Year: 2013

When: Saturday, December 28, 2013 Where: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada Viewership: Pay Per View, Fox Sports 1, Facebook/YouTube Live Gate: Attendance: Main Card (PPV 10pm EST) Champ Chris Weidman vs. #1 Anderson Silva Dizz Picks: Silva via (T)KO – *Knockout of the Night* Dizz’s Daughter Picks: Silva Results:  Chris Weidman def. Anderson…

For anyone worried about the short-term prospects of Urijah Faber, fear not—the “California Kid” is back in the saddle and hunting for gold. Faber’s demolition of Michael McDonald solidified a 2013 record of 4-0 with three of those victories coming by way of strangulation. The dominant performance over McDonald will likely pit Faber in a…

Draws are typically anticlimactic affairs where nobody wins, and in most cases, everyone loses. I use the term “typically” because there are always exceptions to the rule, and Friday night in Australia, two men strove to be exceptional. After two rounds of muted action, Mark Hunt and Bigfoot Silva tacitly agreed to remove their mufflers.…

  The two week long struggle is over.   UFC Heavyweight Shane Del Rosario has finally lost his life after being found in a coma by his roommate and teammate, UFC Flyweight Ian McCall.  Del Rosario was later diagnosed to have suffered from a catastrophic cardiovascular collapse.  Del Rosario was 30 years old.   The…

(pictured: Marlon Moraes, left; Brandon Hempleman, right) In recent times, it seems as if the core of the MMA fans have only had the UFC to look forward to on a consistent basis.   However, with the launch of World Series of Fighting’s international string, it seems as if fans will have some more consistency…

In MMA, there are never a shortage in rivalries.  Fighters are always taking the opportunity throw that verbal jab at another fighter or promoter for that matter.  Promotional Presidents have also been known to make rips on each other for competition sake. One element of the MMA world we never probably expected to hear from,…

December 4th, 2010—Dan Henderson def. Renato Sobral via KOMarch 5th, 2011—Dan Henderson def. Rafael Cavalcante via KO June 30th, 2011—Dan Henderson def. Fedor Emelianenko via KO November 11, 2011—Dan Henderson def. Mauricio Rua via Unanimous Decision April 21, 2012—Dana White announces Dan Henderson will fight Jon Jones at UFC 151. August 23, 2013—Dan Henderson announces…

Saturday; November 16, 2013 Where: MGM Grand Garden Arena; Las Vegas, Nevada Broadcast: PPV, Fox Sports 1, UFC You Tube Channel Attendance: 14,856 Live Gate: $5,700,000 Main Card (PPV at 10pm EST) Champ George St. Pierre vs. #1 Johny Hendricks (UFC Welterweight Title Bout) Dizz Picks: St. Pierre via decision  Results: George St. Pierre def. Johny…

Early Saturday morning it was brought to my attention that amateur mixed martial artist Wesley Conway had been shot and killed leaving his home to go hunting.  Details of the incident is unclear, but I was able to confirm with Decatur County Sheriff’s Department that it has indeed been ruled a homicide. “He had a…

With the addition of the UFC’s newest middle weight contender Lyoto (The Dragon) Machida, many people are expecting the order of the division to shift drastically. Machida made his impression on 10-26-2013 at UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Munoz, in Manchester, England, by stopping his friend TKO (via head kick) at the 3:10 mark of…