Author: By Dan Downes

That’s right boys and girls, it’s time for another Texas-sized edition of The Downes Side! While I can’t guarantee it’ll be as entertaining as Walker Texas Ranger, I think we all know it’ll be a lot better than Texas toast.Regardless of how you feel about carbohydrates, the Ultimate Fighting Championship fits well into any paleo diet lifestyle. Live from the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, Cub Swanson can punch his ticket to a featherweight title shot with a win over Frankie Edgar. In the co-main event of the night, lightweights Bobby “King” Green … Read the Full Article Here

We begin this week’s episode with Team Melendez. After advancing to the quarterfinals, Rose Namajunas “sees the light at the end of the tunnel.” She calls the fact that she’s the only member of her team to advance “bittersweet,” but adds, “[MMA] isn’t a team sport.” As Rose prepares for her next fight, the rest of Team Melendez cracks open a couple bottles of wine and have a party. As Angela Magana puts it, her and Bec Rawlings “went all out.” They even drag in their mattresses to their teammates’ room to have a slumber … Read the Full Article Here

Eso es chicos y chicas correctas, it’s time for the first Mexican edition of the Downes Side! Unfortunately my knowledge of the Spanish language is limited to four years of high school Latin and college German. Good thing I live in Southern California, where Spanish rarely comes into play.Even though I’ve made poor life decisions, missing out on UFC 180 won’t be one of them. Live from the Mexico City Arena in (you guessed it) Mexico City, Mexico, Fabricio Werdum and Mark Hunt will battle for the interim heavyweight title. In the co-main event of the night, welterweight Kelvin … Read the Full Article Here

The tension in the house remains strong as we open this week’s episode. Various members of Team Melendez want to kick Tecia and Heather out of their bedroom. Tecia is a target because she’s now on Team Pettis and slated to fight roommate Bec Rawlings. Heather Clark is persona non grata because of her close relationship with Tecia. Emily Kagan approaches Heather to gauge her interest in moving out of the room and Heather seem none too interested.
We cut to the team training session and Coach Melendez feels quite confident. Tecia may have been his number one overall pick, but he l … Read the Full Article Here

It’s the final episode of the season and one fight remains as Team Latin America’s last hope Leonardo “Chimy” Morales squares off against Team Mexico’s Gabriel “Moggly” Benitez. Coach Werdum calls Leo a “surprise,” and thinks the Nicaraguan’s impressive Muay Thai will lead him to the finals. Leo’s gameplan for the fight will be to use his range. He wants to attack with a lot of straight punches and finish his combinations with hard kicks. He also has to stay very active on his feet to avoid the takedown.
As Leo prepares for t … Read the Full Article Here

That’s right boys and girls, it’s time for the first Uberlandian edition of the Downes Side! That’s right, Uberlandia is an actual place, and not the setting of a fantasy novel. There may not be any dwarves, orcs or drows battling in the Ginásio Municipal Tancredo Neves, but there will be some of the best MMA fighters in the world. In the main event, former Strikeforce standout Ovince Saint Preux could earn the biggest win of his career against former champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. The co-main event of the night could determine the next flyweight title c … Read the Full Article Here