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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 knockout of Chris Tuchscherer. “If the rumble is on, I'm [...]
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 far as gigs go it was a laborious one, which [...]
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 liver and gut, and partied like it was his profession. [...]
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 a look at some of the best examples of fighters [...]
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. FIVE. MORE. FIGHTS. This announcement followed a soporific but ultimately [...]
José Aldo: Will 13 seconds override 10 years?
Thirteen seconds, for José Aldo, changed everything. It changed his title from champion to former champion, it put an end to ten years of dominance and it gift-wrapped bragging rights to a man who needed [...]