UFC 269: Charles Oliveira vs Dustin Poirier By Cathal Geeney Charles Oliveira looks to make his first successful UFC lightweight title defence as he faces off against Louisiana’s own Dustin Poirier this Saturday. It is quite remarkable that both men are still only thirty-two years of age considering their extensive list of achievements. Poirier is … Continue reading UFC 269: Charles Oliveira vs Dustin Poirier
WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT SHOWCASE BETWEEN (#7) KETLEN VIEIRA AND (#8) MIESHA TATE HEADLINES AT UFC® APEX IN LAS VEGAS UFC® returns to UFC APEX with a showcase matchup in the women’s bantamweight division as No. 7 ranked contender Ketlen Vieira takes on No. 8 Miesha Tate. In the co-main event, welterweight grappling specialists lock horns as … Continue reading WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT SHOWCASE BETWEEN (#7) KETLEN VIEIRA AND (#8) MIESHA TATE HEADLINES AT UFC® APEX IN LAS VEGAS
UFC 268 Preview & Prediction: Weili Zhang v ‘Thug’ Rose Namajunas By Cathal Geeney Weili Zhang has been granted an immediate rematch after giving up her strawweight title to Rose back in April of this year. If history is anything to go by, this may not bode well for the Chinese challenger. The last six … Continue reading UFC 268 Preview & Prediction: Weili Zhang v ‘Thug’ Rose Namajunas
UFC 268: Kamaru ‘Usman v Colby Covington Preview & Prediction By Cathal Geeney Kamaru Usman will look to finally close the chapter on his rivalry with Colby Covington and defend his UFC welterweight strap for the fifth time in less than two years, at UFC 268 this weekend. The two last went to war in … Continue reading UFC 268: Kamaru ‘Usman v Colby Covington Preview & Prediction
The Kamaru U-Turn By James Lee As Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington prepare to face off for the UFC welterweight championship for the second time in less than two years, it is amusing to observe how different the circumstances are this time, just under twenty-three months since they last fought. It might have been thought … Continue reading The Kamaru U-Turn
Molly McCann Signs New 4-Fight UFC Contract Molly McCann has been counted out many times in her life and career. If you look resilience up in the dictionary, you would expect to see McCann named in the explanation. Trust me, she has overcome many things in her life. The latest test was back in September, … Continue reading Molly McCann Signs New 4-Fight UFC Contract
UFC 267 Preview & Predictions By Cathal Geeney Jan ‘Prince of Cieszyn’ Blachowicz v Glover Teixeira Jan Blachowicz returns to Fight Island to defend his belt against Glover Teixeira. The Polish fighter will have fond memories of his last trip here, having defeated Dominic Reyes to become the UFC light heavyweight champion. Jan followed up … Continue reading UFC 267 Preview & Predictions
Alexander Hernandez and the Lightweight Trap By James Lee Like has been the case on countless occasions, the UFC’s lightweight division can quickly hype fighters to the very top of the sport and drop them in an instant, providing adaptation time. There is no better example of that in recent memory than Alexander Hernandez. The … Continue reading Alexander Hernandez and the Lightweight Trap
UFC 266 Main Event Predictions By Cathal Geeney Alex Volkanovski vs Brian Ortega The UFC featherweight title is on the line this weekend as Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega prepare to do battle. This will be only the second bout for Ortega in almost three years. Given the lack of activity of late, it is … Continue reading UFC 266 Main Event Predictions
Arman Tsarukyan & The Depiction of MMA’s Progression By James Lee As the consistent trend of weekly UFC Apex events presents a throwback to the foundations of the company's mainstream inception, a fighter on this weekend’s main card portrays the sport’s progression since the likes of Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar lined up as part … Continue reading Arman Tsarukyan & The Depiction of MMA’s Progression
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