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Never Say Die: BJ Penn Looks to Make Divisional Waves Once Again at UFC 127
Former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion B.J. Penn has seen the pinnacle of mixed martial arts twice in his career. He defeated Matt Hughes to take the welterweight title at UFC 46: Supernatural, in 2004. In 2008 he choked out Joe Stevenson to win the lightweight in the main event of UFC...
Is UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre Boring? Matt Hughes Believes So
UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre is no stranger to criticism, in fact, it's quite common to see him described as "boring" after each of his most recent title defenses. The criticism comes from fans, media, and even other fighters. One such fighter is former UFC welterweight champion,...
BJ Penn and Matt Hughes Will Fight at UFC 123
According to the Twitter account of Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com: BJ Penn and Matt Hughes have agreed to meet at UFC 123 in Michigan. Welterweight bout. Story coming shortly at @MMAFighting. We wondered what would be next for BJ Penn after two straight losses to Frank Edgar. I suppose this is a...
UFC 118 - BJ Penn: Truly the Prodigy
If we were to ever make a pound for pound ranking column on this site BJ Penn would be extremely close to the top. No one can seem to agree on the definition of "pound for pound" so I'll go ahead and give you mine. If you were to take every guy, at their absolute best and no one had a size...
Chael Sonnen Earned a Flat Fee of $35,000 For His Promotional Work
The total fighter salaries have been released for the participants of UFC 117 and the first thing that pops out at me is how much base salary Chael Sonnen made for his fight with Anderson Silva. For everything he did to sell this PPV and for how many buys it ended up doing he should have been...
Poll: Should The UFC Wait Till A Fighter Is Retired Before They Are Eligible For The Hall Of Fame?
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UFC 117: Thoughts on the Night
I covered the main event in the last post and now I'll give a few thoughts on the rest of the card. What an amazing night of fights this was. For all the talk I did that this fight could be the kind of card that just doesn't live up to the names I most certainly believe it did. The crowd was...
[UFC 117] Matt Hughes submits Ricardo Almeida in round 1
Very impressive showing from Hughes, as he won in short order with a modified guillotine (almost halfway between that and a cravate) after knocking Almeida down with a punch. Hughes stays undefeated against Renzo Gracie's team. Clay Guida vs Rafael dos Anjos is up now.
UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen Predictions
Just a few hours away from one of the most stacked cards of the year, it's prediction time. As big as this card is, I hope we don't get a night of boring decisions or quick dominant performances, except maybe in the main event. By the end of the night we will know who the next number 1 contender is...
Talking Points: UFC 117 Edition
With such a potentially explosive card nearly upon us in UFC 117 I thought I would start the inaugural Talking Points in regards to issues revolving around the show. There are no shortage of storylines going in. The troll job done by Chael Sonnen, Anderson Silva's refusal to engage in any...
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