The Kyrgyzstan-born striking specialist joined The Luke Thomas Show on Monday to weigh in on the newfound parity in her division and why it’s so hard for a champion to hold onto the belt.

Mixed Martial Arts fighters are different from any other athlete in the sense that when they walk to the cage, they’re walking into war, one-on-one war with an opponent looking to use any martial arts discipline under the sun to … Continued

UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate is still riding the high of her title-win earlier this month. After coming from behind to beat Holly Holm by submission late in the fifth round, “Cupcake” has multiple contenders nipping at her heels … Continued

Saturday’s UFC 196 co-main event between Holly Holm and Miesha Tate for the women’s bantamweight championship played out just as most people had expected. Right up until the end. Tate had a moment of success in the second ground when … Continued

Main Event: Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz Last week, UFC featherweight contender Frankie Edgar said the “C” in UFC should stand for “Conor,” as in featherweight champion Conor McGregor. He’s right. McGregor was expected to be the first man to … Continued

A lot of factors can determine the outcome of a mixed martial arts fight. Height and reach can affect strategy while fighting style and tendencies can foreshadow how the bouts will end. For the main and co-main events of UFC … Continued

Over the past five years, women’s sports have undergone a revolution, with female athletes making waves in male-dominated sports. Lines that used to separate male and female sports have been blurred by the women who refuse to let gender restrictions … Continued

Oh, what a time to be alive! Though not yet officially official, Mixed Martial Arts fans are salivating at the rumored UFC 197 super-fight between featherweight champion Conor McGregor and lightweight king Rafael dos Anjos in March. Dos Anjos’s lightweight … Continued