who is the ufc's greatest bantamweight
1ddb9471c4425f1ad125b67464bdba04
Elvis Presley UFC analyst Joe Rogan said as recently as last month that Mighty Mouse was not only the best fighter in the world today, but the best one of all-time. Joe Rogan says a lot of things, but Johnson is one of the most dominant champions in UFC history and was an elite bantamweight prior to the flyweight drop. I personally wouldn't consider him (yet) as the greatest of all-time, but surely he should've been an option.
6cb9dadc67b1203e9485bd367054b0c6
- The following article is entirely the opinion of Joe Burgett and does not reflect the views of the Inquisitr. UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey once again dominated at UFC 190 against her opponent, Bethe Correia. Going into the fight, MMA experts claimed that Bethe was Rousey’s toughest opponent to date.
4660d15f06e7f5e6f13d6a8582355889
- Conor McGregor. Conor Anthony McGregor (Irish: Conchúr Antóin Mac Gréagóir; born 14 July 1988) is an Irish professional mixed martial artist who is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is the reigning UFC Lightweight Champion, and former UFC Featherweight Champion.
ffaa0857769498fb0eb81d104b12ad43
GSP Believes In Conor McGregor, Another UFC Drug Test Failure, Big Anniversary For UFC GSP Believes In Conor McGregor, Another UFC Drug Test Failure, Big Anniversary For UFC. - This week saw a huge anniversary for the UFC, as Thursday marked ten years since the original Ultimate Fighter Finale. The event saw Stephan Bonnar and eventual TUF winner Forrest Griffin in what is widely considered one of the greatest fights in MMA history.
cf8f4b8bdacacf8e1ec75c32a4d176ff
A Lineal History: UFC Welterweight Championship Infographic A Lineal History: UFC Welterweight Championship Infographic. 1  Johny Hendricks on March 15 became the seventh man to capture the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight crown when he defeated Robbie Lawler by unanimous decision in the UFC 171 main event at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.
f0ba5b27fed64157cb5986518831612b
Women in the UFC: Looking Back at the First Six Months, And What It Means for the Future That’s why I expect the UFC at some point to make a push to absorb Invicta Fighting Championships, the all-female promotion run by Shannon Knapp that has quickly become known for its extremely exciting fights between the best women fighters in the world at 105, 115, 125, 135, and 145 pounds.
46ca197c040ba985ea77ee35e0610cdd
- Partner in life and in the gym, Nina Ansaroff talks Amanda Nunes. Bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes was so focused on the task of signing the official posters for UFC 207 that she took a long time to notice that her girlfriend and training partner Nina Ansaroff brought her a glass of juice. That's a good girlfriend; the rest is just not worth it,” Nunes said with a smile.
d2141d47be679fb712cd3a8658dda34c
The Hit List: Quickest Knockouts in UFC History Ryan Jimmo vs. Anthony Perosh | UFC 149 | 7 Seconds. A former Maximum Fighting Championship titleholder, Jimmo tied the record for the fastest knockout in UFC history, as he leveled Perosh in seven seconds at UFC 149 “Faber vs. Barao” on July 21, 2012 at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.
86aabc48f44138c73d238900ffb87f14
- Unlike the rest on this list, Hughes’ 25 UFC bouts do not even comprise half of his overall 54 total pro fights, which is mind-boggling. Hughes was an uncompromising force as a wrestler, a finisher, a champion and, simply, as a UFC fighter. Josh Koscheck - 25. No one wore the black hat as naturally as Josh Koscheck.
8042ed896133772bc622b8bed8e9869f
- B/R MMA 125: Ranking the 125 Best Fighters in Mixed Martial Arts. From its earliest days, determining the best MMA fighter in the world has never been a particularly easy task. Even as Royce Gracie dominated the initial UFC tournaments in 1993 and 1994, challengers to his throne emerged overseas, his own brother Rickson at the front of the pack.
fc9028c02809810f4cecb217cd77ebc5
Conor McGregor rules the world: A look at his record-breaking UFC 194 Conor McGregor rules the world: A look at his record-breaking UFC 194. Conor McGregor made a whole bunch of money in a very short time on Saturday. Conor McGregor has no problem making bold predictions and thus far in his UFC career he’s backed up every one of them with his performances inside the Octagon. On Saturday night, McGregor faced his biggest challenge to date when he took on Jose Aldo in the main event of UFC 194.
ea2ed138f51935c66c68f9b5014da326
Conor McGregor to fight Chad Mendes for interim title as featherweight champion Jose Aldo pulls out of UFC 189 grudge match comments. Conor McGregor will fight Chad Mendes at UFC 189 after featherweight champion Jose Aldo finally withdrew due to a rib injury. Mendes, a former two-time title contender, will challenge Irishman McGregor for the interim featherweight title on July 11 in Las Vegas.
cad8a910e06e1425aef998ea4874dcf7
Demetrious Johnson (fighter) ESPN.com, MMA Weekly, and various UFC personnel have called Johnson one of the greatest mixed martial artists in the world. As of April 2017, he is #1 in official UFC pound-for-pound rankings. Sherdog ranks Johnson as the #1 pound-for-pound fighter in mixed martial arts and as the #1 flyweight.
