Elton "Big Guns" Hobson is the MMA Editor and numero uno fight nerd at FanSided.com. He likes his fights fun, his beer Canadian, and his steak a Chael Sonnen-ey medium rare. He also has a strange thing where he sometimes talks about himself in the 3rd person, like now. Oh, and his nickname isn't "Big Guns". That's just silly.
Every time Jon Jones, Anderson Silva, or Georges St-Pierre win a fight, the discussion among fans and media always turns to the exact same question: Is now the time to have Jones/Silva/St-Pierre take…Read More
Chael Sonnen is now 0-2 against current UFC champions after Jon Jones blew him out of the water at UFC 159. What’s worse – at some point in the fight, Jones broke his foot. Sonnen, as he always…Read More
An increasingly one-sided fight ended in sudden disappointment, as Michael Bisping’s thumb found Alan Belcher’s eye late in the closing round. As the blood began to flow from Belcher’s…Read More
Roy Nelson continues his streak as the most unlikely knockout artist in MMA with a sudden and vicious first round KO of French kickboxer Cheick Kongo at UFC 159. The two men clinched up to start the fight.…Read More
It was billed as a clash of promising light-heavyweights. And with an elite wrestler taking on a BJJ black belt, it should have been a ground classic. Instead, Phil Davis used his length, his gas tank,…Read More
Lightweights Pat Healy and Jim Miller opened the show at UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen. And while the partisan…Read More
There comes a time in the life of every combat sports fan when he’s forced to be honest with himself. We…Read More
Every Friday, FanSided’s fight guy Elton Hobson breaks down some of the top MMA stories and news from…Read More
Tonight, the Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, with…Read More
I know I’ve beaten this drum more than a few times the last several weeks, but can we please have…Read More
Every Friday, FanSided’s resident fight nerd Elton Hobson breaks down the biggest MMA news stories…Read More
Ever since the GSP vs. Nick Diaz fight, something’s been nagging in the back of my head. It was a…Read More
Every Friday, FanSided brings you a quick review of the top MMA news, headlines, and stories from the…Read More
If I were to tell you that the UFC light-heavyweight division was a bit of a mess right now, you’d…Read More
I think it’s becoming clear that UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre plays by a very different…Read More
Tonight, the talking stops. Not that it hasn’t been entertaining watching Nick Diaz and UFC welterweight…Read More
By now, we should all be accustomed to the Nick Diaz circus – me, you, MMA fans, the media, and especially…Read More
In less than a week’s time, one of the most anticipated title fights in the history of the welterweight…Read More
As far as the UFC’s plans go, it looks like central Canada is becoming the land of the interim-bantamweight…Read More
There was a time when a Wanderlei Silva-headlined MMA card at Saitama Super Arena would have been earth…Read More
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