In a year that has seen the UFC deliver memorable fights, impressive championship wins and seemingly impossible knockouts, everything comes to a head on Saturday when light heavyweight champion Jon Jones defends his belt against former champion Lyoto Machida. After winning the belt from Mauricio “Shogun” Rua at UFC 128, Jones has looked better in every outing and seems to be delivering the wins with ease. Machida snapped a two-fight losing streak in April by retiring Randy Couture via jumping front kick. When these two men stand across from one another in the Octagon in Toronto, true martial arts skill will be displayed in the USCS Fight of the Week.

The audience at Fresquez Productions’ “World Dominance” was stunned when, for the first time in over seven years, Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm (30-2-3) lost to the very powerful Frenchwoman, Anne Sophie-Mathis (26-1), who has not lost since 1995.A nearly sold-old crowd was in attendance to witness this upset, on Friday, December 2, at Route 66 Casino Hotel, just west of Albuquerque, NM. The match began with both dancing around, until Holm struck with an overhand right and an uppercut; Mathis answered with a solid left hook, and the fight was on. Holm’s style of stick-and-move, dancing away at angles, was neutralized, as Mathis, with her height and reach advantage, used that long sta...

On this edition of the Low Blow, Jorge Hernandez and Justin Goodrum discuss Holly Holm's biggest fight of her career against Anne Sophie Mathis, recap UFC 139, preview The Ultimate Fighter Finale and Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito 2.

Born in Havana, Cuba, bantamweight Leonardo Sanchez’ (1-0) dreams of becoming a professional boxer would have never been realized if his family did not hit the lottery. At the start of the Cuban Revolution in 1953 Fidel Castro and his communist regime abolished all professional sports in Cuba which meant that all leagues and teams would be considered amateur. Many athletes were forced to defect Cuba by either fleeing the island or leaving their team when traveling abroad to turn professional. Current professional boxing standouts to defect from Cuba include featherweight Yuriorkis Gamboa, light middleweight Erislandy Lara and super bantamweight Guillermo Rigondeaux, who possibly had the gr...

US Combat Sports stopped by Rosales Karate to chat with Professor Tony Rosales about his professional boxers, Brandi “Babi Doll” Montoya and Shaun “Warrior” Henson, who are set to compete on the upcoming Fresquez Productions’ “World Dominance”, featuring Holly Holm vs. Anne Sophie-Mathis, at Route 66 Casino Hotel in Albuquerque, NM, on December 2, 2011.