4d91e9ecce4294ed9edabe87925dd809
Naseem Hamed He also reigned as lineal champion from 1998 to 2001; IBO champion from 2002 to 2003; and held the European bantamweight title from 1994 to 1995. Hamed is ranked as the 14th best British boxer of all time, pound for pound, by BoxRec. In 2015 he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
696b9c367abd1d7e76d78e89476521cb
- Faber lost the fight Vis knockout. He had the most successful title defenses in WEC Featherweight history with five successful defenses. He fought 37 MMA fights, won 30 and lost 7 fights. Out of 30 victories he won 17 by submission.Faber is expected to face Alex Caceres in his next fight at UFC 175.aber lost the fight Vis knockout. He had the most successful title defenses in WEC Featherweight history with five successful defenses. He fought 37 MMA fights, won 30 and lost 7 fights. Out of 30 victories he won 17 by submission.
5add1f3a8ae81e739b9fa5731be420fc
MMA News: 51 Year Old Ken Shamrock Will Return To Face Kimbo Slice On June 20 According to several media outlets today, former UFC and WWE star Ken Shamrock will be returning to MMA this summer to face Kimbo Slice. Shamrock was once the biggest star in the world of mixed martial arts, taking part in the first ever Ultimate Fighting Championship event in 1993, where he lost to Royce Gracie in the tournament finals.
9535e8a85fe4189ad100ccab550b4b41
Meet 6ft 1 Gabi Garcia, a 17.5 stone MMA fighter who regularly spars with men Meet Gabi Garcia — the scariest woman in mixed martial arts. The Brazilian stands at 187cm tall and weighed in at 111kg for her last fight, making her 50kg too heavy to fight in the UFC’s bantamweight division — which is probably good news for Ronda Rousey, Holly Holm, Miesha Tate and co.
25babe7fd5188f1ff01a536343266cfa
- Urijah Faber was born on 14 May 1979 in California. He is an American mixed martial artist who is currently fighting in the bantamweight division of Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is also a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Urijah Faber Salary :$200,000.Urijah Faber Neet worth :$4,000,000. He is no 1 UFC bantamweight division and no 15 for pound for pound.He made his debut in MMA in 2003 as a part of Gladiator Challenge Promotions before coming to UFC he fought many fights in World Extreme Cage fighting (WEC) where he won the WEC feather weight championship.aber lost the fight Vis knockout. He had the most successful title defenses in WEC Featherweight history with five successful defenses. He fought 37 MMA fights, won 30 and lost 7 fights. Out of 30 victories he won 17 by submission.
df81926d6669a1506ce0d451572bbdca
- Enter Fedor Emelianenko, a Russian MMA Heavyweight and World Combat Sambo Champion that is widely considered to be the greatest heavyweight fighter in MMA history. To date, he has only lost one bout (30-1 record) and has stopped, either via submission or knockout, more than two thirds of his opponents.
bb77e55bb3f126cd316ed9aaeb240e47
- Andrei Arlovski defeated Tim Sylvia to claim the interim heavyweight title. After two successful title defenses, and since Frank Mir had not fully recovered from his accident, the UFC officially recognized Arlovski as the undisputed heavyweight champion in August of 2005.
c0ccaf576fa94212a712612ee3df204d
Michael Bisping Michael Bisping. Michael Bisping (/ˈbɪspɪŋ/, BIS-ping; born 28 February 1979) is an English mixed martial artist. He fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and is the current UFC Middleweight Champion. He is a former Cage Rage Light Heavyweight Champion, and The Ultimate Fighter 3 Light Heavyweight Tournament winner.
6c1dba4000a0cc38526d735cdc7a4305
- Ronda Rousey, lower left, rolls off of Cat Zingano, right, as referee John McCarthy stops the action when Zingano tapped out 14 seconds into a UFC 184 mixed martial arts bantamweight title bout, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, in Los Angeles.
70668d1fbd974b607a815733f90df752
- Step inside to find out who made the cut. With the additions of UFC 170 competitors Patrick Cummins and Ernest Chavez to the roster, there are now 32 undefeated fighters in the UFC.
3c9a39254f421b8ee6abfb30c03edd6d
- ONLY ON UFC FIGHT PASS. SATURDAY 27 FEBRUARY. 1P/4P PST/EST. The biggest fight in the history of UFC FIGHT PASS originates from London on February 27. The historic main event features the return of Anderson Silva, as the legendary former UFC middleweight champion collides with brash British superstar Michael Bisping.
09acaec1950d78065bf9221eaa20610c
- It’s no surprise Rousey is ranked in the UFC’s top five pound-for-pound fighters, a list otherwise occupied by men. Rousey was a highly decorated judoka as an amateur and continues to employ hip tosses and sweeps against UFC opponents.
f8b7bbea78e8a562395a0e7c1b361113
UFCJuly 13, 2015by Shea SerranoFacebook TwitterPrint Print. Let me make a reasonable assumption: You are not very into MMA and the UFC. Here, then, are some pieces of information that are important to know for the duration of this article: • Conor McGregor, a 145-pound, 5-foot-9 Irishman, is a very good fighter.
e012bff8f1215fc5737c0985f951d10f
Guillermo Rigondeaux agrees to fight Vasyl Lomachenko at 126lbs Dual super-bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux is set to meet WBO featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko at 126lbs. Rigondeaux's camp had originally suggested 124lbs would be the catchweight but after further negotiations, have compromised with the addition of a rehydration clause.