Author: By E. Spencer Kyte

Throughout his third non-fiction book Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell repeatedly talks about the “10,000-Hour Rule,” where he posits that the key to success in any field is, to a large extent, a matter of practicing a specific task for a total of around 10,000 hours.While various studies have taken aim at Gladwell’s “10,000-Hour Rule” and the Canadian author himself has subsequently modified his stance, suggesting that the rule doesn’t necessarily pertain to sports and that 10,000 hours of practice isn’t a guarantee for success, stri … Read the Full Article Here

“Never get too high with the highs or too low with the lows.”That little bit of wisdom got tossed around the Kyte household pretty frequently when I was growing up, handed out as free advice from my mother to friends that were standing at the top of the mountain, down in the dumps or residing at any point in between. While I’m quite confident that my mother has never crossed paths with Alistair Overeem, it appears that the UFC heavyweight ascribes to the same philosophy as Carol Anne Kyte.Following his loss to Ben Rothwell back in September, the 34-year-old basically shrugg … Read the Full Article Here

Over the years, there have been some amazing fights that have taken place in the Octagon in the month of March.You could say that about many months, especially those that have traditionally featured major events like May, July and December, but March has a certain “catch you by surprise” element to it.In the rundown of iconic events in the history of the UFC, everyone remembers the major events that took place on holiday weekends or the night 55,000 people packed the Rogers Centre in Toronto, but few recall a themed show in Las Vegas where a rivalry began, a trilogy started and o … Read the Full Article Here

One month, two events, 10 fights – welcome to the March 2015 edition of The 10, our look at the top matchups hitting the Octagon in the month ahead.February delivered a legitimate Knockout of the Year contender (Matt Dwyer) and a ton of eye-opening performances – from Benson Henderson picking up a submission win over Brandon Thatch and Marion Reneau doing the same against Jessica Andrade to Frank Mir getting back into the win column and Ronda Rousey notching her fifth consecutive successful title defense to run her record to a perfect 10-0.While March features the fewest events of … Read the Full Article Here

With the first shot that landed, Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino got Charmaine Tweet’s attention. Just 46 seconds later, the fight was over.After an 18-month layoff, Justino returned in spectacular fashion at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles Friday night, blasting the Canadian with a straight right hand down the pipe. A second right hand connected and dropped Tweet to the canvas. Follow up blows left her bloodied, and after Justino backed off to let her battered opponent get back to her feet, the ferocious featherweight champion continued her assault, backing Tweet into the fe … Read the Full Article Here

If you just go by his record in the Octagon, James Krause looks like an inconsistent member of the lightweight ranks, but that description doesn’t seem apt when you dig a little deeper.Over his first four fights, he’s alternated wins and losses. A third-round submission win over Sam Stout that earned him twin bonuses was followed by an awkward, foul-heavy loss to Bobby Green five months later. After rebounding with a first-round stoppage win over Jamie Varner, he got outworked and handed a unanimous decision defeat by Jorge Masvidal.On the surface, it’s textbook inconsisten … Read the Full Article Here