Alistair Overeem, Brock Lesnar, Frank Mir and MMA’s Top 25 Heavyweights

With an abundance of heavyweight fights in June and the recent match-ups that have already taken place, I thought I would try to sort out the depth of the division instead of limiting it to the top 10.
There has been the same makeup of top-10 figh…

With an abundance of heavyweight fights in June and the recent match-ups that have already taken place, I thought I would try to sort out the depth of the division instead of limiting it to the top 10.

There has been the same makeup of top-10 fighters for awhile now, so this should give everyone a view of who isn’t mentioned every time a rankings list comes out for the big boys of MMA.

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UFC 132 Fight Card: Full Preview and Breakdown of the Stacked Card

We have been spoiled with three UFC events in June but on the Fourth of July weekend, the UFC is pulling out all the stops and giving us the first truly stacked card of the summer.Bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz will defend his UFC belt for the fir…

We have been spoiled with three UFC events in June but on the Fourth of July weekend, the UFC is pulling out all the stops and giving us the first truly stacked card of the summer.

Bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz will defend his UFC belt for the first time when he takes on the only man to ever defeat him, MMA superstar Urijah Faber.

That fight is worth a PPV by itself but the whole card is stacked with superstars and especially compelling matchups.

I am not just talking about the main card either. Every fight is awesome, all the way down to the first preliminary bout.

If you will not be able to see many fireworks on the Fourth of July, do not worry—UFC 132 on July 2nd is going to have all the fireworks you could possibly handle. 

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Strikeforce Overeem vs. Werdum: Ranking the Top 10 Strikeforce Heavyweights

The UFC may bolster the thickest stable in every weight class, but Strikeforce more than holds its own in the heavyweight division.
The infusion of guys like Alistair Overeem, Fedor Emelianenko, Josh Barnett, Fabricio Werdum, and Antonio Silva has turn…

The UFC may bolster the thickest stable in every weight class, but Strikeforce more than holds its own in the heavyweight division.

The infusion of guys like Alistair Overeem, Fedor Emelianenko, Josh Barnett, Fabricio Werdum, and Antonio Silva has turned a dying division into Strikeforce’s premier weight class.

On June 18, the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix continues with two monumental quarterfinal match-ups.

The June outbreak of MMA keeps on rolling, and it’s Strikeforce’s turn to host the festivities. In preparation for the upcoming event, Bleacher Report counts down the top-10 fighters on the Strikeforce heavyweight roster.

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Jon Jones: 10 Things You Need to Know…and the Resulting Questions

Not even superheroes stand a chance. Jonny “Bones” Jones’ rapid rise to UFC greatness and superstardom has even surpassed the oft-utilised adjective “meteoric.” He made his full professional MMA debut in April 2008 and just shy of…

Not even superheroes stand a chance.

Jonny “Bones” Jones’ rapid rise to UFC greatness and superstardom has even surpassed the oft-utilised adjective “meteoric.”

He made his full professional MMA debut in April 2008 and just shy of three years later, he annihilated, and to a certain extent humiliated, former Pride legend Shogun Rua to reign atop the two-buck five division.

During that three-year period he effectively remained undefeated in his MMA career, with the exception of his disqualification loss to Matt Hamill, universally-recognised as a comfortable victory for the New York native.

Despite his wrestling credentials, he actively trained in MMA for a mere three months before his first outing in the cage—which renders his accomplishments thus far startling, and does not bode well for his prospective adversaries (bearing in mind that he remains very much a work in progress).

Jones fondly recalls that his introduction to the sport, over which he now presides, was simply viewing Anderson Silva YouTube footage and endeavouring to emulate the movements and techniques.

Three-and-a-half-years later the two shared a stage in Toronto, along with the five other UFC champions. It’s a phenomenal odyssey.

Is there anyone who can keep up with the Joneses? Or rephrased, do you think there is anybody at LHW that can realistically challenge JBJ and pose a threat to his ascendancy to the pinnacle of the p4p list?

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Kenny Florian and 10 MMA Fighters Who Look Like They Could Be Bankers

Is it just me, or as talented as Kenny Florian is, does he not look like a fighter to you sometimes?The dude is a lanky 35-year-old with big ears. Something about him makes me think that he might be better suited running our national and global ec…

Is it just me, or as talented as Kenny Florian is, does he not look like a fighter to you sometimes?

The dude is a lanky 35-year-old with big ears. 

Something about him makes me think that he might be better suited running our national and global economies into the ground as a career financial “expert.”

Here are K Flo and nine other fighters who look like they could be bankers.

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Dave Herman and the Top Culture Club Songs He Could Use, and When

Don’t shoot me!Blame Dave Herman.He started it last Saturday night with his walk-in music prior to his demolition of Jon Olav Einemo, and the song’s been humming in my head till now.I’ve been dreaming of the ’80s in my sleep the past two nights, with t…

Don’t shoot me!

Blame Dave Herman.

He started it last Saturday night with his walk-in music prior to his demolition of Jon Olav Einemo, and the song’s been humming in my head till now.

I’ve been dreaming of the ’80s in my sleep the past two nights, with the central figure a singing, cross-dressing 50-year-old male Brit.

I’m sure it won’t really hurt to know this: It’s Boy George’s 50th birthday this June 14! (Happy birthday!)

Enough intro—let’s get on with this testosterone-filled slideshow about walk-in songs for real men.

Ahem.

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