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Why ESPN Will Never Fully Embrace MMA, Will Always Clash with UFC

MMA still has a lot of hurdles to cross when it comes to mainstream acceptance. The sport is still banned in New York and has plenty of detractors across the world who don’t understand the sport. It doesn’t help that one of those detractors…

MMA still has a lot of hurdles to cross when it comes to mainstream acceptance. The sport is still banned in New York and has plenty of detractors across the world who don’t understand the sport. It doesn’t help that one of those detractors is ESPN, the sports conglomerate famous for its coverage and SportsCenter. What […]

Will ESPN Ever Fully Embrace MMA?

Mixed martial arts is steadily entering the mainstream with each passing event. Fighters are being interviewed on more talk shows, casual fans are recognizing more athletes, but there remains one last obstacle before MMA can be considered a legitimate,…

Mixed martial arts is steadily entering the mainstream with each passing event. Fighters are being interviewed on more talk shows, casual fans are recognizing more athletes, but there remains one last obstacle before MMA can be considered a legitimate, high profile sport. More coverage on ESPN. For a long time, the worldwide leader in sports […]

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Will ESPN Ever Fully Embrace MMA?

UFC 130: Could a Fully Fit Rampage beat Jones with the Same Game Plan?

Saturday night’s main event saw Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson put on a formidable clinic when it comes to the classic “sprawl’n’brawl” fight tactic. Matt Hamill seemed to throw away his chance at competing on the h…

Saturday night’s main event saw Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson put on a formidable clinic when it comes to the classic “sprawl’n’brawl” fight tactic. Matt Hamill seemed to throw away his chance at competing on the higher end of UFC events with a poor display. He was completely outclassed by Jackson despite the former UFC light heavy […]

UFC Betting

UFC 130: Could a Fully Fit Rampage beat Jones with the Same Game Plan?