Events & Results
Fight week coverage, live results and post-event fallout.
NewsPVZ: I’m like Roy Nelson in ballet tights
PVZ: “For me to be a fighter, it’s different, it’s unexpected … It’s the same thing if you saw Roy Nelson in ballet tights all of a sudden performing in Julliard.”
NewsCanadian Supreme Court rules that PED use in sports is criminal fraud
Deeply appreciated UGer Erik Magraken reports that the Supreme Court in Canada has ruled that use of PEDs constitutes criminal fraud in sports.
NewsMMA media lack maturity?
In a thought-provoking piece, E. Spencer Kyte, author of The Keyboard Kimura, attributes mainstream vs MMA media differences to immaturity.
NewsDillashaw: If I’m a traitor, Conor’s a traitor to Ireland
“If I’m a traitor, I feel like [Conor McGregor]’s an even bigger traitor to his country. He went to Ireland, and he’s a big country man, and then he lives in the United States.”
Rumor: 50 fighters released from UFC
An alert Scandinavian member of the UG cited a report in a local website that the UFC has released nearly 10% of the fighters on the roster.
NewsPoirier: I’m never going back to featherweight
Dustin Poirier: “I’m never going to go down to 145 again…I don’t see myself ever going up to 170. I should be able to maintain fighting at 155 for the rest of my career.”
NewsFitch: I’ll trade some brain cells for some money
Speaking on the MMA Hour this week, WSOF welterweight Jon Fitch discussed the trade off when it comes to fighting in a cage for a living.
