Uncaged
# uncaged - Saturday 15 June, 2013
Uncaged: It’s win or bust for Henderson and Evans at UFC 161
Brian Kirk takes a look at the big hitters on tonight’s UFC card in Winnipeg.
# uncaged - Saturday 1 June, 2013
Uncaged: Cathal Pendred can cement UFC claims at Cage Warriors in Dublin
Win tonight in The Helix and it’s surely next stop UFC?
# uncaged - Saturday 18 May, 2013
Uncaged: The UFC are back in action in Brazil
Former Strikeforce champion Luke Rockhold takes on a former UFC champion in Vitor Belfort. Kablamo.
# uncaged - Saturday 11 May, 2013
Uncaged: 5 must-see MMA documentaries
Brian Kirk picks out some top documentaries to get you through the weekend, fight fans.
# uncaged - Saturday 4 May, 2013
Uncaged: what we’ve learned after ‘Awesome April’ in the UFC
The Irish made their mark and there were plenty of dramatic KOs in a bumper month of action for fight fans, writes Brian Kirk.
# uncaged - Saturday 30 March, 2013
Uncaged: Forget March Madness, it’s Awesome April in the UFC
We’ve got all the MMA news in an arm-lock. Tap, tap, tap!
# uncaged - Saturday 23 March, 2013
Uncaged: The cost of winning ugly
Has George St Pierre’s halo slipped a little? Brian Kirk reflects on last week’s UFC 158 in Montreal.
# uncaged - Saturday 16 March, 2013
Uncaged: The wait is finally over — it’s Diaz vs GSP
Nick Diaz vs Georges St Pierre is the “must-see fight of the year so far,” writes Brian Kirk ahead of tonight’s showdown in Montreal.
# uncaged - Saturday 9 March, 2013
Uncaged: GSP and Diaz coming up to the boil nicely with war of words
One most anticipated fights of the year is just one week away.
# uncaged - Saturday 2 March, 2013
Uncaged: Time for Brian to Stann and deliver in Japan
Will tonight be Wanderlei Silva’s swansong? Brian Kirk previews UFC on Fuel TV 8.
# uncaged - Saturday 16 February, 2013
Uncaged: The UFC returns to London and offers up a title fight
Renan Barao and Michael McDonald do battle for the interim bantamweight championship cross channel tonight.
# uncaged - Saturday 12 January, 2013
Fighter Focus: Michael Bisping looking to finally earn his UFC title shot
Has the time finally come for ‘The Count’ to have his say at the top end of the middleweight division?
# uncaged - Saturday 5 January, 2013
Uncaged: What 2013 has in store
2012, with all its injuries and phantom events, has been consigned to the record books. What now?
# uncaged - Monday 31 December, 2012
UFC: 5 things we learned this year
Controversies inside the Octogon and outside it, big fights and missed chances. It’s been another big year for Dana White’s UFC.
# uncaged - Saturday 29 December, 2012
Uncaged: One last treat before Christmas for fight fans
Boom. Heavyweight Junior dos Santos takes on Cain Velasquez once more in the main event in Vegas tonight.
# uncaged - Friday 14 December, 2012
Uncaged: Double trouble as ‘Ultimate Fighter’ series reach conclusion
Brian Kirk looks ahead to the weekend’s fight action.
# uncaged - Saturday 8 December, 2012
Uncaged: Henderson looking for ‘smooth’ victory over Diaz
Brian Kirk looks forward to an early Christmas present with a brilliant card coming up at UFC on Fox 5.
# uncaged - Saturday 24 November, 2012
Uncaged: The UFC heralds Saint Georges Pierre
GSP beat Carlos Condit in one of the toughest fights of his career.
# uncaged - Saturday 10 November, 2012
Uncaged: China to get its first taste of UFC action
Rich Franklin and Cung Le look to put on a good show in front of a potentially lucrative new Asian market.
# uncaged - Saturday 27 October, 2012
Uncaged: A look back at the biggest upset in UFC history
As Georges St-Pierre prepares to make his comeback, Brian Kirk looks back at his shock defeat to Matt Serra at UFC 63.
# uncaged - Saturday 20 October, 2012
Uncaged: Sonnen talks his way to another title shot
Brian Kirk has all the week’s MMA news in an ankle lock and he isn’t letting go.
