Undefeated Shooto champ Tatsuro Taira is the fighter to watch at UFC Vegas 53
Tatsuro Taira joins the UFC on the strength of a 10-0 record. Eight of those fights — three knockouts and five submissions — have ended…
Trent Reinsmith Archives: 04/2022
You jeopardized it all to show them you’re the man? – Khamzat Chimaev’s coach upset about Burns scrap
Could Khamzat Chimaev have fought a smarter fight against Gilbert Burns?
‘Tyson Fury has to be part of the discussion’ – Francis Ngannou on UFC negotiations
UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou still sounds like he wants to strike a new deal with the UFC. And while the financial terms of what…
Jessica Andrade sets her sights on regaining strawweight title after UFC Vegas 52 win
Jessica Andrade made her strawweight debut in June 2016. On May 11, 2019, in her second attempt to claim UFC gold, Andrade was crowned the…
UFC Vegas 52: Lemos vs. Andrade – Winners and Losers
The main card of UFC Vegas 52 featured five fights. Four of those bouts ended via submission. All of those stoppages were impressive, but the…
Belal Muhammad makes his case for a matchup opposite Khamzat Chimaev
Potential opponents are queuing up to face Colby Covington. One of those possible foes doesn’t think the former two-time UFC welterweight title challenger is eager…
Three years and three surgeries later, Tyson Pedro is the UFC Vegas 52 fighter to watch
It’s been over three years since Tyson Pedro last fought. The Australian light-heavyweight competitor makes his return to the octagon on Saturday when he faces…
Can Belal Muhammad get some respect? – Six unanswered questions from UFC Vegas 51
What’s the future look like? There were several fighters on the UFC Vegas 51 fight card who entered the event with promotional losing skids. Some…
UFC Vegas 51: Luque vs. Muhammad 2 – Winners and Losers
Belal Muhammad avenged the only knockout loss of his MMA career on Saturday with a decision win over Vicente Luque at UFC Vegas 51. The…
Coming back from injury, Drakkar Klose is the fighter to watch at UFC Vegas 51
The last time we saw Drakkar Klose near a UFC event was during the fighter staredowns for UFC Vegas 24 fight card. Klose made weight…
Opinion: UFC’s Crypto.com fan bonus doesn’t really address fighter pay issues
The UFC and its $175 million sponsorship partner, Crypto.com recently announced a new program to provide fan-voted bonuses during UFC pay-per-view events. The deal, which…
While boxing got corner stoppages, UFC 273 showed MMA still fails at protecting fighters
If you are a combat sports fanatic, there’s a chance you saw two title fights on Saturday end when the corner threw in the towel…
Yes, Khamzat Chimaev is human, but that only makes things more interesting
Gilbert Burns tested Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 273. Chimaev will have a scar under his left eye to remind him of that test. He’ll also…
Is UFC playing with fire with Khamzat Chimaev? – Nine unanswered questions from UFC 273
Why was the crypto.com fan-voted bonus available more than one hour before the event? While looking at the UFC website around 5:20 p.m. ET on…
UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. Korean Zombie – Winners and Losers
Before every UFC event, I make a double espresso and a cup of green tea. I plop these on my desk, along with a jug…
Editorial: Aljamain Sterling can quiet a lot of unnecessary talk at UFC 273
Aljamain Sterling has confronted challenges before. The first time Sterling faced big questions came in the aftermath of his 2017 knockout loss to Marlon Moraes.…
Mike Malott is the fighter to watch at UFC 273
Mike Malott’s MMA career has been one of fits and starts. His first two pro fights came in 2011. He then fought once in 2013,…
Dricus du Plessis: Kelvin Gastelum ‘took food off my table’ by pulling out of UFC 273
Dricus du Plessis is without a fight and the 28-year-old middleweight is laying the blame directly at the feet of the injured Kelvin Gastelum. “It’s…
Scouring the scoring: Matt Brown disagrees with judges in Bryan Barberena fight
Matt Brown was miffed with two of the judges who scored his recent fight at UFC Columbus against Bryan Barberena. “I definitely thought I won,”…
‘Just know, I am compromised’ – Kelvin Gastelum on UFC 273 withdrawal
Kelvin Gastelum’s UFC 273 roller coaster ride ended abruptly on Friday with the announcement that the No. 10 ranked UFC middleweight was off the upcoming…