When asked by a reporter why he was a boxer, Irish featherweight champion Barry McGuigan answered simply and honestly: “I can’t be a poet. I can’t tell stories.” But he could fight. From 1981 to 1989, McGuigan amassed a record of 35-3 with 28 wins by KO/TKO. He only fought in America twice, but his loss […]
When asked by a reporter why he was a boxer, Irish featherweight champion Barry McGuigan answered simply and honestly: “I can’t be a poet. I can’t tell stories.” But he could fight. From 1981 to 1989, McGuigan amassed a record of 35-3 with 28 wins by KO/TKO. He only fought in America twice, but his loss […]
It’s felt like a long time, but Ashlee Evans-Smith is back in action. It’s not for World Series of Fighting, her former home, but with her new promotion the UFC. June 21 was her first and last time stepping in a WSOF cage, where she finished Marceia Allen in the third round with vicious ground-and-pound. […]
It’s felt like a long time, but Ashlee Evans-Smith is back in action. It’s not for World Series of Fighting, her former home, but with her new promotion the UFC. June 21 was her first and last time stepping in a WSOF cage, where she finished Marceia Allen in the third round with vicious ground-and-pound. […]
The pallet of fighters in mixed martial arts is a wildly diverse one. No one fighter is alike and no one skill set is mirrored. But throughout a variety of disciplines, talents and gameplans, the highly exclusive “Just Bleed” clique truly stands out. Comprised of often battered and bruised gladiators who smile in the eyes […]
The pallet of fighters in mixed martial arts is a wildly diverse one. No one fighter is alike and no one skill set is mirrored. But throughout a variety of disciplines, talents and gameplans, the highly exclusive “Just Bleed” clique truly stands out. Comprised of often battered and bruised gladiators who smile in the eyes […]
The new guard at Bellator MMA made another decidedly old-school acquisition this week, inking UFC O.G. Royce Gracie as its latest “national brand ambassador.” Raise your hand if you saw that one coming. Anybody? No, you wouldn’t have. After all, Gracie hasn’t fought since 2006-07, and in his last two professional bouts, he got smashed […]
The new guard at Bellator MMA made another decidedly old-school acquisition this week, inking UFC O.G. Royce Gracie as its latest “national brand ambassador.” Raise your hand if you saw that one coming. Anybody? No, you wouldn’t have. After all, Gracie hasn’t fought since 2006-07, and in his last two professional bouts, he got smashed […]
If you follow me on Twitter—and let’s be honest with each other, you have no reason not to—you’ve no doubt seen me trumpeting my excitement for Saturday’s UFC 178 card. For months. Ever since this card started taking shape, it was clear it would be the answer to any of our ongoing concerns about pay-per-view […]
If you follow me on Twitter—and let’s be honest with each other, you have no reason not to—you’ve no doubt seen me trumpeting my excitement for Saturday’s UFC 178 card. For months. Ever since this card started taking shape, it was clear it would be the answer to any of our ongoing concerns about pay-per-view […]
The fight that could have been was just three weeks away from today. If not for an unfortunate knee injury to the champion, we’d all be three weeks away from the best pay-per-view card of the year. Alas, the injury did happen, and the best thing we can all do is accept it and wait […]
The fight that could have been was just three weeks away from today. If not for an unfortunate knee injury to the champion, we’d all be three weeks away from the best pay-per-view card of the year. Alas, the injury did happen, and the best thing we can all do is accept it and wait […]