Tag: Isn’t

Fedor vs. Brock Lesnar Isn’t Happening: Let’s All Stop Talking About It

I can only imagine that Dana White has plenty of free time on his hands this week out in Las Vegas, what with the sudden cancellation of UFC 151 and all. White went from having a week chock-full of travel and promotional/hype-man duties to nothing at a…

I can only imagine that Dana White has plenty of free time on his hands this week out in Las Vegas, what with the sudden cancellation of UFC 151 and all. White went from having a week chock-full of travel and promotional/hype-man duties to nothing at all.  It’s probably refreshing, but it’s also likely quite […]

Jon Jones’ Manager Says Client Isn’t Running from MMA Public

Jon Jones may seem invincible inside the cage, but outside, the 24-year-old UFC champion is proving to be very human. On Saturday, TMZ reported that Jones was arrested after crashing his Bentley into a pole in New York State’s Broome County. A st…

Jon Jones may seem invincible inside the cage, but outside, the 24-year-old UFC champion is proving to be very human. On Saturday, TMZ reported that Jones was arrested after crashing his Bentley into a pole in New York State’s Broome County. A statement was released immediately following the accident by Jones’ manager, Malki Kawa, who […]

UFC Fighter Pay: It Really Isn’t Our Business What Fighters Make

Fighter pay is a hot-button issue amongst fans, but in reality, it shouldn’t be—what fighters make and what promoters choose to pay them isn’t the business of fans. It has become posh for fans to complain incessantly about how the UFC…

Fighter pay is a hot-button issue amongst fans, but in reality, it shouldn’t be—what fighters make and what promoters choose to pay them isn’t the business of fans. It has become posh for fans to complain incessantly about how the UFC abuses their fighters by paying them low wages, especially in light of ESPN’s recent […]

Lorenzo Fertitta Isn’t Worried About Declining FOX Ratings

The UFC’s steeply declining ratings for their FOX network specials have been one of the hottest topics going this week.  The first FOX show in November, featuring a heavyweight title fight between Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos, did 5….

The UFC’s steeply declining ratings for their FOX network specials have been one of the hottest topics going this week.  The first FOX show in November, featuring a heavyweight title fight between Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos, did 5.6 million viewers according to Nielsen ratings. The show was heavily promoted during all FOX broadcasts, […]

Jon Jones Reveals His Toughest Opponent, and It Isn’t Evans or Machida

Who is the toughest opponent Jon Jones has faced in his MMA career? If you answered Rashad Evans, Lyoto Machida or Quinton Jackson, you would be wrong. Other than helping him break a good sweat, none of these fighters pushed Jones to the limit. There i…

Who is the toughest opponent Jon Jones has faced in his MMA career? If you answered Rashad Evans, Lyoto Machida or Quinton Jackson, you would be wrong. Other than helping him break a good sweat, none of these fighters pushed Jones to the limit. There is one fighter that pushed Jones farther and harder than […]

Dana White Isn’t Roger Goodell or Bud Selig, and I Thank God for That

If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my years of covering mixed martial arts, it’s that someone will always find something to complain about. I get it. I’ve complained about my share of unnecessary things over the year…

If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my years of covering mixed martial arts, it’s that someone will always find something to complain about. I get it. I’ve complained about my share of unnecessary things over the years. It’s part of the game. Today’s complaint comes from Las Vegas Sun columnist J. Patrick Coolican, and it’s a […]