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Dear UFC, Please Don’t Book Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman III

How much violence is too much violence?  Within the bounds of combat sports, how heartbreaking would it be to have to watch a legend of the sport—arguably the greatest mixed martial artist of all time—ripped apart and shredded before your eyes?  If the UFC books Anderson “The Spider” Silva for a trilogy fight with middleweight […]

How much violence is too much violence?  Within the bounds of combat sports, how heartbreaking would it be to have to watch a legend of the sport—arguably the greatest mixed martial artist of all time—ripped apart and shredded before your eyes?  If the UFC books Anderson “The Spider” Silva for a trilogy fight with middleweight […]

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Dear Nick Diaz: at UFC 183, Win One for the Weirdos

Wednesday’s MMA “Question of the Day” was a big one. A weighty one, tunneling to the very heart of the sporting matters at hand. Did Nick Diaz or did Nick Diaz not catch his flight to Las Vegas? The stick of uncertainty first breached the hornet’s nest in an official UFC fight-week video that strongly […]

Wednesday’s MMA “Question of the Day” was a big one. A weighty one, tunneling to the very heart of the sporting matters at hand. Did Nick Diaz or did Nick Diaz not catch his flight to Las Vegas? The stick of uncertainty first breached the hornet’s nest in an official UFC fight-week video that strongly […]

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Dear Dana White: Let’s Skip Right to Conor McGregor Versus Jose Aldo Please

The full brilliance of Jose Aldo was on display Saturday night in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as he outpointed a game Chad Mendes. An instant classic and fight for the ages, it was his eighteenth consecutive win and his ninth title defense. He stands alone as the greatest featherweight in the history of the sport, a […]

The full brilliance of Jose Aldo was on display Saturday night in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as he outpointed a game Chad Mendes. An instant classic and fight for the ages, it was his eighteenth consecutive win and his ninth title defense. He stands alone as the greatest featherweight in the history of the sport, a […]

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Dear Wanderlei Silva: My Public Apology to the UFC Legend

Sorry, Wanderlei. I really am. It was never you, it was me. I let doubt creep into my heart, to blind me. An insidious thing, doubt. You never allowed it to take root. Even after brutal knockout losses to Quinton Jackson and Chris Leben (Chris Leben!) you never faltered. I did—we all did. Your so-called […]

Sorry, Wanderlei. I really am. It was never you, it was me. I let doubt creep into my heart, to blind me. An insidious thing, doubt. You never allowed it to take root. Even after brutal knockout losses to Quinton Jackson and Chris Leben (Chris Leben!) you never faltered. I did—we all did. Your so-called […]

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Dear Dana White: Give the Fans JDS vs. Fedor

There has never been a better time for UFC President Dana White to bite the bullet and sign Fedor Emelianenko. Thanks to Alistair Overeem failing his pre-fight drug test for UFC 146, the promotion is scrambling to find a suitable replacement to step in…

There has never been a better time for UFC President Dana White to bite the bullet and sign Fedor Emelianenko. Thanks to Alistair Overeem failing his pre-fight drug test for UFC 146, the promotion is scrambling to find a suitable replacement to step in against heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos on May 26. Dan Henderson […]

Dear Don Frye: Give UFC President Dana White a Break

This article reflects the opinion of the author Some men are national treasures. Think Chesley Sullenberger, the heroic pilot who guided US Airways Flight 1549, and all 150 of its passengers, to the relative safety of the Hudson River. Think Kiefer Sut…

This article reflects the opinion of the author Some men are national treasures. Think Chesley Sullenberger, the heroic pilot who guided US Airways Flight 1549, and all 150 of its passengers, to the relative safety of the Hudson River. Think Kiefer Sutherland, who under the nom de plume Jack Bauer, saved us from certain death hundreds of […]