Tag: Matchmaker

10 Ways UFC Matchmaker Joe Silva Could Better Build Future Stars

Creating stars in any sport is more art than science. Nowhere is that more true than mixed martial arts.  Some fighters, despite their obvious limitations, just seem to resonate with the fanbase.  You can try to put your finger on t…

Creating stars in any sport is more art than science. Nowhere is that more true than mixed martial arts.  Some fighters, despite their obvious limitations, just seem to resonate with the fanbase.  You can try to put your finger on the reason why, but it flitters away like magic. Think Kimbo Slice or Clay Guida. Other fighters, […]

MMA Fantasy Matchmaker: Welterweight Helter Skelter for 2011

With the next UFC welterweight championship pending the completion of season 12 of the Ultimate Fighter, the next round of contenders are emerging to take their shots at one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the sport.
The stranglehold o…

With the next UFC welterweight championship pending the completion of season 12 of the Ultimate Fighter, the next round of contenders are emerging to take their shots at one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the sport.
The stranglehold of UFC top contenders coming from American Kickboxing Academy has been thinned out, with Koscheck getting his title shot […]

UFC Betting

MMA Fantasy Matchmaker: Welterweight Helter Skelter for 2011

MMA Fantasy Matchmaker: 2011 Middleweight Madness or Mess?

The next 35 days will go a long way to determining how the Middleweight ranks shake out for both the UFC and Strikeforce for next year.  With UFC 122 and 123 pairing up 10 185-pound fighters, and Bellator pushing hard for a Strikeforce superfight …

The next 35 days will go a long way to determining how the Middleweight ranks shake out for both the UFC and Strikeforce for next year.  With UFC 122 and 123 pairing up 10 185-pound fighters, and Bellator pushing hard for a Strikeforce superfight for Hector Lombard and Jacara Souza, the division will have some […]

UFC Betting

MMA Fantasy Matchmaker: 2011 Middleweight Madness or Mess?

MMA Fantasy Matchmaker: 2011 Heavyweight Fights for UFC and Strikeforce

With plenty of attention-grabbing news coming out of the MMA universe these past few weeks, fight fans have plenty to talk about.  The UFC-WEC merger, a fantasized Bellator-Strikeforce Super-Fight Super-Card, the crowning of a new UFC heavywe…

With plenty of attention-grabbing news coming out of the MMA universe these past few weeks, fight fans have plenty to talk about.  The UFC-WEC merger, a fantasized Bellator-Strikeforce Super-Fight Super-Card, the crowning of a new UFC heavyweight champion in Cain Velasquez, it really gets overwhelming.
November and December will have plenty more fireworks with four UFC events, […]

UFC Betting

MMA Fantasy Matchmaker: 2011 Heavyweight Fights for UFC and Strikeforce

MMA Fantasy Matchmaker: 2011 Light-Heavyweight Fights for the Future

This is the second part of my series on playing “Fantasy Matchmaker” for major MMA promotions such as UFC, Strikeforce, Bellator, and Dream.
And you thought “Fantasy Matchmaker” meant you had a chance with Arianny Celeste, didn&…

This is the second part of my series on playing “Fantasy Matchmaker” for major MMA promotions such as UFC, Strikeforce, Bellator, and Dream.
And you thought “Fantasy Matchmaker” meant you had a chance with Arianny Celeste, didn’t it?  Although a new ring-girl pairing of Arianny with the WEC’s Brittany Palmer would certainly be just as pleasing to […]

UFC Betting

MMA Fantasy Matchmaker: 2011 Light-Heavyweight Fights for the Future