Jessica Eye Failed Drug Test: Lessons Learned from One of MMA’s Silliest Stories

At face value, the entire Jessica Eye story is beyond overblown. This is one not-yet-famous fighter testing positive for weed and that’s it. The reality, though, is that her non-suspension has touched on so many different topics on so many different levels that it’s impossible to be disinterested. The way it resonated with fans. The […]

At face value, the entire Jessica Eye story is beyond overblown. This is one not-yet-famous fighter testing positive for weed and that’s it. The reality, though, is that her non-suspension has touched on so many different topics on so many different levels that it’s impossible to be disinterested. The way it resonated with fans. The […]

MMA’s Top Tweets, Instagram Photos and Viral Videos for the Week of Feb 3

It’s 2014—if you aren’t using social media by now, then you’re doing it wrong. As much as the old-timers scold us for it, social networking gets the word out there faster than the speed of light. Gone are the days where we had to sit around and wait for what seemed like an eternity for […]

It’s 2014—if you aren’t using social media by now, then you’re doing it wrong. As much as the old-timers scold us for it, social networking gets the word out there faster than the speed of light. Gone are the days where we had to sit around and wait for what seemed like an eternity for […]

MMA’s Super Bowl: Jones vs. Velasquez, Silva vs. GSP and More Dream Fights

There’s no bigger sporting event in the world than the Super Bowl. For nearly 50 years, the NFL’s annual championship game between the AFC and NFC leaders has captivated sports fans unlike any other athletic event on the planet. It’s the omega—the show of all shows. It will be no different on February 2 when the […]

There’s no bigger sporting event in the world than the Super Bowl. For nearly 50 years, the NFL’s annual championship game between the AFC and NFC leaders has captivated sports fans unlike any other athletic event on the planet. It’s the omega—the show of all shows. It will be no different on February 2 when the […]

Georges St-Pierre in Repose and the Emergence of MMA’s Most Unlikely Radical

If there’s one word that best describes the MMA career of Georges St-Pierre, it might well be steady. Throughout his historic decade-long run in the UFC, St-Pierre was so dominant that he was routinely lambasted for being boring. During interviews, his composure bordered on contrivance. In a sport where professionalism is often the exception to […]

If there’s one word that best describes the MMA career of Georges St-Pierre, it might well be steady. Throughout his historic decade-long run in the UFC, St-Pierre was so dominant that he was routinely lambasted for being boring. During interviews, his composure bordered on contrivance. In a sport where professionalism is often the exception to […]

MMA’s 10 Biggest Turkeys of 2013

I love Thanksgiving. Who in this modern world of ours doesn’t love Thanksgiving? There’s the turkey and the football and the family members and the relaxing…it’s a terrific grouping of pleasurable activities. Everyone (well, unless you work at Wal-Mart) can participate, and everyone can enjoy it. At the same time, though, it’s kind of like […]

I love Thanksgiving. Who in this modern world of ours doesn’t love Thanksgiving? There’s the turkey and the football and the family members and the relaxing…it’s a terrific grouping of pleasurable activities. Everyone (well, unless you work at Wal-Mart) can participate, and everyone can enjoy it. At the same time, though, it’s kind of like […]

Georges St-Pierre, Royce Gracie and the Thrill of Honoring MMA’s Past

LAS VEGAS—Georges St-Pierre can trace a direct line from November 12, 1993, all the way to November 16, 2013. St-Pierre—who was bullied by older kids as a child—was entranced from the moment he saw the seemingly frail and weak Royce Gracie carve a path of destruction through the first UFC tournament. When he was 15 […]

LAS VEGAS—Georges St-Pierre can trace a direct line from November 12, 1993, all the way to November 16, 2013. St-Pierre—who was bullied by older kids as a child—was entranced from the moment he saw the seemingly frail and weak Royce Gracie carve a path of destruction through the first UFC tournament. When he was 15 […]