Cheick Kongo: At 42, a somebody again
Cheick Kongo turns forty-two years of age today (May 17) and is still built like a Greek God. He still packs the punch of one, [...]
Rory MacDonald: A teenage prodigy all grown up
Rory MacDonald has an aura. We know this by now. Hard-to-read, slightly unnerving, it's with him when he's in the cage on fight night, it's [...]
UFC 211 Preview: Can Stipe Miocic stop the passing of the heavyweight parcel?
The UFC heavyweight championship. The greatest prize in sport. The title everybody wants but nobody, it seems, is able to keep. Two successful defences remains [...]
Happy, Healthy & Hazardous: In-depth with Junior dos Santos
*** This feature originally appeared in the July 2016 issue of Fighters Only *** By Nick Peet Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos [...]
UFC 211 Preview: Joanna Jędrzejczyk’s cleaning house
On the face of it, Joanna Jędrzejczyk from Poland probably wasn't the person the suits had in mind when drawing up the template to take [...]
Born a Champion: In-depth with Joanna Jędrzejczyk
Pocket-sized Polish powerhouse Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s accomplishments are unmatched in the UFC’s smallest weight division. The organisation’s first female European champion won strawweight gold and earned [...]
UFC 211 Preview: Is Demian Maia playing with fire?
The irony of Tyron Woodley questioning the strategy behind Demian Maia's decision to fight Jorge Masvidal this Saturday (May 13) at UFC 211 won't be [...]
Made in Mexico: In-depth with Yair Rodriguez
Mexican fight fans have been in UFC bosses’ crosshairs for more than a decade. A traditional boxing stronghold, the nation offers the potential for a [...]
UFC 211 Preview: How good is Yair Rodriguez?
The result of Saturday's (May 13) featherweight fight between Yair Rodriguez and Frankie Edgar hinges primarily on the answer to the following question: how good [...]
Strong Style: In-depth with Stipe Miocic
By Gareth A. Davies It was 12 years ago when Stipe Miocic first walked into Strong Style MMA Training Centre, in Independence, Ohio. Brought [...]