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The 50 Greatest Submissions in MMA History

Very few activities in life come with a mercy rule. Mixed martial arts is one of them. Though strikes and knockouts steal a lot of the headlines, a well-executed submission is truly a thing of beauty; the perfect blending of brain and brawn.Its unequiv…

Very few activities in life come with a mercy rule. Mixed martial arts is one of them.

Though strikes and knockouts steal a lot of the headlines, a well-executed submission is truly a thing of beauty; the perfect blending of brain and brawn.

Its unequivocal nature is also appealing. If you tap out (or pass out, or your arm gives out), that really isn’t something that lends itself to interpretation. You wave the white flag, you concede defeat. Maybe that’s part of what makes submissions, and MMA in general, so appealing; very rarely is there such a clear winner and loser elsewhere in life.

Anyway, here are my picks for the top 50 submissions in MMA history. With so many to choose from, it can be tough to winnow it down even this far.

For the sake of simplicity, women were not considered here (though that could be a whole list on its own). To further narrow the field, I used the following selection criteria (in no particular order):

*Degree of difficulty
*Damage inflicted
*Inventiveness or creativity
*Quality of execution
*Importance of the fight
*Circumstances within the fight
*Caliber of opponent
*”Wow” factor

So there you have it. I’m sure there are a few that could be on here that aren’t and vice versa. If you see any such grievous injustices, please feel free to sound off in the comments. Thanks for reading.

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10 Pro Athletes Who Would Make Good UFC Fighters

Over the past several years we have seen some of the greatest UFC fighters of all time. We have witnessed Chuck Liddell knockouts, Anderson Silva submissions and George St. Pierre’s grueling five-round decisions. While UFC has unarguably beco…

The exchanging of punches in the NBA, and MLB’s bench-clearing brawls. While these players are world-class athletes of their own respective sport, it doesn’t mean they wouldn’t be successful inside the Octagon.

The following is a ranking of 10 professional athletes who would make good UFC fighters if they put in the required training. Please sit back and enjoy.

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10 Reasons Why BAMMA Could, and Should, Be On Spike TV

BAMMA and SPIKE…A match made in Heaven?Since the UFC’s game-changing announcement that they have joined forces with Fox, speculation is rife within MMA circles as to who’s the prime candidate to fill the void on Spike. Names such as Bella…

BAMMA and SPIKE…A match made in Heaven?

Since the UFC’s game-changing announcement that they have joined forces with Fox, speculation is rife within MMA circles as to who’s the prime candidate to fill the void on Spike. Names such as Bellator, ProElite and even Shark Fights have been bandied around but one promotion that hasn’t been discussed, conspicuous in its lack of mention, could be the wild card that Spike TV desperately requires…BAMMA.

Here is a compelling list of reasons which serve to underscore why BAMMA should be Spike TV’s number one target.

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UFC: The 10 Most Anticipated Upcoming Non-Title Fights the Rest of 2011

Championship fights. They’re what every fighter wants to be in, they’re what every fan wants to watch. But that doesn’t mean that non-title fights deserve any less respect. So far this year, fighters like Donald Cerrone, Brian Ebersole, Chris Lytle, Diego Sanchez, Martin Kampmann, Brian Stann, Rashad Evans, and Tito Ortiz have put on amazing performances in non-title fights.

With all 7 UFC Championships scheduled to be defended between now and Thanksgiving, many fights with title implications that would normally be Main Event-level fights are now getting 2nd and 3rd billing to the championship fights.

Here’s 10 non-title fights everybody should be watching out for the rest of the year.

And, here we go:

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UFC on Fox: 10 Changes UFC Might Need To Make for Broadcast TV

On November 12th, the UFC will premiere on Fox and introduce MMA to a brand new audience. This is a monumental step for the sport, one that will forever alter how the casual viewer perceives mixed martial arts.As is, the UFC could air the same programm…

As is, the UFC could air the same programming it gives for its pay-per-views and Fight Nights. The format is solid and exciting, and the average fan wouldn’t know the difference.

Fox is a completely different animal than Spike or FX, however. The demographic is larger than the standard 18-35 year-old male range the UFC usually caters to, and Zuffa has a big opportunity in its hands to expand the UFC’s audience.

In the midst of this event, here are 10 changes the UFC might have to make as it broadcasts over network television.

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UFC 134: Anderson Silva and the Top 10 Future UFC Hall of Famers

As UFC 134 approaches, where Anderson Silva will make his ninth consecutive defense of his UFC Middleweight title, let’s take a look at the top 10 likely candidates to be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.
If there is one thing the current inducte…

If there is one thing the current inductees have in common, it is that they all wore UFC gold at least once, and in most cases more than once. In addition to being a Hall of Champions, they also each left their own unique mark on the sport.

Now in no particular order, here are the fighters who fit the bill more than most, and the ones we can all look forward to being inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.

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