Swanson wants Holloway rematch, believes he’s “better than him”
Cub Swanson better get used to watching other fighters fight. With a broken hand yet to heal and a baby on the way in August, [...]
Mark Hunt: Rumble, old man, rumble
“I'm all about the rumble, man,” Mark Hunt told me back in 2011, having finally ended an unsightly six-fight losing streak with a devastating walk-off [...]
The British Invasion: TUF 9 Revisited
Eight years ago I was tasked with ghostwriting UFC.com blogs for the cast members of The Ultimate Fighter 9: United States vs. United Kingdom. As [...]
Derrick Lewis: The Black Beast’s on a roll
When, in September 2014, Derrick Lewis was dropped and stopped inside 41 seconds by Matt Mitrione, an ex-professional footballer, it seemed unlikely he'd one day [...]
Geordie Sure: James Mulheron says UFC move is perfectly timed
When James Mulheron was nineteen years of age, he did what many nineteen year olds do. He went to Ibiza, tested the durability of his [...]
Not So Soft: 8 fighters whose looks can be deceiving
As we gear up for a heavyweight showdown between big-boned punchers Derrick Lewis and Mark Hunt in New Zealand this Saturday (June 10), let's take [...]
Ray on Diakiese: “I need to see more than cockiness.”
Scottish lightweight Stevie Ray has left the door open to an all-British grudge match with Marc Diakiese, but insists the unbeaten prospect from Doncaster must [...]
Mighty Mouse: “What else can I do to make fans like me?”
This week Demetrious 'Mighty Mouse' Johnson has gone all Howard Beale and declared he is mad as hell and not going to take this anymore. [...]
Five More for Belfort – But Who?
You heard him. Vitor Belfort ain't done yet. In actual fact, he's sticking around, he says, for not one, not two, but five more fights. [...]
JoJo Calderwood no longer having visions of Joanna
Looking past an upcoming opponent is considered a cardinal sin for any fighter. Do it, they say, dare to dream big, and it may well [...]