Tag: Flawed

Jon Jones Goes to Rehab: Another Odd Chapter for Great Fighter, Flawed Human

We’ve all spent considerable time during Jon Jones‘ six-and-a-half-year run in the UFC trying to figure out if he is the man he portrays himself as. In the wake of news this week, via Steven Marrocco of MMAJunkie.com, that the fight company’s brilliant but often perplexing light heavyweight champion checked into a drug rehabilitation clinic after […]

We’ve all spent considerable time during Jon Jones‘ six-and-a-half-year run in the UFC trying to figure out if he is the man he portrays himself as. In the wake of news this week, via Steven Marrocco of MMAJunkie.com, that the fight company’s brilliant but often perplexing light heavyweight champion checked into a drug rehabilitation clinic after […]

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Alexander Gustafsson: Strategically Sound, Defensively Flawed

Alexander Gustafsson has been touted as the next big thing for as long as I can remember hearing his name. Next weekend he meets Jon Jones for the light heavyweight belt at UFC 165 and we are all anxious to see if he can back up this hype. In the fight world you are only […]

Alexander Gustafsson has been touted as the next big thing for as long as I can remember hearing his name. Next weekend he meets Jon Jones for the light heavyweight belt at UFC 165 and we are all anxious to see if he can back up this hype. In the fight world you are only […]

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UFC 160 Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva: Perfectly Flawed

Antonio Silva, more commonly known as “Bigfoot Silva,” is a mountain of a man with a thunderous punch and a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. While Silva holds wins over two of the most impressive names in heavyweight MMA—Fedor Emelianenko and Alistair Overeem—he is one of the most obviously flawed fighters in MMA today. While […]

Antonio Silva, more commonly known as “Bigfoot Silva,” is a mountain of a man with a thunderous punch and a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. While Silva holds wins over two of the most impressive names in heavyweight MMA—Fedor Emelianenko and Alistair Overeem—he is one of the most obviously flawed fighters in MMA today. While […]

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Fabricio Werdum, Gilbert Melendez and Why the MMA Ranking System Is Flawed

I have no problem admitting that I believe that the UFC has the greatest fighters in the world. From Bantamweight to Heavyweight, the elite organization dominates the top-10 rankings in each weight class. Only occasionally does one see the presence of …

I have no problem admitting that I believe that the UFC has the greatest fighters in the world. From Bantamweight to Heavyweight, the elite organization dominates the top-10 rankings in each weight class. Only occasionally does one see the presence of Strikeforce or Bellator. It’s not because I don’t appreciate other organizations or am unaware […]

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Fabricio Werdum, Gilbert Melendez and Why the MMA Ranking System Is Flawed

Georges St-Pierre and Jose Aldo Keep P4P Status Despite Flawed Performances

It wasn’t always pretty, but Georges St-Pierre and Jose Aldo got the job done and that’s all that counts in the pound-for-pound debate. But for some reason, people don’t seem to get that. Georges St-Pierre and Jose Aldo have both come…

It wasn’t always pretty, but Georges St-Pierre and Jose Aldo got the job done and that’s all that counts in the pound-for-pound debate. But for some reason, people don’t seem to get that. Georges St-Pierre and Jose Aldo have both come under fire for their performances at UFC 129. St-Pierre has been criticized for playing […]

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Georges St-Pierre and Jose Aldo Keep P4P Status Despite Flawed Performances