Miguel Class

Jul 3, 2024 | bvmsports.com | Miguel Class

By Miguel Class via www.themmadraw.com, He's done it again Twice now Alex Pereira has come through to give the UFC a main event for its biggest pay-per-views of the year. In two and a half months, two of light heavyweight's top-ranked fighters have attempted to take down the Brazilian kickboxer and both ended up being just another clip to add to Pereira's sensational highlight reel.

Jun 26, 2024 | bvmsports.com | Miguel Class

By Miguel Class via www.themmadraw.com, Pereira is the UFC's guy Alex Pereira has proven himself to be exactly the kind of champion the UFC drools over. Massive both in size and appeal, Pereira delivers the kind of viral moments that the Endeavor-era UFC is built on. Not only that, but Pereira is exactly the type of "anytime, anywhere" fighter that matchmakers try to gaslight every other fighter into being.

May 2, 2024 | bvmsports.com | Miguel Class

By Miguel Class via www.themmadraw.com, The UFC's flyweight division has always had an issue with promising contenders being hastily vaulted into title contention. The organization's habitual resistance to signing, promoting, and retaining 125-pound fighters has made it a near certainty that a rising prospect won't be afforded time to develop.

Apr 30, 2024 | patreon.com | Miguel Class

After a year outside of the octagon, we finally get to see our favorite Welsh prospect back at bantamweight. Here is a breakdown of a few combinations from his last fight. He has a stiff test in Joanderson Brito and it's unclear whether Shore has the athleticism to compete in such a stacked division, but hopefully win or lose we get to see some slick boxing.

Feb 22, 2024 | bloodyelbow.com | Miguel Class

MMA News Features Technique UFC 298There’s so much that can be said about the narratives surrounding this UFC 298 fight between Ilia Topuria and Alexander Volkanovski, the historical significance, and what it could mean for the future of the division and possibly even the sport. After all, featherweight has a tendency to produce both impressively dominant win streaks as well as shocking, unfathomable changing-of-the-guard moments. But I’ll leave that task to other writers.