Calling a UFC fighter scary may seem redundant, but certain athletes possess an intangible edge, a presence and an aura that sets them apart from the rest. Think of fighters like Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson, Francis Ngannou, Alex Pereira, Anthony 'Rumble' Johnson, Wanderlei Silva or Mirco 'Cro Cop'. When these men stepped into the cage, they […]
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Ronda Rousey's first knockout win was somewhat spoiled by post-fight debate over the stoppage. The UFC Hall of Famer began her professional MMA career with eight straight armbar submission victories to claim world championships in Strikeforce and the UFC. 'Rowdy' started working on her striking and it paid off when she defended her bantamweight belt
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Antonio Silva scored a brutal knockout to earn his only UFC title in February 2013. The Brazilian heavyweight, affectionately known as 'Bigfoot', was a huge underdog when he took on Alistair Overeem two months after 'The Demolition Man' brutally stopped Brock Lesnar in his sensational promotional debut. Overeem was on an 11-fight winning streak and
Former UFC champion Lyoto Machida used the strangest pre-fight routine you've probably heard of on his way to earning the light heavyweight belt. Lyoto Machida is considered one of the UFC's greatest light heavyweights in the promotion's history after a decorated career in the Octagon. He defeated the likes of Randy Couture, Shogun Rua and
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Cain Velasquez proved he was one of MMA's best heavyweights ever at UFC 146 in May 2012. Six months earlier, his first reign as UFC champion was brutally ended by Junior dos Santos. 'Cigano' shocked the world and embarrassed Cain Velasquez by knocking him out in just 64 seconds. There was no point in an
Robbie Lawler ended his legendary UFC run in sensational fashion. At the height of his powers, 'Ruthless' was the UFC Welterweight Champion and one of the best 170-pound fighters of all time. The 42-year-old scored big wins over Johny Hendricks, Carlos Condit and Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone – but he will be most remembered for his
Joe Rogan is in awe of Russian athletes and their dominance in martial arts. Khabib Nurmagomedov led the way before retiring in 2020 and passing the mantle to Islam Makhachev, who has since become the UFC lightweight champion and pound-for-pound number one. Umar Nurmagomedov will look to keep Russian MMA's winning streak going when he
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It's been exactly 14 years since one of the best rematches in UFC history took place. On January 1, 2011, lightweight champion Frankie Edgar defended his title against the only man who had defeated him, Gray Maynard. 'The Bully' used his elite-level wrestling skills to defeat Edgar in three rounds in April 2008. A few
Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson thinks there should be an asterisk next to Jon Jones' UFC accolades. After becoming the UFC's youngest-ever titleholder, Jon Jones met Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson in his first title defense at UFC 135. It was considered Jones' biggest test after dismantling Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua to become the UFC light heavyweight win the championship.
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BJJ wiz Gordon Ryan gave former 'World's Strongest Man' Thor Bjornsson a rare moment of feeling small. Rolling with Gordon Ryan is a tall order for anyone, especially someone of his size and build. Ryan, 29, is considered one of the main faces of submission wrestling, having won multiple ADCC World Championships and dominated his
UFC superstar Conor McGregor made his pre-fight prediction a reality at UFC 194. The culmination of Conor McGregor's meteoric rise to UFC superstardom was on full display at UFC 194 when he challenged then-UFC featherweight champion José Aldo in the main event. McGregor's mental warfare before the fight against Aldo resulted in one of the