Tim Bissell Archives: 08/2022

Last time out Colby Covington cruised to a unanimous decision victory over his nemesis Jorge Masvidal. That anti-climatic fight came after weeks of trash talk…

The worlds of MMA and pro wrestling will forever be intertwined. Both attractions were developed by the ancients, transformed by carneys and culminated in mainstream…

Most of the MMA world was shocked with what went down on Saturday night. UFC men’s pound-for-pound king Kamaru Usman looked well on his way…

Paulo Costa came through a tricky, and bloody, bout against Luke Rockhold at UFC 278 to earn another win in the Octagon. He won the…

Few people had Leon Edwards winning the main event at UFC 278, both before and during the bout. The Brit was down on the scorecards…

At UFC 278 Leon Edwards made history by defeating Kamaru Usman with a crushing head kick with less than a minute to spare in the…

Few fighters are in need of a career reset as much as former interim UFC lightweight champion Tony Ferguson. El Cucuy is on a four…

In the main event of last night’s UFC 278 Leon Edwards completed one of the most epic comebacks in MMA history. Edwards KO’d Kamaru Usman…

The UFC is in Salt Lake City, UT this weekend and the promotion’s top pound-for-pound male fighter is top billing. At UFC 278 Kamaru Usman…

Former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway has spent his entire adult life cage-fighting. And most of that time has been spent fighting the stiffest opposition…

Dominick Cruz went into last weekend’s UFC San Diego hoping to earn his third win in a row and push himself into title contention in…

UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling’s next challenge comes at UFC 280. At that event, in Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Arena, Sterling will defend his belt against…

At PFL 8 this past weekend former UFC title challenger and Bellator champion Rory MacDonald was eliminated from the welterweight playoffs by first round TKO.…

Three time NCAA Division I champ Bo Nickal impressed in his Octagon debut last week, winning his Contender Series (DWCS) match-up in just 62 seconds.…

The UFC was in California last night, a state that does not prohibit the public release of fighter purses (unlike Nevada and a few others).…

Paulo Costa’s UFC career has been more interesting than most. He stormed onto the scene after an appearance on The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 in…

UFC fighter pay, or lack thereof, is a hot topic these days. The UFC, a $4 billion company which logged record revenues last year, has…

UFC 280 is shaping up to be an epic card (on paper) with two title fights on tap and a number of other bouts involving…

At last month’s UFC 276 Sean O’Malley fought to a no contest with Pedro Munhoz. The bout, which Munhoz was winning on the scorecards, was…

The UFC San Diego is this weekend with a hometown hero Dominick Cruz in the main event. Cruz is scheduled to meet Marlon Vera. And…