For Hamill, fighting Franklin is what it’s like when worlds collide

Chuck Mindenhall, UFC – When he was a math teacher at Oak Hills High in Cincinnati, Rich Franklin liked his students to show proof of their work on assignments because, well—math is all about how you got there. Though Matt Hamill was never a direct student of Franklin’s, he has worked out a simple equation: Train hard, beat Franklin at 205, and become a legitimate contender in the most glamorous division of them all.

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It's a Slow Week

Not much going on in the world of MMA at the moment. We’re getting ready for UFC 88 behind-the-scenes, and will be posting some Chuck Liddell and Rashad Evans fights later this month. In the meantime, we just posted Kenny Florian vs. Roger Huerta — apologies for the tardiness.

So what happens when there’s nothing else to do? We come up with something a little different. Last time it was our hugely-popular quiz. This time, it’s not nearly as interesting.

We really have to aplogize in advance. What you’ll find here is probably the best example of why nerds should not be allowed near the sport of MMA. And yet…

So we present to you The Worst Joke in MMA History.

Don’t say we didn’t warn you.

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Don't Forget About Sherk

It’s been all BJ all the time the last couple of weeks here, as we ramped up to UFC 84 with a few detailed reports of his fights. Today marks the release of the career TPR Report for BJ Penn and we have an article up at Yahoo Sports with some really interesting information about BJ’s jiu-jitsu and the way he passes guard.

But don’t think we forgot about Sherk. While the majority of his fights have been in smaller organizations, and thus, do not have readily accessible video, we are doing the best we can to learn what we can about Sherk’s time in the UFC. The first product of that study is released today, a detailed report on his fight with Nick Diaz. This is one of those odd fights where all three judges agree precisely on the scoring, but the fan community is up in arms. As the stats show, the fight was extremely close, nearly a draw. What are the chances that Penn-Sherk is that close?

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Jake Shields questions Shinya Aoki?s warrior spirit

EliteXC is having a tough time finding legitimate talent for Jake Shields to defend his welterweight title against.

The problem is that Jake Shields is one of the most talented welterweights in the world, and fights outside of the organization that contains the rest of the legitimate welterweight talent. The UFC employs a good 80-85% of […]

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