Mike Fagan Archives: 03/2011

Jon Jones’ victory over Mauricio Rua last night shouldn’t have surprised anyone. Despite Jones’ relative lack of experience, despite “Shogun” representing a huge jump in…

Whatever questions were left about Jon Jones’ ability to handle elite competition were answered tonight. Jones didn’t just beat up Mauricio Rua in the main…

You’re a 23-year-old phenom hours before the most important fight of your career. You and your trainers are on your way to a waterfall to…

Prior to UFC 98, I noted a tendency in Rashad Evans to “walk backwards.” The basic tenet of boxing footwork is to lead with the…

According to Jordan Breen on his radio show, the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board has revealed the referee and judges for the main event…

Jon Jones’ victory on Sunday seems to be a forgone conclusion. Media coverage has focused on Jones — on his ascent, on his skills, on…

At 1 p.m. ET, UFC Chairman and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta and UFC President Dana White will participate in a media conference call to discuss Zuffa’s…

Today was not the best day to wake up hungover at one in the afternoon. A found iPhone vibrated 66 times until I awoke this…

It’s been 28 months since the UFC last visited my home city of Chicago. UFC 90 featured a lackluster main event between middleweight champion Anderson…

Big, manly image here. RUA <> MACHIDABONNAR <> SOSZYNSKIJACKSON > MACHIDA > EVANS > JACKSON Confused? Check out the slightly out-of-date FightLines FAQ here! Jon…

WHITE BONES AND BURNT SUGAR “Every guy on the UFC roster is a tough guy. … But what separates tough guys into different levels? It…

As referee Dan Miragliotta pried Dan Henderson from the back of Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante, I asked myself, “Who does he fight next?”  It’s a simple…

It’s official: as long as you move forward and throw strikes — whether they land or not — mixed martial arts judges across the land…