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The UFC is going out of 2018 swinging, having scheduled one of the biggest main events in the company’s history. Co-headlining the main event is Amanda Nunes versus Cristiane ‘Cyborg’ Justino, which many see as a battle between the two best pound-for-pound women’s fighters in the UFC right now. Alongside this colossal matchup, Jon Jones […] READ MORE
They say if you want to make God laugh, make plans. That statement could not have been more true in the days leading up to the biggest series of fight cards in MMA history. Dominant champions such as Matt Hughes and George St-Pierre look more like relics of an ancient epoch of MMA, and with […] READ MORE
After Jon Jones was pulled for failing a pre-fight drug test, Daniel Cormier will now take on former UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva at UFC 200. READ MORE
Ilir Latifi is best known for stepping in on short notice to replace an injured Alexander Gustafsson when the UFC returned to Sweden on April 6, 2013. The original main event was scheduled for a bout at light heavyweight between the Swedish superstar Gustafsson, and the dangerous Pride veteran and KO artist Gegard Mousasi. We learned […] READ MORE
This Saturday,two of the UFC's elite talent lock horns in what many expect to be a title eliminator bout. Anthony Johnson takes on Ryan Bader. READ MORE
It’s been a bizarre year for the UFC’s Light Heavyweight division. It started off strong with the first Pay Per View of 2015 featuring a highly anticipated grudge match between reigning king Jon Jones and rival Daniel Cormier, where Jones throughly handled the former Olympian Cormier en route to a unanimous decision victory. The win […] READ MORE
With a five-fight winning streak, and a grudge match building with Daniel Cormier, it's time for Ryan Bader and Cormier to fight for the title. READ MORE
The Boys at the Hammer feature weekly coverage of all things MMA. They have one of the premier radio shows in the world of MMA broadcasted weekly on Wednesday nights on 93.3 FM, CFMU and here at Last Word on Sports. While there are no major MMA events coming up this weekend, we do have […] READ MORE
Looking back on it now, it’s clear why Daniel Cormier was given the nod against Alexander Gustafsson at their UFC 192 meeting this past weekend. Cormier was consistently the more aggressive fighter, and he landed more shots overall. However, before the score cards were officially read on Saturday night (nearly Sunday morning here in the […] READ MORE
From the illegible scratchings of my notebook to your computer, tablet or smartphone screen, post fight notes is an in depth analysis of some of the finest technical action from a weekend of combat sports action. The piece will take a look at 3 select fights from the card picked for no reason other than […] READ MORE
