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• After A Year to Forget, Fukuda Aims to Make 2012 Memorable

  In breaking down 2011, you have to wonder what was more painful for Tokyo middleweight Riki Fukuda: injuring his knee in a June car accident or his UFC debut loss to Nick Ring in February via highly controversial decision. A year after the Ring bout, Fukuda has recovered from both setbacks, grateful for the support he received from the fight community, especially those who lit up internet message boards and Twitter with outrage after UFC 127.“I was very happy to hear that most people...
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• "Showtime" is Just Beginning for Anthony Pettis

  On December 16th, 2010, with one minute remaining in a hotly contested five round WEC lightweight championship bout that would also be the final fight of the company’s storied tenure, arguably the most sensational athletic move was attempted and successfully delivered: the ‘Showtime kick.’ After 24 minutes of back and forth action with the title on the line, then challenger Anthony Pettis seemingly defied all known laws of physics by leaping towards the cage, spring boarding off of that...
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• Jake Shields Ready to Begin the Next Chapter

  Personally and professionally, 2011 was an arduous year for Jake Shields.Over the previous five-plus years, the American Jiu-Jitsu practitioner had defeated the likes of Martin Kampmann, Dan Henderson, and Carlos Condit to become one of the top pound-for-pound competitors in the sport.When the year began, Shields stood as the #1 contender in the UFC welterweight division, riding a 15-fight winning streak into the main event of UFC 129, the biggest show in the organization’s history, against...
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• Pressure Breaks Pipes, but not Kid Yamamoto

  Pressure in the fight game is always relative. When someone is trying to punch you in the face or make you submit, that’s pretty rough in and of itself. So when you add in the ideas of trying to break a string where you were 1-4 in your last five fights, along with fighting in your home country for the first time in nearly two years, are those factors more pressure-laden than avoiding a punch in the face? For Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto, fighting has been his life professionally for almost...
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• The Blueprint - Edgar vs. Henderson

  Forget the background blather. Let’s get right to the point.Benson Henderson will be the bigger, stronger man when he steps into the cage to challenge Frankie Edgar for the UFC lightweight championship this Saturday night. In fact, he will likely be the bigger man by 10 pounds or more, which is a big difference when comparing lightweights.  That is an extremely relevant point when analyzing the main event of the UFC’s long-awaited return to Japan. It’s not relevant in the sense that it...
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• "The New Akiyama" to be Unveiled in Japan This Weekend

  America has always been seen as the land of second chances, a place where what happened before can be forgotten in the space of a change of scenery or philosophy, or when it comes to sports, one good performance. On Saturday night, Yoshihiro Akiyama gets his second chance, but he will be getting it in his home country of Japan, as he looks to break a three fight losing streak in a new weight class - welterweight – against Jake Shields.For the 36-year old Osaka native, there is no sense that...
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• Opportunity Knocks for Mark Hunt

  Mark Hunt has a big opportunity.  At UFC 144 on Saturday night, he fights Cheick Kongo. France's Kongo has won his last two fights and has long been in the verge of the title picture in the heavyweight division.  In the UFC's Octagon, the Frenchman has a better resume. But Hunt doesn't see it as a step up."(Is the fight) Good for my career? I don't look at it like that. I've fought a lot of the best fighters in the world so it's not a step up for me. So, just another fight."The veteran is...
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• The Blueprint - Rampage vs. Bader

  Quinton Jackson is a legend in the sport.Hardcore fans know that this guy has been universally recognized as one of the best 205-pound fighters in the world, across all promotions, since 2003. Nine years is a long time to remain relevant in the “what have you done for me lately” sport of mixed martial arts. But “Rampage” is far from ordinary.When the 33-year-old ultimately decides to hang up his vale tudo gloves, his resume will hold its own with just about anyone’s, even if he...
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• Step by Step - Cariaso Ready to Make His Move

  Every journey starts with a single step. For one UFC bantamweight, putting that one foot in front of the other began when he was only five years old, and a quarter of a century later he is still making strides in his quest towards martial arts glory. In the more immediate future, this life-long fighter’s goal is to be ranked in the top 10 of his division. To achieve that elite status, he will have to travel well over 5,000 miles to Saitama, Japan and defeat Takeya Mizugaki inside the Octagon...
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• Jones vs. Evans Starts Early on SportsNite

  Their fight may be two months away, but Jon Jones and former teammate turned rival Rashad Evans are already exchanging jabs. Jones, the UFC light heavyweight champion, and his opponent, former UFC light heavyweight champion Evans, appeared on CSS Sports' SportsNite to promote their April 21 headlining bout at UFC 145. What ensued was a memorable he-said/he-said exchange between the two full of accusations -- watch the full segment above.
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