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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 […]

Are MMA Fans the Snobbiest in the Sports World?

MMA fans are by far the snobbiest in the sports world, and it’s largely because of the Internet and the cultural zeitgeist they were and are surrounded by. The genesis of modern mixed martial arts is unique when compared to the upbringings of the…

MMA fans are by far the snobbiest in the sports world, and it’s largely because of the Internet and the cultural zeitgeist they were and are surrounded by. The genesis of modern mixed martial arts is unique when compared to the upbringings of the other major sports. While football and baseball had the telegraph and […]

Has the UFC Made the Sport of MMA into Sports Entertainment?

Mixed martial arts is one part sport, and one part sports entertainment.  Yes, people tune in to watch the world’s greatest fighters compete, but they also tune in for excitement, for thrills and chills, twists and turns, and more “bra…

Mixed martial arts is one part sport, and one part sports entertainment.  Yes, people tune in to watch the world’s greatest fighters compete, but they also tune in for excitement, for thrills and chills, twists and turns, and more “brawling” than you can shake a TapouT shirt at.  There is a fine line between sport […]