Tag: Modern

Modern Era: The 14 Best MMA and UFC Fights of the New Millenium

If there is a dividing line separating MMA into two eras, it likely belongs in the year 2001. The new millennium brought sweeping changes to the sport.  The UFC, once banned throughout the land and forced into the Deep South or states with no athletic commissions, suddenly had a shiny new veneer. Though little had […]

If there is a dividing line separating MMA into two eras, it likely belongs in the year 2001. The new millennium brought sweeping changes to the sport.  The UFC, once banned throughout the land and forced into the Deep South or states with no athletic commissions, suddenly had a shiny new veneer. Though little had […]

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Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale: Gray Maynard, Nate Diaz, and the Modern Fighter

When this whole MMA game started it was for a different reason than it is today. It was no-holds-barred combat, bare-knuckled and all about trying to prove which man was the better martial artist. It was a Bruce Lee movie come to life, caged combat that Chuck Norris or Jean Claude Van Damme could only […]

When this whole MMA game started it was for a different reason than it is today. It was no-holds-barred combat, bare-knuckled and all about trying to prove which man was the better martial artist. It was a Bruce Lee movie come to life, caged combat that Chuck Norris or Jean Claude Van Damme could only […]

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UFC: Is Nick Diaz Right About the State of Modern MMA?

Even dead, Pride casts a shadow.  Ever since the rivalry between Pride and the UFC, people have questioned which organization had better rules—rules that produced a more exciting and more realistic contest. Outspoken welterweight Nick Diaz d…

Even dead, Pride casts a shadow.  Ever since the rivalry between Pride and the UFC, people have questioned which organization had better rules—rules that produced a more exciting and more realistic contest. Outspoken welterweight Nick Diaz did an (in)famous interview with Ariel Helwani in which he gave his take on the issue and pulled no […]

The 16 Pre-Zuffa UFC Fighters We Wish Could Return to Modern MMA in Their Primes

The UFC has a short but very diverse history. Throughout the early days (specifically before the company was purchased by Zuffa) there were several bizarre or shady characters for every one legitimate fighter. However, even the legitimate fighters are …

The UFC has a short but very diverse history. Throughout the early days (specifically before the company was purchased by Zuffa) there were several bizarre or shady characters for every one legitimate fighter. However, even the legitimate fighters are looked down upon today because the sport has evolved so much since then. But what would […]

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The 16 Pre-Zuffa UFC Fighters We Wish Could Return to Modern MMA in Their Primes

The Modern Day Frankenstein Story: The UFC Has Created a Monster!

Oh to be a fly on the wall in the war room at the UFC headquarters upon reading the newest Chael Sonnen headline. The headlines of a newspaper can be both a good and a bad thing, depending on why you are there. Chael Sonnen recently, has taken more pun…

Oh to be a fly on the wall in the war room at the UFC headquarters upon reading the newest Chael Sonnen headline. The headlines of a newspaper can be both a good and a bad thing, depending on why you are there. Chael Sonnen recently, has taken more punishment in the media than any […]

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The Modern Day Frankenstein Story: The UFC Has Created a Monster!