Tag: Takes

Nate Marquardt’s Title Bout Makes One Wonder What It Takes to Be Punished by UFC

I recently wrote a pretty lengthy article when it comes to the UFC’s consistently poor job of handling fighters who have been found using PEDs. When it comes to Nate Marquardt, though, saying that he has a history of PED use is a disservice to hi…

I recently wrote a pretty lengthy article when it comes to the UFC’s consistently poor job of handling fighters who have been found using PEDs. When it comes to Nate Marquardt, though, saying that he has a history of PED use is a disservice to his long list of transgressions. Ever since he arrived in […]

UFC News: Chael Sonnen Rips Anderson and Wanderlei Silva, Takes Shot at Rampage

Top UFC middleweight contender was recently interviewed by MMA-30′s Dave Farra and shockingly, Chael did not have any compliments to go around.  Sonnen talked about the venue change for his rematch with arch nemesis/UFC middleweight champion…

Top UFC middleweight contender was recently interviewed by MMA-30′s Dave Farra and shockingly, Chael did not have any compliments to go around.  Sonnen talked about the venue change for his rematch with arch nemesis/UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva (thanks to Bloody Elbow for the transcription):  “I would love to be part of setting a record, […]

Ex-UFC Ring Card Girl Natasha Wicks Takes Her Talents to Invictus

We can debate until the cows come home about the hottest current ring card girl in the UFC. Most of you will probably say Arianny Celeste is the current queen of the ring, and you’d have a valid point. Some of you, perhaps a minority, will agree …

We can debate until the cows come home about the hottest current ring card girl in the UFC. Most of you will probably say Arianny Celeste is the current queen of the ring, and you’d have a valid point. Some of you, perhaps a minority, will agree with me when I say that Brittney Palmer […]

Tate vs. Rousey Results: Ronda Rousey Takes Home Yet Another Arm

Five fights, five first round armbar submissions. In her longest fight to date, Ronda Rousey put Miesha Tate into two armbars, the second of which had her arm bending in a way that arms were never meant to bend. In the process, she has become the new S…

Five fights, five first round armbar submissions. In her longest fight to date, Ronda Rousey put Miesha Tate into two armbars, the second of which had her arm bending in a way that arms were never meant to bend. In the process, she has become the new Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Champion, dominating a fight that […]

UFC: Zuffa Takes Yet Another Shot at Fedor Emelianenko

Zuffa has finally acknowledged Fedor Emelianenko—in trading card form. And it’s not even a card of him; it’s a card of Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva beating him up. The card is part of a recent series of Topps cards that also pr…

Zuffa has finally acknowledged Fedor Emelianenko—in trading card form. And it’s not even a card of him; it’s a card of Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva beating him up. The card is part of a recent series of Topps cards that also promote Strikeforce fighters along with their UFC counterparts.  Zuffa (the company that owns the UFC) […]

UFC 142: Jose Aldo Takes My “Best Performance of the Night” Award

It’s that time once again: another major MMA event has come and gone, and it’s time for my unofficial “Best Performance of the Night” award. People are already talking a whole lot about UFC 142, likely because it gave fans a who…

It’s that time once again: another major MMA event has come and gone, and it’s time for my unofficial “Best Performance of the Night” award. People are already talking a whole lot about UFC 142, likely because it gave fans a whole lot of “can’t-miss” moments. But one of them stood out above the rest—here’s […]