UFC 161 Main Event Breakdown: Dan Henderson v Rashad Evans
This Saturday two of the most established names in the UFC light heavyweight division will finally get the chance to square off. Former Pride Champion Dan Henderson and former UFC champion Rashad Evans...
View ArticleWhat’s next for Rashad Evans?
Following his win over Dan Henderson on Saturday night, Rashad Evans finally got himself back in the win column in the 205lbs division, albeit in unspectacular fashion. Evans appeared to be a far more...
View ArticleTweets of the Month: May/June
It’s that time of the month again, where we at 5th Round look through your tweets to us from the last month and decide which ones have made us laugh and in some cases, cry. Those tweets are then...
View ArticleVideo: Carlos Condit v Rory MacDonald
Back at UFC 154, former WEC champion Carlos Condit faced the rising star in the welterweight division, Rory MacDonald, in a fight that had everything, including a somewhat controversial stoppage. These...
View Article5 Rounds With…Phil Harris
About 5 Rounds With…: “5 Rounds With…” is designed to be a quick fire interview with MMA fighters from across the globe. Questions are focused on getting to know a bit more about the person behind the...
View ArticleCould Roy Nelson be an A-class Light-heavyweight?
Roy Nelson is such an enigma in MMA. Hands made from diamond polished kryptonite, a chin that would make Desperate Dan jealous, a submission game most heavyweights couldn’t even dream about and the...
View ArticleDoes Dana White fear Bellator?
If I called this article, ‘Dana White cusses out Bellator’, no one would read it because Dana White cussing someone out isn’t a big thing. It happens all the time, its old news, it’s history repeating...
View ArticleWhy Jon Jones should face Cain Velasquez, not Anderson Silva in a ‘super fight’
With Anderson Silva this week bringing up the possibility of fighting Jon Jones in the future, a lot of talk has been surrounding the possibility of a ‘super fight’ between the two. This talk is...
View ArticleRenan Barão and Eddie Wineland to finally meet at UFC 165
Eddie Wineland will finally get his opportunity to fight for the interim bantamweight title, when he faces off against Renan Barão in a rescheduled bout at UFC 165. After Barão had to withdraw from the...
View ArticleShould the winner of Swanson v Siver get a title shot?
The UFC Featherweight division is pretty stacked these days, partly due to the amount of lightweights who have taken the plunge down a weight class and partly because Jose Aldo keeps fighting...
View ArticleMain Event Breakdown: UFC 162 – Anderson Silva v Chris Weidman
Saturday night will see one of the most highly anticipated title fights in recent memory, with middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva putting his title on the line against Chris Weidman. Anderson Silva...
View Article5 Rounds With…Luke Barnatt
About 5 Rounds With…: ‘5 Rounds With…’ is a series of quick fire interviews that allow the reader to get to know a bit more about the person behind the fighter. Each interview will use the same five...
View ArticleIs Jon Jones trying to keep the super-fight fires burning?
Its easy to underestimate the impact that Chris Weidman’s perfectly time knockout punch on Anderson Silva had on the UFC as a whole. Yes it ended The Spider’s reign as UFC Middleweight champion and...
View ArticleAnthony Pettis gets his title shot and feeds conspiracy theorists along the way
Who would have guessed it? Anthony Pettis withdrawing from a UFC title fight with Jose Aldo due to injury and then when T.J Grant gets injured and has to withdraw from his scheduled title shot against...
View ArticleAwards: Submission of 2013 so far
As you know, here at 5th Round we like to give out awards. Not any old awards like an Oscar, or a Brit but award with value and awards that actually mean something to the recipient. So, as we’re over …...
View ArticleAwards: Knockout of 2013 so far
As you know, here at 5th Round we like to give out awards. Not any old awards like an Oscar, or a Brit but award with value and awards that actually mean something to the recipient. So, as we’re over …...
View ArticleAwards: Best newcomer of 2013 so far
As you know, here at 5th Round we like to give out awards. Not any old awards like an Oscar, or a Brit but award with value and awards that actually mean something to the recipient. So, as we’re over …...
View ArticleFive fighters the UFC should sign in the next 12 months
The UFC is always on the look out for new talent to add to it’s ever expanding roster of fighters and with more and more promotions popping up all over the world, there are plenty of opportunities for...
View ArticleKhabib Nurmagomedov calls for tougher opponents and gets his wish
In recent weeks Khabib Nurmagomedov has been extremely vocal regarding the type of opposition he wishes to face in future fights in the UFC and the Russian lightweight has been calling out UFC veteran...
View ArticleIf two flyweights have a great fight but no one sees it, did they fight at all?
This weekend sees Demetrious ‘Mighty Mouse’ Johnson defend his UFC Flyweight title for the second time, the man he fights is John Moraga, steely veteran of all of two fights in the world’s largest MMA...
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