Saturday September the 17th, marked the lowest point in Jake Shields’ MMA career. The 32 year-old was brutally knocked out by wrestler Jake Ellenberger in the main event of the UFC Fight Night. Shields started his UFC career in October of last year and looked unconvincing against Danish stand-up fighter Martin Kampmann, just shading a split decision victory over his opponent. I, like many MMA analysts felt that Shields did not do enough to edge a decision in the October bout- the American’s...

UFC 127 will see the homecoming of Aussie favourite George Sotiropoulos, the Geelong native is in the form of his life and is unbeaten in his last seven octagon appearances.Sotiropoulos will be making his second UFC appearance in front of his home crowd, his previous visit ended in a decision victory over Joe Stevenson at UFC 110.The Aussie’s mettle is sure to be tested at the Acer Arena on Sunday against dangerous striker Denis Siver, who is also in a rich vein of form with seven wins in his...

Currently the youngest fighter in the UFC at 21 years of age, it is fair to say that Rory MacDonald could be gracing the UFC octagon for a long while yet.Snapped up by the UFC in 2010, Rory has already had two fights in the octagon. He tasted success in his first encounter, after submitting his opponent, Mike Guymon, in the opening round.His second outing as a UFC fighter was against experienced mixed martial artist Carlos Condit and earned the ‘Fight of the Night’ award but ended in...

The pride of Greek and Australian MMA- George Sotiropoulos has the expectation of two nations on his shoulders. He has worked his way up the lightweight ladder efficiently, and seems to have done so without getting significant recognition.Although Sotiropoulos was a semi-finalist on American hit show, The Ultimate Fighter, where he competed at welterweight, very few expected him to make such small work of the fighters he has faced since moving down to the lightweight division. His biggest scalp...