Category: UFC
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Will MMA Replace Boxing as the Number One Combat Sport?
MMA, thanks largely to the UFC, has established a strong global fanbase over the past few decades as it attempts to dethrone boxing as the top combat sport. Boxing is undoubtedly the bigger sport at present but MMA is closing the gap and has the potential to move ahead over the next few years. It’s…
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5 Best UFC Fighters of All Time
Since the UFC first emerged in 1993, many highly-talented athletes have stepped into the octagon, but who are the greatest to have ever competed? It’s a source of endless debate and if you asked 10 people you’d probably get a different list from each. That’s due to the make-up of the sport with fans often…
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5 Quickest KO’s in UFC History
There’s one sure way to bolster your fan base in the UFC… get in and out quickly with a showreel knockout. The first ever UFC event took place on November 12, 1993, when the sport was a world away from how it looks now. There were no judges and the two fighters battled it out…
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UFC Champs at End of 2022 Predictions – Part 2
Only one more week until the UFC is up and running events once more! That gives me time to finish up my UFC weight class predictions for 2022. You can read Part 1 of the column right here. In Part 2 I’ll dive into the bantamweight division (which I mistakenly jumped over last column) and…
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UFC Champs at End of 2022 Predictions – Part 1
As we prepare to turn our calendars to 2022, bidding 2021 farewell (surely next year will be better than this one, right?!), and with the UFC still in a bit of an “offseason”, I figured I’d boldly predict who will be champion in each of the promotion’s weight classes exactly a year from now. In…
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UFC Dream Matchmaking: What Are the Best UFC Match-ups Around?
With Christmas just a few days away, I’m cutting it close for asking Santa for a present. But I was a very good boy this year, giving all you lovely readers winning UFC picks all year long, so I deserve a present. Actually, make that 11 presents. Here is my list of fights I want…
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UFC Betting Tips: How to Pick a Winner
If you’re reading this in the United States – Happy Thanksgiving! If you’re reading it elsewhere – Happy Thursday! The UFC is taking a rare week off for the Thanksgiving holiday in the States, so you’ll get no juicy betting tips from me this go around. However, I figured now would be a fine time…
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The 5 Biggest UFC PPV Events of All-time
The UFC has gone from strength to strength over the past decade and Conor McGregor has to take a huge amount of credit for bringing MMA to the masses. 5) UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz – 1.3million After winning the featherweight title at UFC 194, beating Jose Aldo just 13 seconds into the fight, McGregor…