UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 – Winners and Losers
Julianna Pena’s reign as UFC women’s bantamweight champion began with an emphatic win in December. It ended in resounding defeat on Saturday night when the…
Trent Reinsmith Archives: 07/2022
UFC 277 Editorial: What are the ramifications if Amanda Nunes loses to Julianna Pena again?
I am willing to take Amanda Nunes at her word. Heading into UFC 277, where she faces Julianna Pena for the second time, the former…
Storylines to watch during UFC 277 pay-per-view card
The UFC heads to Dallas, Texas on Saturday for UFC 277. The event marks the first time the promotion has visited the city since May…
Storylines to watch during the UFC 277 ABC prelims
The UFC is back in Dallas this weekend for the first time since May 2017. Like that event, this weekend’s pay-per-view fight card features two…
Storylines to watch during the UFC 277 early prelims
The UFC is back in Dallas this weekend for the first time since May 2017. Like that event, this weekend’s pay-per-view fight card features two…
UFC London: Blaydes vs. Aspinall – Winners and Losers
For the second week in a row, a UFC event ended with injury in the first round of the main event. Last week, Yair Rodriguez…
Alexander Gustafsson is the fighter to watch at UFC London
Time can change some things, but it can’t change facts and one fact is that the UFC light heavyweight division is not now — nor…
Scouring the scoring: Examining Shane Burgos vs. Charles Jourdain
Shane Burgos and Charles Jourdain put on a spirited featherweight bout on the recent UFC Long Island fight card. Burgos won the contest via majority…
‘Just because you can fight doesn’t mean you’re not a b-tch’ – Strickland picking Adesanya to beat Pereira
Sean Strickland is anything other than shy in offering his opinion to fans and the media. So, when the UFC middleweight contender recently fielded a…
Alexander Volkanovski wants UFC lightweight title, then featherweight unification bout
Injuries have put the UFC in an awkward position when it comes to the featherweight division. Earlier this month, UFC 145-pound champ Alexander Volkanovski put…
The UFC handing out more post-fight bonuses has been a positive for everyone
The UFC has been handing out more “Performance of the Night” bonuses than usual these days. I’m sure I’m not alone in noticing — and…
UFC Long Island: Ortega vs. Rodriguez – Winners and Losers
It seemed as if the UFC hoped the winner of the main event of the UFC Long Island fight card would emerge as the next…
Undefeated Jack Shore is the fighter to watch at UFC Long Island
Jack Shore was 11-0 when he made his UFC debut in 2019. The former Cage Warriors bantamweight champion opened the UFC Copenhagen card with a…
Editorial: UFC fast-tracking Alex Pereira is about exploiting the storyline — and the fans
At this time last year, Alex Pereira was a Glory kickboxing champ. Sure, he had dabbled in MMA, going 2-1 between 2015 and 2016 and…
Scouring the scoring: Michael Johnson vs. Jamie Mullarkey at UFC Vegas 58
Michael Johnson’s last two-fight winning streak came in 2018 when he earned decisions over Andre Fili and Artem Lobov. Johnson went winless in his next…
I won’t be a ‘dumb fighter’ – Caio Borralho’s calculated approach to fighting will have drawbacks
One of the talking points that emerged in the aftermath of the UFC 276 main event fight between middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and Jared Cannonier…
UFC Vegas 58: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev – Winners and Losers
The tide in the UFC lightweight division is changing. A new generation of fighters are establishing themselves in the promotion’s 155-pound division. Islam Makhachev and…
The future is unclear for Max Holloway after UFC 276
After his loss to Alexander Volkanovski, former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway vowed that he and his team would rebuild. With that, the question becomes,…
Winning — not entertaining — should come first for Israel Adesanya… and every UFC champ
The number one goal of a UFC champion should be to hold on to that belt at all costs. If that means fighting “boring” so…
It’s past time for Sean O’Malley to show — and not tell — of his greatness
Sean O’Malley has spent the past few years talking about his greatness. What he has yet to do is back up that talk with action.…