ShinSplints Archives: 07/2012

Going into UFC On Fox 4, Lightweight mainstay Joe Lauzon will be looking to recover from a devastating first round knock out loss to Anthony…

UFC 153 just seems to get better and better. Following a summer riddled with injury devastated fights, the UFC seems to be loading up on…

The Ultimate Fighter Season 12 veteran Nam Phan has had a rocky start to his UFC career and is looking to get back on track.…

Last night, we saw some of the best in Women’s MMA perform. Following the Zuffa buy out of the Strikeforce promotion, Shannon Knapp realized that…

Tonight, Invicta FC brings their second event to the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, KS. In the main event, former Olympian Sara McMann will try…

Tomorrow night, women’s Bantamweights Shayna Baszler and Sara McMann will face off as the main event of Invicta FC’s second all women’s MMA event. The…

One of the biggest story lines going into and leaving the latest Strikeforce card was whether or not the promotion’s fighters were being properly compensated.…

Although Anderson Silva himself has remained mostly quiet on the subject, his manager Jorge Guimaraes has made it very clear that they do not believe…

Despite all the matches at the top of the division, the Middleweight title picture is as murky as ever. In an effort to clear that…

Despite UFC 149 being widely considered one of the most disappointing main cards in recent UFC history, it looks like they did solid numbers from…

Former Lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez confirmed today that he will be returning at least one more time to the Bellator cage. Alvarez told MMA Fighting…

The all-women’s fight league, Invicta Fighting Championships first appeared this past April. Their inaugural event featured top WMMA fighters like Marloes Coenen and Liz Carmouche.…

With 9 matches officially set, UFC 151 is beginning to fill out. The feature bout between the apparently unstoppable Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones and…

Currently on the shelf after undergoing shoulder surgery, Anthony Pettis is now looking forward to his first fight back this fall. Pettis decided to take…

One of the biggest questions going into UFC 149 was who will get the next chance to challenge Middleweight champion Anderson Silva. Coming out of…

Just two weeks after winning his Welterweight debut, Aaron Simpson is already setting his sights on his next opponent. After a solid 6-3 run at…

In the wake of UFC 149, many are rightfully criticizing Hector Lombard’s debut performance. As Bellator’s dominant Middleweight champion, Lombard was considered an exciting signing…

Despite two other first round knock outs, Francisco Rivera defeating Roland Delorme by 1st Round KO (4:19), was probably the most one sided beating of…

Making his UFC debut, Ryan Jimmo knocked out Anthony Perosh in just 7 short seconds. This highlight reel KO brings Jimmo’s unbeaten streak up to…

Opening up the televised broadcast on FX, Bryan Caraway submitted Mitch Gagnon at 1:39 of the 3rd round. After a high intensity first round, Mitch…