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  1. The Great Cochrane

    Anthony Pettis inks sponsorship deal with Reebok.

    UFC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis is making quite some splash outside the octagon. While also signing with wheaties and being feature on the company's front cereal box, "Showtime" announced that he has signed a deal with Reebok to secure deals for footwear and apparel. Pettis, who will...
  2. The Great Cochrane

    Myles Jury agrees to fight Nate Diaz, but Diaz is waiting on the right price.

    Myles Jury has been on quite a roll as of recently. Compiling an undefeated professional record of 14-0 with 5 of those wins coming inside the octagon, "The Fury" has beaten the likes of Michael Johnson, Ramsey Nijem, and most recently Diego Sanchez all in impressive fashion. Now - Jury looks...
  3. The Great Cochrane

    Anthony Johnson is the man to beat Jon Jones.

    UFC 172 was headlined by a pair of light heavyweight matches. Before we which, we saw Phil Davis who had recently been coming off a win over top middleweight contender Lyoto Machida talk smack about champion Jon Jones and clamor about how he deserved to be champion even going so far as to say he...
  4. The Great Cochrane

    Kelvin Gastelum on beating Nick Musoke, weight issues - wants Mike Dolce back.

    Prior to his win over Nicholas Musoke at UFC Fight Night 44, Kelvin Gastelum was forced to give up 20% of his earning to Musoke after failing to make weight. The youngest Ultimate Fighter winner weighed in at 172.5 pounds and was given an additional two hours to get to the 171 pound limit...
  5. The Great Cochrane

    UFC Fight Night 44 Results: Cub Swanson edges Jeremy Stephens for 6th straight win.

    In an absolutely thrilling 25 minute featherweight war, Cub Swanson earned his 6th straight win inside the octagon by besting up and coming prospect Jeremy Stephens in the main event of UFC Fight Night 44 live from the AT&T center in San Antonio. And he did so in absolutely impressive fashion...
  6. The Great Cochrane

    VIDEO: Chris Weidman: "Jay-Z can take a beating, we saw the elevator footage"

    UFC Middleweight champion Chris Weidman has been enjoying his rise to fame over the last year after defeating Anderson Silva in arguably the biggest MMA upset ever. The champion is set to defend his title for a second time against Silva's training partner Lyoto Machida at UFC 175 Saturday July...
  7. The Great Cochrane

    Kelvin Gastelum fined for missing weight.

    The Co main event of UFC Fight Night 44 in San Antonio features Ultimate Fighter winner Kelvin Gastelum making his fourth octagon appearance against Nicholas Musoke. But unfortunately for Gastelum, he won't be receiving his full earnings win or lose come fighter payout. Gastelum (who won the...
  8. The Great Cochrane

    Ronda Rousey: If Cyborg wants her ass beat, she knows where to find me.

    When Strikeforce was absorbed through the UFC back in January of 2013, many people believed that a superfight between women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and longtime women's featherweight champion Cristane "Cyborg" Justino would come to fruition. But after failed contract negotiations...
  9. The Great Cochrane

    Thiago Silva books first fight since violent arrest.

    In January 2014, Thiago Silva threatened to shoot 25 people inside the Pablo Popovitch Brazilian Jiu Jitsu center while intoxicated, the 25 people included his estranged wife Thaysa who is in a relationship with the owner Pablo Popovitch. The win not only gained Silva an incarceration, but his...
  10. The Great Cochrane

    VIDEO: Joe Rogan shares Tae Kwon Do kicks with Duke Rufus.

    Duke Rufus is the coach of Anthony Pettis, who's known for some of the flashiest moves in the UFC today. Pettis is a Tae Kwon Do fighter which has not been a very prominent style used in MMA. But one person who has been a known TKD fighter is Joe Rogan - the UFC color commentator is a 2nd degree...
  11. The Great Cochrane

    Cub Swanson: "I know I'm just rising to the occassion"

    Back in July 2009, the most unforgettable moment in WEC took place when rising featherweight Jose Aldo went up against Cub Swanson, and in a highlight reel moment - the Brazilian knocked out the So Cal fighter in just 9 seconds with a double flying knee which immediately catapulted him into...
  12. The Great Cochrane

    Five fights for Anderson to take upon octagon return.

    With the most recent video release of Anderson Silva's Road to Recovery, it's safe to say that he's more than willing to get back into the octagon and compete. And after the injury he sustained in his last UFC appearance, it's remarkable to think that the Spider has done as much as he has within...
  13. The Great Cochrane

    Anthony Pettis cleared by doctors to kick - cartwheels Roufus in sparring.

    UFC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis has forced a high amount of injuries over the last 2 years. The most recent being that he tore his MCL in his title bid against Benson Henderson. But finally the champion has been cleared by doctors to throw kicks again which has got to be sitting well...
  14. The Great Cochrane

    VIDEO: Anderson Silva's road to recovery - spars and flips tire.

    Anderson Silva had quite the bad luck on December 28th 2013. After being knocked out for clowning around in his first title defense against Chris Weidman, he failed to regain the title from the worst way possible - breaking his leg off a leg kick check and fracturing both his fibula and tibula...
  15. The Great Cochrane

    Ring girl to the rescue!

    On Axs TV which featured UFC Welterweight champion Johny Hendricks; Bas Rutten and Kenny Rice discuss MMA on the regional scene. Which includes Mike Garrett with another very impressive knockout (after his 1.7 second head kick knockout). And another very interesting piece of information...
  16. The Great Cochrane

    Ronda Rousey plans to take break from competition after UFC 175.

    Ronda Rousey defends her UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship against Alexis Davis at UFC 175, which takes place Saturday July 5th from the Mandaly Bay Event Center in Las Vegas as part of a two event weekend. And according to The Great MMA Debate Podcast, that'll be the last we'll see of...
  17. The Great Cochrane

    Gina Carano in the UFC still not a done deal. Now a free agent.

    Although Strikeforce has been absorbed through the UFC, which is where he last saw Gina Carano lost to Cristane "Cyborg" Santos in the first Women's Strikeforce Middleweight (145 lbs) title bout. She still has four fight remaining on that contract. But don't expect to see Carano in the...
  18. The Great Cochrane

    CONFIRMED: Winner of Weidman vs Machida will face Vitor Belfort

    After draining his body of TRT and all the licensing controversy, it was announced on Fox Sports 1 that Vitor Belfort is finally ready for his title shot and will face the winner of next Saturday's Middleweght Championship Main Event between Chris Weidman and Lyoto Machida. The news broke...
  19. The Great Cochrane

    Dominick Cruz wants Takeya Mizugaki in return

    It's been more than two and a half years since we last saw Dominick Cruz inside the octagon. The former bantamweight champion was scheduled to face then interim champion Renan Barao to merge the championships at UFC 169 after recovering from two ACL surgeries, but a groin injury forced him out...
  20. The Great Cochrane

    Newly signed Paige VanZant credits Ken Shamrock for early MMA roots

    115 pound Paige "12 Gague" VanZant was originally scheduled to be in the UFC's latest season of The Ultimate Fighter which will crown the very first women's straw-weight championship and will be coached by UFC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis and former Strikeforce Champion Gilbert Melendez...