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. The UFC returns to Fox this Saturday night for UFC On Fox: Holm vs. […] READ MORE
Tag: Chad Mendes
Chad Mendes Suspended for Two Years
The USADA announced today that Featherweight Chad Mendes has been suspended by the UFC under the outfit's anti-doping policy. READ MORE
Rafael Dos Anjos Injured, Out of Super-Fight Against Conor McGregor at UFC 196.
Well, so much for that planned super-fight. It is being reported by multiple news outlets, that UFC lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos has a broken foot and will be unable to defend his title in the main event of UFC 196. MMAfighting.com‘s Ariel Helwani breaks down the details of the story: According to multiple sources, […] READ MORE
2015 MMA Event of the Year: UFC 189
In a year filled with great cards, UFC 189 stood out as the best MMA event of the year. Relive the action here. READ MORE
Hammer 277: New Champions and Preview of Dos Anjos vs Cerrone
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. Following three consecutive nights of newsworthy UFC events last weekend, there is already another […] READ MORE
Chad Mendes’ Dilemma
Chad Mendes is widely accepted as one of the greatest featherweights, if not fighter’s period, in the sport of MMA, but following a first round KO loss at the hands of Frankie Edgar at the The Ultimate Fighter 22: Finale, “Money” has seen his last title shot. It is rare thing in the sport of […] READ MORE
Hammer 275: Namajunas, VanZant, Edgar, Mendes and More
UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant is a rare Thursday night UFC event, and the next night's UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Mendes are both previewed. READ MORE
Conor McGregor and the Faux Interim Featherweight Title
It feels like the build up has been years in the making, but come December 12th at UFC 194, we will finally get the long-awaited match-up between the Interim Featherweight Champion, Conor McGregor, and longtime Featherweight Champion, Jose Aldo. The UFC seems intent on selling this match-up as a unification of McGregor’s interim title with […] READ MORE
Is Conor McGregor Really That Good Or Is He Just A Good Fight Promoter
We saw a highly anticipated fight between Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor fall through and on very short notice Chad Mendes was given another crack at a belt. We saw Conor time and time again say it didn’t matter who he fought. That he would even fight both on the same night and win with […] READ MORE
Hammer 255: Bisping vs Leites Preview and 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. The UFC heads to Scotland this Saturday night for the first time ever with […] READ MORE