Tag: Great

A Conversation with Randy Blake: The Great American Kickboxing Hope

The past couple of years have been tumultuous ones for the sport of kickboxing. Between financial woes and reported ties to organized crime, the sport hit a low point in 2011. But there seems to be a resurgence, not just in interest but also financiall…

The past couple of years have been tumultuous ones for the sport of kickboxing. Between financial woes and reported ties to organized crime, the sport hit a low point in 2011. But there seems to be a resurgence, not just in interest but also financially stable promotions.  One of those promotions is K-1, a brand […]

UFC 152: 3 Non-Main Card Fights That Will Be Great

I have to admit, I was one of the guys complaining that the UFC was putting on a few to many shows. It seemed like every other week I was gearing up for a new event. I mean c’mon Mr. White, there are only so many one-man parties I can throw. Only…

I have to admit, I was one of the guys complaining that the UFC was putting on a few to many shows. It seemed like every other week I was gearing up for a new event. I mean c’mon Mr. White, there are only so many one-man parties I can throw. Only so many ribs […]

The X-Factor That Makes Every UFC Champion Great

What makes a champion a champion? Traditionally, being better than everyone else helps. But is it so simple? Are champions faster, stronger, more technically sound than the lot they are faced with competing against? Logic suggests that an affirmative a…

What makes a champion a champion? Traditionally, being better than everyone else helps. But is it so simple? Are champions faster, stronger, more technically sound than the lot they are faced with competing against? Logic suggests that an affirmative answer be supplied to this question, and it is difficult to argue that superior skill-sets do […]

Chuck Liddell Says Shogun Rua Is Not One of the Great Fighters

File this one under “curious”: Chuck Liddell thinks that Mauricio “Shogun” Rua is not one of the greatest fighters of all-time. “Shogun is not among the great fighters, and never will be,” said ‘The Iceman&#821…

File this one under “curious”: Chuck Liddell thinks that Mauricio “Shogun” Rua is not one of the greatest fighters of all-time. “Shogun is not among the great fighters, and never will be,” said ‘The Iceman’. “He needs much more to reach the level of Anderson Silva, for example.” The reason it’s interesting, of course, is […]

UFC 147 Preview: Hacran Dias Meets Yuri Alcantara in Great Featherweight Scrap

Although Yuri Alcantara vs. Hacran Dias hasn’t been gaining a lot of press, it probably should be. Both fighters are high-grade featherweight prospects, and either man could make some serious waves in the division sometime down the road. Let&#821…

Although Yuri Alcantara vs. Hacran Dias hasn’t been gaining a lot of press, it probably should be. Both fighters are high-grade featherweight prospects, and either man could make some serious waves in the division sometime down the road. Let’s have a look.     The Fighters Despite a great record, Brazilian featherweight Yuri Alcantara (28-3-1) […]

UFC 152 Preview: Once Great B.J. Penn Now Merely an Opponent for Rory MacDonald

It’s a sad moment, one that happens inevitably to all great athletes. In football it can come in an instant—one moment Emmitt Smith is gliding through a crack in the line, plowing a linebacker and heading for daylight. The next, he’s …

It’s a sad moment, one that happens inevitably to all great athletes. In football it can come in an instant—one moment Emmitt Smith is gliding through a crack in the line, plowing a linebacker and heading for daylight. The next, he’s on the Arizona Cardinals and picking himself up behind the line of scrimmage again […]