Diego Lopes is not happy because he came up short in his second attempt at achieving his dream of winning a UFC championship belt. Yet amid the disappointment, Lopes is at peace. At UFC 325 in January, Lopes (27-8 MMA, 6-3 UFC) had a rematch with all-time featherweight great Alexander Volkanovski in Australia. Lopes lost…
Demetrious Johnson didn’t expect Paddy Pimblett’s strategy to be fighting Justin Gaethje. Pimblett (23-4 MMA, 7-1 UFC) was beaten and outmatched in a unanimous decision loss to Gaethje (27-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) for the interim lightweight title in the main event of Saturday’s UFC 324 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Advertisement Johnson thought Pimblett…
There was a moment, very late in the first round of Holly Holm’s colossal victory over Ronda Rousey on November 14, 2015, when the denial of what was happening in Melbourne became clear. As Rousey ate another left hand and bled a nose in a fight she was clearly losing, play-by-play man Mike Goldberg trotted…
