UFC 202 will take place August 20th, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Fans are about to watch one of the most stacked cards in recent history. The 200th anniversary event in July was advertised as the UFC’s biggest ever. 202 however, will likely deliver the punch 200 failed to do. Each fight on this card is worthy of discussion. But […] READ MORE
Tag: Ronda Rousey
Immediate Re-Matches in UFC
With titles switching hands so fast in the UFC it’s hard to answer the question of whether a reigning champion deserves an immediate rematch. Sometimes it seems that belts switch hands as fast as fighters switch wraps. In these days of the sport, MMA is growing at such a fast pace, and there are so […] READ MORE
UFC: Time to Create a Women’s Featherweight Division
By creating a women's featherweight division, the UFC can capitalize on the drawing power of female stars such as Holly Holm and Cristiane Justino. READ MORE
The Importance of a Fighter’s Brand
Brock Lesnar gets how important a fighter's brand name can be towards maintaining a successful athletic career. READ MORE
Ronda Rousey Undergoes Knee Surgery
Ronda Rousey, the former UFC women's bantamweight champion, underwent knee surgery this Wednesday, and could return to the Octagon by December. READ MORE
Lessons Learned: Rousey, Aldo, and Werdum
In the past eighteen months, we’ve seen long reigning champions unseated, divisional kings dethroned, and the passing of the proverbial torch in mixed martial arts. This pattern is all too familiar with a nascent combat sport like MMA, where certain fighters seem to usher in new eras of combat mastery, bringing new ideas and knowledge about […] READ MORE
Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino: UFC Testing Waters on Another Women's Division
Considering the options of the UFC with regards to Women's MMA, Cris "Cyborg" Justino and the possibility of another women's division. READ MORE
Searching for the Ideal UFC 200 Headliner
The LWOS MMA department analyzes seven unique and original match-ups that would have made a better UFC 200 headliner than McGregor vs. Diaz. READ MORE
How Miesha Tate Dethroned Holly Holm
UFC 196 went down in the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV on March 5, 2016. Those of you who watched UFC 196 this past Saturday night were treated to a number of jaw-dropping upsets. Including in the co-main event, where Miesha Tate–riding a four-fight win streak–toppled incumbent UFC champion Holly Holm. Holm was last […] READ MORE
Holly Holm vs. Miesha Tate: Lost in the Shuffle
Holly Holm and Miesha Tate will be squaring off this Saturday for the women's bantamweight belt, hopefully they won't get lost in the McGregor-Diaz circus. READ MORE
