This week on Mixed Marshall Arts

As you may or may not know, I have another blog called Mixed Marshall Arts covering the world of combat sports & entertainment: MMA, boxing, and pro wrestling. Here’s a list of what’s gone down recently…

• Future Endeavor Friday: Kenny Florian Retires, Floyd Mayweather Goes to Jail, Randy Orton Suspended
  Kenny Florian has officially announced his retirement from the sport, citing a lingering back injury. Florian, as I mention in today’s article for Spike MMA & Sports (coming later today), is one of those fighters who has plenty of reasons not to get punched in the face for a living. He’s a … Continue reading →
• Why Lord Tensai Didn’t Work
  There’s been a bit of reshuffling in WWE Creative lately. As Dave Meltzer’s reported, the Big Show turn was done because the Lord Tensai character went over with the WWE’s audience like a lead balloon, except a lead balloon would at least make a noise when it hit the ground. … Continue reading →
• UFC 146 Fat Boy Fallout – JDS Retains, Varner is Back, What Mayhem Did(n’t) Do Backstage, Lesnar Meets with White, and more
  What a card to miss. I was at a friend’s apartment for his birthday and, because I’m not an anti-social creep, didn’t deign to suggest that all forty people who weren’t fight fans chip in to order a pay-per-view. I read the results on Twitter, though, and throughout the night … Continue reading →
• New article for SpikeTV MMA-Sports: on Sonnen and TRT
  This week’s essay on Spike.com‘s #MMA-Sports site is on Chael Sonnen’s TRT exemption and the troubling precedent it sets: Like so many other people reading this, I’m a fan of Chael Sonnen despite my best intentions. It’s the old pro wrestling fan in me. The guy is a brilliant self-promoter; crazy like a … Continue reading →