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Daniel Herbertson/FightWireImages.comAlistair Overeem might look the part of world's best heavyweight, but is he the real deal?Bas Rutten believes he's the world's No. 1 heavyweight; Sherdog.com has him ranked at No. 8. In a sport full of a...

Bas Rutten believes he's the world's No. 1 heavyweight; Sherdog.com has him ranked at No. 8. In a sport full of argumentative fans, mentioning Alistair Overeem might be the quickest way to incite a riot. Overeem, a highly proficient kickboxer wit...

For a good chunk of the 20th century, the world heavyweight title in boxing was considered to be the most prestigious achievement in all of sports. Other activities were really just metaphors for combat; boxing was combat, pure and undiluted. It make...

For a good chunk of the 20th century, the world heavyweight title in boxing was considered to be the most prestigious achievement in all of sports. Other activities were really just metaphors for combat; boxing was combat, pure and undiluted. It make...

As we near the climax of Brocktober -- an obvious feeler program to get Brock Lesnar's birthday eventually recognized as a national holiday -- most media sources are primarily concerned with how the UFC's heavyweight champion will fare against Cain V...

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Ric Fogel for ESPN.comOctober is the season for getting up close and personal with UFC heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar.At the grocery store? Pick up the latest issue of the UFC's branded magazine, featuring Brock Lesnar on the cover. At home in f...

It takes tunnel vision to fail three drug tests in your career and still spit fire, but Josh Barnett -- trained in the ways of professional wrestling -- is no quitter.After signing with Strikeforce last week, the former UFC heavyweight champion told ...

It takes tunnel vision to fail three drug tests in your career and still spit fire, but Josh Barnett -- trained in the ways of professional wrestling -- is no quitter. After signing with Strikeforce last week, the former UFC heavyweight champion tol...

First reaction to MMAFighting's news that middleweight Ikuhisa Minowa will fight heavyweight James Thompson at Dream 16 on Sept. 25: This hasn't happened already?Second: What does Minowa have against his brain?Minowa, 34 in human years but ...

First reaction to MMAFighting's news that middleweight Ikuhisa Minowa will fight heavyweight James Thompson at Dream 16 on Sept. 25: This hasn't happened already? Second: What does Minowa have against his brain? Minowa, 34 in human years but probab...

If you really want to grunt and sweat and make a job of it, you could draw some thin parallels between Tim Sylvia and Harlan McClintock, the fictional protagonist of Rod Serling's teleplay-turned-movie "Requiem for a Heavyweight." In both instan...

If you really want to grunt and sweat and make a job of it, you could draw some thin parallels between Tim Sylvia and Harlan McClintock, the fictional protagonist of Rod Serling's teleplay-turned-movie "Requiem for a Heavyweight." In both instances, ...

Sherdog.comLight heavyweight Muhammed Lawal is turning out to be a big fish in a rather small pond.The best 205-pound fighter not currently tied to the UFC is undoubtedly Muhammed Lawal, a former Division II wrestler who has earned three solid wins o...

Dave Mandel for Sherdog.comIf Georges St. Pierre wants a shot at Anderson Silva, it may be up to him to change weight classes.After tossing out public thoughts about moving up to heavyweight to challenge Frank Mir -- bad idea -- and to cutting to 170...

After tossing out public thoughts about moving up to heavyweight to challenge Frank Mir -- bad idea -- and to cutting to 170 pounds to face Georges St. Pierre -- almost as bad an idea -- Anderson Silva has finally found a happy medium: staying exactl...