UFC 134 Results: Antonio Nogueira Shows He Still Has Some Gas in the Tank

Even way back in August, 2002, I felt that former Pride World Heavyweight Champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira had enough, despite winning that iconic fight in Pride Shockwave in Tokyo. That night, the hulking American footballer Bob Sapp used the profess…

Even way back in August, 2002, I felt that former Pride World Heavyweight Champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira had enough, despite winning that iconic fight in Pride Shockwave in Tokyo. That night, the hulking American footballer Bob Sapp used the professional wrestling move “piledriver/power bomb” against the much smaller Nogueira. Sapp, enjoying a 150-pound advantage, dominated […]

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UFC 134 Results: Antonio Nogueira Shows He Still Has Some Gas in the Tank

UFC on Versus 5: Will Jim Miller Get a Title Shot (And Some Respect) with a Win?

What does Jim Miller have to do to get noticed? He’s currently riding a seven-fight win streak that includes wins over a former TUF winner and one of the most hyped prospects in the division, he’s finished his last two fights in highly impr…

What does Jim Miller have to do to get noticed? He’s currently riding a seven-fight win streak that includes wins over a former TUF winner and one of the most hyped prospects in the division, he’s finished his last two fights in highly impressive fashion, and he’s sporting a 20-2 record with his only losses […]

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UFC on Versus 5: Will Jim Miller Get a Title Shot (And Some Respect) with a Win?

UFC Live’s Rick Story and Some of the Best Wrestlers in MMA

How many times have we heard the phrase “wrestling is the best base to have before entering MMA?” While the grinding style of some wrestlers is not always entertaining (cough, Jon Fitch, cough), it is hard to argue that it is effective. Wel…

How many times have we heard the phrase “wrestling is the best base to have before entering MMA?” While the grinding style of some wrestlers is not always entertaining (cough, Jon Fitch, cough), it is hard to argue that it is effective. Welterweight prospect Rick Story is one of many strong wrestlers looking to stake […]

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UFC Live’s Rick Story and Some of the Best Wrestlers in MMA

MMA: Have the Heavyweight Divisions Lost Some of Their Fire?

Strikeforce came to Texas and brought on the second installment of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix. The HW GP fighters on the card were Josh Barnett vs. Brett Rogers, and Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum. By the end of the night, Barnett had…

Strikeforce came to Texas and brought on the second installment of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix. The HW GP fighters on the card were Josh Barnett vs. Brett Rogers, and Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum. By the end of the night, Barnett had risen victorious in a submission victory in the second round, and will […]

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MMA: Have the Heavyweight Divisions Lost Some of Their Fire?

UFC 131?s Shane Carwin and Fighters with Some of the Worst Nicknames in MMA

A good nickname in MMA is never a bad thing to go along with solid, committed training, and a few quality wins on a resume.  So what does a bad nickname do?  In all likelihood, probably next to nothing, but it is pretty amusing how terrible s…

A good nickname in MMA is never a bad thing to go along with solid, committed training, and a few quality wins on a resume.  So what does a bad nickname do?  In all likelihood, probably next to nothing, but it is pretty amusing how terrible some nicknames can get. That’s what this slideshow is […]

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UFC 131′s Shane Carwin and Fighters with Some of the Worst Nicknames in MMA

UFC Fight Night 24 Results: Did Some of the Phil Davis Hype Just Die?

A week ago exactly light heavyweight phenom Jon “Bones” Jones took out the then current UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in dominating fashion. In fact, a lot of people expected Jones to snatch the title from…

A week ago exactly light heavyweight phenom Jon “Bones” Jones took out the then current UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in dominating fashion. In fact, a lot of people expected Jones to snatch the title from Rua’s grip, but nobody really expected it to be such a landslide victory for Jones—most thought it was […]

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UFC Fight Night 24 Results: Did Some of the Phil Davis Hype Just Die?