MMA Fantasy Matchmaker: Welterweight Helter Skelter for 2011

With the next UFC welterweight championship pending the completion of season 12 of the Ultimate Fighter, the next round of contenders are emerging to take their shots at one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the sport.
The stranglehold o…

With the next UFC welterweight championship pending the completion of season 12 of the Ultimate Fighter, the next round of contenders are emerging to take their shots at one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the sport.
The stranglehold of UFC top contenders coming from American Kickboxing Academy has been thinned out, with Koscheck getting his title shot […]

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MMA Fantasy Matchmaker: Welterweight Helter Skelter for 2011

MMA Fantasy Matchmaker: 2011 Middleweight Madness or Mess?

The next 35 days will go a long way to determining how the Middleweight ranks shake out for both the UFC and Strikeforce for next year.  With UFC 122 and 123 pairing up 10 185-pound fighters, and Bellator pushing hard for a Strikeforce superfight …

The next 35 days will go a long way to determining how the Middleweight ranks shake out for both the UFC and Strikeforce for next year.  With UFC 122 and 123 pairing up 10 185-pound fighters, and Bellator pushing hard for a Strikeforce superfight for Hector Lombard and Jacara Souza, the division will have some […]

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MMA Fantasy Matchmaker: 2011 Middleweight Madness or Mess?

MMA Fantasy Matchmaker: 2011 Heavyweight Fights for UFC and Strikeforce

With plenty of attention-grabbing news coming out of the MMA universe these past few weeks, fight fans have plenty to talk about.  The UFC-WEC merger, a fantasized Bellator-Strikeforce Super-Fight Super-Card, the crowning of a new UFC heavywe…

With plenty of attention-grabbing news coming out of the MMA universe these past few weeks, fight fans have plenty to talk about.  The UFC-WEC merger, a fantasized Bellator-Strikeforce Super-Fight Super-Card, the crowning of a new UFC heavyweight champion in Cain Velasquez, it really gets overwhelming.
November and December will have plenty more fireworks with four UFC events, […]

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MMA Fantasy Matchmaker: 2011 Heavyweight Fights for UFC and Strikeforce

MMA Fantasy Matchmaker: 2011 Light-Heavyweight Fights for the Future

This is the second part of my series on playing “Fantasy Matchmaker” for major MMA promotions such as UFC, Strikeforce, Bellator, and Dream.
And you thought “Fantasy Matchmaker” meant you had a chance with Arianny Celeste, didn&…

This is the second part of my series on playing “Fantasy Matchmaker” for major MMA promotions such as UFC, Strikeforce, Bellator, and Dream.
And you thought “Fantasy Matchmaker” meant you had a chance with Arianny Celeste, didn’t it?  Although a new ring-girl pairing of Arianny with the WEC’s Brittany Palmer would certainly be just as pleasing to […]

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MMA Fantasy Matchmaker: 2011 Light-Heavyweight Fights for the Future

UFC’s Look Ahead: 10 Fighters Set To Have a Breakout Year in 2011

The UFC set new standards and gave us new champions in 2010.  Breakout stars like Frankie Edgar, Chael Sonnen (albeit the steroid issues) and Cain Velasquez were on display this year.  These men all fought for titles, two of them won and now …

The UFC set new standards and gave us new champions in 2010.  Breakout stars like Frankie Edgar, Chael Sonnen (albeit the steroid issues) and Cain Velasquez were on display this year.  These men all fought for titles, two of them won and now look to carry that momentum into the 2011 calendar year.  All in […]

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UFC’s Look Ahead: 10 Fighters Set To Have a Breakout Year in 2011

Dana White: UFC Will Have a Network Television Deal in 2011

Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White was recently interviewed by Broadcasting & Cable magazine’s Ben Grossman. White had some interesting things to say concerning the future of the UFC.
The two biggest take aways from the inter…

Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White was recently interviewed by Broadcasting & Cable magazine’s Ben Grossman. White had some interesting things to say concerning the future of the UFC.
The two biggest take aways from the interview were that the UFC will be on network television in 2011 and that the UFC has plans to start […]

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Dana White: UFC Will Have a Network Television Deal in 2011