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Mike Massenzio to Receive Involuntary Knee Surgery Compliments of Dr. Paul...
(In a moment, you’re going to feel a little bit of pressure.) A lot of fight booking news today, Potato Nation. With a featherweight title fight between Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes, the UFC debut of...
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It Won’t Be Long, We’ll Meet Again: The Five Most Necessary and Unnecessary...
(I see trouble a brewin’ on the horizon.) Given their frequency within the sport, we oft discuss the rematch here at CagePotato: we’ve mentioned a few that we’d like to see, we’ve mocked the possible...
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Cerrone: Diaz Done F*cked With the Wrong Cowboy
(“You got a pretty mouth, Nate.”) During Steve Cofield’s Vegas-based ESPN Radio show today, Donald Cerrone recalled an incident he had recently with Nate Diaz, and to put it lightly, he isn’t...
View ArticleVideo: Leonard Garcia Says GSP is ‘Like a Girl When it Comes to Heights’
(Video courtesy of YouTube/FightHubTV) When fans criticize fighters for shoddy performances, they often forget that the men and women who compete in the cage and often display superhuman feats of...
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CagePotato Roundtable #2: What Was the Greatest Robbery in MMA History?
CagePotato Roundtable is our new recurring column in which the CP writing staff and some of our friends all get together to debate an MMA-related topic. Joining us this week is former CagePotato staff...
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Melvin Guillard to Be Strangled by Fabricio Camoes at UFC 148 and Other UFC...
(Dammit! This was so much easier to escape in the video game!) On the heels of two straight submission via rear-naked choke losses courtesy of Joe Lauzon and Jim Miller, former “top contender”...
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Four Reasons to Be Sort-Of Interested in ‘UFC on FX 3′
(Props: ThePeoplesCecil via MMAFanMade. Click for full-size version.) The UFC makes a stop in Sunrise, Florida, tomorrow night for their latest UFC on FX event, featuring a flyweight re-run, a handful...
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Loser Leaves Town Alert: Leonard Garcia vs. Cody McKenzie Booked for UFC 155
Clearly, there are zero inappropriate jokes to be made here. In the territorial days of professional wrestling, the loser leaves town match was a way for wrestling promoters to wrap up a storyline...
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Cody McKenzie, Karlos Vemola Out of UFC 155 With Injuries; Leonard Garcia and...
(“Aw thanks bro, these chips are so clutch. Say, you’re not an undercover cop, are you?”/ Props: CombatLifestyle) Already smacked down by injuries to Forrest Griffin, Chris Weidman, and Gray Maynard,...
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Incredibly, Leonard Garcia Will Keep His Job, Despite Fourth-Straight Loss at...
(Eyes closed? Hands nowhere near his chin? Yep, that’s a man who has made his peace with getting punched in the mouth. / Photo via Tracy Lee) UFC featherweight Leonard Garcia has had a rough last...
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Cody McKenzie Rebooked in Do-or-Die Fight Against the Un-Do-or-Dieable...
(“No, Leonard, I don’t know how they make Dippin’ Dots either.”) When Leonard Garcia and Cody McKenzie were originally booked to face each other back at UFC 155, we categorized the pairing as a “loser...
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Ben vs. Jared: UFC 159 Edition
(“How ’bout we say ‘triangle choke, round 2.’ I’ve got a t-shirt riding on this.” / Photo via MMAFighting.com) With UFC 159 slated for tomorrow night, CagePotato founding editor Ben Goldstein and...
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UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen Aftermath, Part Two — These Tired Eyes
(Photo courtesy of Getty Images) If there’s anything positive for Alan Belcher to take away from his loss to Michael Bisping in the co-main event of last night’s UFC 159, it’s that he was right about...
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And Now They’re Fired: Ding Dong, Ding Dong, Leonard Garcia’s UFC Career...
(If there was ever an image that summed up Garcia’s UFC experience, this is it.) You know, we may have had our fun at Leonard Garcia‘s expense over the years, but when it was passed along that his...
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Following UFC Release, Leonard Garcia Leaves Team Jackson for Alpha Male, In...
(Don’t worry, Leonard, the worst is over!) It’s been a rough couple of years for Leonard Garcia to say the least. Sure, he was able to remain employed with the UFC despite five straight losses, but...
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‘WTF?!’ of the Day: Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney Claims an Imposter Is Reaching...
(“Alright, let’s see who you REALLY are! *tugs ears* Damn it, Scooby Doo made this look so easy…”) If you follow college football at all, you probably remember the story of Kevin Hart, the high school...
View ArticleClassic Fight Videos: Korean Zombie vs. Leonard Garcia 2, Jose Aldo vs. Mike...
To help promote the featherweight title fight between Jose Aldo and “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung at UFC 163 (August 3rd, HSBC Arena, Rio de Janeiro), the UFC has released a key fight from each...
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[VIDEO/GIF Party] Holly Holm, Leonard Garcia Win Big at LFC 23
(Video of and commentary on Holly Holm kicking ass via cakeboy38) Former professional boxer Holly Holm and UFC veteran Leonard Garcia both won with impressive KO’s last night in Houston, TX at LFC 23....
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CagePotato Roundtable #28: What Is the Most Underrated Fight of All Time?
(McCullough vs. Cerrone: a great fight overshadowed by the shitstorm that was Filho vs. Sonnen II. / Photo via Getty) In today’s CagePotato Roundtable we’re talking underrated fights — fights that...
View ArticleNick Newell Chokes Out Sabah Fadai, and Other Weekend MMA Updates [VIDEO]
Nick Newell scored a guillotine choke victory over Sabah Fadai at WSOF 7 last night. It looked like Newell, who’s now 11-0, hardly broke a sweat during the 81 seconds the match lasted. Newell kicked...
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