Over the past eight or nine months, UFC lightweight and former Strikeforce lightweight champion Josh “The Punk” Thomson has experienced a lot of exciting moments and one major low point. Returning to the Octagon in April and putting on a great display in front of a new era of UFC fans, who may have never […]
Over the past eight or nine months, UFC lightweight and former Strikeforce lightweight champion Josh “The Punk” Thomson has experienced a lot of exciting moments and one major low point. Returning to the Octagon in April and putting on a great display in front of a new era of UFC fans, who may have never […]
It may be hard to believe, but when most writers sit down to put their name to a piece, they usually need to have some honesty behind their words—some belief that what they say is true. If not, how could they defend their position? When it comes to writing for Bleacherreport.com, such considerations are of […]
It may be hard to believe, but when most writers sit down to put their name to a piece, they usually need to have some honesty behind their words—some belief that what they say is true. If not, how could they defend their position? When it comes to writing for Bleacherreport.com, such considerations are of […]
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 […]
Former MMA teammates under Greg Jackson, Diego Sanchez and Melvin Guillard, both have a bone to pick with a recent media report where “The Young Assassin” was asked his opinion on the recent thriller between Sanchez and Gilbert Melendez at UFC 166. Speaking to MMA Junkie, Guillard apparently made a bold statement regarding the front-running “Fight […]
Former MMA teammates under Greg Jackson, Diego Sanchez and Melvin Guillard, both have a bone to pick with a recent media report where “The Young Assassin” was asked his opinion on the recent thriller between Sanchez and Gilbert Melendez at UFC 166. Speaking to MMA Junkie, Guillard apparently made a bold statement regarding the front-running “Fight […]
Hype is a normal, necessary part of MMA and all sports. But sometimes it can turn in on itself, creating a sort of autoimmune reaction. Then everything just goes nuts. Overexposure sets in and you’ve collapsed your own souffle. Sometimes such levels of hype are justified (think: LeBron James). Sometimes they are not. That’s not the […]
Hype is a normal, necessary part of MMA and all sports. But sometimes it can turn in on itself, creating a sort of autoimmune reaction. Then everything just goes nuts. Overexposure sets in and you’ve collapsed your own souffle. Sometimes such levels of hype are justified (think: LeBron James). Sometimes they are not. That’s not the […]
Montreal—Carlos Condit may not be facing the opponent that he was originally booked to meet at UFC 158, but that doesn’t mean that he’s looking past Saturday’s event. In fact, the injury that knocked Condit’s original opponent, Rory MacDonald, from the card may actually be a blessing for Condit. That is, if he gets a […]
Montreal—Carlos Condit may not be facing the opponent that he was originally booked to meet at UFC 158, but that doesn’t mean that he’s looking past Saturday’s event. In fact, the injury that knocked Condit’s original opponent, Rory MacDonald, from the card may actually be a blessing for Condit. That is, if he gets a […]