Strikeforce, Bellator, & BAMMA: Rating the Weekend’s Fights for Their Fun Factor

Just because the UFC is taking a week off, doesn’t mean MMA does. There is a mass of exciting fights going on this weekend, though, to be honest…Some are going to be more exciting than others. So to decide which fights are worth watching I invented a…

Just because the UFC is taking a week off, doesn’t mean MMA does. There is a mass of exciting fights going on this weekend, though, to be honest…

Some are going to be more exciting than others. So to decide which fights are worth watching I invented a system to rank the probability that a match will make us fans salivate.

Here’s the breakdown.

*=Only use this as an aide to cure insomnia. Or a method of torture.

**=Drink enough alcohol and this fight might entertain you.

***=Decent fight. Just like most matinee movies you won’t remember it three hours after it happened, but you’ll enjoy yourself while your watching it.

****=A good fight. Something that will keep you on your toes every once in a while and you’ll have a smile on your face the next morning as you remember it.

*****=Are you glad you saw this fight? It had a little bit of everything and it will get you through Monday at work when you wonder why you need your paycheck. It might even be something you brag about watching.

******=They don’t get much better than this. Your voice is a little hoarse from all the yelling, but it was worth it. It’ll be hard getting to sleep, and by tomorrow, you will have read every scrap of post-fight news you can find on the web.

*******=They don’t get any better than this! Ever! Forget sleep as you won’t be getting much, if you get any at all. You will be refreshing news pages for new articles and breaking information, and by Friday your voice still won’t sound normal.

So with that done, let’s get started!

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Hump Day Headlines with Stephanie Ann Cook

Matt Brown replaces injured Pascal Krauss to face John Hathaway at UFC 138. Former Strikeforce Director of Communications, Mike Aframowitz explains in a detailed interview the purchase of Strikeforce by Zuffa, the catch 22 of.

Matt Brown replaces injured Pascal Krauss to face John Hathaway at UFC 138.

Former Strikeforce Director of Communications, Mike Aframowitz explains in a detailed interview the purchase of Strikeforce by Zuffa, the catch 22 of signing Fedor Emelianenko and the Jason “Mayhem” MilerJake ShieldsGilbert MelendezDiaz Bros brawl that brought down the promotion.

UFC 133 announces medical suspensions with Forrest Griffin, Stanislav Nedkov, Raphael Assuncao and Ian Loveland getting 180 days.

UFN 25 has two competitors pull out. Welterweight, DaMarques Johnson will no longer face Clay Harvision. Seth Baczynski will take Johnson’s place. Featherweight, Mackens Semerzier also withdrew from his fight against Mike Lullo with no replacement yet set. UFN 25 takes place in New Orleans on September 17th.

Lester Caslow vs. James “Binky” Jones set for Bellator 49 on September 10th.

Eddie Yagin vs. Junior Assuncao booked for UFC 135 on September 24th.

Dana White and pro-wrestler Kurt Angle are in disagreement over Angle’s claims he almost signed with the UFC but at the time they underpaid their fighters in comparison with the WWE. White simply responded to the claims via Twitter: “love Kurt, but not true.”