# uncaged - Saturday 13 October, 2012
Uncaged: UFC back to its best in Brazil
Stephan Bonnar has a chance to go out on a high when he faces hometown hero Anderson Silva at UFC 153 in Rio.
# uncaged - Friday 5 October, 2012
Uncaged: Browne looking to tame ‘Big Foot’ tonight
Set those alarms, fight fans – UFC on FX 5 is going to be an early one on Saturday morning.
# uncaged - Saturday 15 September, 2012
Uncaged: No sign of injury jinx let-up
With the loss of two headliners in a day, Anderson Silva has had to step in to save the event in Rio and will face a strange choice of opponent.
# uncaged - Saturday 8 September, 2012
Uncaged: Antrim fighter named in cast of the new series of ‘The Ultimate Fighter’
As Norman Parke gets his big break, fight fans have a chance to support Irish MMA tonight, writes Brian Kirk.
# uncaged - Saturday 1 September, 2012
Uncaged: It’s all gone quiet as UFC 151 becomes the phantom event
Dana White is looking to move on from the mess of UFC 151 as quickly as possible, writes Brian Kirk in this week’s column.
# uncaged - Saturday 18 August, 2012
Uncaged: Different weight class but same old Chael Sonnen
He was unable to get the better of middleweight champ Anderson Silva so Chael Sonnen has turned his attention to light heavyweight top dog, Jon Jones.
# uncaged - Saturday 4 August, 2012
Uncaged: All four one as top contenders do battle for shot at light heavyweight glory
The most impressive performer out of Machida, Vera, Bader and Rua has been told that they will be next in line for the light heavyweight championship.
# uncaged - Saturday 28 July, 2012
Uncaged: Which Premier League footballer wants to be a UFC fighter?
We’ll give you three guesses. You won’t need them.
# uncaged - Saturday 21 July, 2012
Uncaged: Who will be crowned the interim bantamweight champion?
UFC 149 takes place in Calgary tonight and this event perhaps highlights the current injury jinx in the organisation best as the card had to re-drawn practically from top to bottom.
# uncaged - Saturday 7 July, 2012
Uncaged: The time for talking is over, (unfortunately), it’s Silva versus Sonnen II.
The verbal battle between the two has been fascinating.
# uncaged - Saturday 30 June, 2012
Uncaged: Franklin and Silva produce another memorable match-up
It was left to two veterans of the sport to salvage a somewhat disappointing weekend of action in the UFC.
# uncaged - Friday 22 June, 2012
Uncaged: Double trouble for UFC fans with two events this weekend
It is a measure of how far the UFC has come as it prepares to stage two different events in two different countries on consecutive nights for the first time.
# uncaged - Saturday 16 June, 2012
Uncaged: Injury crisis forces changes to the roster
Dana White is having to work hard to fill the schedule due to the number of fighters currently out of action.
# uncaged - Friday 1 June, 2012
Uncaged: It’s finals night for season 15 of ‘The Ultimate Fighter’
Poor ratings have dragged down TUF 15. Can Ellenberger and Kampmann save the day?
# uncaged - Saturday 28 April, 2012
Uncaged: Cage Contender XIII is good to go
Local MMA fans get ready; Cage Contender XIII kicks off tonight in The King’s Hall, Belfast.
# uncaged - Saturday 14 April, 2012
Uncaged: ‘There’s a common misconception about MMA. Almost any sport has an element of danger’
After introducing local MMA fighter Damien “The Rage” Rooney last week, TheScore met up with him again to discuss all things MMA.
# uncaged - Saturday 17 March, 2012
Un-caged: A quick look ground and pound through the divisions
Having looked at the bantamweights, light heavyweights and lightweights last week, it’s time to see what shape the heavyweights, middleweights and welterweights are in.
# uncaged - Saturday 10 March, 2012
Un-caged: Time to take stock at the UFC
As the MMA world enjoys some down time, Brian Kirk takes the opportunity to look at the state of play in each of the weight divisions.
# uncaged - Saturday 3 March, 2012
Un-caged: Its tournament time in the brand new flyweight division
Ian McCall takes on Demetrious Johnson while Yasuhiro Urushitani faces Joseph Benavidez with the winners of the two bouts battling it out for the belt.


























































