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Josh Neer – The Quiet Headliner gets His Chance to Shine

Debbie Lee, UFC – This past April at Colorado’s Broomfield Event Center, Josh Neer stepped into the Octagon with all odds stacked against him. With an extended absence from the UFC, untested mettle in a new weight class, and a formidable veteran opponent, a potential win would not come easy. To add to the burden, this wasn’t an ordinary fight— its outcome would determine his standing in the organization.The funny thing is, it wasn’t the pressure that made Neer choke.

Source:Josh Neer – The Quiet Headliner gets His Chance to Shine

Alan Belcher Searches for Consistency with Some Unique Summer Schooling

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – If Alan Belcher was still a schoolboy, he would have had some essay to hand in when asked to describe his summer. From a trip to Thailand, to training through Hurricane Gustav for his nationally televised fight this Wednesday against Ed Herman, the 24-year old from Biloxi has had a couple of months to remember, but what will ultimately stick in his mind the most won’t be determined until this week in Omaha.

Source:Alan Belcher Searches for Consistency with Some Unique Summer Schooling

Joe Lauzon – There’s No Place Like Home

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Hilo, Hawaii. Not exactly the first place that comes to mind when you think of grueling training for mixed martial arts fights, or at least not the one that fits the stereotype of the gritty and grimy urban landscape which houses gyms that produce mean and nasty prizefighters.It was a helluva fit for lightweight contender Joe Lauzon though, as he took advantage of 155-pound champion BJ Penn’s offer to train with him in the 50th state for much of the time following their stint together as coach and student on the fifth season of The Ultimate Fighter.

Source:Joe Lauzon – There’s No Place Like Home

The System Doesn't Like Rashad Evans

We’re having some technical difficulties with the home page and it’s prevented us from posting a bunch of the material we’ve prepared in advance of UFC 88. The one thing we have posted is the career TPR Report for Rashad Evans.


Rashad is precisely the type of fighter that the FightMetric scoring system undervalues. Specifically, a fighter that relies on takedowns and positioning without keeping active with strikes, submissions, and guard passes. Taking a look at the whole of Rashad’s career, his median TPR is 58.5, which is extremely low, considering that he is undefeated. Compare that to Chuck Liddell, who, despite five losses, has a median TPR of 79.

Stay tuned for more material over the next week or so. Once we get the technical glitches worked out, there’s plenty of stats to cover.

Source:The System Doesn't Like Rashad Evans