Posted by thesportsjunky on July 11, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Two fighters that were once on top of the MMA world are returning to the octagon after long layoffs for very different reasons and looking to gain some of that magic back against tough rising stars.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on December 18, 2016 · Leave a Comment
In a night where the UFC travelled to Sacramento the hometown fans saw a leader walk away while they hoped for the baton to be passed to the new generation.
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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 May 14, 2015 · Leave a Comment
The UFC has had a long history of dealing with fans that want super fights to figure out who the best of the best truly is in the UFC.
Posted by thesportsjunky on February 2, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Urijah Faber was one of the very first faces of MMA when he was a part of the WEC and began his sponsorship deal with Amp Energy Drink. For many he would be the first exposure to the sport as he was the guy in the WEC and was the guy when MMA began to take hold of more fans. He would get to this level in large part because he was one of the best lighter weight fighters in the world and would prove it as the WEC Featherweight Champion in 2006.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on January 30, 2014 · Leave a Comment
It has been a long time since the Bantamweight Division has had a true title fight as one of the strangest stories in the UFC has played out in the division. Dominick Cruz was on his way to becoming one of the most dominant champions in the UFC. In 2011 Cruz would face Urijah Faber in the first ever Bantamweight championship fight for the UFC. It would be the start of the WEC merger into the UFC and two great WEC fighters would get the chance to earn a UFC title.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on December 15, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The UFC is constantly trying to add more fighters and more wrinkles to remain one of the most popular sports in the world. The strategy seems to be to continue to get lighter and lighter in the UFC as they continue to add lighter divisions to the stable of fighters. With the announcement of the Women’s Strawweight (115 lbs) division the UFC is once again looking at lighters fighters to continue providing great fights.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on December 12, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The UFC is continuing to add divisions with the newest announcement of the Women’s Strawweight division. The Ultimate Fighter 20 will feature a new division in the UFC with 115 lbs women taking the main stage of the show. The strawweight division will be the lightest division in the UFC and will be much like the Men’s Flyweight Division.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on August 15, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The UFC starts yet another era in their history as they will help to launch a brand new sport network from one of the biggest networks in North America. When the UFC moved away from Spike TV they were doing so to join a much larger network and reach a much larger audience. They would join Fox and would take over Fox, FX, and Fuel TV with multiple free events that would help grow the sport.
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