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Battle of the 'ustins Act II is set to take place at elevation. As if Alex Pereira needed another reason to take his foot off the gas at some point, he can rest easy knowing these two violent gentlemen have 'Fight of the Night' honors wrapped up.   1. Dustin Poirier (29-7) vs. Justin Gaethje (23-4)...

1. Max Holloway (23-7) vs. Arnold Allen (19-1)         In a tremendous clash of styles, the Ironman is set to face the chess master, but who is who? There are at least 3 major factors to consider in this matchup: volume, damage, and grappling. First, we will look...

1. Alex Pereira (7-1) vs. Israel Adesanya (23-2)               Here we go again... again, again. It feels like this fight went down yesterday. In fact, it was November, which is a very quick turnaround for a guy who was TKO'd. Has he had enough time...

By Michael Jones - @keepingitrealmma &  Dave Manley - @mmabobblehead     A love letter to chaos...             1. Marlon "Chito" Vera (20-7-1) vs. Cory Sandhagen (15-4)                 There are perhaps two ways to look at the current trajectory of Chito Vera:...

For perspective and for fun, here's my August 23rd recap of Edwards' KO win:  "It's interesting to note that in between rounds, you could hear Usman's coach, Trevor Wittman, yelling '"No Mistakes"'. It's like he anticipated this fight going off the rails if Usman got too comfortable... or God forbid,...

  UFC Fight Night:  Yan vs. Dvalishvili  By Michael Jones - @keepingitrealmma &  Dave Manley - @mmabobblehead  1. Petr Yan (16-4) vs. Merab Dvalishvili (15-4)              On paper, this might seem like a derivative of Jose Aldo vs. Merab Dvalishvili, where Merab used suffocating forward...

  Michael Jones - @keepingitrealmma &   Dave Manley - @mmabobblehead Very rare are those who bare the capacity to venture onward, climb the mountain and gaze upon the horizon. Of those brave enough, only a few will wonder what lies beyond, craving the endless journey, a glory out of reach. Of those few, only two...

UFC 283 Preview:                                    Teixeira vs. Hill   By Michael Jones - @keepingitrealmma & Dave Manley - @mmabobblehead            After all the personal chaos at home (in-laws) or last-second holiday shopping in frenzied department stores, (yeah...

UFC Fight Night:  Cannonier vs. Strickland     By Michael Jones - @keepingitrealmma &      Dave Manley - @mmabobblehead   "Night after night, going 'round and 'round my brain, his dream is driving me insane" - Roger Waters    In an even more bizarre world where Roger Waters is an MMA fan, ...

What a show ladies and gentleman, we owe the  UFC 281 competitors our lunch money and then some.  From Pereira's last round glory to Poirier's blood bath. This is the comedown. From ecstasy to equilibrium.  While we feverishly await the next blockbuster card, in this interim we pray for war between the heavyweights.      1. Derrick Lewis...

A Trilogy In Combat, But A First in MMA By Michael Jones - @keepingitrealmma & Dave Manley - @mmabobblehead  1. Israel Adesanya (23-1) vs. Alex Pereira (6-1)      Yes these gentleman have fought twice before, both times in kickboxing. The first was in 2016 and by all measurements it...

UFC Fight Night: Mitchell vs. Evloev    UFC Just For Fun: Rodriguez vs. Lemos  (it's not their fault, the fighters did nothing wrong) By Michael Jones - @keepingitrealmma & Dave Manley - @mmabobblehead  1. Marina Rodriguez (16-1-2) vs. Amanda Lemos (12-2-1)                  Coming off a split decision win over...

UFC 280 Oliveira vs Makhachev extended preview with some history of the fighters and 3 predictions.