Tag: Thought

Clay Guida Doesn’t Care If You Thought His Fight with Gray Maynard Was Boring

Clay Guida has been lambasted—by the fans, the media and by his own boss—for his performance against Gray Maynard last Friday night at UFC on FX 4. That’s a rare thing. Guida’s UFC career has been built and sustained by the fans…

Clay Guida has been lambasted—by the fans, the media and by his own boss—for his performance against Gray Maynard last Friday night at UFC on FX 4. That’s a rare thing. Guida’s UFC career has been built and sustained by the fans who love his all-out style. It’s that very style that arguably turned him […]

Dana White Thought Alistair Overeem Would Get a Harsher Sentence

Look, I know we’re reaching the point of over-saturation on this Alistair Overeem story. But the truth is, just when I’m ready to put it to bed and look forward to awesome things—like UFC 146, the biggest UFC card in history…

Look, I know we’re reaching the point of over-saturation on this Alistair Overeem story. But the truth is, just when I’m ready to put it to bed and look forward to awesome things—like UFC 146, the biggest UFC card in history—something else happens to bring it right back to the forefront of the news cycle. Today’s most […]

Modernizing the Traditional: 5 Techniques We Never Thought We’d See in MMA

Mixed martial arts: “mano a mano,” “as real as it gets”—our sport has always been premised on separating fact from fantasy, showing that while flamboyance and technical elegance may turn heads in Hollywood fight scenes, th…

Mixed martial arts: “mano a mano,” “as real as it gets”—our sport has always been premised on separating fact from fantasy, showing that while flamboyance and technical elegance may turn heads in Hollywood fight scenes, they have little to do with live combat. As fans, MMA‘s gritty realism is not something we accept begrudgingly; rather, […]

Crazy Thought of the Day: Why the UFC Should ACCEPT M-1?s Latest Offer

Maybe it’s because I didn’t get much sleep last night. Maybe it’s because I skipped breakfast this morning. Maybe it’s because I’m on my third cup of coffee. Or maybe, just maybe, I picked the wrong week to stop sniffin&#8…

Maybe it’s because I didn’t get much sleep last night. Maybe it’s because I skipped breakfast this morning. Maybe it’s because I’m on my third cup of coffee. Or maybe, just maybe, I picked the wrong week to stop sniffin’ glue. For some reason, I’m feeling crazy this morning. Really crazy. Just how crazy are […]

UFC Betting

Crazy Thought of the Day: Why the UFC Should ACCEPT M-1′s Latest Offer

UFC 128 Post-Fight Video: Dana White Thought Shogun Was Going to Beat Jones

Warning: Video contains adult language Newark, New Jersey, UFC 128. Jon Jones defeats Mauricio “Shogun” Rua to become the new UFC Light Heavyweight Champion of the world.  Here, UFC President Dana White takes the time to commend the fo…

Warning: Video contains adult language Newark, New Jersey, UFC 128. Jon Jones defeats Mauricio “Shogun” Rua to become the new UFC Light Heavyweight Champion of the world.  Here, UFC President Dana White takes the time to commend the former-champion. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua found little to no success against challenger Jon Jones, but fought through tremendous […]

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UFC 128 Post-Fight Video: Dana White Thought Shogun Was Going to Beat Jones

UFC 123: BJ Penn, Rampage Jackson Have More in Common, at Stake Than We Thought

Watching the UFC 123 weigh-in on Friday, I was able to draw some parallels between (arguably) the two biggest names that will be fighting on Saturday night: BJ Penn and Rampage Jackson. Both men need this event more than we can imagine.
Think abou…

Watching the UFC 123 weigh-in on Friday, I was able to draw some parallels between (arguably) the two biggest names that will be fighting on Saturday night: BJ Penn and Rampage Jackson. Both men need this event more than we can imagine.
Think about it. Both are coming off disappointing losses in which neither man looked like […]

UFC Betting

UFC 123: BJ Penn, Rampage Jackson Have More in Common, at Stake Than We Thought