Former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold was ranked #5 in the official UFC Middleweight Rankings in 2014 and #6 in the world in the Sherdog Middleweight Rankings. He was born in Santa Cruz, California, in 1984, and comes from a sporting family. On July 24, 2007, Luke Rockhold competed in his first mixed martial arts … Read more
On Saturday night, Thiago Santos and Jamahal Hill square off at the bustling junction of the UFC light heavyweight top 10. UFC Fight Night features the main event of Santos vs. Hill as the company makes a triumphant return to the Apex in Las Vegas. Three years ago, Santos (22-10) came close to unseating the … Read more
Israel Adesanya made the announcement on SportsCenter on Friday that he will defend his UFC middleweight title against his longtime foe, Alex Pereira, on Nov. 12 in New York. It seems that the UFC’s Madison Square Garden main event is finally taking place. The defending middleweight champion will square off against the No. 5 ranked challenger … Read more
UFC 276 has just ended and it was a stacked fight card featuring the likes of Alexander Volkanovski, Max Holloway, and Israel “The Last Stylebender” Adesanya. Three of the biggest names in the organization were featured inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. But the paper review numbers did not reach the expected heights. The … Read more
Israel Adesanya is currently the reigning Middleweight champion and No. 3 in the PFP rankings in the UFC. The Nigerian, also known as “The Last Stylebender,” has made a name for himself as one of the best ever in his division. As time went on, Adesanya annihilated big names like Anderson Silva, Marvin Vettori and … Read more
UFC Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is one of the best martial artists in the business, but it was not always smooth sailing for the Nigerian. Despite being in an affluent family in Nigeria, things became different when his family emigrated to New Zealand. Reflecting on his time after initially moving to New Zealand, the 32-year … Read more
At the age of 42, Glover Teixeira is about to defend his Light Heavyweight Crown for the first time, headlining UFC 275. Although he has fought for the belt twice before- losing the first shot to Jon Jones, but winning the title from Jan Blachowicz- this will be the first time the Brazilian will be … Read more
Glover Teixeira is set to defend his Light Heavyweight crown for the very first time at UFC 275, as he gears up to face Czech Republic sensation Jiri Prochazka in Singapore. The 42-year old Teixeira has had a fairytale run to the title, and had to overcome a lot of setbacks in order to reach … Read more
Glover Teixeira’s rise to the top has not been the easiest path. After fighting in the UFC for 20 years, he was finally able to become the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion by beating Jan Blachowicz at UFC 267. At the age of 42, he became the second oldest person in the UFC to hold a … Read more
If you go around the UFC roster looking for some inspiration, you won’t find anyone as inspirational as Glover Teixeira. The 42-year old is about to defend his Light Heavyweight belt for the very first time at UFC 275, and has revealed some details about his past struggles that are sure to motivate fans around … Read more
