Tales From The Cage

With Halloween just around the corner, everyone is getting into the Holiday spirit. But what's the best part about Halloween? Is it the decorations? The costumes? The pumpkins? All of those are good, but there's only one right answer. The candy. With that said, let's compare the current UFC champions to their Halloween candy counterparts. Women's Strawweight Champion: Joanna Jedrzejczyk = Pop Rocks Jonna Jedzrejczyk is one of the top fighters in the game today. She's not known for winning fights with a single punch or submission. She wears you down and peppers you with a series of shots over the course of the fight. Combinations and volume are her keys to success. The same could be said for Pop Rocks. Pop Rocks aren't going to knock you out with flavor or be overpowering from the start. Rather it's the series of pops and "shots" and the sheer volume of the flavor and "pops" that can make this candy hard to handle if...

Conor McGregor is the biggest name in mixed martial arts, without question. But with that name recognition, come certain expectations. Has McGregor lived up to those expectations so far? Let's start with McGregor's career prior to the UFC. Fighting in Europe, McGregor lost two of his first six fights before rattling off eight straight wins, including capturing both the Featherweight and Lightweight titles in the Cage Warriors promotion. He was a rising name on the scene with all 12 of his wins coming via TKO or Knockout. From his pro-debut in 2008 until he was signed by the UFC in 2013, McGregor established himself as a force to be reckoned with in European MMA. McGregor signed with the UFC in February of 2013 and made his promotional debut in April. He very quickly made his presence known in the UFC, earning a Knockout of the Night bonus by knocking out Marcus Brimage in just over a minute. A closely fought decision victory over Max Holloway saw McGregor's sto...

Herschel Walker, former Heisman trophy winner and NFL player turned MMA fighter We've seen multiple professional athletes make the transition to MMA, usually after their prime has passed in their sport of choice. Herschel Walker, Bob Sapp, even CM Punk could all be counted as pro athletes who made the jump. Now, with the report that controversial former NFL defensive end will be making his amateur MMA debut soon, it brought the thought of what other current pro athletes we would love to see inside the octagon. Rob Gronkowski "Gronk" stands 6'6 and 265 lbs and an absolute freak of an athlete. He may be the greatest tight end to ever play professional football. With his physique and athletic ability, it seems that he'd be the perfect candidate for cage fighting with some training under his belt. Gronk has already had involvement with the WWE so it's not exactly a stretch to think he could extend that into the world of MMA. And with his outgoing ...

An MMA fighter in England is going viral after pulling off a submission straight out of a WWE ring at Full Contact Contender two weeks ago. Grabbing both of his opponent's legs, Jonno Mears applied what in wrestling terms is known as a Boston Crab, the more generic name for The Walls of Jericho. A move made famous by Chris Jericho, in theory, it applies pressure to the recipients back until they're forced to tap out. Seeing this seemingly fictional maneuver actually work has brought questions of what other wrestling moves may be able to work in MMA. Here's five that seemingly have the best chance of success. 5. The Figure Four  Another submission maneuver starts off the list. The Figure Four is probably most famous by wrestling legend Ric Flair. The move involves intertwining your legs with your opponents in a way that puts immense pressure on one of their knees. You're also able to apply more pressure by leveraging your own body in different ways, c...

What matters more in MMA, so-called "money fights" or the prestige of the championship belt? This question has been asked more and more in recent years, primarily because of Conor McGregor but there are others who it applies to as well. Conor McGregor won the interim Featherweight title in 2015, defeating Chad Mendes by TKO in the 2nd round at UFC 189. He would go on to unify the title by knocking out Jose Aldo in just thirteen seconds at UFC 194 just five months later. McGregor never defended his title at 145-pounds, fighting Nate Diaz twice and 170-pounds and then challenging for the Lightweight title at UFC 205 in November of 2016. The UFC stripped him of the Featherweight title not long after UFC 205 when McGregor announced he intended to take time off from the UFC. He has since gone on to face Floyd Mayweather in a boxing match while a fight for the interim Lightweight title is set to take place this weekend at UFC 216. McGregor's accomplishments and skill c...