Posted by thesportsjunky on January 26, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Women in the UFC could be in for an interesting year with plenty of story lines including the rule of Nunes who will get her next opponent at UFC on FOX 23.
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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 December 28, 2016 · Leave a Comment
A ground-breaking fighter returns to the octagon but her mental state continues to be the centre of conversation after a year away from the spotlight ends at UFC 207.
Posted by thesportsjunky on July 10, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The hype around UFC 200 seemed to centre around rivalries that could come after the pay-per-view and after a disappointing night only one rivalry will be seen.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on July 7, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The UFC has come a long way in 200 Pay-per-View events but there is plenty of work left to do as the UFC continues to use old tactics to sell fights heading into UFC 200.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on December 30, 2015 · Leave a Comment
It was a busy year full of great accomplishments and damaging scandals but here are the stories that made the biggest headlines in 2015.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on November 15, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Ronda Rousey has been one of the most dominant champions in the world and the standard for champions but in Australia things changed quickly.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on August 2, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Every major sport in the world has superstars and faces of the game that can bring people in to watch even if they aren’t huge fans.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on July 30, 2015 · Leave a Comment
UFC 190 has received a massive facelift in recent months but this one is a much better facelift than other cards have seen.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on March 1, 2015 · Leave a Comment
The UFC has always been full of great fighters who become legends in front of our eyes as they are clearly the best fight of their generation. These fighters are easy to see as they fight and seem to be so far ahead of everyone else that the only thing left to do is to wait for someone to catch up. The likes of GSP and Anderson Silva are likely gone but a new generation has taken hold in the UFC with Jon Jones, Jose Aldo, and Demetrious Johnson leading the way.
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