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X Marks the Sport: Xyience Scam Shows Dark Side of MMA’s Most Powerful Promotion

“Where ignorance is bliss, ’tis folly to be wise.” Thomas Gray, Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College, 1742 From the oldest dimestore novels to the most current TV cop dramas, a classic element of detective stories is the old fami…

“Where ignorance is bliss, ’tis folly to be wise.” Thomas Gray, Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College, 1742 From the oldest dimestore novels to the most current TV cop dramas, a classic element of detective stories is the old familiar line about the perpetrator always coming back to the scene of the crime. […]

Strikeforce’s Tim Kennedy Performs as MMA’s Version of Black Swan

Move over, Natalie Portman, because a new Black Swan has landed, and her…er, his…name is Tim Kennedy. The crazy guys from the MMA and military apparel brand Ranger Up have teamed up with the Strikeforce middleweight once again to provi…

Move over, Natalie Portman, because a new Black Swan has landed, and her…er, his…name is Tim Kennedy. The crazy guys from the MMA and military apparel brand Ranger Up have teamed up with the Strikeforce middleweight once again to provide us with a little comedic relief as we head into the summer.  The former Army Special […]

UFC: Has Jon Jones Surpassed GSP as MMA’s Most Marketable Fighter?

In terms of salary and pay-per-view buyrates, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones may take a long time to surpass UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre. However, does that speak to the UFC’s ability to draw hot crow…

In terms of salary and pay-per-view buyrates, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones may take a long time to surpass UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre. However, does that speak to the UFC’s ability to draw hot crowds and deliver intense action on a card with the New York native as opposed that thereof with […]

Will Tito Ortiz Be MMA’s Brett Favre?

Tito Ortiz will be making his last walk to the Octagon on July 7 at UFC 148 against Forrest Griffin. The fight will cap off the trilogy between the two fighters that has spanned six years. The two first fought in 2006 at UFC 59 in which Ortiz won via s…

Tito Ortiz will be making his last walk to the Octagon on July 7 at UFC 148 against Forrest Griffin. The fight will cap off the trilogy between the two fighters that has spanned six years. The two first fought in 2006 at UFC 59 in which Ortiz won via split decision. Griffin evened the […]

Babyfaces: Junior Dos Santos and MMA’s 20 Nicest Nice Guys

A little bit of hype got started this past week over the UFC 146 lineup. (Did you know it’s ALL HEAVYWEIGHTS?!?!!) As you know, then, Junior dos Santos is fighting Alistair Overeem. And all the headlines are along the lines of “Nice Guy Dos…

A little bit of hype got started this past week over the UFC 146 lineup. (Did you know it’s ALL HEAVYWEIGHTS?!?!!) As you know, then, Junior dos Santos is fighting Alistair Overeem. And all the headlines are along the lines of “Nice Guy Dos Santos Doesn’t Mind Being the Nice Guy,” or “It’s Strange that […]

Jon Jones and MMA’s 5 Biggest Surprises

Last year Jon Jones had one of the best years in MMA history. Going from prospect to near the top of pound-for-pound rankings is no easy task for anyone to complete in a career; Jones did it in one year. A nice feature of MMA is that there’s alwa…

Last year Jon Jones had one of the best years in MMA history. Going from prospect to near the top of pound-for-pound rankings is no easy task for anyone to complete in a career; Jones did it in one year. A nice feature of MMA is that there’s always surprises at every turn. Competing with […]