Editorials, hot takes, and in-depth analysis from voices that follow every punch in the sport.
It ain’t easy being Frankie Edgar – Two times he has entered the eight-sided fighting circle with reigning UFC lightweight kingpin Benson Henderson, twice he and many around him believe he has won the tussle, yet he hasn’t left with his hand raised once against the Arizona resident. Henderson and...
Anything can happen inside the confines of the cage, or that’s what we’re told. Often cards with little name recognition deliver stellar action from top to bottom, while others with notable stars can often come up flat. Tonight was neither. The card on paper was generally considered mediocre and ...
Professional fighters deserve to get paid. I harken back to the wise lyrics of a rap song by Tech N9ne, “FU Pay Me.” I was recently reading a story about some professional American fighters who got screwed over by a certain American brand. I’m not going to throw anyone under the bus, mostly becau...
Last night the Ultimate Fighting Championship embarked on their fourth venture onto the media conglomerate FOX’ main stage with what, on paper, seemed to be a less than mind blowing fight card. Well, once again we’ve been proven that assumptions can be deadly. The score cards were only needed twi...
I find it odd that some of my colleagues and fans are stating that Lyoto Machida doesn’t deserve to be the #1 contender for the UFC’s light heavyweight title. I’ve heard things like, “he lost back in December to Jones and now he beats Bader, how does that deserve a title shot?” Some of you have s...
When the history books are written, hundreds of years from now it would be impossible not to give Quinton Jackson a chapter or two, becoming a global star in the heyday of Pride Fighting Championship’s in Japan the big, mean, slammin’ machine became a household name. The stardom of the thirteen y...
Las Vegas, Nevada – Just two days before Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Brandon “The Truth” Vera, Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida and Ryan “Darth” Bader all compete to be the next challenger for the UFC light heavyweight championship at UFC On FOX (live on FOX at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT) three of the biggest icon...
I had a thought just a few months ago that if Anderson Silva dispatched of his top money-making rival Chael Sonnen in their second meeting as he did that longest running UFC champ would be left without a lot of options moving forward. Well, I’m happy to say that I was completely wrong. With a […]
For years the Ultimate Fighting Championship flirted with the idea of joining a major television network and it was officially etched into stone a little under a year ago when they linked with media conglomerate FOX, thus ending their long-term romance with Spike TV. UFC had been in bed with Viac...
Eyebrows raised around the MMA world when it was announced that former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir would be crossing over to Strikeforce to fight Heavyweight Grand Prix winner Daniel Cormier. While the whinier section of the MMA fanbase are quick to say that this is somehow a step down for...
In stick and ball sports you hear tales of champion athletes who began playing their chosen sport as soon as they could lace up their boots or pick up a bat and document them as inspirational stories of a childhood dream come true. In mixed martial arts, we don’t have that per say, we have […]
Last week when I said that UFC 149 was going to be a “sleeper” card, I was partially right. There is no doubt that some of you were probably sleeping. Although going to see the UFC live is usually an amazing experience — and trust me, I did enjoy the week’s festivities — there was […]
Bizarro world is a fictional planet in the DC Universe, named Htrae (earth backwards) has been a staple of comic book fandom since the mid-sixties and been played out largely in pop culture between television series’ like Seinfeld and Buffy The Vampire Slayer. In the fictional play-fighting world...
The early summer of 2012 will no doubt be remembered as a time when middleweights ruled the MMA public’s interest. Even after headlining three consecutive Zuffa main events, the most exciting thing about the division is its future potential. Long Live The King Generally, a longtime, clear #1 in a...
For the longest of time Luke Rockhold was a forgotten piece in the Strikeforce middleweight puzzle – A wildly talented yet unproven prospect that was plagued with injuries before he met highly-touted Brazilian grappler Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza for the Strikeforce middleweight crown. To the surprise...
Literally days removed from the biggest event on the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s calendar, they were back on the horse for an overshadowed mid-week card that delivered action in hoards. In the evening’s featured attraction Chris Weidman raised his stock even further, dominating top-three mid...