The Cowboy State's own Staci Vega is preparing for her professional debut as an MMA fighter this weekend (Saturday, August 5th, 2017) at the Cheyenne Ice & Event Center.
It was media day in Rio de Janeiro, as Ronda Rousey and Bethe Correia went face to face prior to their showdown in the main event of UFC 190 Saturday night on Pay-Per-View.
How do you know when you've picked the wrong gas station to rob? Let's just say if an MMA national champion punches in there, you've made a grave mistake.
Don't judge a book by it's cover, especially when that book is a harmless looking MMA fan who volunteers to fight you in a sand pit. Also, takedown defense and keeping your hands up are slightly more important than worrying about your hair.
As if MMA fighters don't have enough to worry about during a fight — fists, elbows, knees and roundhouse kicks from out of nowhere — add Super Glue to the list. During the recent WOCS 25 MMA card in Brazil, fighter Carlos Alberto Lobo had his eyed glued shut by his own corner...
Jon Jones bloodied and bruised Chael Sonnen Saturday night and retained his UFC light heavyweight title. Jones beat the trash-talking Sonnen at his own game, repeatedly taking him down and using vicious ground and pound to secure a first-round victory.
Sports are always at their best when there is a huge rivalry playing out: Ali/Frazier, Celtics/Lakers, Yankees/Red Sox. Both boxing and MMA have been starving for such a rivalry for years.
The cream rises to the top of each division in MMA...