Lyle Fitzsimmons
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The Real Winners and Losers From UFC on ESPN 48
It's a quantity/quality thing. Though the UFC's Saturday night card at the Apex in Las Vegas wasn't exactly littered with names recognizable beyond the… → Read More
The Real Winners and Losers From UFC on ABC 5
It's difficult to tell who loves who more. Florida and the UFC have been locked in a mutual display of public affection for several years, particularly since… → Read More
The Real Winners and Losers From UFC on ESPN 47
Call it the near-miss main event. Middleweights Marvin Vettori and Jared Cannonier fell short in their pay-per-view headlining opportunities opposite… → Read More
The Real Winners and Losers From UFC on ESPN 45
Lacking in quality? Make it up in quantity. That may have been the mindset of the UFC as it approached its final Fight Night show before next week's… → Read More
Aljamain Sterling and the Real Winners and Losers from UFC 288
It's a big sports day. So it's only natural that the UFC would play a role, too. The mixed martial arts conglomerate took its place alongside horse racing's… → Read More
The Real Winners and Losers from UFC Fight Night 223
It wasn't a night for star-searching. In fact, the UFC's 11-bout Fight Night card from the Apex facility in Las Vegas included exactly one matchup—a main… → Read More
Max Holloway and The Real Winners and Losers from UFC on ESPN 44
Just a week after re-crowning a dominant champion and sending off a popular rabble-rouser just a few miles off South Beach, the UFC took its Fight Night… → Read More
Israel Adesanya And the Real Winners and Losers from UFC 287
It'd been 7,288 days since the UFC last landed in Miami. Chances are it won't be that long before it returns. The mixed martial arts conglomerate brought its… → Read More
5 Next Best Opponents for Israel Adesanya After UFC 287 Win
Adesanya Most Likely: Strickland/Pereira winner Dark Horse: Khamzat Chimaev Fan Favorite: Colby Covington Underdog: Jiri Prochazka Off The Wall/Wild Card:… → Read More
"I'm Not Dana White's Boy" UFC's Paddy Pimblett on the Critics and What's Next
It's a sure sign of crossover success. Michael Jordan had sneakers and Space Jam. Peyton Manning had takeout pizza and life insurance. And these days, Conor… → Read More
The Real Winners and Losers From UFC on ESPN 43
It's certainly a busy sports weekend. The NBA and NHL are in the heat of playoff races. MLB is in the final throes of spring-training preparation. And the… → Read More
5 Best Opponents for Kamaru Usman After Loss vs. Leon Edwards at UFC 286
Kamaru Usman hadn't heard the words "and new" in a while. It was 2019, in fact, and once he won the UFC welterweight title from Tyron Woodley he held it with… → Read More
Leon Edwards and the Real Winners and Losers from UFC 286
They did it two weeks ago. They'll do it again in three more. But the UFC wasn't quite through with its pay-per-view mojo. The mixed martial arts conglomerate… → Read More
The Real Winners and Losers from UFC Fight Night 218
Forget the faint of heart. This weekend's UFC Fight Night show was not for the easily drowsy. Punches, kicks and elbows were flying in Las Vegas long after the... → Read More
Jamahal Hill and the Real Winners and Losers from UFC 283
It was a good night to watch pro sports. From the NFL's divisional-round playoffs to full slates of games in both the NHL and NBA, remote-holders had a... → Read More
The Real Winners and Losers From UFC Fight Night 217
The UFC went heavy on history and light on current events this weekend. The MMA conglomerate returned to live action with an 11-bout card from the Apex in Las... → Read More
The Real Winners and Losers From UFC Fight Night 215
So much for the best-laid plans, eh? The UFC learned that firsthand at its Saturday show from the Apex facility, which lost its main event about 30 minutes... → Read More
From Darkness to the UFC: How Vanessa Demopoulos Embraces the Spotlight
It can be hell for a mixed martial artist. The last few days before a fight—and for many, the hours just before a weigh-in—are the ones that test an athlete’s... → Read More
Israel Adesanya, Alex Pereira and the Real Winners and Losers from UFC 281
The sport's most successful promotion in the world's most famous arena. If nothing else, the power of marketing guaranteed that the UFC's annual visit to... → Read More
UFC 281: Best Bets for Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira and the Rest of the Card
If you're not intrigued, you're not trying. The UFC will bring its combative circus back to the "World's Most Famous Arena" on Saturday night and the latest... → Read More