Chuck Mindenhall is a senior writer at MMA Fighting. He has been covering MMA since 2007, and worked as an MMA columnist for ESPN.com, where he also appeared regularly on "MMA Live." His work has also appeared frequently in FIGHT! and ESPN the Magazine.
Ten years and 20 fights later, strongman Mariusz Pudzianowski is still rolling strong at KSW
A decade ago, strongman Mariusz Pudzianowski entered MMA as a kind of short-lived curiosity. As he gets set to fight at KSW 47 in what will be his 20th pro fight, he’s now crushing milestones.
T.J. Dillashaw is the UFC’s latest reminder of how suddenly it can all go wrong
In January, T.J. Dillashaw was on the verge of winning a second title and reconfiguring the pound-for-pound conversation. In March, he’s titleless and banished from competition.
For Jorge Masvidal, he can’t get enough of this ‘drug called fighting’
As he gets set to fight Darren Till at UFC Fight Night London, Jorge Masvidal reflects on Darren Till, Ben Askren, and the ‘funnest rollercoaster’ he’s ever been on.
Leave it to Junior dos Santos to crash the heavyweight party
Not only did Junior dos Santos score his third victory in a row at UFC Fight Night Wichita, he became an uninvited guest in the UFC’s heavyweight title party.
UFC’s Ian Heinisch is relishing transformation from inmate to inspiration
He told his incredible story through The Player’s Tribune before his fight with Cezar Ferreira, so what’s left for Ian Heinisch? Books. Hollywood. UFC gold. You know, all words that describe redemption.
As he makes his return, Derrick Lewis doesn’t have any regrets about whirlwind title shot at UFC 230
He didn’t win the heavyweight title against Daniel Cormier at UFC 230, but life is good for Derrick Lewis, who returns on Saturday night to face Junior dos Santos in Wichita.
Dana White calls Ben Askren’s finish of Robbie Lawler a ‘bad stoppage’
The UFC president didn’t like that referee Herb Dean stepped in to stop Ben Askren’s fight against Robbie Lawler, and would like to run the fight back.
Jon Jones came through at UFC 235, and it appears the light heavyweight division is back in business
It’s been a long time since the UFC’s 205-pound division has been fashionable. But after Jon Jones beat Anthony Smith at UFC 235, light heavyweight is back, baby!
Dana White would ‘love’ to see Thiago Santos challenge Jon Jones next
Now that he has defended his light heavyweight title against Anthony Smith at UFC 235, Dana White thinks the Brazilian Santos could bring the very best out of Jon Jones.
Anthony Smith knows shocking the world once will mean having to shock the world twice
Anthony "Lionheart" Smith isn’t really thinking past Saturday night, but he understands full well that if he’s successful against Jon Jones at UFC 235 he’ll be asked to prove again.