MMA Rankings, Records, Statistics

Posted on April 18, 2014 by oleg

A video of young boys wrestling a bear surfaced in December.  One of the boys was rumored to be the undefeated UFC lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov.  Recently, Khabib confirmed that he is the boy in the video: http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2014/4/18/5627866/ufc-khabib-nurmagomedov-secret-video-bear-fight-mma-news This is just awesome.  Confirms my feelings that Nurmagomedov is the next lightweight champion. Here’s a hilarious […]

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Posted on April 18, 2014 by oleg

It’s become customary for MMA news sites to report fighter payouts after major events.  Unfortunately, only a handful of US state athletic commissions publish the salary info.  For international events, or in US states which do not report fighter payouts, the salary info is not available.   This doesn’t stop folks from still reporting fighter […]

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Posted on April 12, 2014 by Ked Becker

A while ago I wrote about the uselessness of accusing the fighters of not fighting in an exciting way or not trying to finish fights. I said that the rules encourage safe fighting and that as long as the rules would not change safe fighting will continue to be a significant part of the sport. […]

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Posted on February 15, 2014 by Ked Becker

Gegard Mousasi, born in Tehran to an Armenian family, grew up in the Netherlands from the age of 4.  He began his professional MMA career at 2003 at the age of 17, and fought in various organizations including M-1, Rings and DEEP at middleweight before debuting in Pride in 2006 at 20 years old. After a win […]

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Posted on February 7, 2014 by Ked Becker

UFC 169 was branded “10-decision, record-breaking catastrophe”, and the usual slamming of boring fighters, safe game planning soon followed. Every time too many fights on a card drag too long, reach a decision or overall feel like the fighters are not making enough of an effort to try and finish, accusations are directed at them for […]

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Posted on August 5, 2013 by jcs

[#86 HW] Robert Neal (2-0-0) 28 years old, 6’0″ 250lb, Georgia, USA. Both professional wins by (T)KO. In only his 2nd professional fight, TKO’d [#113 HW] Mike Wessel in 13 seconds! (The freeze-frame above shows Wessel, not Neal) This early-career Heavyweight is looking for fights — he’s ready to put his undefeated record and Top 100 […]

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Posted on July 5, 2013 by oleg

Please excuse our recent technical difficulties – we’re in process of moving FightMatrix.com to a new home and there are a few hiccups along the way.

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Posted on June 27, 2013 by A. J. Riot

Boxing betting is one of the most widespread and followed in all of sports betting. Whether you are playing in a new live casinos or online casinos, you would often hear people talking about how they won a fortune with a gamble on their favorite boxer. Before entering the boxing betting arena,here are the basic rules and […]

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Posted on May 4, 2013 by A. J. Riot

Today when people go and see wrestling matches, they find time to make side bets on their favorite wrestlers. This may look like gambling but people just do it for fun. There are also pubs and places of entertainment that offer betting offices for those who want to watch the final or the championship while […]

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Posted on April 29, 2013 by A. J. Riot

Be it boxing or Muai Thai, fighting is loved around the world as a way for compete as well as a way for people to let out their aggression in a controlled environment. There have been professional fighters for thousands of years with evidence in every civilisation such as the Roman gladiators. In our modern […]

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