ShinSplints Archives: 05/2013

In the main event of UFC 160, Cain Velasquez looked to earn his first successful title defense against Antonio Silva. Silva was looking to avenge…

In a battle to possibly determine the next Heavyweight contender, Mark Hunt faced Junior Dos Santosin the UFC 160 co-main event. The bout was what…

After winning his first three fights in the UFC, Light Heavyweight Glover Teixeira met James Te Huna at UFC 160. Te Huna was coming off…

Top-10 Lightweights Gray Maynard and T.J. Grant met on the PPV card of UFC 160. The two traded from distance for a minute before Grant…

With both fighters looking to rebound from recent losses, Lightweights donald Cerrone and K.J. Noons kicked off the UFC 160 main card. Cerrone landed a…

In the feature bout of the FX prelims of UFC 160, Mike Pyle looked to extend his 3-fight win streak when he met Rick Story…

In each fighters’ first bout since winning their respective seasons of The Ultimate Fighter, Welterweights Robert Whittaker and Colton Smith met in the FX prelims…

After a little shoving at the weigh-ins, Lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov met Abel Trujillo in the Octagon as the opening fight of the UFC 160 FX…

Stephen Thompson welcomed Nah-Shon Burrell to the Welterweight division in the closing fight of the UFC 160 Facebook prelims. Thompson outworked Burrell throughout their 15…

After an 18 month hiatus, Bantamweight Brian Bowles made his return to action against George Roop on the Facebook portion of the UFC 160 prelims.…

Jeremy Stephens made his Featherweight debut against Estevan Payan in the first fight of the UFC 160 Facebook prelims. Stephens took the center of the…

Last week, UFC Bantamweight Eddie Wineland was poised to be the next challenger to Renan Barao’s interim title. Unfortunately, an injury to Barao forced the…

Right now, UFC Middleweight Chris Weidman is on the cusp of the biggest opportunity of his career. After going undefeated in nine professional fights, he’s…

This Saturday May 25, UFC Heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez will look to earn his first successful title defense in a rematch against Antonio Silva in…

UFC Heavyweight Roy Nelson is coming off one of the biggest wins of his career. Just a few weeks ago, he scored a first round…

It’s no secret that the UFC has been fighting a long battle against the Culinary Union. Most recently, the CU has looked to damage the…

It’s been widely published that Mark Hunt has been struggling to enter the U.S. to get to Nevada for his upcoming fight against former Heavyweight…

In the main event of Saturday night’s UFC On FX 8, former Light Heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort demolished Luke Rockhold in the first round of…

On Saturday night, UFC On FX 8 went down in Jaragua Do Sol, Brazil. In the main event, Middleweight Vitor Belfort made quick work of…

Last night, UFC veteran Vitor Belfort demolished Strikeforce champion Luke Rockhold. It took the “Young Dinosaur” less than a single round to finish Rockhold. He…