ShinSplints Archives: 08/2012

Yeserday, we found out the UFC intends to impress in December on UFC On Fox 5 by featuring a Lightweight title bout and a Light…

In the wake of their network premier event, the UFC has taken a lot of criticism for the quality and relevancy of their events on…

UFC Middleweight Brian Stann came under fire earlier today, when Bellator fighter Alexander Shlemenko implicated that the Marine Corps veteran may have lied about his…

Last week, UFC Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones made the headlines when news broke that he had just signed a big sponsorship deal with Nike.…

This weekend at UFC 150, former Welterweight contender Jake Shields made his return to the Middleweight division with a unanimous decision win over Ed Herman.…

Saturday afternoon saw an odd and ugly Twitter exchange between UFC president Dana White and former UFC Middleweight Jason Miller. Miller made what appeared to…

Following his loss to Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones, there have been no definitive statements about Rashad Evans’s future in the UFC. The former champion…

In the feature bout of the UFC 150 preliminary card, Dennis Bermudez survived a couple of scares to submit Tom Hayden late in the first…

Midway through the FX Prelims broadcast of UFC 150, Michael Kuiper faced off against Jared Hamman. Using his superior striking, Kuiper stopped Hamman via TKO…

In the shortest fight of UFC 150, Erik Perez knocked out fellow Bantamweight Ken Stone only 17 seconds into the first round. This is Perez’s…

In the opening bout of FX Prelims broadcast, Chico Camus survived the dangerous guard of Dustin Pague in route to a unanimous decision victory. Camus…

Starting out the night for UFC 150, Nik Lentz met Eiji Mitsuoka on the Facebook prelim stream. From the opening bell, Lentz dominated the fight…

Tonight, Benson Henderson and Frankie Edgar will fight once again for the Lightweight title in the main event of UFC 150. The two first met…

Tonight, Maximum Fighting Championship put on their latest event. MFC 34: Total Recall intended to feature a Lightweight title bout between Mukai Maromo and Adam…

Aside from the naming of Lyoto Machida as the new Light Heavyweight contender, the other big news last Saturday was that Rory MacDonald was forced…

Despite achieving an emphatic victory over Brandon Vera at UFC On Fox 4, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua’s performance left some unanswered questions about the former Light…

Last month, it was announced that for the first time ever a UFC fighter would make the transition over to the struggling Strikeforce promotion. Daniel…

Opening up the UFC On Fox 4 main card broadcast, Welterweight Mike Swick finally made his long awaited return to the Octagon against DaMarques Johnson.…

The preliminary bouts for UFC On Fox 4 featured a ton of action. There were a bevy of finishes in high paced fights and even…

UFC Featherweight Chad Mendes was last seen by most fans in an impressive first round knock out over Cody McKenzie at UFC 148. However, it…