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USAT/SBN July MMA Consensus Rankings: Light Heavyweight
Rankings compiled by Richard Wade. <!-- BEGIN RANKINGS TABLE --> Rank Fighter Points Promotion Last Rank 1 Mauricio Rua 350 UFC 1 2 Lyoto Machida 333 UFC 2 3 Rashad Evans 321 UFC 3 4 Quinton Jackson 303 UFC 4 5 Anderson Silva 275 UFC 5 6 Forrest...
Lloyd Irvin Home Invasion Story Not Only True, but Frighteningly Bizarre
Mike Chiappetta breaks some incredibly scary news: In the pre-dawn hours of Oct. 4, Irvin woke up on his couch at 4:30 am to find two gunmen standing over him. Taking bold action when the opportunity arose, Irvin disarmed one of the perpetrators, forcing them both to flee. No one was hurt in...
USAT/SBN June MMA Consensus Rankings: Light Heavyweight
Rankings compiled by Richard Wade. <!-- BEGIN RANKINGS TABLE --> Rank Fighter Points Promotion Last Rank 1 Mauricio Rua 299 UFC 1 2 Lyoto Machida 285 UFC 2 3 Rashad Evans 275 UFC 3 4 Quinton Jackson 259 UFC 4 5 Anderson Silva 241 UFC 5 6 Forrest...
USAT/SBN May MMA Consensus Rankings: Light Heavyweight
<!-- BEGIN RANKINGS TABLE --> Rank Fighter Points Promotion Last Rank 1 Mauricio Rua 375 UFC 2 2 Lyoto Machida 358 UFC 1 3 Rashad Evans 340 UFC 3 4 Quinton Jackson 327 UFC 4 5 Anderson Silva 316 UFC 6 6 Forrest Griffin 292 UFC 5 7 Antonio Rogerio...
USAT/SBN April MMA Consensus Rankings: Light Heavyweight
<!-- BEGIN RANKINGS TABLE --> Rank Fighter % Promotion Last Rank 1 Lyoto Machida 100 UFC 1 2 Mauricio Rua 93 UFC 2 3 Rashad Evans 91 UFC 3 4 Quinton Jackson 88 UFC 4 5 Forrest Griffin 80 UFC 5 6 Anderson Silva 76 UFC 6 7 Antonio Rogerio Nogueira 75 UFC 8 8 Muhammed...
UFC on Versus draws 1.24 million viewers for March 21 event
The UFC's debut on the Versus network can officially be considered a success thanks to the 1.24 million viewers who tuned in to see "Vera vs. Jones" among others from the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado, last Sunday night (March 21). John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal tweeted the...
USAT/SBN March MMA Consensus Rankings: Light Heavyweight
<!-- BEGIN RANKINGS TABLE --> Rank Fighter % Promotion Last Rank 1 Lyoto Machida 100 UFC 1 2 Mauricio Rua 92 UFC 2 3 Rashad Evans 91 UFC 3 4 Quinton Jackson 87 UFC 4 5 Forrest Griffin 80 UFC 6 6 Anderson Silva 79 UFC 5 7 Gegard Mousasi 76 Strikeforce 6 8 Antonio...
Put Jon Jones on the Fast Track
As a long time proponent of using the slow track for developing fighters, I am willing to admit when an exception should be made. Jon Jones is so uniquely talented that I see virtually no reason to put him on the slow path to stardom. He's been in the featured fight of the last two shows he's...
UFC on Versus CompuStrike fight stats illustrate Jon Jones' TKO win over Brandon Vera
UFC on Versus: "Jones vs. Vera" Jon Jones defeats Brandon Vera via first round technical knockout (strikes) Fight time: Standing (0:44); Ground (2:52) Total Strikes = Total Arm Strikes + Total Leg Strikes + Ground Strikes Total Arm Strikes Landed = Power Strikes Landed + Clinch Strikes...
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