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CM Punk: Slow Burn Toward UFC Debut Hurting Buzz

A year ago, CM Punk was one of the hottest names in combat sports. Not in professional wrestling. Not in MMA. He was one of the hottest names in combat sports.  The controversial superstar made a surprise exit from the WWE following the 2014 Royal Rumble with responses ranging from anger to disappointment to disbelief […]

A year ago, CM Punk was one of the hottest names in combat sports. Not in professional wrestling. Not in MMA. He was one of the hottest names in combat sports.  The controversial superstar made a surprise exit from the WWE following the 2014 Royal Rumble with responses ranging from anger to disappointment to disbelief […]

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The Buzz List: The 4 Hottest, Most Controversial Topics in MMA for 12/9-12/15

Our string of never-ending fight weeks continues this week with UFC on FOX 9. I’m sure it’ll be a memorable event, but can it live up to the strong memories created by heavyweights Mark Hunt and Antonio Silva last Friday night in Australia? My gut tells me it cannot, but my gut has been very […]

Our string of never-ending fight weeks continues this week with UFC on FOX 9. I’m sure it’ll be a memorable event, but can it live up to the strong memories created by heavyweights Mark Hunt and Antonio Silva last Friday night in Australia? My gut tells me it cannot, but my gut has been very […]

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The Buzz List: The 4 Hottest, Most Controversial Topics for 11/19-11/25

After a week spent celebrating the past, the mixed martial arts world inches ever forward. We’re 11 days away from the next major Ultimate Fighting Championship event—that being the TUF 18 Finale here in Las Vegas, on November 30—but there’s no shortage of things to talk about coming off UFC 167. And so, without any […]

After a week spent celebrating the past, the mixed martial arts world inches ever forward. We’re 11 days away from the next major Ultimate Fighting Championship event—that being the TUF 18 Finale here in Las Vegas, on November 30—but there’s no shortage of things to talk about coming off UFC 167. And so, without any […]

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The Buzz List: The 5 Hottest, Most Controversial MMA Topics for 11/12-11/18

The UFC is rolling out the red carpet in Las Vegas this week.  The occasion: celebrating 20 years since the birth of the company, way back in 1993. The sport has come a long way—and we’ll get into that in the following pages—and who can blame Dana White and company for taking a reflective tone […]

The UFC is rolling out the red carpet in Las Vegas this week.  The occasion: celebrating 20 years since the birth of the company, way back in 1993. The sport has come a long way—and we’ll get into that in the following pages—and who can blame Dana White and company for taking a reflective tone […]

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The Buzz List: The 10 Hottest, Most Controversial MMA Topics for Aug. 19-25

Welcome to The Buzz List. What you’ll find in the following pages is not anything resembling fighter rankings. We’ve got plenty of those already.  The Buzz List—which will be published every two weeks—is our comprehensive look at the hottest things going on in mixed martial arts. If a fighter puts on a stellar performance that […]

Welcome to The Buzz List. What you’ll find in the following pages is not anything resembling fighter rankings. We’ve got plenty of those already.  The Buzz List—which will be published every two weeks—is our comprehensive look at the hottest things going on in mixed martial arts. If a fighter puts on a stellar performance that […]

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UFC 137 Fight Card: Georges St. Pierre Among Many to Blame for Lack of Buzz

If you haven’t heard much talk about UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz around the water cooler at work lately, don’t be too alarmed—you’re not the only one. Saturday’s event at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas has been through more changes …

If you haven’t heard much talk about UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz around the water cooler at work lately, don’t be too alarmed—you’re not the only one. Saturday’s event at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas has been through more changes than a Saturday Night Live set, changes that extend far beyond the withdrawal of Georges […]

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UFC 137 Fight Card: Georges St. Pierre Among Many to Blame for Lack of Buzz