Written by Hurtsbad MMA Analyst Ryne Krafthefer

The UFC returns to Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday night, featuring one of the most highly anticipated main events in quite some time. Former Light Heavyweight champion “Sugar”…

Written by Hurtsbad MMA Knockouts Featuring Nicole Craner

It has been too long since we had a marquee matchup in the UFC which also means it has been far too long…

Written by Hurtsbad MMA Analyst Jake Martin

On one hand, you have two former friends becoming bitter enemies, and on the other hand, you have two fighters that…

Press release by The UFC

EVERY FORMER LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP PUMPED FOR ‘BONES’ vs. RASHAD

FORMER…

Written by Hurtsbad MMA Senior Analyst Todd Jackson 

There is a fight peaking over the horizon that has the fight community in a trance and the festivities have…

Written by Hurtsbad Senior Analyst Todd Jackson 

Listen, when you're right you're right. Hindsight is 20/20 and the odds are not quite so great on foresight. Yet we knew we…

Written by Hurtsbad MMA Analyst Luis Romero 

The UFC is home to some of the most gifted, talented, and successful fighters in the industry as they hold contracts on every top ranked fighter from flyweight to…

Written by Hurtsbad MMA Analyst Jake Martin 

This season of The Ultimate Fighter has received great reviews from MMA fans, and while it’s much improved because of the live format, it’s…

Written by Hurtsbad MMA Analyst Antwyn Jackson 

Now that we’ve had a little time to let the crowning of Benson Henderson as the UFC lightweight champion sink in, the real question…

Written by Hurtsbad MMA Senior Analyst Todd Jackson

MMA in and of itself is an extremely compelling platform for hand to hand combat between some of the world's top athletes. A good…

Written by Hurtsbad MMA Senior Analyst Todd Jackson

Once upon a time The Ultimate Fighter revolutionized the sport of mixed martial arts. Both the show itself and the…

Written by Hurtsbad MMA Analyst Ryne Krafthefer

Alliance MMA’s head coach Eric Del Fierro is known as one of the most preeminent trainers in all of Mixed Martial Arts. Del Fierro trains a number of impressive fighters at Alliance Gym in Chula Vista,…

Written by Hurtsbad MMA Analyst Jake Martin

The UFC debuted their flyweight division on UFC on FX 2 last night and it resulted in fast-paced action, a thunderous right…

Written by Hurtsbad MMA Analyst Ryne Krafthefer

Martin Kampmann once again proved why he is a force to be reckoned with in the Welterweight division, submitting Thiago “Pitbull” Alves with a tight guillotine choke at 4:12 of the third and final round.

Alves came out…

Written by Hurtsbad MMA Analyst Luis Romero

The sport of modern Mixed Martial Arts provides fans with some of the best fights the world has seen in recent memory. At times the fans are spoiled by fights given by the…

Written by Hurtsbad MMA Analyst Jake Martin

After defeating Frankie Edgar to become the new lightweight champion at UFC 144 last night, it looks like…

Written by Hurtsbad MMA Senior Analyst Todd Jackson/Photo by Evan Showman…

Written By Hurtsbad MMA Analyst Antwyn Jackson 

The UFC has taken a lot of flak for the pre-fight hype associated with Jon Jones versus Rashad Evans at UFC 145. A lot of “purists” believe that the hype is created, or fictitious. Some…

Written by Hurtsbad MMA Analyst Ryne Krafthefer

Jake Ellenberger successfully defeated Ultimate Fighter winner Diego Sanchez in the UFC main event on Fuel TV Wednesday night. Ellenberger utilized his accurate striking and excellent…

Written by Hurtsbad MMA Analyst Ryne Krafthefer

The UFC will be debuting on Fuel TV Wednesday night with an intriguing Welterweight matchup between Diego Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger. Fuel TV has previously shown UFC prelim bouts in attempt…