Tag: Shows

Weekend MMA Rundown: Promotions Aplenty Put on Good Shows

The UFC did not hold an event this weekend, but plenty of other promotions stepped up to fill the void.  In New Jersey, Ring of Combat 42 held a solid card with a number of notable faces stepping in the cage. UFC veteran Mike Massenzio lost t…

The UFC did not hold an event this weekend, but plenty of other promotions stepped up to fill the void.  In New Jersey, Ring of Combat 42 held a solid card with a number of notable faces stepping in the cage. UFC veteran Mike Massenzio lost to Ronald Stallings in the main attraction. The knockout came […]

Feijao’s Failed Drug Test Shows Strikeforce Is Dead

Rafael Cavalcante’s recent drug test failure following his fight against Mike Kyle is another unfortunate happening in a string of negatives for Strikeforce. Cavalcante’s failure follows a drug test failure by ex-Strikeforce employee Muhamm…

Rafael Cavalcante’s recent drug test failure following his fight against Mike Kyle is another unfortunate happening in a string of negatives for Strikeforce. Cavalcante’s failure follows a drug test failure by ex-Strikeforce employee Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal. In addition to his failure, Lawal blasted the athletic commission, which led to his release from the company.  […]

Strikeforce Results: Josh Thomson Shows a Lot of Class in Loss

The trilogy between Gilbert Melendez and Josh Thomson was completed on Saturday night at Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier. After a hard-fought five rounds, Melendez came away with a very close split-decision victory (49-48, 48-49, 49-48) in a fight tha…

The trilogy between Gilbert Melendez and Josh Thomson was completed on Saturday night at Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier. After a hard-fought five rounds, Melendez came away with a very close split-decision victory (49-48, 48-49, 49-48) in a fight that most would agree could have gone either way. Once the decision was read, Thomson’s body language […]

Strikeforce: Melendez Shows He Is Not a Top Lightweight, Still Has Lots to Prove

It’s time for everyone to calm down about Gilbert Melendez. He may be the last man standing for hipster MMA fans. He may be hyped by Strikeforce’s commentators as the best lightweight in the sport. He may be put into many pound-for-pound to…

It’s time for everyone to calm down about Gilbert Melendez. He may be the last man standing for hipster MMA fans. He may be hyped by Strikeforce’s commentators as the best lightweight in the sport. He may be put into many pound-for-pound top-10 lists. That, though, ignores the fact that there is no foundation to […]

X Marks the Sport: Xyience Scam Shows Dark Side of MMA’s Most Powerful Promotion

“Where ignorance is bliss, ’tis folly to be wise.” Thomas Gray, Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College, 1742 From the oldest dimestore novels to the most current TV cop dramas, a classic element of detective stories is the old fami…

“Where ignorance is bliss, ’tis folly to be wise.” Thomas Gray, Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College, 1742 From the oldest dimestore novels to the most current TV cop dramas, a classic element of detective stories is the old familiar line about the perpetrator always coming back to the scene of the crime. […]

Nick Diaz is Better Off Doing Magic Shows Than MMA or Grappling Fights

Nick Diaz is to honoring professional commitments what Bob Sapp is to winning professional fights. Whoever thought that grappling for charity last night at the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo was cool to Diaz must have felt a hard slap in the face. Those responsi…

Nick Diaz is to honoring professional commitments what Bob Sapp is to winning professional fights. Whoever thought that grappling for charity last night at the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo was cool to Diaz must have felt a hard slap in the face. Those responsible for arranging that much-hyped and now unrealized grappling match must be squirming […]