Author: By Dan Downes

That’s right boys and girls, it’s time for the first autumnal edition of the Downes Side! Way more fun than raking leaves, I dare say it’s nearly twice as enjoyable as apple picking. Sweeter than your favorite pumpkin spiced latte, the Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday for UFC 178. In the main event of the evening, flyweight champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson defends his title against Chirs Cariaso. The co-main event of the night brings as much hype as a championship fight as Donald Cerrone tries to make Eddie … Read the Full Article Here

The episode begins on a somber note. Dana White comes into the locker room looking for Bec Rawlings. He takes her into a side room and gives the bad news. After a long bout with Parkinson’s disease, her stepfather passed away. Bec knew that there was a chance of this happening when she left Australia, but the news still hits her hard. Her stepfather was a big fan of her career and she laments that, “I was hoping he could hold on a little longer so he could see my UFC debut.”
The focus then shifts to this weeks fight between #4 Jessica Penne and #13 Lisa Ellis. The two have … Read the Full Article Here

This week’s episode focuses immediately on the next fight between Marlon “Chito” Vera and Henry Briones. Team Mexico fully expects Henry to continue their undefeated streak. Not only that, they believe that Chito is mentally broken. He stared at the ground during the pre-fight stare down and the Mexicans take that as a sign that the pressure has gotten to the Ecuadorian. The youngest fighter on Team Latin America, Chito knows that he has a responsibility to his team. It’s time for him to step up.
Chito may have a duty to his teammates, but that pales in comparison to … Read the Full Article Here

That’s right boys and girls, welcome to the land of the rising IQ, aka the Downes Side! Sure there may be a 16 hour difference between Japan and San Diego, but what harm could sleep deprivation do? Oh I see. Screw it. I’m watching them anyway.No matter what time zone you reside, make it a point to check out UFC Fight Night this week. The main event of the evening or morning or afternoon is a heavyweight clash between two guys that throw more beef around than your local butcher. Both firmly planted in the top 10 of the division, Mark Hunt and Roy Nelson try to climb the rungs a fe … Read the Full Article Here

The episode opens up with Team Mexico riding high. They’ve won all three fights this season, and show no signs of slowing down. As great as Team Mexico is feeling, Team Latin America feels the exact opposite. They’re clearly annoyed at the current situation and can’t even find the humor in Team Mexico’s underwear pool parties. 
Next up looking to change Team Werdum’s luck will be Panamanian Humberto Brown. After following his brother into the world of MMA, Humberto decided to stay in the sport so he can buy his mother a house. Extremely tough and aggressiv … Read the Full Article Here

The show beings in the aftermath of Randa Markos’s huge upset last week. Team Pettis is back at the TUF house taking some celebratory shots. Even though they’re non-alcoholic, they still cause the women to recoil worse than cheap tequila. Anthony Pettis and the rest of his coaching staff also show up to celebrate, bringing Randa’s celebratory carne asada fries in tow. Felice Herrig gives assistant coach Sergio Pettis a friendship bracelet she made, but that’s the spirit of friendship doesn’t appear to be present in the practice room.
We cut to footage of a Team … Read the Full Article Here