Before the ink could dry on Ryan Howard’s five-year, $125 million contract extension, speculation already was running rampant in Milwaukee on how the deal for the Phillies’ first baseman would effect Prince Fielder.
Word had already leaked out that Fielder would likely start his contract talks based on the eight-year, $184 million deal signed by Joe [...]
In part one of Bleacher Report’s interview with Urijah Faber, he shared his thoughts on his first appearance on pay-per-view and his title fight with WEC Featherweight champion, Jose Aldo.
In part two, Faber gave his thoughts on some of the best smaller fighters in the world, including a teammate and several former opponents.
Jesse Motiff (Bleacher [...]
In the fastest growing sport in the world perhaps no athlete has had a faster rise to the top than Jose Aldo. Aldo will face Urijah Faber Saturday night at WEC 48 in what could become a career-defining fight for the young Brazilian.
Aldo, who won’t turn 24 until September, has a career record of 16-1. [...]
The last two weekends have not been the best of times for the sport of mixed martial arts.
BJ Penn and Gegard Mousasi, both of whom were thought to be the clear-cut top fighters in their respective divisions, lost their belts in uninspiring performances. Anderson Silva, thought by many to be the best pound-for-pound fighter in [...]
Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal enjoyed his coming out party last night by defeating Gegard Mousasi, and taking his Strikeforce Light-heavyweight title.
Lawal is only seven fights into his pro career, but he has already become one of the top 205-pound fighters in the world. The scary thought for his competitors is the fact that he’s only [...]
A total of three people thought Jake Shields would beat Dan Henderson prior to their fight on Saturday night.
Okay, that number is a bit of an exaggeration, but the majority of fans watching the fights expected Henderson to become the new Strikeforce Middleweight champion. Shields was then expected to bolt, literally straight from the cage, [...]
Dan Henderson entered his fight with Jake Shields Saturday night a huge favorite. He left the fight a beaten man, looking completely outclassed by the Strikeforce Middleweight champion.
Henderson started out great in the first round, and he almost ended the fight after catching Shields with his famous right hand. However, the champion persevered and made [...]
It seems so often lately that fans are continually disappointed when title fights take place, no matter the promotion. Anderson Silva’s fight turned into a joke, while BJ Penn and Gegard Mousasi looked disinterested in retaining their belts.
Gilbert Melendez was anything but a joke Saturday night when he faced Shinya Aoki in Aoki’s first fight [...]
Despite the fact that he won’t even turn 25 until August, Gegard Mousasi has already asserted himself as one of the best fighters in the world. He has won his last 15 fights, with only two of them making it to the judges’ scorecards.
His meteoric rise has seen him win titles around the world, culminating [...]
It may be a bit early to speculate on Dan Henderson’s career, especially since he hasn’t had his first fight yet for Strikeforce, but it seems that when a fighter leaves the UFC it isn’t long before they return.
Henderson will face Jake Shields tonight for the Strikeforce Middleweight championship. He is a big favorite over [...]
