We know the story, and we know how it often ends: Randy Couture, who has somehow avoided the debilitating effects of 12 years spent inside the Octagon, takes on a younger, faster, hungrier opponent. People with microphones and laptops gather around and shake their heads at the waiting disaster. And then Couture makes us all -- observers, fighters, bookies -- eat a big, fat one.
This pattern has been repeated against Chuck Liddell, Vitor Belfort (twice), Tim Sylvia, Pedro Rizzo (twice), Gabriel Gonzaga, Kevin Randleman, and Tito Ortiz -- and to a lesser extent, in respectable efforts against Antonio Nogueira and Brock Lesnar. It is not Couture’s viability at his age that impresses, but his ability to resist the cumulative wear of spending over a decade in a sport that treats participants like a wood chipper welcomes trees. It’s an inexplicable career we should probably be grateful for witnessing first-hand. ... Read More
The company had one of its most action-packed events of the year Wednesday, prior to the much-hyped, record-smashing season premiere of “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 10 on Spike TV. ... Read More
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Ricardo Arona made a triumphant return to the mixed martial arts scene, as he defeated UFC veteran Marvin Eastman by unanimous decision in the main event at Bitetti Combat Nordeste 4 on Saturday. Away from the fight game for more than two years, Arona looked rusty ... Read More
How great might this fight have been back in 2004? Back in the days of the old UFC vs. Pride Fighting Championships cold war, one of the dream matchups always pitted ... Read More
On the shoulders of media darling Gina Carano, female mixed martial arts managed to command the attention of the MMA world and, to some degree, the sports world at large. ... Read More
For years, Brazilian fans and fighters have dreamed that MMA would someday garner support from the country’s government. That dream was realized on Aug. 3 ... Read More
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