Tag Archives: MMA
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Anderson Silva Suffers Nasty Leg Break at UFC 168 (GIF)
How was your holiday break? Did anything go horribly wrong? Did you get stuck at the airport overnight, or did one of your elderly uncles get drunk and fall into the hot tub? Whatever happened, I can still guarantee you had a better weekend than Anderson Silva‘s leg, which literally snapped in half during the […]
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Arianny Celeste Stars in Possible Super Bowl Commercial for Doritos (Video)
There’s still a quarter of the NFL regular season left to play, but that doesn’t mean it’s too early for some of the biggest American corporations to start thinking about possible advertisements for the upcoming Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium on February 2, 2014. One of those companies is Doritos, as they are currently […]
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40 Richest People in MMA History
Remember on Friends when Monica thought her billionaire boyfriend Pete—played by Jon Favreau—was going to propose to her because he said he had something “really big” to tell her, but really he was just going to say he would be competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship? Well, if you do, then you know back in 1997, […]
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MMA Fighter Shawn Valentin Probably Not Too Thankful He Nearly Broke His Arm Off at the Elbow (Video)
On the one hand, you have to respect the guys in small-time MMA promotions who are just trying to live the dream, work hard, and maybe someday get a chance at earning a real living doing what they love. On the other hand, MMA isn’t like playing single-A baseball or something. It’s a dangerous sport, […]
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Brazilian MMA Fighter Scores 6-Second Head Kick KO (Video)
Even though we’re in a bit of an MMA off-season on account of the Thanksgiving holiday, there’s still plenty to be thankful for in the field of kicking and punching. That’s because there are still places like Brazil that help keep the violence flowing all year round, if this video from Barracão da Luta 7 is […]
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Roundhouse Kick to the Head Results in Vicious First Round Knockout (GIF + Video)
If you haven’t heard of the “Final Fighting Championship” before, we don’t blame you, especially if you’re not from Europe—which is where this Mixed Martial Arts promotion company is based out of. But I can tell you that there are at least a few people paying attention to the Final Fighting Championship, and over the […]
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UFC Fight Night 32: Jeremy Stephens’ Knockout of Rony Jason Made for One Hell of a GIF
The biggest knockout of UFC Fight Night 32 was no doubt the knockout of Dan Henderson by Vitor Belfort. After all, it was the first KO defeat of Henderson’s career, and it set Belfort up as a potential challenger for the UFC light heavyweight title. However, the best knockout at UFC Fight Night 32—and the one that […]
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UFC Fight Night 32: Vitor Belfort Hands Dan Henderson His First Career KO
UFC Fight Night 32 on Saturday in Brazil featured a number of entertaining bouts. Only two of the 11 fights were decided by the judges, and of the nine knockouts, a whopping seven came in the first round. So there were some serious fireworks. The biggest bang of all? That was the main event between […]
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Spinning Back Heel Kicks Are Even Better in Slow Motion (GIFs)
With this post, I intend to prove two things you probably already know: (1) MMA fighters are tough as hell, and (2) super slow motion is awesome. Last night, Rustam Khabilov and Jorge Masvidal squared off in UFC Fight Night 31, also known as UFC: Fight for the Troops 3. The bout was pretty even […]
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Here’s the Blow that Earned Cain Velasquez the Victory Over Junior dos Santos at UFC 166 (GIF)
Cain Velasquez came into UFC 166 as the decided favorite to retain the heavyweight title against Junior dos Santos. However, it wasn’t a sure thing. Velasquez may have been 12-1 in the UFC, but that one loss came at the hands of dos Santos back in November of 2011 in the first of their two […]
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Dong Hyun “Stun Gun” Kim Lived Up to His Name With This Knockout on UFC Fight Night (GIF)
When you’re an MMA fighter and your nickname is “Stun Gun,” you’ve got a lot to live up to. Last night, Dong Hyun “Stun Gun” Kim did just that. Taking on Erick Silva on UFC Fight Night, Kim delivered the kind of knockout that reminds MMA fans why they love the sport so much, and […]
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Brazilian MMA Fighter Hops Over Fence and Leaves Arena, Mid-Fight (Video)
What do you do when you realize you hate your job? Well, for most of us, we’d keep doing it while we start to look at other options. That may take a few weeks, or maybe even a few years. But we don’t just think to ourselves one day, “I think I should be doing […]
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Badass Boxing Ref Suplexes Out-of-Control Fighter (Video)
In major combat sport promotions, you can count on the fighters to behave professionally most of the time. They are, after all, professionals. But in small time amateur promotions things can get dicey. You’re probably going to get a lot of wannabes who are all jacked up and looking to prove their manhood, which means […]
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Watch Jon “Bones” Jones Smash Alexander Gustafsson on the Head with a Spinning Elbow at UFC 165 (GIFs)
The UFC’s Jon “Bones” Jones has put together a pretty remarkable string of victories over the last couple years. After winning the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship from Mauricio Rua in 2011, he’s defended that title against a who’s who in the weight class—Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Lyoto Machida, Rashad Evans, Vitor Belfort, and everyone’s favorite blow-hard, Chael […]
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Here’s One of the Weirdest MMA Knockouts You’ll Ever See (GIF)
Typically, the noteworthy MMA knockouts we show you here fall into one of three categories. There are those knockouts that are amusing because somebody was showboating—like the Anderson Silva knockout or, if you want a more extreme example, this one. Then there are those knockouts that are amusing because they took just a few seconds—like […]
