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MMA: Why UFC’s Entertainment-First Mentality Cripples Sport’s Mainstream Chances

In the Pablo Croce directed documentary Like Water, UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva has just flown to the United States to begin training camp for his bout with Chael Sonnen. While gearing up for his first actual sparring session, Silva is locked into a deep conversation with longtime training partner and friend Lyoto Machida. “It’s […]

In the Pablo Croce directed documentary Like Water, UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva has just flown to the United States to begin training camp for his bout with Chael Sonnen. While gearing up for his first actual sparring session, Silva is locked into a deep conversation with longtime training partner and friend Lyoto Machida. “It’s […]

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Rousey vs. Carmouche: Fight at UFC 157 a Landmark Event for Women’s Sports

Ronda Rousey and Liz Carmouche struck a major blow for women’s sports everywhere when they entered the Octagon at UFC 157. After previously holding strong to his stance that no women would fight in UFC, rather than being some sort of sexist bent on keeping women out of his men’s club, Dana White looked at […]

Ronda Rousey and Liz Carmouche struck a major blow for women’s sports everywhere when they entered the Octagon at UFC 157. After previously holding strong to his stance that no women would fight in UFC, rather than being some sort of sexist bent on keeping women out of his men’s club, Dana White looked at […]

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Ronda Rousey: MMA Superstar Goes 1 on 1 with HBO’s Real Sports

MMA fighter Ronda Rousey was profiled on HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel on Tuesday leading up to her UFC debut on Saturday against Liz Carmouche. The interview spanned from the 26-year-old’s childhood when her father committed suicide to her rise into mixed martial arts with the help of her mother, Ann Maria Rousey DeMar, […]

MMA fighter Ronda Rousey was profiled on HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel on Tuesday leading up to her UFC debut on Saturday against Liz Carmouche. The interview spanned from the 26-year-old’s childhood when her father committed suicide to her rise into mixed martial arts with the help of her mother, Ann Maria Rousey DeMar, […]

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Blonde Ambition: A Sneak Peak at the HBO Real Sports Ronda Rousey UFC Exclusive

Women have been a part of the cage fighting movement for more than a decade, trading leather and hugs across the nation and the world. Seen as a novelty act, at best, and a titillating sideshow at worst, female fighters competed at armories and Indian reservations, never on-pay-per-view and never for the UFC. That is […]

Women have been a part of the cage fighting movement for more than a decade, trading leather and hugs across the nation and the world. Seen as a novelty act, at best, and a titillating sideshow at worst, female fighters competed at armories and Indian reservations, never on-pay-per-view and never for the UFC. That is […]

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UFC on FX 7 Results: Michael Bisping Pays the Price for Sport’s Lowest Fight IQ

Many expected that Michael Bisping would prove too much for aging slugger Vitor Belfort, even in Belfort‘s home country of Brazil. That he’d outmaneuver him, out-think him and wear the older man down over the course of five long rounds. He certainly had the tools to do it, combining pinpoint punches and kicks with a […]

Many expected that Michael Bisping would prove too much for aging slugger Vitor Belfort, even in Belfort‘s home country of Brazil. That he’d outmaneuver him, out-think him and wear the older man down over the course of five long rounds. He certainly had the tools to do it, combining pinpoint punches and kicks with a […]

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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 […]