Author: By Dan Downes

 
That’s right boys and girls, it’s time for another Chinese version of the Downes Side! Unlike your local restaurant, though, the sustenance I give you lasts far longer than 20 minutes.If you’re hungry for fights, the UFC has you set with Fight Night Macao live from the CotaiArena. The main event of the evening features a middleweight clash between Michael Bisping and spin kick guru Cung Le. In the co-main event of the night, top 10 welterweights Tyron Woodley and Dong Hyun Kim can get one step closer to a title shot with a win. Prepare for prognostications better th … Read the Full Article Here

Grab your favorite Rodgers and Hammerstein album boys and girls, because it’s time for an Oklahoma-sized version of the Downes Side! Personally, I’ve always preferred The King and I, but there’s no way the UFC will be going to Siam anytime soon.While we hold out for a return to Basutoland, the UFC rolls into Tulsa, Oklahoma, for an UFC Fight Night second helping. The main event of the night could determine a future challenger for the lightweight title as former champion Benson Henderson meets Rafael Dos Anjos. In the co-main event of the night, Mike “Quicksand” Py … Read the Full Article Here

Wander in the darkness no longer boys and girls. It’s time for another New England edition of the Downes Side!This week, the Nostradamus of MMA travels to Bangor, Maine for UFC Fight Night. Well, I’m not actually traveling to Maine, but I will eat a lobster roll for solidarity’s sake. While the fine people inside the Cross Insurance Center may not get to see me, they do get to see a clash between two top 10 light heavyweights. Ryan “Darth” Bader tries to run his win streak to three in a row against hot prospect Ovince Saint Preux. In the co-main event of the night, Ross Pearson and Gray Maynar … Read the Full Article Here

Robbie Lawler” title=”UFC welterweight Robbie Lawler” style=”width: 613px;” src=”http://media.ufc.tv/photo_galleries/ufc173_10/ufc173_10_lawler_vs_ellenberger_014.jpg”>That’s right boys and girls, it’s time for another edition of the Downes Side. The Nostradamus of MMA has been on a roll lately. They say pride goeth before the fall, and while that may have been true for Oedipus, there’s no way that sort of thing applies to me. Speaking of the former King of Thebes, this weekend we have such a great fight card that even Sigmund Freud couldn’t find any problems. One of the most anticipated fight … Read the Full Article Here

That’s right lads and lasses, it’s time for another edition of the Downes Side! Many of you know me as the Nostradamus of MMA. Keeping with the spirit of the Emerald Isle, many of you may not be aware that I’ve also been referred to as the UFC’s James Joyce. In fact, the working title of my memoir is Portrait of the Artist as a Young Pugilist.Luckily it doesn’t take a Ph.D in English Literature to realize that the UFC has another great set of fights exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS. In the main event of the evening, Irish sensation and origami enthusiast Conor McGregor will try to prove the doubt … Read the Full Article Here

That’s right boys and girls, it’s time for another edition of the Downes Side! I know last week may have been difficult without me, but fear not, the Nostradamus of MMA is back in your life ready to give guidance.Home of the Miss America Pageant, this week Atlantic City hosts the far less confrontational UFC Fight Night. Live from the Revel Casino Hotel, the main event of the  evening features Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and Jim Miler in a battle between top 10 lightweights. In the co-main event of the night, Edzon Barboza can gain some momentum back in the 155-pound division with a win over … Read the Full Article Here