Tag: Reminds

Fabricio Werdum Reminds Us, Once Again, That No Man Is Unbeatable in MMA

Undefeated records travel to the world of MMA to die.  Auras of invincibility routinely perish in this sport, disappearing in a flash of punches, kicks, elbows and submissions.  Yesterday’s “best ever” is today’s “overrated” is tomorrow’s “forgotten relic,” and so it goes.  At UFC 188 Saturday evening in Mexico City, Fabricio Werdum completed the circle […]

Undefeated records travel to the world of MMA to die.  Auras of invincibility routinely perish in this sport, disappearing in a flash of punches, kicks, elbows and submissions.  Yesterday’s “best ever” is today’s “overrated” is tomorrow’s “forgotten relic,” and so it goes.  At UFC 188 Saturday evening in Mexico City, Fabricio Werdum completed the circle […]

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As Donald Cerrone Outguns Him, Eddie Alvarez Reminds Us UFC Debuts Ain’t Easy

It took approximately 10 seconds for the doubts to start creeping in. As soon as referee John McCarthy said the words and Eddie Alvarez bounded out to the center of the cage to meet Donald Cerrone in the co-main event of Saturday’s UFC 178, the differences were startling. Wow, we all thought, Alvarez sure looked […]

It took approximately 10 seconds for the doubts to start creeping in. As soon as referee John McCarthy said the words and Eddie Alvarez bounded out to the center of the cage to meet Donald Cerrone in the co-main event of Saturday’s UFC 178, the differences were startling. Wow, we all thought, Alvarez sure looked […]

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Ronda Rousey: Why Strikeforce Fighter Reminds Us of Mike Tyson

It’s been years since we’ve seen anyone like Ronda Rousey—27 years to be exact. That’s when a young, relatively unknown boxer from Brooklyn, N.Y. named Mike Tyson began his meteoric rise to the World Heavyweight Championship. Th…

It’s been years since we’ve seen anyone like Ronda Rousey—27 years to be exact. That’s when a young, relatively unknown boxer from Brooklyn, N.Y. named Mike Tyson began his meteoric rise to the World Heavyweight Championship. The parallels are readily apparent. Only once in Tyson’s first 16 professional bouts did an opponent last into the […]