Anytime the career of a notable fighter comes to an end, distance is required in order to appreciate his full body of work. Sometimes, it is an epic saga, vast and shockingly dense, as is the case for men such as Jeremy Horn or Dan Severn. Other times, it is somewhat sparse, as in the […]
Anytime the career of a notable fighter comes to an end, distance is required in order to appreciate his full body of work. Sometimes, it is an epic saga, vast and shockingly dense, as is the case for men such as Jeremy Horn or Dan Severn. Other times, it is somewhat sparse, as in the […]
For some time now, fans and officials have been pondering how to fix many of the problems currently in the sport of MMA. Be it judging inconsistencies, fighters “coasting” by maintaining a top position without trying to improve said position for a finish, or just being overly tentative, the sport is still trying to come […]
For some time now, fans and officials have been pondering how to fix many of the problems currently in the sport of MMA. Be it judging inconsistencies, fighters “coasting” by maintaining a top position without trying to improve said position for a finish, or just being overly tentative, the sport is still trying to come […]
The decision to pursue a career as a member of the sports media requires certain sacrifices—your heart bleeds, I’m sure. Depending on the role one occupies within the space, there are a number of rules, both written and unwritten, that one is expected to follow in order to be taken seriously. For example, taking selfies […]
The decision to pursue a career as a member of the sports media requires certain sacrifices—your heart bleeds, I’m sure. Depending on the role one occupies within the space, there are a number of rules, both written and unwritten, that one is expected to follow in order to be taken seriously. For example, taking selfies […]
Having lost comfortably to Myles Jury at UFC 171, the question facing Diego Sanchez is where should he go next? Stick around in any sport for long enough and the competition will eventually surpass you. This fact is so well established that one might as well categorize it as law. Has Sanchez really reached that […]
Having lost comfortably to Myles Jury at UFC 171, the question facing Diego Sanchez is where should he go next? Stick around in any sport for long enough and the competition will eventually surpass you. This fact is so well established that one might as well categorize it as law. Has Sanchez really reached that […]
The rumblings were out there. Sure, Andrei Arlovski and Tim Sylvia were embroiled in a bitter feud involving ex-girlfriends, wearing a championship belt in public for some reason and title fights that weren’t all that interesting, but the rumblings were there. There was a kid in the wrestling room at Arizona State, and he was […]
The rumblings were out there. Sure, Andrei Arlovski and Tim Sylvia were embroiled in a bitter feud involving ex-girlfriends, wearing a championship belt in public for some reason and title fights that weren’t all that interesting, but the rumblings were there. There was a kid in the wrestling room at Arizona State, and he was […]
In light of the promotion for UFC 166’s main event between Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos, it is perhaps unsurprising that the most prominent talking point to emerge from last night’s chaos concerns the UFC heavyweight champion’s place in history. From the moment Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan hailed Velasquez as the greatest heavyweight […]
In light of the promotion for UFC 166’s main event between Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos, it is perhaps unsurprising that the most prominent talking point to emerge from last night’s chaos concerns the UFC heavyweight champion’s place in history. From the moment Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan hailed Velasquez as the greatest heavyweight […]