Tag: Sport

UFC: Why the Company Is More Spectacle Than Sport

No one who knows MMA will ever mistake it for professional wrestling. However the “sport” of MMA has become somewhat of a spectacle rather than a sport. But is that such a bad thing? If the UFC were to go the route of truly being a sport, it would give credence to the fighters that play it safe. The […]

No one who knows MMA will ever mistake it for professional wrestling. However the “sport” of MMA has become somewhat of a spectacle rather than a sport. But is that such a bad thing? If the UFC were to go the route of truly being a sport, it would give credence to the fighters that play it safe. The […]

MMA 2012: As the Sport Grows so Will the Amount of Criticism

MMA fighters aren’t paragons of virtue that are above all forms of criticism simply because they beat up other people in a cage.  But you wouldn’t know this if you’ve spent any time in the MMA bubble, where UFC heavyweight Pat Ba…

MMA fighters aren’t paragons of virtue that are above all forms of criticism simply because they beat up other people in a cage.  But you wouldn’t know this if you’ve spent any time in the MMA bubble, where UFC heavyweight Pat Barry can call fans “roaches” on his YouTube channel and be praised by most commenters, and […]

UFC 153: Why Anderson Silva Is the Best Fighter in the Sport

Following his first-round technical knockout of Stephan Bonnar, there’s no doubt that Anderson Silva is the best fighter in all of the UFC. After putting himself in a position to be pounded against the fence, Silva moved his opponent back, applie…

Following his first-round technical knockout of Stephan Bonnar, there’s no doubt that Anderson Silva is the best fighter in all of the UFC. After putting himself in a position to be pounded against the fence, Silva moved his opponent back, applied a knee to Bonnar‘s solar plexus and proceeded to TKO his opponent, propelling his […]

UFC 153 Results: Why Anderson Silva Is the Best Fighter in the Sport

Following his first-round knockout of Stephan Bonnar, there’s no doubt that Anderson Silva is the best fighter in all of the UFC. After putting himself in a position to be pounded against the fence, Silva moved his opponent back, applied a knee t…

Following his first-round knockout of Stephan Bonnar, there’s no doubt that Anderson Silva is the best fighter in all of the UFC. After putting himself in a position to be pounded against the fence, Silva moved his opponent back, applied a knee to Bonnar‘s solar plexus and proceeded to KO his opponent, propelling his overall […]

UFC 2012: The Age of Money-First Fighters Will Kill the Sport of MMA

If antics like those pulled by Jon Jones concerning UFC 151 become commonplace, the sport will die a sad, swift, unheralded death. As I wrote previously, Jones—as well as UFC welterweight champ Georges St.Pierre, to a lesser extent—has help…

If antics like those pulled by Jon Jones concerning UFC 151 become commonplace, the sport will die a sad, swift, unheralded death. As I wrote previously, Jones—as well as UFC welterweight champ Georges St.Pierre, to a lesser extent—has helped usher in what I call the age of the superstar, where fighters cease being true fighters […]

UFC Champ Jon Jones, Dana White and MMA’s Eternal Question: Sport or Spectacle?

Now that UFC 151 is dead—more importantly, now that we’ve had the appropriate amount of time to grieve—it’s our duty to look back with an unflinching eye at the decision that led to the UFC canceling the first event in the promo…

Now that UFC 151 is dead—more importantly, now that we’ve had the appropriate amount of time to grieve—it’s our duty to look back with an unflinching eye at the decision that led to the UFC canceling the first event in the promotion’s 18-year history: light heavyweight champion Jon Jones’s refusal to fight Chael Sonnen after […]