This goes without any debate, it is hands down the heavyweight division. The heavyweight division in all MMA organizations is the least skilled division, where fighters don’t have a wide range of tools to use in the cage. Heavyweights in general are either strikers or grapplers, only a few of them can do both. Also, … Read more
The MMA community still doesn’t understand why Khabib’s team has a high success rate, most of their fighters are either champions in different organizations or are title contenders. The video below explains it all and solves the mystery of this team. But before you watch the video, you should understand this: Basically, there are two … Read more
The dominance of Dagestani fighters is so evident in MMA, it all started with Khabib when he joined the UFC in 2012. At that moment, Khabib was the first and only Dagestani fighter in the UFC. A couple of years later, a whole squad of Dagestani fighters joined the UFC. Then the Dagestanis took over, … Read more
The whole MMA community has heard Charles Olivera repeating this phrase over and over again, “eu sou iluminado” in Portuguese, which means I am illuminated or enlightened. But still, not many MMA fans understand why Charles Oliveira believes he is enlightened. Daniel Cormier asked Charles Oliveira this question in one of his interviews: “How do … Read more
Theoretically, they could get fined by the athletic commissions because it is against the rules of conduct. But in practice, the athletic commissions in the US turn a blind eye to fighters shoving each other during the weigh-ins or during press conferences. Why do athletic commissions don’t take disciplinary actions against fighters shoving each other … Read more
Many fighters in the UFC are known for bringing all their team members to the fight. The Diaz brothers started this tradition in StrikeForce and brought it to the UFC later. A few years later, a new generation of fighters adopted the same tradition and took it up to the next level. Khabib Nurmagomedov was … Read more