Posted by thesportsjunky on December 31, 2016 · Leave a Comment
A new champion in one division that nobody expected and an old champion’s failed return marked the end of the year for the UFC.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on June 5, 2016 · Leave a Comment
On a night where Muhammad Ali’s legacy was in full focus two rivalries with plenty of Ali-like trash talk were solved with two titles on the line at UFC 199.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on June 2, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Despite changes, UFC 199 will still feature two title fights between fighters that are far from friends with two of them looking for revenge from their previous fights with plenty on the line.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on January 18, 2016 · Leave a Comment
An old champion is once again on top of the Bantamweight division while the now former champion’s doubters continue to speak out.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on January 15, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The biggest question in the bantamweight division is finally answered as Dominick Cruz returns to take back the belt that was taken away without a loss.
Posted by thesportsjunky on September 28, 2014 · Leave a Comment
It has been the year of the upset in the UFC with some of the most dominant champions taking a back seat to the underdogs. Big names continue to fall and it seems that no matter who they face there is always a sense that their opponent can beat them. The biggest one so far was in the Bantamweight division where T.J. Dillashaw came out of seemingly nowhere to take on Renan Barao for the title. Dillashaw had been a good fighter but did not seem like he deserved a shot just yet but he walked into the octagon like he belonged against a champion that many were just assuming would beat him and wait for Dominick Cruz to get back
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Posted by thesportsjunky on September 25, 2014 · Leave a Comment
UFC 178 was going to be one of the biggest fights of the year for the promotion as it was the biggest rematch for the UFC. Jon Jones was going to put his title on the line against the one fighter who has taken him further in a fight than ever before. Alexander Gustafsson was set to fight Jones in a rematch of what many considered to be the best fight of 2013. Then Gustafsson was hurt training leaving Jones to take on another top challenger in Daniel Cormier.