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Mid-Year Review: 2018’s Best UFC Fights So Far

June 20, 2018

The UFC is yet to put on a disappointing pay-per-view so far in 2018. UFC 223 was an exception, but we all know what happened there. UFC 224 was a questionable one in terms of depth on paper, but it would be...

Marlon Moraes: The Next UFC Bantamweight Champion?

Jaewon Paik

June 4, 2018

Opinion, Spotlight

It was as shocking as any fight. Marlon Moraes took care of business in just 33 seconds against Jimmie Rivera in the main event of UFC Fight Night 131, the promotion's debut event in Utica, N.Y., on Saturday ni...

UFC Fight Night 130: Till’s Chances of Besting Thompson

Jaewon Paik

May 23, 2018

Opinion, Spotlight

On Saturday, the UFC holds its next event, UFC Fight Night 130, in Liverpool, England. This will mark the first time the organization has landed in one of the most iconic cities in England. The main event is ex...

Kelvin Gastelum Proved He Belongs at Middleweight

Jaewon Paik

May 16, 2018

Opinion, Spotlight

As special as Kelvin Gastelum has been in his tear throughout the UFC’s middleweight division, many people were quick to dismiss him as being “too small” for the division when he suffered his first defeat at 18...

UFC 224: The Importance of Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza vs. Kelvin Gastelum

Jaewon Paik

May 12, 2018

Opinion

Not often do we see fighters go up a weight class and fight their way to a title shot. However, the recent past has presented us with a couple special cases in the form of Rafael dos Anjos and Robert Whittaker....

UFC Fight Night 129: Demian Maia Is Risking Everything Against Kamaru Usman

Jaewon Paik

May 4, 2018

Opinion, Spotlight

Some call Demian Maia the last “specialist” left in the sport of mixed martial arts. It’s with good reason, too. Maia, a former UFC middleweight and welterweight title challenger, is a fourth-degree Brazilian J...

Dethroning the Champ: Who Is the Biggest Threat to Khabib Nurmagomedov?

Jaewon Paik

April 25, 2018

Opinion, Spotlight

As Khabib Nurmagomedov has climbed through the ranks over the years since his UFC debut in 2012, the ultimate question has always been the same: Who's going to give this kid his first loss? Six years later,...

UFC Fight Night 128: The Importance of Kevin Lee’s Fight Against Edson Barboza

Jaewon Paik

April 20, 2018

Opinion, Spotlight

This weekend, the UFC returns to Atlantic City, N.J., for the first time in nearly four years. The promotion has put together quite an incredible card for UFC Fight Night 128 with yet another lightweight headli...

Was Joe Rogan’s Commentary Fair for Nurmagomedov vs. Iaquinta?

Jaewon Paik

April 13, 2018

Opinion, Spotlight

Usually when people talk about the veteran UFC color commentator Joe Rogan, it's almost always positive ratings. According to these reviews, he is great, incredible, and arguably the best ever at what he does. ...

Do UFC Interim Titles Still Hold Value?

Jaewon Paik

April 6, 2018

Opinion, Spotlight

With the recent addition of yet another interim UFC title fight after the recent announcement of the addition onto UFC 224 of a welterweight championship tilt between Rafael dos Anjos and Colby Covington, it br...

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