It might be an understatement to say the UFC has some questionable rankings. You would expect rankings to be questionable as they are subjective; however, in this column, I will point out rankings that I think are glaring mistakes. I will also analyze significant movement in the rankings that I agree with. Editorial Commentary by
UFC flyweight Carlos Mota has been suspended two years for a positive drug test. Mota (8-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) tested positive for meldonium, a metabolic modulator that is banned by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. In addition to a two-year suspension, Mota was fined a total of $2,848, which includes $448.25 in legal fees. Mota will
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Former Wyoming wrestling star Bryce Meredith has signed with Bellator and will make his promotional debut next month. Meredith, who is 3-0 in his career in the cage, will face Brandon Carrillo on March 31st. He last fought at LFA 141 last September, earning a first-round submission over Nathan Fought. While Meredith is known for
Jalin Turner is getting a higher-ranked opponent than initially expected at UFC 285. Following the injury withdrawal of Turner’s original opponent Dan Hooker, the lightweight standout is now slated to meet Mateusz Gamrot at the March 4 event. MMA Fighting confirmed the news Tuesday following an initial report by Fansided’s Amy Kaplan. Turner (13-5) is
Welcome to Midnight Mania! The stakes of UFC 284’s main event were supposed to be clear cut. The top two pound-for-pound fighters on the roster meet at a weight class, collide, and the better man walks away the victor and pound-for-pound king. Simple and easy, right? Of course not! Alexander Volkanovski outperformed the general public
Through the early stages of his appearance on Dana White’s Contender Series last fall, it looked like Carpenter was going to get bounced from the ranks of the unbeaten by Mexican veteran Edgar Chairez. But the self-assured Carpenter steadied himself and rallied, taking control of the contest as Chairez faded, earning a unanimous decision win
Tyson Pedro suffered from ‘extreme diarrhea and vomiting’ ahead of UFC 284 loss Tyson Pedro was on the losing end of a unanimous decision to Modestas Bukauskas at UFC 284 in front of his home crowd but he revealed shortly after that he was dealing with an illness. Pedro posted a video of himself being
UFC 284 proved to be a memorable event in Perth, Australia, with the fans creating an electric atmosphere. In addition, the top two fights on the bill created some major changes in this week’s rankings update. No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter Alexander Volkanovski dared to be great by challenging for his second UFC title. Although he
No.4-ranked UFC welterweight Belal Muhammad is ready to get back in the Octagon. ‘Remember the Name’ was last seen at UFC 280 where he snapped Sean Brady’s undefeated streak with a second-round TKO. Muhammad has not lost a fight since January 2019, where fell to Geoff Neal via unanimous decision. In the years since, the
Jens Pulver had finally found peace with not being in the UFC Hall of Fame. Despite serving as the promotion’s first ever lightweight champion, the now 48-year-old MMA pioneer felt like perhaps too much time had passed to be considered. On top of that, Pulver didn’t want to campaign his way into a spot in
UFC fans arguing over the placement of Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski atop the UFC pound-for-pound rankings may have overlooked the fact that UFC interim featherweight titleholder Yair Rodriguez is now ranked No. 1 in the world at 145 pounds, putting him above former champion Max Holloway. “El Pantera” accomplished the feat — despite losing
Feb 11, 2023 Former UFC women’s strawweight champion Jessica Andrade will fill in for Taila Santos in the UFC Fight Night main event Feb. 18 in Las Vegas, the promotion announced Saturday. Andrade will face top prospect Erin Blanchfield in a women’s flyweight contender bout. Santos’ cornermen, including her husband, Pedro Barbosa, were denied visas
It’s been a long and winding road to a championship belt for Yair Rodriguez, but the Mexican star stood the course, weathered the storms, and any other cliches you can think of, and when he got his shot for the interim featherweight title against Josh Emmett, he delivered his best performance to date. Next up,
Alexander Volkanovski remains ranked No. 1 pound-for-pound The reason why Islam Makhachev called out Alexander Volkanovski in the first place was to get a shot a being ranked top pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Heading into their UFC 284 showdown on Feb. 11, Volkanovski was ranked No. 1 on the P4P list while Makhachev was