UFC’s Signing of CM Punk Is a Good Thing, as Long as It’s Honest About It

Saturday’s news that Phil “CM Punk” Brooks signed a multifight contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship sent the mixed martial arts world into a frenzy. It is understandable. Brooks has zero athletic experience outside of his tenure as a professional wrestler. Wrestling is a very tough business, and you need plenty of athleticism to do […]

Saturday’s news that Phil “CM Punk” Brooks signed a multifight contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship sent the mixed martial arts world into a frenzy. It is understandable. Brooks has zero athletic experience outside of his tenure as a professional wrestler. Wrestling is a very tough business, and you need plenty of athleticism to do […]

Refreshingly Honest Josh Thomson Gets Chance to Shake Up Lightweight Status Quo

If you’ve read almost anything about Josh Thomson leading up to Saturday’s bout against Benson Henderson at UFC on Fox 10, you already know he doesn’t have time for games. Maybe he feels like he’s too old for that stuff. Though he still carries the moniker of a much younger man—”The Punk”—he’s 35 years old now […]

If you’ve read almost anything about Josh Thomson leading up to Saturday’s bout against Benson Henderson at UFC on Fox 10, you already know he doesn’t have time for games. Maybe he feels like he’s too old for that stuff. Though he still carries the moniker of a much younger man—”The Punk”—he’s 35 years old now […]

Is Chris Weidman Simply Confident (and Honest) or Being a Bit of a Jerk?

Chris Weidman carries confidence—and American flags—in spades (and with some swagger). He had confidence before knocking out Anderson Silva in their first fight at UFC 162. He flashed even more of it for the rematch at UFC 168, where he went on to leg check the ever-living you-know-what out of Silva’s now titanium-fortified limb. So […]

Chris Weidman carries confidence—and American flags—in spades (and with some swagger). He had confidence before knocking out Anderson Silva in their first fight at UFC 162. He flashed even more of it for the rematch at UFC 168, where he went on to leg check the ever-living you-know-what out of Silva’s now titanium-fortified limb. So […]