Mirko Cro Cop will try one more time to make a splash in the increasing crowded UFC heavyweight division at he steps back into the Octagon this Saturday at UFC 99 after a 3 fight absence. What is particularly unique about this last minute deal between Cro Cop and the UFC is, according to Dana White, no paperwork was actually signed and that the deal was basically completed over the phone. Even more interesting is the fact that Cro Cop signed a 1 fight deal with the UFC, which is very rare and something they try to avoid at all costs.

The UFC has gone on record saying they won’t do 1 fight deals, except in very unique situations. They want their fighters locked up long term and do not make them available to other organizations. It’s a sound business policy that has enabled them to become the run away winner as best Mixed Martial Arts Organization in the world. By a significant margin. Read More

Well, it’s official. Mirko Cro Cop is back in the UFC and will appear at UFC 99 in Cologne, Germany June 13th. Discussions between the UFC and Cro Cop have gone back and forth over recent weeks and it was only yesterday that the final agreement was signed and Cro Cop’s official return was announced. The biggest loser in all of this is? Mustapha Al Turk, who has exactly 12 days to prepare for the man who was considered the number 2 heavyweight in the world just 2 and a half years ago.

Al Turk is 35 years old from Britain and stands 6’4, 235 lbs. He has a total 10 pro fights and has the worst agent in the history of sports. After only 6 pro MMA wins, his UFC debut came at UFC 92 against top contender Cheick Kongo where he was bullied and knocked around for 4 and a half minutes until referee Steve Mazzagatti finally had seen enough and pulled Read More

Let’s take a moment to match these two elite fighters on paper and learn why KenFlo will pull off the upset.

Most Improved

Since TUF it is hard to argue many other cast members have made the improvement of KenFlo. One way to compare recent improvement is to look at the Joe Stevenson fight. Both fought Daddy relatively recently and KenFlo looked just as good as BJ (if not better) in his dismantling of the game wrestler. Read More

The upcoming fight between BJ Penn and GSP at UFC 94 will go a long way towards answering the question of pound for pound supremacy.

The debate is fierce and strong points lie on both sides for either fighter in a P4P discussion. In the end though, it’s hard to argue BJ has anything less than a very good chance of winning. He lost a split decision in the first fight and surprisingly got the better of many exchanges. Past criticisms of BJ have been his conditioning. Since his loss to Matt Hughes and his Read More