There was a time when this week’s UFC card looked pretty good. The main event was supposed to be a potential Lightweight title eliminator between Islam Makachev and Beneil Dariush, both of whom are ranked in the top four of the division. The co-main event was likely going to feature top ten Heavyweights Jairzinho Rozenstruik…
Throughout the pandemic, the UFC has held a ton of events in the APEX. Of the non-PPV offerings that have taken place there, some have been great, some have been good, some have been bad and some have been fine but forgettable. Lately, a lot of the “Fight Night” Cards have fallen into the latter…
International Fight Week is underway, and tomorrow night’s UFC 239 card is the centerpiece. Simply put, UFC 239 is arguably the biggest card of the year to date. The top two fights will feature Jon Jones and Amanda Nunes, who are two of the most dominant champs in the company. The featured main card bout…
At long last, UFC fans are getting an event so stacked that not only is the pay-per-view portion worth paying for, but the prelims are good enough to be a Fight Night main card on their own right. Leaving the PPV portion aside, this prelim slate consists of some really good fights, especially at the…
July is always a busy month for the UFC, and this year’s is no different. Just a week after a great PPV event, the UFC will make its debut in Boise with a surprisingly loaded card. That’s also true for the prelims, which will be capped off by a pair of main card caliber bouts,…
It’s fight day, yesterday was Friday the 13th, yet no fights from this week’s UFC events got cancelled! HOORAY! Really though, it’s nice to get back to fight weeks where main eventers aren’t injuring their knees while walking and megastars turned wannabe thugs aren’t ruining cards they aren’t fighting on. This week’s card is the…
Finally, the UFC’s seemingly endless Summer is coming to a close. Granted for many, the end of the UFC’s summer was last week’s gigantic UFC 214 card. However, there is one UFC card in August, and that happens to be this one. After tonight, there will be no UFC card until September 2nd, which itself…
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