Hot takes, editorials, and opinion pieces from our team on the biggest stories in MMA.
The last few months I have started to see young men getting into the amateur MMA cage and trying to morph into their favorite fighter Nick Diaz. On one occasion I saw a young man throw a head butt at the weigh ins, two finger salute at the stare down, mock his opponent during the fight, and at th...
Since 1882 Australia and England have battled in cricket in one of the most celebrated rivalries in the sports history – “The Ashes” takes place biennially over 18 to 30 months comprising of five test matches with two innings per outing. This year their nation vs. nation rivalry will continue ins...
When the Ultimate Fighting Championship kicked off their agreement with the FOX network last November fight fanatics salivated at the thought of Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos putting on a classic fight for the ages as the heavy-handed combatants battled over the top prize at 265-pounds. Ca...
UFC welterweight champion Georges St.Pierre recently revealed to CNN that he was bullied as a kid, and that it was the primary reason why he began training in martial arts. However, all the martial arts training in the world won’t keep GSP safe from his biggest fear, says analyst Kenny Florian. W...
The first time the Ultimate Fighting Championship graced the FOX network last November they planned to hit their audience bang on the jaw with their UFC heavyweight title fight but 64 seconds of in-cage action can’t have been what they had in mind. Round two on FOX served its purpose, it set up C...
It seems like even Dana White sees that the good ship TUF is sinking. Like with any problem, the first step to fixing it is admitting that the problem exists. “We’re going to fix it. I read all the [expletive] from people who have no [expletive] clue what they’re talking about. We’re with guys wh...
Act 1 -Sean Wheelock is joined by broadcast partner Jimmy Smith and Manny Rodriguez to review the featherweight tournament, and to breakdown the final between Daniel Straus and Marlon Sandro. Bellator Season 6 Road To The Championship Part 1 Get More: Bellator Season 6 Road To The Championship P...
“…it’s left me as impotent as a Nevada [Athletic] Commissioner.” – C. Montgomery Burns, The Simpsons You ain’t kidding, Monty. In a shameful display of tragic comedy, the Nevada State Athletic Commission gave Alistair Overeem “a slap on his testosterone-deficient wrist” (thanks to @CrooklynMMA fo...
UFC 145 was an action-packed rollercoaster of an event with various twists and turns capped off with Jon Jones continuing his reign of dominance defeating his third-straight ex-champion to retain his light-heavyweight crown. As I do after every event I will take a look at those who got their hand...
Now that Frank Mir has won the sweepstakes to replaced Alistair Overeem against Junior Dos Santos for the heavyweight title at UFC 146 on May 26, 2012, the next big question is who will face Cain Velasquez? Here are 5 possibilities.
The summer of 2009 was one of the most interesting times to be a fan of combat sports, Zuffa’s short-lived rival organization Affliction had just went under leaving numerous talented fighters as free agents, none more important than Fedor Emelianenko. UFC President Dana White met with Emelianenko...
The war of words continues in Part 2 of “Counterpunch: Jones vs Evans” with UFC Ultimate Insider host Jon Anik. Were they really friends to begin with? Who’s the rightful UFC light heavyweight champ? Will Bones really skip to Suga’s lou? You be the judge… Thanks to FUEL TV for the video below.
When an athlete can’t take criticism, the one thing that gets said with great regularity is, “how would that reporter know, he has never played the game.” Yes there are reporters out there who are great at what they do and have never played the sport they are covering at a high level. There are […]
The comparisons between Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson have been made for a long time now – Two twenty-something explosive, athletic and entertaining fighters that have almost had identical rises to the top. Jones made the giant leap from prospect to champion in the blink of an eye when his f...
The UFC Hall of Fame recognizes the most important figures in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, beginning in 2003 there have only been eight men awarded the ten-pound piece of glass validating their life’s work. Brock Lesnar is a once-in-a-generation style athlete, the Minnesota ...
Unless you’ve been living under a rock recently you would know that Alistair Overeem, the top contender for the UFC heavyweight championship has pissed hot. The former Strikeforce champ has had most of the mixed martial arts contingent skeptical about his herculean frame that he grew into over a ...