Tag: Better

Invicta FC’s Shannon Knapp Talks Providing ‘Better Life for the Athletes’

Being an MMA fighter is a tough way to make a living. It’s an even tougher way to make a living if you’re a woman.  The cards are few, the paydays are small and infrequent and there are few opportunities for everlasting fame (or even j…

Being an MMA fighter is a tough way to make a living. It’s an even tougher way to make a living if you’re a woman.  The cards are few, the paydays are small and infrequent and there are few opportunities for everlasting fame (or even just a little bit of spotlight) the likes of which […]

Jon Jones: ‘I Want to Be Better Than Muhammad Ali’

Jon Jones has already drawn comparisons to Muhammad Ali at this stage of his career. Jones has dominated the competition effortlessly and is already a world champion at a young age, much like the legendary boxer. However, the 24-year-old took it one st…

Jon Jones has already drawn comparisons to Muhammad Ali at this stage of his career. Jones has dominated the competition effortlessly and is already a world champion at a young age, much like the legendary boxer. However, the 24-year-old took it one step further when he said during a UFC 145 conference call that he […]

Dan Henderson and 5 Fighters Who Became Better with Age

There’s a time in every athletes career when father time starts to take it’s toll on them.  MMA fighters feel it just like as much if not more than other athletes.  They begin to slow down, suffer more and more nagging injuries, a…

There’s a time in every athletes career when father time starts to take it’s toll on them.  MMA fighters feel it just like as much if not more than other athletes.  They begin to slow down, suffer more and more nagging injuries, and even start to lose their once great chin.  But there are those […]

Bellator vs. TUF: What’s the Better Way to Spend Your Friday Night?

Recently, The Ultimate Fighter has been actually registering a pulse within the MMA community, as the show has been revamped since crossing over to the FX network. With a new format which invites fans to tune into live fights every Friday night, the or…

Recently, The Ultimate Fighter has been actually registering a pulse within the MMA community, as the show has been revamped since crossing over to the FX network. With a new format which invites fans to tune into live fights every Friday night, the organization’s only threat appears to be that of the Bellator Fighting Championships, […]

MMA Opinion: 8 Ways to Make the Sport Better

No sport is perfect. Whether it’s the BCS system in college football, overtime rules in the NFL, replay in the NBA or the role the MLB All-Star game plays in the World Series, they all have flaws. MMA is no different in that regard. As fans of th…

No sport is perfect. Whether it’s the BCS system in college football, overtime rules in the NFL, replay in the NBA or the role the MLB All-Star game plays in the World Series, they all have flaws. MMA is no different in that regard. As fans of this fast growing sport, we want it to […]

Mark Muñoz: ‘In MMA Wrestling, Sonnen Is Better, but I Hit Harder’

UFC top-middleweight fighter Mark Muñoz held a press conference yesterday late afternoon at the Gold’s Gym branch in Quezon City, Philippines. Bleacher Report MMA, represented by yours truly—had the following exchanges with “The …

UFC top-middleweight fighter Mark Muñoz held a press conference yesterday late afternoon at the Gold’s Gym branch in Quezon City, Philippines. Bleacher Report MMA, represented by yours truly—had the following exchanges with “The Filipino Wrecking Machine”: KS: You’ve beaten Chael Sonnen in collegiate wrestling years ago. Now, when it comes to MMA fighting—how do you […]