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Dana White Is Right to Deny Mark Hunt a Title Shot

Everyone loves a warrior. With an iron jaw, dynamite hands and a 265-pound frame, Mark Hunt certainly fits the bill. I am not against the Samoan in his run for the title. I jumped for joy when Hunt knocked out Chris Tuchscherer, and was equally thrille…

Everyone loves a warrior. With an iron jaw, dynamite hands and a 265-pound frame, Mark Hunt certainly fits the bill. I am not against the Samoan in his run for the title. I jumped for joy when Hunt knocked out Chris Tuchscherer, and was equally thrilled by the highlight-reel destruction of Chieck Kongo. Dana White […]

MMA: The 25 Most Intimidating Fighters Right Now

If my thoroughly unscientific research is any indication, people who don’t watch a lot of MMA (and, believe it or not, there are a good amount of them) seem to have this perception that they’re all a bunch of barbaric, bloodthirsty, heavily…

If my thoroughly unscientific research is any indication, people who don’t watch a lot of MMA (and, believe it or not, there are a good amount of them) seem to have this perception that they’re all a bunch of barbaric, bloodthirsty, heavily tattooed, baby-eating, street-brawling cannibals. Serious fans, of course, know better. Serious fans realize […]

Bellator 64 Results: Ben Askren Was Right to Fire Back at Displeased Fans

Since leaving amateur wrestling to pursue an MMA career, two-time NCAA champion and four-time All-American Ben Askren has used his wrestling background to win all 10 of his professional fights and become the Bellator welterweight champion. With a jiu-j…

Since leaving amateur wrestling to pursue an MMA career, two-time NCAA champion and four-time All-American Ben Askren has used his wrestling background to win all 10 of his professional fights and become the Bellator welterweight champion. With a jiu-jitsu brown belt, Askren has become near unbeatable when he is able to take his opponents to […]

UFC 148: Why Demian Maia’s Move to Welterweight Is the Right Decision

Demian Maia is arguably the best Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner in MMA today. He started his career 11-0 and had eight submission victories in that time. He has tapped out such names as Chael Sonnen—who he took down with a fantastic throw off t…

Demian Maia is arguably the best Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner in MMA today. He started his career 11-0 and had eight submission victories in that time. He has tapped out such names as Chael Sonnen—who he took down with a fantastic throw off the cage—Nate Quarry, Jason MacDonald and Ed Herman. Also, he fought Anderson […]

Brock Lesnar’s Return to World Wrestling Entertainment Is the Right Move

Reports circulated over the weekend that former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar has signed a one-year contract to return to World Wrestling Entertainment. My own sources close to Lesnar and WWE confirm that Lesnar has signed a deal, but nobody tr…

Reports circulated over the weekend that former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar has signed a one-year contract to return to World Wrestling Entertainment. My own sources close to Lesnar and WWE confirm that Lesnar has signed a deal, but nobody truly knows specifics. I haven’t been able to pin down an exact number of dates he’ll […]

Adding Miguel Torres vs. Michael McDonald to UFC 146 Was the Right Call

The fact that the bantamweight bout between Miguel Torres and Michael McDonald was ever included on the preliminary card at UFC 145 is ridiculous. Yes, I understand the reasoning behind it. The UFC wants strong fights on their FX telecast. They want bo…

The fact that the bantamweight bout between Miguel Torres and Michael McDonald was ever included on the preliminary card at UFC 145 is ridiculous. Yes, I understand the reasoning behind it. The UFC wants strong fights on their FX telecast. They want bouts that will entice the fans to order the pay-per-view event, and so […]