Tag: Good

Would a Top Level Competing Promotion Be Good or Bad for the UFC?

Competition naturally brings out the best in the competing participants. Remember when sports video games had more than one company (Electronic Arts) producing the majority of the games? There was innovation, and price wars between the competitors. The…

Competition naturally brings out the best in the competing participants. Remember when sports video games had more than one company (Electronic Arts) producing the majority of the games? There was innovation, and price wars between the competitors. The competition amongst professional sports organizations doesn’t always result in a better experience for the consumer. Who can […]

UFC 146: Main Card Packs Plenty of Weight, but How Good Will the Fights Be?

For the first time ever the UFC has filled an entire main card with heavyweights. It might help with pay-per-view sales, but perhaps one issue Dana and Co. haven’t considered is that heavyweight fights are not always entertaining. The flyweights …

For the first time ever the UFC has filled an entire main card with heavyweights. It might help with pay-per-view sales, but perhaps one issue Dana and Co. haven’t considered is that heavyweight fights are not always entertaining. The flyweights fought at a fantastic pace in Sydney recently and really showed why the introduction of […]

UFC: Do MMA Fighters Make Good Role Models?

MMA fighters hurt people for a living. Nevertheless, some are fit to be the role models that society needs them to be.  Athletic figures have been akin to living gods since the dawn of celebrity culture. Whether it was baseball, football, boxing, …

MMA fighters hurt people for a living. Nevertheless, some are fit to be the role models that society needs them to be.  Athletic figures have been akin to living gods since the dawn of celebrity culture. Whether it was baseball, football, boxing, the most gifted and talented athletes were looked up to and idolized by […]

Dominick Cruz: TUF Live Coach Doesn’t Know What Urijah Faber Is Good at

When you are a current UFC champion, you would think more people would recognize you. That isn’t the case with the UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz. That should change starting tonight as Cruz will be coaching alongside Urijah Faber as The…

When you are a current UFC champion, you would think more people would recognize you. That isn’t the case with the UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz. That should change starting tonight as Cruz will be coaching alongside Urijah Faber as The Ultimate Fighter Live debuts Friday tonight. The premiere will feature 32 fighters and 16 […]

Strikeforce Results: Tate’s Mangled Arm Ain’t Good for MMA—Men or Women’s

It happens, and perhaps it can be tolerated and “appreciated” by hardcore fans, but that overzealous arm bar-to-a-90-degree-hyperextension executed by Ronda Rousey on Miesha Tate’s upper limb will cast more shadow on MMA’s drive…

It happens, and perhaps it can be tolerated and “appreciated” by hardcore fans, but that overzealous arm bar-to-a-90-degree-hyperextension executed by Ronda Rousey on Miesha Tate’s upper limb will cast more shadow on MMA’s drive to mainstream acceptance (whatever and wherever that is). Inside just one round in the Strikeforce main event earlier tonight, the two […]

Tate vs. Rousey: Why Ronda Rousey Is Good for Women’s MMA

There’s nothing like a good villain. Ronda Rousey has become that villain after stealing away Sarah Kaufman’s shot at the title and securing a fight with Strikeforce women’s 135-pound champ Miesha Tate. Tate and Kaufman both seem to d…

There’s nothing like a good villain. Ronda Rousey has become that villain after stealing away Sarah Kaufman’s shot at the title and securing a fight with Strikeforce women’s 135-pound champ Miesha Tate. Tate and Kaufman both seem to despise Rousey. The 25-year-old Rousey has managed to finagle her way into a title fight after just […]