Tag: Sports

EA Sports UFC: 200-Plus Fighter Likenesses Captured as Work on MMA Game Begins

Chuck Liddell, BJ Penn and other UFC greats of the present and past were on-hand to have their likenesses captured by EA Sports at the UFC Fan Expo 2012. EA capture over 200 fighters likenesses to possibly use in the game. Every fighter that was captur…

Chuck Liddell, BJ Penn and other UFC greats of the present and past were on-hand to have their likenesses captured by EA Sports at the UFC Fan Expo 2012. EA capture over 200 fighters likenesses to possibly use in the game. Every fighter that was captured may not be used in the final product, but […]

EA Sports Acquisition of UFC Video Game License Is a Great Thing

Earlier this morning, I started hearing rumors that EA Sports would be announcing a follow-up to its original MMA game, which was creatively titled EA MMA.  The rumor seemed like nonsense to me, because I’d heard for well over a year that th…

Earlier this morning, I started hearing rumors that EA Sports would be announcing a follow-up to its original MMA game, which was creatively titled EA MMA.  The rumor seemed like nonsense to me, because I’d heard for well over a year that the EA MMA franchise was dead and that there would be no sequels. […]

UFC 146: Can It Save the Heavyweight Division in the World of Combat Sports?

UFC 146 is set to begin in a matter of hours, and the event is set to shake up the heavyweight rankings across the MMA world. The card features current champion Junior dos Santos and former champs Frank Mir and Cain Velasquez as well. A former Ultimate…

UFC 146 is set to begin in a matter of hours, and the event is set to shake up the heavyweight rankings across the MMA world. The card features current champion Junior dos Santos and former champs Frank Mir and Cain Velasquez as well. A former Ultimate Fighter winner and the tallest competitor in the […]

UFC 146: Can It Save the Heavyweight Division in the World of Combat Sports?

UFC 146 is set to begin in a matter of hours, and the event is set to shake up the heavyweight rankings across the MMA world. The card features current champion Junior dos Santos and former champs Frank Mir and Cain Velasquez as well. A former Ultimate…

UFC 146 is set to begin in a matter of hours, and the event is set to shake up the heavyweight rankings across the MMA world. The card features current champion Junior dos Santos and former champs Frank Mir and Cain Velasquez as well. A former Ultimate Fighter winner and the tallest competitor in the […]

The UFC Heavyweight Title: The Most Prestigious in Combat Sports?

I am a massive fan of MMA and the UFC. I have watched every UFC event and attended live shows. I substantiate Dana’s claim that a live UFC show is the greatest sporting event on the planet.  Dana and his organization—and others—a…

I am a massive fan of MMA and the UFC. I have watched every UFC event and attended live shows. I substantiate Dana’s claim that a live UFC show is the greatest sporting event on the planet.  Dana and his organization—and others—are doing excellent work and deserve a lot of credit. The UFC deserves to […]

MMA Draft: Selecting the Sport’s Top 32 Franchise Fighters

The NFL draft is coming this Thursday. What if MMA were to have its own version of that dog-and-pony show, in which franchises are (at least theoretically) made and broken in the course of 48 hours? I think it would go a little something…like thi…

The NFL draft is coming this Thursday. What if MMA were to have its own version of that dog-and-pony show, in which franchises are (at least theoretically) made and broken in the course of 48 hours? I think it would go a little something…like this. Presented herewith is the mock first round of such a draft, from […]