It has felt like forever since the greatest fighter in the world has headlined a card. Anderson Silva last fought in October of 2012 when he completely demolished Stephan Bonnar in the first round. His opponent, Chris Weidman, has not fought since July of 2012, but regardless of the yearlong layoff, this bout could easily […]

It has been a tough road for Canadian Featherweights.  For the first time in a while, this 145 lb list contains no UFC fighter as Antonio Carvalho was a surprise cut by Joe Silva and Mark Hominick has retired. All is not bleak, however, as new blood has infused the Top 10 thanks to great […]

Western Canada has been fairly unlucky when it comes to the UFC. After two arguably weak cards put together by the organization in Vancouver, they tried to salvage their reputation out West by making a spectacular card in Calgary. Injuries refused to allow that as the card was completely dismantled by an unfortunate amount of […]

The UFC returns to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 25th. UFC Heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez will headline the main card, as he defends his title against Antonio ‘Big Foot’ Silva. Also on the card will be Junior dos Santos and Mark Hunt, who will be looking to be the next […]

Anderson Silva will soon be preparing to defend his Middleweight title against Chris Weidman in July. The winner of that bout will likely have a contender prepared for a fight shortly after as the final Strikeforce Middleweight title holder will be ready to make his UFC debut against a legend of the sport looking to […]

As an MMA fan and lawyer who deals with the consequences of concussive injuries in my professional life I have conflicting feelings when it comes to witnessing a knock out in combat sports.  While it is the most exciting way a fight can end there are well understood potentially long term consequences that stem from concussive injury […]

When fans found out about Strikeforce shutting down, ideas of a UFC versus Strikeforce card have been hoped for. Finally, three months after the final Strikeforce card, the UFC has put together a card where we will get to witness four UFC veterans against four Strikeforce veterans. This is arguably the most well balanced free […]

As Yogi Berra said, ‘It ain’t over till it’s over.’  While Bill S-209 is expected to pass into law giving professional MMA a legal framework in Canada, the Canadian Medical Association is doing what it can to derail this result. In a press release issued this week, it is reported that the president of the Canadian […]

The UFC returns to the Bell Center in Montreal, Quebec on March 16th. The preliminary card will include the Welterweight debut of UFC veteran Patrick Cote and the much anticipated debut of Jordan Mein. All four Canadians on the preliminary card will be live on Sportsnet in Canada and FX in the US. Three other […]

In case there are not enough reasons for you to avoid illegal Performance Enhancing Drugs, their use may also open the door to civil or criminal repercussions following otherwise lawful MMA bouts. You need look no further than the aftermath of the McSorley/Brashear altercation or the Bertuzzi/Moore incident to recognize that Canadian law sets limits to consent of harm in sports. […]