All posts by Peter Parsons
Rankings Review: Joanna Jedrzejczyk Removed...
When the UFC rankings were released this week, a noticeable name was missing in the women’s strawweight and women’s pound for pound rankings.
Rankings Review: Alexander Romanov Not Rank...
Alexander Robanov (15-0) defeated Jared Vanderaa this past Saturday by second round TKO. “King Kong” is now 4-0 in the UFC with three finishes.
Rankings Review: Casey O’Neil Enters Flyw...
Casey O’Neil defeated Antonina Schevchenko this past Saturday by second round TKO. The Scottish born Australian, who fights out of Vegas, is now 3-0 in
Rankings Review: Chris Daukaus Takes Shamil...
Chris Daukaus continued his ascent up the heavyweight rankings with his KO victory over Shamil Abdurakhimov at UFC 266, this past Saturday.
Rankings Review: Shamil Abdurakhimov Ranked...
Last week’s Rankings Review column was focused on Sergei Pavlovich’s rise in ranking despite not having fought in over 22 months.
Rankings Review: Sergei Pavlovich Moves Up ...
Sergei Pavlovich last fought in October of 2019. To give a sense of how long that’s been, Pavlovich’s last fight was on the undercard of
Rankings Review: Daniel Rodriguez Replaces ...
Daniel Rodriguez replaces former welterweight champion Robbie Lawler in the latest UFC Welterweight Rankings that came out this week.
Rankings Review: Robbie Lawler Re-Enters Ra...
In this week’s UFC rankings, we saw two new entrants at No. 15 in the welterweight and bantamweight divisions.
Rankings Review: Sean Strickland Moves into...
In his first UFC main event, Sean Strickland won his fourth straight middleweight fight this past Saturday, defeating his highest ranked opponent to date in
Rankings Review: Olympic Edition
With the Olympics taking place right now in Tokyo, I thought it would be fun to look at which countries have the most champions and
Rankings Review: Miesha Tate Re-Enters UFC ...
Miesha Tate entered the top 10 for the first time in nearly five years after defeating previous No. 12 ranked Marion Reneau in Reneau’s retirement
Rankings Review: Tai Tuivasa Should be Rank...
Tai Tuivasa was one of the brightest stars of the UFC 264 pay-per-view this past Saturday, mainly for his performance inside the octagon.
UFC Superfights that Should Have Happened
With the recent announcement of the interim heavyweight title fight, fans cannot help but to wonder if the UFC will make the Jon Jones vs.
Rankings Review: Serghei Spivac Enters Heav...
Serghei Spivac won a unanimous decision this past Saturday against veteran Aleksei Oleinik who was previously ranked No. 15.
Rankings Review: Belal Muhammad takes Damia...
There has been some interesting movement in the UFC welterweight rankings in the last couple of weeks.
Boxing – MMA Crossover – Part 2
In the young history of Mixed Martial Arts, there have been many MMA fighters who have tried their hand in professional boxing.
Boxing – MMA Crossover: Part 1 – Bo...
In the young history of Mixed Martial Arts, there have been many MMA fighters who have tried their hand in professional boxing.
Rankings Review: Should Cody Garbrandt be t...
In this week’s rankings review, we look at the familiar scenario of a fighter being ranked ahead of another fighter who he has a recent
Rankings Review: Masvidal Drops Two Spots, ...
One noticeable ranking change from a fighter who did not fight last week was Jorge Masvidal who dropped two spots in the UFC welterweight rankings.
Rankings Review: Should Merab Dvalishvili b...
Merab Dvalishvili, opened up the main card this past Saturday with a unanimous decision victory over No. 13 ranked Cody Stamann.
UFC Rankings Review: Khamzat Chimaev is Bac...
In this week’s UFC rankings, many fighters were taken out of the rankings due to inactivity, change in division or in the case of Tyron
Rankings Review: Sean Brady shoves Khamzat ...
Sean Brady shoved Khamzat Chimaev out of the UFC welterweight rankings this week, while there were still more baffling heavyweight moves, even if for the
Rankings Review: Heavyweight shake-up
The UFC heavyweight rankings underwent a bit of a shake-up after four heavyweight bouts took place last week. But were they the right moves?
Rankings Review: Chimaev moves up, Vera mov...
The mystery surrounding Khamzat Chimaev's UFC welterweight ranking continues to build. After having to withdraw from a bout, he somehow moved up the rankings.
Rankings Review: Didn’t Al Iaquinta beat ...
How does a fighter who beat another fighter fall behind them in the rankings? Somehow, it does.
Rankings Review: What happened to Marlon Ve...
Some people think rankings do not matter. Rankings do matter. So why were Marlon Vera and Montana De La Rosa dropped from the rankings?
Rankings Review: Does Conor McGregor deserv...
Some people think rankings do not matter. Rankings do matter. Does Conor McGregor deserve his UFC ranking?
Should Khamzat Chimaev be a ranked UFC Welt...
EDITORIAL: Khamzat Chimaev is one of the most exciting fighters in recent memory to enter the Octagon, but does he deserve to be a ranked
What makes Israel Adesanya vs. Paulo Costa ...
With the UFC 253 title fight between undefeated fighters Israel Adesanya (19-0) and Paulo Costa (13-0), we look at how they arrived on their collision
Brett Rogers Wins Lackluster Decision Over ...
W-1 “New Ground” featured a main event between former Strikeforce heavyweight title contender Brett Rogers and well-seasoned journeyman Ruben Villareal in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
