Month: January 2022

Valentina Shevchenko is FanSided MMA’s Most Dominant Champion of the Year. In the history of MMA, there are few fighters who have been as dominant in their weight class as Valentina Shevchenko. Since making her return to flyweight, Shevchenko has won eight straight fights, including seven title fights, and has rarely lost a round on […]

UFC 261 is FanSided MMA’s Fight Card of the Year. When MMA fans tune in to watch a fight card, they are hoping for a series of entertaining fights, highlight knockouts, an electric atmosphere, and memorable moments. For all four of those reasons, UFC 261 is FanSided MMA’s Fight Card of the Year. For the first […]

The New York Yankees had a disappointing end to the 2021 season, and then they went quiet in the offseason. Once the MLB Lockout ends, when might they make a big move? New York Yankees fans were not happy with how the offseason was going before MLB announced a lockout on Dec. 2. So far, the […]

FanSided MMA’s non-UFC Fight Card of the Year is Bellator 263. After making the Mohegan Sun Arena their home for nearly 10 months, Bellator was ready to hit the road for a packed stadium. Bellator 263 went down inside of The Forum in LA. 11 fights were scheduled, including the conclusion of the Featherweight Grand […]

Julianna Peña submitting Amanda Nunes at UFC 269 is FanSided MMA’s Upset of the Year. Julianna Peña faced off against Amanda Nunes in the very last UFC women’s bantamweight bout of 2021, it was expected to be another crowning performance by Nunes, who has solidified herself as the greatest female fighting athlete of all time. […]

Paul Felder is FanSided MMA’s Biggest Retirement of 2021. After many memorable moments inside the UFC Octagon, UFC lightweight veteran Paul Felder opted to call it a career in 2021 to pursue a broadcasting venture. Felder announced his retirement live on the air during UFC Vegas 27. After teasing a potential leave from MMA for […]

Aljamain Sterling winning bantamweight title after Petr Yan DQ is FanSided MMA’s Biggest Scandal of the Year. At UFC 259, UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan made his first defense against Aljamain Sterling. The fight was the first of three title fights at UFC 259, in what was supposed to be an incredible night of fights […]

Miesha Tate proved there’s no such thing as ring rust After losing to Raquel Pennington at UFC 205, Miesha Tate announced that she would be retiring from active competition, claiming “…it’s not my time anymore.” It’s often said that MMA retirements are not a permanent thing, but for a time, Tate actually didn’t step foot […]

Dustin Poirier and Conor Mcgregor put the UFC on their backs in the first half of 2021. When Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor first entered the Octagon against one another at UFC 178 on Sept. 27, 2014, both men were looking to make a statement and propel themselves to the top of the most dominant […]