UFC 259 is taking place live from The UFC Apex, in Las Vegas, Nevada. 15 fights will be contested, including three title fights. Jan Blachowicz defends his Light-Heavyweight belt against Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, Amanda Nunes defends her Featherweight title against Megan Anderson. The Bantamweight belt is on the line as Petr Yan attempts to defend his belt vs. … [Read more...] about CAGE-SIDE with Christopher James: UFC 259 Results and Updates
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Don’t Give In To McGregor vs Give McGregor What He Wants: Make Up Your Minds
The UFC over the years has bowed down to the former champ champ Conor McGregor giving him everything he has ever wanted, or in some cases demanded from them. And why not, he has proven to be the ultimate cash cow for them. Breaking record after record for PPV purchases and live gates, it made sense for their business. Even though many fans, fighters, and members of the media … [Read more...] about Don’t Give In To McGregor vs Give McGregor What He Wants: Make Up Your Minds
Ariel Helwani vs Ali Abdelaziz: Silly When You Think About It
So let me see if I got this right: ESPN MMA reporter Ariel Helwani makes a statement that since Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman MMA wants to take an extended break to spend quality time with his daughter, (which is certainly understandable) he suggested that Gilbert "Durinho" Burns should face Leon Edwards in a title eliminator bout. Helwani even backed his thought with … [Read more...] about Ariel Helwani vs Ali Abdelaziz: Silly When You Think About It
Judging and Scoring In MMA Is Broken, Completely Opposite of Unified
Many people feel the 10 point scoring system that is used in mixed martial arts isn't the right system, yet I haven't heard anybody come up with a better one! The world was clamoring for "open scoring", you know, where we get to see the score from each judge after every single round. Invicta Fighting Championships is the 1st big promotion to implement this. I applaud them … [Read more...] about Judging and Scoring In MMA Is Broken, Completely Opposite of Unified
August Has Officially Been Renamed UFC Fight Month
Under normal circumstances, we see 3 events for the most part from the UFC every single month. During this worldwide pandemic, we see UFC events whenever they can pull them off, and it's been awesome. Even without massive build-up and time to hype said events, the promotion has delivered some incredible fights, and for that, the mixed martial arts community should be … [Read more...] about August Has Officially Been Renamed UFC Fight Month