MMA in 2014: The Worst Robberies

It was a long, crazy year of fights in mixed marital arts. Simply put, 2014 was busy and had no shortage of decisions left in the hands of the judges. Most of the time, the judges got it right. However, like we’ve seen in so many cases, the judges got it wrong and caused controversy […]

It was a long, crazy year of fights in mixed marital arts. Simply put, 2014 was busy and had no shortage of decisions left in the hands of the judges. Most of the time, the judges got it right. However, like we’ve seen in so many cases, the judges got it wrong and caused controversy […]

MMA in 2014: Biggest Breakthrough Performances

For what the sport had at its disposal, 2014 was a fairly competitive and entertaining epoch for mixed martial arts as a whole. Injuries certainly played a role in prohibiting a higher degree of excellence, but the handful of elite fighters leftover were able to efficiently suffice for the loss. From memorable title upsets to […]

For what the sport had at its disposal, 2014 was a fairly competitive and entertaining epoch for mixed martial arts as a whole. Injuries certainly played a role in prohibiting a higher degree of excellence, but the handful of elite fighters leftover were able to efficiently suffice for the loss. From memorable title upsets to […]

MMA in 2014: The Real Winners and Losers

You can’t take the sum total of an entire year, tie it up in a box and slap one label on it. Life is too complicated for such a simple procedure. Something’s bound to break or ooze its way out. So it is for mixed martial arts. It’s easy to look at all the downward-sloping […]

You can’t take the sum total of an entire year, tie it up in a box and slap one label on it. Life is too complicated for such a simple procedure. Something’s bound to break or ooze its way out. So it is for mixed martial arts. It’s easy to look at all the downward-sloping […]

MMA in 2014: Headlines That Defined the Year

2014 will not go down as an easy year in MMA history. At the risk of sounding hyperbolic, it’s difficult to remember another calendar turn when there was such a range of bad news. Cash flow was down, injuries were up, and high-profile arrests seemed weirdly plentiful. As we thunder toward the home stretch, however, […]

2014 will not go down as an easy year in MMA history. At the risk of sounding hyperbolic, it’s difficult to remember another calendar turn when there was such a range of bad news. Cash flow was down, injuries were up, and high-profile arrests seemed weirdly plentiful. As we thunder toward the home stretch, however, […]

MMA in 2014: Grading the Top 25 UFC Fighters

Mixed martial arts in 2014 had the potential of being so much more, and yet it still provided us with some of the better fights and performances that we’ll likely harbor in our Rolodex of memories for the years to come.  Some fighters broke through and made names for themselves. Others continued building their legacy, […]

Mixed martial arts in 2014 had the potential of being so much more, and yet it still provided us with some of the better fights and performances that we’ll likely harbor in our Rolodex of memories for the years to come.  Some fighters broke through and made names for themselves. Others continued building their legacy, […]

MMA in 2014: Fight of the Year

2014 was a down year in terms of business for mixed martial arts. But the action in the cage was better than ever, for the most part. There were classic fights from the championship level on down to the lowest of preliminary bouts. We even got the MMA version of a unicorn—and entire Ultimate Fighting […]

2014 was a down year in terms of business for mixed martial arts. But the action in the cage was better than ever, for the most part. There were classic fights from the championship level on down to the lowest of preliminary bouts. We even got the MMA version of a unicorn—and entire Ultimate Fighting […]