The Beaten Path: 5 Light Heavyweight Prospects the UFC Should Sign

We started with the heavyweights, and now we move on to the light heavyweights. That’s right—The Beaten Path continues its “Prospects the UFC Should Sign” series. The light heavyweight division is in need of bodies due to the small number of fighters in its ranks. To keep matchups fresh and provide different faces, the UFC […]

We started with the heavyweights, and now we move on to the light heavyweights. That’s right—The Beaten Path continues its “Prospects the UFC Should Sign” series. The light heavyweight division is in need of bodies due to the small number of fighters in its ranks. To keep matchups fresh and provide different faces, the UFC […]

The Beaten Path: 5 MMA Prospects to Watch in March

The month of March features a ton of MMA action. From the UFC all the way down to the minor leagues, a ton of top stars and up-and-coming prospects will be fighting with the intent to become a world champion someday. At the Beaten Path, our job is to point you in the general direction […]

The month of March features a ton of MMA action. From the UFC all the way down to the minor leagues, a ton of top stars and up-and-coming prospects will be fighting with the intent to become a world champion someday. At the Beaten Path, our job is to point you in the general direction […]

UFC Heavyweight Roy Nelson Continues to Travel His Own Path

Mixed martial arts is a sport based on individual talents, and few fighters are more tuned in to that notion than Roy Nelson. The heavy-handed knockout artist has consistently marched to the beat of his own drum throughout his decade-long career in MMA. And while his insistence on doing so has created tension with the […]

Mixed martial arts is a sport based on individual talents, and few fighters are more tuned in to that notion than Roy Nelson. The heavy-handed knockout artist has consistently marched to the beat of his own drum throughout his decade-long career in MMA. And while his insistence on doing so has created tension with the […]

The Beaten Path: 5 Non-UFC Fighter Prospects to Watch in February

February is the cruelest month. It’s cold. You’re writing the correct year on your checks now with no wacky misunderstandings. The egg nog is gone or quite rancid. And spring is still very, very far away.  But as February hits its halfway point, I think I can confidently claim that the month is really “heating up” […]

February is the cruelest month. It’s cold. You’re writing the correct year on your checks now with no wacky misunderstandings. The egg nog is gone or quite rancid. And spring is still very, very far away.  But as February hits its halfway point, I think I can confidently claim that the month is really “heating up” […]

The Beaten Path: The Top 25 MMA Prospects for 2014, Part 2

On Monday, we experienced Part 1 of The Beaten Path’s top 25 MMA prospects of 2014. And it was good.  Now it gets better. From No. 12 all the way to the top overall prospect of the year, we are strapped in and ready to get it. As a reminder, any current or former UFC signee […]

On Monday, we experienced Part 1 of The Beaten Path’s top 25 MMA prospects of 2014. And it was good.  Now it gets better. From No. 12 all the way to the top overall prospect of the year, we are strapped in and ready to get it. As a reminder, any current or former UFC signee […]

The Beaten Path: How Did the Top 25 Prospects Fare in 2013?

Accountability. In the winner-take-all game of slideshow journalism, you are nothing without it. Anyone can just make a list of predictions or whatever, but the rubber hits the road when you retrace your steps and you hold yourself to a high standard. I learned that from Walter Kronkite. And not figuratively, either. Mr. Kronkite was […]

Accountability. In the winner-take-all game of slideshow journalism, you are nothing without it. Anyone can just make a list of predictions or whatever, but the rubber hits the road when you retrace your steps and you hold yourself to a high standard. I learned that from Walter Kronkite. And not figuratively, either. Mr. Kronkite was […]