It’s all fun and games until the champ is standing across the cage from you. Next in line for the UFC light-heavyweight title is Volkan Oezdemir (12-1). Who is Volkan Oezdemir, you may ask. Oezdemir is currently on a 5-fight winning streak and 3-0 in the UFC, with his most recent fight being a knockout win over […]
Khalil Rountree was originally set to face Khalil Rountree at UFC 219. A meniscus tear forced the K-1 and Glory champion out of the match, and Michal Oleksiejczuk stepped up on short notice. Oleksiejczuk entered the fight a 4-1 underdog against Rountree, and defeated Rountree via decision win. Saki tweeted out his thoughts on his performance. […]
During the early morning hours, ABC News’ Twitter account was taken over by either Donald Trump or one of his minions. The account sent out a tweet which declared the president as the “lord and savior”, and hashtagged “#thankgodforTHEDONALD”. The tweet was deleted minutes after being posted. It’s funny how they didn’t capitalize the “g” in […]
Earlier today Derrick Lewis held a small Q&A on the UFC’s Twitter account. He mentioned who he favorite male and female fighters were, how he thinks his favorite female fighter is “sexy”, his role model, and what round he will finish Gabriel Gonzaga. Lewis and Gonzaga meet at UFC Fight Night: Zagreb this Sunday. They […]
When you’re arguably the greatest fighter in MMA, you’re going to have some pull on social media. Jon Jones was looking to pass off his single brother, New England Patriots’ Chandler Jones, to young lady on Twitter. Then out of nowhere, another young lady jumped in on the thread, trying to get the digits. Nothing surprises me anymore […]
Jon Jones is becoming more active on social media since returning from his sabbatical. He’s still deleting his post, but he does seem to be getting better at not doing that as well. Earlier today, Jones post at tweet that stated (I transcribe because we don’t know if Jon will delete the tweet): “@JonnyBones Take […]
When the UFC signed Phil Brooks, better known as CM Punk, MMA fans damn near lost their minds. How can someone with no professional fights, go straight to the big show? CM Punk trains under Duke Roufus, who is a world-class trainer, and trains with several high level fighters, including Anthony Pettis and Ben Askern. He […]