Articles tagged "UFC"
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Vitor Burns and Raves at End of Day
Belfort's spinning head-kick knockout of Luke Rockhold was an act of innovation, evolution, and refusal. Full story
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The Beginning - Episode 3
Bruce Lee movies, Brazilian skateboard vigilantes, and Chuck E. Cheese: UFC stars Urijah Faber, Ricardo Lamas, John Dodson, and Vitor Belfort tells us how it all started. Full story
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Defining Moment - The Machida Era
On May 23, 2009, Lyoto Machida defeated Rashad Evans for the UFC light heavyweight championship with his elusive karate-based style and ushered in a new, if brief, age in MMA. Full story
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A True MMA Send-Off
"Big Country" Nelson sends Shane Carwin an adorable E-card after Carwin's announces his retirement. Full story
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Jon Jones: The Base Says We Wait
A quick musical interlude before "Bones" fights this weekend. Full story
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Crunching MMA Numbers
Fightland sits down with Fight Metric founder Rami Genauer to understand how "Moneyball"-style statistical analysis can possibly work in a sport as hectic as MMA. Full story
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Sitdowns: Benson Henderson
Before he fights Gilbert Melendez this weekend, the UFC lightweight champion chomps down on his (in)famous toothpick and tells Fightland about his toughest time as a fighter and how close he came to being a cop. Full story
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MMA on the Continent
Our man in England takes in the UFC fights in Stockholm, with their waving flags and their soccer-chanting fans, and rejects the notion that an unheralded card can't make for a significant night. Full story
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As Uncensored as It Gets
The UFC benefits from social media by embracing its dangers. Full story
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The Beginning: Episode 2
UFC heavyweights Roy Nelson, Cain Velasquez, and Frank Mir talk about how they got their starts in MMA. And Pat Barry talks about his early days as a ninja. Full story
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Worldwide: Takanakuy
Inside a Peruvian fight festival.
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Defining Moment - Mir vs. Lesnar 1
Mir's career-defining submission captured on wood
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WTF MMA 2: Win or Lose
The MMA virgin at his first fight.
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Fightland Meets: Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva - The Post-Fight Cut
Fightland visits the giant killer at his gym in Florida.
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Comrades in Armbars
Women make nice to keep their sport alive.
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Wrestling: Dead or Alive?
The IOC should have thought about who they were pissing off.
