time since Chuck Liddell it seems to have finally found it’s home on the waist of a talent that continuously grows and get’s better with every opponent. Without many threats left to challenge hi
Chael Sonnen has spent less than 24-hours as a light heavyweight contender and he has remained true to form, by picking a fight with the division’s champion, Jon Jones.During his appearance on on Tuesday evening’s UFC Tonight, Sonnen talked about moving up to 205lbs for a fight with Forrest Griffin, but he also managed to took a pot shot at reigning Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones, as we reported earlier: “Sure I could go up to 205 and I could take Jon Jones’ belt away, the same as I could