Tag: Retrospective

B/R MMA Retrospective: Examining the Career of ‘The Prodigy’ BJ Penn

Anytime the career of a notable fighter comes to an end, distance is required in order to appreciate his full body of work. Sometimes, it is an epic saga, vast and shockingly dense, as is the case for men such as Jeremy Horn or Dan Severn. Other times, it is somewhat sparse, as in the […]

Anytime the career of a notable fighter comes to an end, distance is required in order to appreciate his full body of work. Sometimes, it is an epic saga, vast and shockingly dense, as is the case for men such as Jeremy Horn or Dan Severn. Other times, it is somewhat sparse, as in the […]

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MMA in 2003: A Retrospective Look at the Sport a Decade Later

We all have moments in time that stand out to us as great periods in our lives: when we had our first child, fell in love or, as the case usually is for fight fans, got to enjoy some truly excellent moments in combative sport. Consider: 2003. Outside of all things having to do with […]

We all have moments in time that stand out to us as great periods in our lives: when we had our first child, fell in love or, as the case usually is for fight fans, got to enjoy some truly excellent moments in combative sport. Consider: 2003. Outside of all things having to do with […]

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Cheick Kongo: UFC Career Retrospective on the French Heavyweight

Cheick Kongo spent nearly seven years on the UFC heavyweight roster, competing inside the Octagon 18 times, before being let go from the promotion on Wednesday. With a knockout loss to Roy Nelson at UFC 159, Kongo fulfilled his contract with the world’s top MMA organization, which is not looking to re-sign the 37-year-old veteran […]

Cheick Kongo spent nearly seven years on the UFC heavyweight roster, competing inside the Octagon 18 times, before being let go from the promotion on Wednesday. With a knockout loss to Roy Nelson at UFC 159, Kongo fulfilled his contract with the world’s top MMA organization, which is not looking to re-sign the 37-year-old veteran […]

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Brock Lesnar: A Retrospective on One of the Most Polarizing Fighters in MMA

Last Saturday, MMA fans were shocked to hear after the main event of UFC 141 that Brock Lesnar announced that he was retiring from fighting after his loss to Alistair Overeem. For many it was shocking because many thought he would have at least had one…

Last Saturday, MMA fans were shocked to hear after the main event of UFC 141 that Brock Lesnar announced that he was retiring from fighting after his loss to Alistair Overeem. For many it was shocking because many thought he would have at least had one more match before formally announcing his retirement. For others, […]

RETROSPECTIVE: Dan “Call Me Hollywood, Dangerous or Henderson, Call Me Legend”

As I watched Dan Henderson fall to the floor from a Fedor Emelianenko right hand, I figured that he was just too small to compete with the former King of MMA. Henderson fighting out of his weight class and losing to a world class fighter has happened m…

As I watched Dan Henderson fall to the floor from a Fedor Emelianenko right hand, I figured that he was just too small to compete with the former King of MMA. Henderson fighting out of his weight class and losing to a world class fighter has happened more than once. He’s also 41 years old, […]

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RETROSPECTIVE: Dan “Call Me Hollywood, Dangerous or Henderson, Call Me Legend”

Five Memorable Moments in the Brief, Wondrous Life of the WEC

(Thanks for the, uh, memories? PicProps: CagedInsider)
Tonight we finally find out what happens on the series finale of the WEC (Spoiler alert: They all die and go to heaven together). Obviously, trying to cook the nine-year history of a promotion th…


(Thanks for the, uh, memories? PicProps: CagedInsider)

Tonight we finally find out what happens on the series finale of the WEC (Spoiler alert: They all die and go to heaven together). Obviously, trying to cook the nine-year history of a promotion that became synonymous with mind-blowing action down to fewer than a half dozen highlights is totally impossible. Certainly we’ll have omitted some of your favorites here. Be sure to let us know which ones we forgot in the comments. As if we had to remind you.

Also, props to our man Ariel Helwani for furnishing most of the following vid clips in his own WEC retrospective over on Versus.com. Now here’s a quick look at some of the moments we’ll think fondly upon in future days, when we put on our Sarah McLachlan mix tape and dreamily stare at faded photographs of Brittany Palmer and Todd Harris, trying not to wonder how we’ll ever go on.
 

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