Tag: Legacy

Why Gilbert Melendez’s Legacy Will Be Hurt If He Remains with Strikeforce

What would you say about the career of a professional MMA fighter who has a career record of 20-2 with 11 of those wins coming by knockout? The first question one would ask would be, who has he fought? Well, this fighter has beaten Jorge Masvidal …

What would you say about the career of a professional MMA fighter who has a career record of 20-2 with 11 of those wins coming by knockout? The first question one would ask would be, who has he fought? Well, this fighter has beaten Jorge Masvidal (22-7), Tatsuya Kawajiri (31-7), Shinya Aoki (30-6), Josh Thomson (19-4) […]

UFC 137: Silva and St-Pierre Dominant, but BJ Penn Making His Own Legacy

UFC 137 has been tossed and turned this past week, but in the end it is exciting to see that the four main event fighters will still be there and they simply switched partners for the dance. The shifting and switching made for some tense times for all,…

UFC 137 has been tossed and turned this past week, but in the end it is exciting to see that the four main event fighters will still be there and they simply switched partners for the dance. The shifting and switching made for some tense times for all, but especially B.J. Penn, the Hawaiian fighting […]

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UFC 137: Silva and St-Pierre Dominant, but BJ Penn Making His Own Legacy

Dana White’s Fox Deal Makes UFC Top Sport of Future; Cements His Own Legacy

UFC president Dana White’s recent Fox television deal, which puts the UFC into the mainstream media world, means big things for a sport that has long awaited such a deal. Say what you will of White, who is often blasted on forums and media like T…

UFC president Dana White’s recent Fox television deal, which puts the UFC into the mainstream media world, means big things for a sport that has long awaited such a deal. Say what you will of White, who is often blasted on forums and media like Twitter for his methods to his madness, but the UFC […]

UFC Betting

Dana White’s Fox Deal Makes UFC Top Sport of Future; Cements His Own Legacy

Fedor Emelianenko: One Fan’s Look at a Tarnished Legacy

“The one who does not fall never stands up.  It happened that people made me an idol, but everyone loses.  I’m just a human being.  If it is God’s will, next fight, I’ll win.”   Fedor Emelianenko, …

“The one who does not fall never stands up.  It happened that people made me an idol, but everyone loses.  I’m just a human being.  If it is God’s will, next fight, I’ll win.”   Fedor Emelianenko, 26 June 2010 In the moment that the preceding phrase was spoken, my opinion of Fedor Emelianenko did a […]

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Fedor Emelianenko: One Fan’s Look at a Tarnished Legacy

UFC 132 Fight Card: What Would Beating Ryan Bader Mean for Tito Ortiz’s Legacy

Tito Ortiz was one of the most feared men in the UFC. He was the champion of the UFC’s most talked about division at the time and perhaps even till this day—light heavyweight—and was not only the “Huntington Beach Bad Boy”…

Tito Ortiz was one of the most feared men in the UFC. He was the champion of the UFC’s most talked about division at the time and perhaps even till this day—light heavyweight—and was not only the “Huntington Beach Bad Boy” but was the bad boy of mixed martial arts as well. However, those days […]

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UFC 132 Fight Card: What Would Beating Ryan Bader Mean for Tito Ortiz’s Legacy

UFC 132: War with Chris Leben Inevitable, Will Further Wanderlei Silva’s Legacy

When we talk about mixed martial arts legends, often we measure greatness in terms of success. Living legends of this era of the sport like Georges St-Pierre or Anderson Silva have known very little more than pure success across their careers. They fou…

When we talk about mixed martial arts legends, often we measure greatness in terms of success. Living legends of this era of the sport like Georges St-Pierre or Anderson Silva have known very little more than pure success across their careers. They found that success at the highest level of the sport and in championship […]

UFC Betting

UFC 132: War with Chris Leben Inevitable, Will Further Wanderlei Silva’s Legacy