Tag: Standups

Vitor Belfort vs Anthony Johnson: Were Dan Mirgliotta’s Bad Standups Paid For?

UFC 142 in Rio was a great UFC card, and it produced many great fights and moments. Belfort vs. Johnson produced controversy, and I’d like to know why so many blatant bad stand-ups took place. This fight was set up to be a very entertaining conte…

UFC 142 in Rio was a great UFC card, and it produced many great fights and moments. Belfort vs. Johnson produced controversy, and I’d like to know why so many blatant bad stand-ups took place. This fight was set up to be a very entertaining contest. Both fighters are vicious strikers, and have the ability […]

UFC 127 Penn vs Fitch Preview: Will Referee Standups Affect the Fight?

When two fighters step into the cage, it’s one-on-one, mano-y-mano, and all that. At this weekend’s UFC 127 fight between BJ Penn and Jon Fitch, I can’t help but feel that external factors, the fans and the referee specifically, may h…

When two fighters step into the cage, it’s one-on-one, mano-y-mano, and all that. At this weekend’s UFC 127 fight between BJ Penn and Jon Fitch, I can’t help but feel that external factors, the fans and the referee specifically, may have a large role to play. A few weeks ago we saw a whole plethora […]

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UFC 127 Penn vs Fitch Preview: Will Referee Standups Affect the Fight?