The Sword of Truth Series by Terry Goodkind, is one of those series that leaves you always wanting more. You become immersed in the world that Terry Goodkind creates instantly in the first book. The characters seem real, and you immediately become invested in them. The theme behind all of the books is the age …
The Sword of Truth Series by Terry Goodkind, is one of those series that leaves you always wanting more. You become immersed in the world that Terry Goodkind creates instantly in the first book. The characters seem real, and you immediately become invested in them.
The theme behind all of the books is the age old tale of Good vs. Evil.
The list of books, in the order that I read them:
Wizard’s First Rule
Stone of Tears
Blood of the Fold
Temple of the Winds
Soul of the Fire
Faith of the Fallen
The Pillars of Creation
Naked Empire
Chainfire
Phantom
Confessor
The Omen Machine
The Third Kingdom
Severed Souls
Also, worth reading when you get the chance, as it takes place 3,000 years before the first book, and explains a lot about certain background events from the above books, and how things came to be. It should be read after the above books.
The First Confessor: The Legend of Magda Searus
Another book within the same universe, but in present day:
The UFC featherweight division is one of the most talent-rich in all of mixed martial arts. One fighter whose skills may be flying under the radar a bit is Dennis Bermudez, who holds the third-longest active winning streak in the UFC right now, behind …
The UFC featherweight division is one of the most talent-rich in all of mixed martial arts. One fighter whose skills may be flying under the radar a bit is Dennis Bermudez, who holds the third-longest active winning streak in the UFC right now, behind only Jon Jones and Chris Weidman.
Despite his impressive resume, Bermudez sits at the No. 7 spot in the UFC.com rankings and isn‘t being mentioned as a viable contender for a title fight.
But that doesn’t mean he isn’t ready for one.
Bermudez made his UFC debut in the finals of the 14th season of The Ultimate Fighter, losing by a first-round armbar to Diego Brandao. Brandao has gone 3-3 since the victory, and Bermudez has won all seven of his subsequent contests, proving that he is deserving of a title fight.
When you look at the list of contenders currently “in the mix” for a title shot, you’ll see names like Cub Swanson, Frankie Edgar and the current No. 1 contender, Chad Mendes. ConorMcGregor has recently forced his way into the conversation with his skills on the mic and three victories inside the Octagon.
Swanson has more than earned a title fight against the winner of Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes at UFC 179. He’s currently on a six-fight streak with wins over Dustin Poirier, Ross Pearson, Dennis Siver and, most recently, Jeremy Stephens.
Edgar has been on the shelf due to his coaching stint onTUF 19 opposite BJ Penn, and he dominated the former two-division champion on his way to a third-round TKO over “The Prodigy” at the season’s finale. His only other win at 145 pounds was against Charles Oliveira in July of last year.
Though he’s a former champion who is still an elite fighter, Edgar doesn’t have the multitude of victories that Swanson and Bermudez have.
McGregor is the fighter who may end up with the fastest track to a title shot. He’s the Pride of Ireland and is on his way to becoming perhaps the UFC’s biggest star below 170 pounds. He talks the talk and walks the walk, but his three wins don’t measure up against the resume of Dennis Bermudez either.
Bermudez put his name on the map with his “Fight of the Year” candidate against Matt Grice at UFC 157 in March of 2013. It was a back-and-forth battle where both men got dropped and came back swinging.
After that, he racked up wins against very durable and skilled fighters in Max Hollaway, Steven Siler and JimyHettes. His most recent victory is by far his most impressive and proved that he is an elite fighter at featherweight.
At UFC on Fox 12 last month, Bermudez choked out Clay Guida in the second round. Guida is a 46-fight and 11-year veteran of the sport and has faced the best fighters in the world for most of his career.
There is a bit of a backlog at the top of the division, but Bermudez has been quietly scooping up the wins he needs to insert his name in the conversation.
He’s done just that and has shown that he is ready for a title shot. His win over Guida vaulted him up five spots in the official rankings and put him in the Top 10.
Bermudez will most likely need to knock off a few more contenders before he gets his shot at Aldo, or whomever the champion may be when the time comes. He’s well on his way with his impressive winning streak, and hopefully he’ll get his championship opportunity sooner rather than later.
Mixed martial arts is one of the most grueling sports in the world.
At its worst, it forces the best fighters on the planet to train for a potentially unpredictable 25-minute war. Planning against both a fighter and the unknown, competitors …
Mixed martial arts is one of the most grueling sports in the world.
At its worst, it forces the best fighters on the planet to train for a potentially unpredictable 25-minute war. Planning against both a fighter and the unknown, competitors must push themselves beyond the cusp of comfort in all aspects of the game.
Wrestlers must learn to strike. Strikers must learn to wrestle.
Accomplishing such tough tasks won’t come without peril—injuries plague this sport far too often. However, for every unfortunate injury any fighter faces in their professional career lies a proverbial silver lining.
