Author: By E. Spencer Kyte

Whenever people join the workforce, the mindset is generally the same whether you’re in finance, filmmaking or fighting: go to work, put some money in the bank and build for the future, often with an eye towards having a family and setting your future children up so they don’t have to work as hard as you do once they get older.Over the last year, that “plan for the future” approach became Ricardo Lamas’ reality. In February, the featherweight standout tied the knot with his girlfriend Olivia and in June, the couple welcomed their first child, a son named Abel.&l … Read the Full Article Here

Every great story is crafted the same way, broken down into three parts: rise, fall and rebound.If a career in the cage can be viewed as a story, bantamweight Scott Jorgensen is ready to begin his third act.Act One spans from June 15, 2006 to December 16, 2010 – the day of Jorgensen’s first fight, a first-round submission win over Mike Morris at Alaska Fighting Championship 24, through to the day he lost a unanimous decision to then-WEC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz in Glendale, Arizona on the final night in the history of the promotion where he rose to prominence.Act Two b … Read the Full Article Here

For a time, it looked like all the time Jimmie Rivera was going to spend in the UFC Octagon were the six minutes and change he accumulated during his fight to get into the house on Season 14 of The Ultimate Fighter.After a strong first round, Rivera got submitted by fellow East Coast staple and eventual finalist Dennis Bermudez, and his dream of making it to the biggest stage in the sport was put on hold. Undaunted, he went back to the tough East Coast regional circuit and kept doing his thing, winning the Ring of Combat bantamweight title in his first fight back and successfully defending i … Read the Full Article Here

Momentum in sports is both real and magical – something that you can see and feel, but sometimes can’t explain how or why it works.Look at the recently completed Major League Baseball playoffs, where games and series were shifted by single plays that swung momentum to the other side of the diamond. A wonky bounce here, a Texas Leaguer that falls in there and beleaguered teams get emboldened by getting the hit they needed, while the opposition starts over-thinking routine plays until the game, and perhaps even the series, slips away.There is even a term in the NBA now for when guy … Read the Full Article Here

After having just four events between September and October combined, there are four events spread across four continents on the schedule for November. So while the previous two months make picking 10 fights to highlight a little challenging, this month offers a plethora of contests to choose from.This is The 10 for November 2015 inside the UFC Octagon.UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 3 (November 7 – Sao Paulo, Brazil)Pedro Munhoz vs. Jimmie RiveraThere are certainly more high profile bouts on this card that could be considered, but this pairing gets the nod because it pits two eme … Read the Full Article Here

Less than a month after their last event, Pancrase is back with another deep fight card. While the last show in Differ Ariake was headlined by a pair of former Ultimate Fighter teammates (Andy Main and Nam Phan from Season 12), the main event for this weekend’s show features a respected Japanese veteran taking on a man seven years his junior looking to earn his third straight victory in a battle for the vacant King of Pancrase lightweight title.Anyone that has followed Japanese MMA over the years knows the name Satoru Kitaoka. The 35-year-old will be competing for the 60th time on Sund … Read the Full Article Here