Trent Reinsmith Archives: 10/2021

UFC 267 delivered a new light heavyweight champion in Glover Teixeira and an interim bantamweight champ in former 135-pound titleholder Petr Yan. The card showed…

UFC 267 took place on Saturday at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. During the event, the UFC crowned a new light heavyweight king and an…

The UFC makes its return to Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates for Saturday’s UFC 267 fight card. At the top of the…

UFC president Dana White worked in two of the UFC’s favorite negotiating tactics into a single interview. Neither strategy was new, but to hear and…

Former two-division champion and current UFC commentator Daniel Cormier did not work the recent UFC Vegas 41 event, but he had something to say about…

Khamzat Chimaev was the biggest thing in the UFC from mid-July 2020 through mid-September 2020. Chimaev fought three times during that span and scored three…

UFC Vegas 41 is in the books. Some of the pre-event questions were answered on Saturday night, others remain unanswered, and a few more popped…

Marvin Vettori had himself a good week. Vettori could have walked away from the UFC Vegas 41 main event when his opponent, Paulo Costa, wanted…

The fallout from the Dominick Cruz vs. Monster and Hans Molenkamp beef is still taking place, according to Jessica-Rose Clark. In March, after his win…

The UFC might not force fighters to take fights, but through some underhanded practices, it doesn’t make things easy for them to decline bouts under…

On Monday, Ariel Helwani expected to speak to Corey Anderson after his Bellator 268 knockout win over Ryan Bader. Instead, Helwani was left to explain…

When the big question coming out of an event has to do with a fighter’s coach, there’s a good chance that coach did something wrong.…

The UFC handed Aspen Ladd the opportunity to headline a UFC event. She did not capitalize on her good fortune. Ladd missed weight for her…

Something was different about Johnny Walker during his recent UFC Vegas 38 main event contest against Thiago Santos. We’re a few weeks removed from that…

UFC Vegas 39 saw Marina Rodriguez continue her ascent of the strawweight rankings with a decision win over Mackenzie Dern in the main event contest.…

Marina Rodriguez had to fight out of some dangerous spots on Saturday during her matchup against Mackenzie Dern, but once Rodriguez found her groove, she…

A potential title challenger could emerge from the strawweight battle between Mackenzie Dern and Marina Rodriguez that headlines Saturday’s UFC Vegas 39 fight card from…

Justin Thornton died two months shy of his 39th birthday. Thornton, a fighter who amassed a career MMA record of 6-18 between 2008 and 2020,…

Brian Ortega got his name in the UFC record book at UFC 266. While the record might not be one that Ortega ever thought of…

UFC Vegas 38 is in the books, but the card left some unanswered questions In this column, I will discuss those questions and why they…