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Curtain Call: Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series vs. The Ultimate Fighter

August 30, 2017

As one UFC reality show comes to a close, another begins. The inagural season of "Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series" closed out its first season last night and a new season of "The Ultimate Fighter" i...

Tyron Woodley: Love Him or Hate Him, He’s Still the Champ

Mike Straus

August 3, 2017

Opinion, Spotlight

A smart fighter who can execute a brilliant game plan, or a boring fighter who takes no chances? Which is he? This is the question being asked in the wake of Tyron Woodley’s most recent title defense against De...

Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contenders Series: A Knockout Hit for MMA Fans

Kyle Symes

July 14, 2017

Opinion, Spotlight

Yet another season of The Ultimate Fighter came to a conclusion recently, but MMA fans were treated to more fights inside the TUF gym on Tuesday evening. Stripped away of the bells and whistles of TUF, Dana Whi...

Does Dana White’s Relationship with Fighters Jeopardize Their Success?

Kevin Ehsani

June 14, 2017

Opinion, Spotlight

Anyone who watches the UFC knows the name Dana White. For more than a decade now, the president of the UFC has made sure to make himself the face of the company and own the spotlight. White is the typical loud,...

Return on Investment: The WME-IMG Era of the UFC

Chris Huntemann

May 24, 2017

Opinion, Spotlight

The question in the headline of this column is asked with all sincerity. We’re approaching a full calendar year since the UFC was bought by WME-IMG for over $4 billion, and it’s fair to wonder if the Hollywood ...

It’s Time To Start Listening To What Al Iaquinta Is Saying

Mike Pendleton

April 28, 2017

Opinion, Spotlight

Maybe it's the nickname. Maybe it's the stuff behind the scenes. Whatever the case may be, “Ragin'” Al Iaquinta had plenty to say after being snubbed for a performance bonus following his brutal first-round kno...

Paramount MMA 7’s Jarred Mercado: Tightening the Game

Dan Kuhl

March 22, 2017

Interviews, Spotlight

Wrestling has always been one of the most dominant fighting modalities in history. It also happens to be one of the oldest. So, when a dominant wrestler decides to try his hand at MMA, he is already ahead of th...

Don’t Leave It in the Hands of the Judges? Enough is Enough

Matt Quiggins

February 17, 2017

Opinion, Spotlight

Evolution is a part of our daily lives. No, I am not talking science here, or politics, but more so the lives that we live each day. It’s how we grow and succeed with the tasks at hand and any other curveball t...

Enough Already: The UFC Should Give Its Rankings a Rest

Chris Huntemann

January 20, 2017

Opinion, Spotlight

Joseph Benavidez, Dominick Cruz, Max Holloway, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Stephen Thompson, Yoel Romero, Anthony “Rumble” Johnson, Fabricio Werdum, Claudia Gadelha and Valentina Shevchenko. What do these fighters ...

Combat Press 2016 MMA Awards: Story of the Year – UFC Sale

Jason Kelly

January 11, 2017

Spotlight

It’s a new year, so Combat Press is taking a look back at the best of MMA in 2016. Throughout the next few weeks, Combat Press will announce its award winners in multiple categories, covering everything from th...

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