The comeback.
Keep reading to see which injured fighters are poised to make immediate impacts upon their return to the cage. Don’t expect Anderson Silva, Anthony Pettis, Dominick Cruz or Cat Zingano to make this list—only fighters who are still on the mend without a scheduled fight on their horizon will be considered.
British lightweight Ross Pearson was made up this week when he learnt that his opponent Abel Trujillo had withdrawn through injury and had been offered No 12-ranked 155lbs fighter Gray Maynard in his place, at UFC Fight Night Ban…
British lightweight Ross Pearson was made up this week when he learnt that his opponent Abel Trujillo had withdrawn through injury and had been offered No 12-ranked 155lbs fighter Gray Maynard in his place, at UFC Fight Night Bangor, a week on Saturday.
It is a switch from a tough banger with KO power to a name, in Maynard (11-3-1-1), who has wrestling and KO power. Pearson, in the chief support fight to the headline contest between Ryan Bader against Ovince St Preux at light-heavyweight, can genuinely make a case for himself entering the division’s top 15 w … Read the Full Article Here
It’s the month of August, and the mixed martial arts community is raving about the approaching UFC 178 card. Weeks separate the sports world from what is shaping up to be the biggest event of the year, and people seem to not want to stop talking about …
It’s the month of August, and the mixed martial arts community is raving about the approaching UFC 178 card. Weeks separate the sports world from what is shaping up to be the biggest event of the year, and people seem to not want to stop talking about it.
One look at the planned fight card, and it’s clear that the UFC has put together quite the offering for fight fans everywhere. UFC 178 is being built as the must-see card of 2014, and this event has the potential to overshadow everything else between now and September 27.
More than a full month stands between the sports public and the night when Daniel Cormier will challenge Jon Jones for the UFC light heavyweight title. But that is not stopping this event, and particularly the Jones-Cormier rivalry, from taking over the MMA media world.
The press conference brawl between Jones and Cormier earlier this week caught the eyes of everyone and has since become a hotly debated topic (via Sherdog). Between these two individuals and fights that feature ConorMcGregor, Dustin Poirier, Tim Kennedy and others, it’s no wonder that many of the fights set to happen this month are not being talked about.
With so much hype surrounding an event that is very distant on the horizon, one must wonder if the upcoming cards will be hurt.
UFC 177 features two title bouts on the same docket, but TJ Dillashaw and Demetrious Johnson are two of the lesser-known champions within the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Both Johnson and Dillashaw recently headlined UFC PPV events that ended with very low buyrates. According to MMA Fighting, UFC 174, which featured Johnson in the main event, potentially did less than 100,000 buys, which would be the lowest figure in the modern times of the UFC. UFC 173, where Dillashaw became the banatamweight champion, reportedly ended with slightly more than 200,000 buys, according to reports from Bloody Elbow.
UFC 178 should easily blow those numbers out of the water. The numbers from the MMA Payout Blue Book reveal that Jon Jones has averaged nearly 480,000 buys with every PPV event in which he has been a part of the main event. Even his lowest event, UFC 165 at 310,000 buys, earned more than the combination of UFC 173 and UFC 174.
The UFC has already started to promote UFC 178 heavily as the champion and challenger have been featured on programming on both the Fox Sports Network and ESPN to talk about their rivalry. All the while, very little has been done to showcase the upcoming event on August 30. UFC 177 has two fights that will present perhaps one of the UFC’s most dominant champions and another titleholder who pulled off what could be the upset of 2014. However, they are both currently being blotted out by the shadow cast by the two large light heavyweights.
It will be interesting to see if the anticipation of UFC 178 hurts the box-office results that come from UFC 177. As the oversaturation of MMA has stuck around as one of the most prominent stories of the year, the UFC may be promoting themselves right out of an important date in August. There is still time for the UFC to correct the situation, but given the way Cormier and Jones are antagonizing each other, who knows what will happen next.
In the end, the UFC may create their biggest card of the year while sacrificing an entire event in August.
UFC.com: “You’ve been away from UFC headquarters again. We heard you were in Albuquerque. What brought you there?”
Ratner: “It was a yearly meeting that I go to, the National Association of Sports Officials, or NASO. It covers …
UFC.com: “You’ve been away from UFC headquarters again. We heard you were in Albuquerque. What brought you there?”
Ratner: “It was a yearly meeting that I go to, the National Association of Sports Officials, or NASO. It covers everything from highs schools to colleges. It’s all about officiating, to the pros. So for me, I was a former chair of the (NASO) board, and it’s a great event.
“They pick an official every year who’s good in the community and a credit to officiating. This year it was Joey Crawford, one of the best NBA refs in the histo … Read the Full Article Here
The UFC featherweight division is one of the most talent-rich in all of mixed martial arts. One fighter whose skills may be flying under the radar a bit is Dennis