Rashad Evans speaks out in favor of gay marriage
Punter for the Minnesota Vikings Chris Kluwe has been at the forefront of professionally athletes advocating for marriage equality. Most recently, he filed a brief…
ShinSplints Archives: 03/2013
Brandon Vera is back, ‘f*** you guys very much’
The last time we saw Brandon Vera he was taking a beating from former Light Heavyweight champion Mauricio Rua at UFC On Fox 4. Granted,…
Mark Hunt denies turning down fight with Junior Dos Santos, has ‘GREAT conversation’ with Dana White
On Wednesday news broke that UFC Heavyweight Alistair Overeem was forced to pull out of his UFC 160 fight with former champion Junior Dos Santos.…
TUF Brazil 2 competitor Ronaldo Oliveira hits man with car, then assaults him
On Thursday, the UFC announced the cast for the upcoming second season of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil. This season, starring Heavyweights Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and…
Aleksander Emelianenko receives fine for hooliganism after altercation on airplane
Back at the end of December, Heavyweight Aleksander Emelianenko announced his retirement from mixed martial arts. Just prior to that, the younger Emelianenko had been…
Mark Hunt eyeing top 5 opponent after UFC On Fuel 8 win
When Dana White announced back in 2010 that Heavyweight Mark Hunt would be coming to the UFC the MMA world scoffed. Hunt was on a…
Following UFC On Fuel 8 Diego Sanchez eyes fight with ‘little brother’ Nate Diaz next
Saturday night, Diego Sanchez made his return to the Lightweight division at UFC On Fuel 8. He faced off against former Pride champion Takanori Gomi…
UFC On Fuel 8 results: FOTN – Silva/Stan, KOTN – Hunt and Silva for $50K
UFC On Fuel TV 8 started out with a bang. After a close fought first round Hyun Gyu Lim knocked out Marcelo Guimaraes with a…
UFC On Fuel 8 results: Wanderlei Silva KO’s Brian Stann in a wild brawl
Brian Stann and Wanderlei Silva met in the Octagon for the main event of UFC On Fuel 8. Silva had been having trouble making the…
UFC On Fuel 8 results: Mark Hunt scores a big KO over Stefan Struve
The Heavyweights stepped up for the UFC On Fuel 8 co-main event. Struve tried to establish distance early with kicks, but Hunt showed no hesitance…
UFC On Fuel 8 results: Diego Sanchez gets split decision over Takanori Gomi
Diego Sanchez made his return to Lightweight at UFC On Fuel 8 against Takanori Gomi From the opening bell Gomi was looking to land the…
UFC On Fuel 8 results: Rani Yahya outgrapples Mizuto Hirota to win the unanimous decision
Former Strikeforce Featherweight Mizuto Hirota made his Octagon debut at UFC On Fuel 8 against Rani Yahya. Rani attacked early and aggressively for the takedown.…
UFC On Fuel 8 results: Dong Hyun Kim dominates Siyar Bahadurzada in unanimous decision
The Welterweights opened up the UFC On Fuel 8 main card. Siyar Bahadurzada came out with his right hand cocked and ready to unleash the…
UFC On Fuel 8 results: Preliminary card
The UFC returned to Japan and the Saitama Super Arena Saturday night with UFC On Fuel TV 8: Stann vs. Silva. Before the main card,…