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UFC 160: Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva Weigh-in Results Video Highlights

Bleacherreport.com  -  The weigh-ins are over for UFC 160 and all but one fighter came in on weight. The only fighter to come in over was preliminary-card fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov.  Nurmagomedov checked in at 158.5 for his 155-pound lightweight limit bout against Abel Trujillo.For missing weight, Nurmagomedov will surrender part of his purse:The only other fighter who had a problem was Nah-Shon Burrell, who cam 1 hour 16 minutes

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Fallon Fox vs. Allanna Jones: Live Play-by-Play and Twitter Reaction

Bleacherreport.com  -  Transgender female fighter Fallon Fox takes on Allanna Jones in tonight's co-main event at CFA 11.The featherweight has garnered a ton of attention recently after Sports Illustrated published a profile of her. The news caused a bit of controversy in the MMA community and even made national headlines.There's no doubt that all eyes will be on Fox when she enters the cage for tonight's sem 3 hours

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UFC 160: Which Fighter Has the Most to Lose?

Bleacherreport.com  -  UFC 160 features the fighters who possess the most powerful punches in MMA today.Some of the more prominent fighters on the card, Cain Velasquez, Antonio Silva, Junior dos Santos, Mark Hunt, Glover Teixeira and Mark Hunt, combine for a total of 62 knockouts.Whenever we ask the question of who has the most to lose or the most to gain comes up before a fight, many would believe it's the Champion or 5 hours

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UFC 160 Fight Card: Which Fighter Has the Most to Gain

Bleacherreport.com  -  If you told any MMA fan just a few years ago that Mark Hunt would end up being a major player in the UFC's heavyweight title picture, he or she would scoff and laugh you out of the room.Fast-forward to 2013, and the once maligned former K-1 champ is now one of the promotion's most popular—and dangerous—heavyweights.Set to face former heavyweight king Junior "Cigano" dos Santos in Satu 7 hours

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If Nick Diaz Returns to Fighting, UFC Interested in Carlos Condit Rematch

Bleacherreport.com  -  Following a UFC 158 loss to Georges St-Pierre in Canada, Nick Diaz announced that unless he was receiving an immediate rematch he was likely retired from the sport of mixed martial arts. This wasn't the first time Diaz hinted around at walking away from the sport, but in the two months since then, the Stockton, Calif. native has kept fairly quiet until recently when it was announced he was enteri 9 hours

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10 Fighters with the Best Takedown Defense in MMA

Bleacherreport.com  -  Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell unveiled the blueprint for stuffing takedowns and dictating the pace of fights against upper-echelon wrestlers years ago in the UFC.Superior technique and a vicious and well-timed sprawl helped "The Iceman" stymie the takedown attempts of several gifted grapplers, forcing the bulk of his foes to stand up and exchange with him.Liddell's three-year reign over the UFC's l 11 hours

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Donald Cerrone Needs to Make a Statement Against KJ Noons at UFC 160

Bleacherreport.com  -  Donald Cerrone needs to crush KJ Noons at UFC 160 if he wishes to stay relevant in the ever-deepening lightweight division. For "Cowboy," this matchup is potentially disastrous—Noons is a sensational striker with relatively little fan following outside hardcore MMA circles—and a loss would completely eliminate him from the upper echelon of the 155-pound ranks. Previously a p 13 hours

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3 Questions We Have About Gray Maynard Ahead of UFC 160

M.bleacherreport.com  -  It’s been a long time since we’ve seen Gray Maynard in the cage. Since his last bout (an uninspiring affair with Clay Guida), Maynard has been on the sidelines, rehabbing a leg injury while watching the rest of the lightweight division go on without him. Much has changed since Maynard last fought for the mantle of lightweight king, back at UFC 136 in October 2011. Since that time, he& 15 hours

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