There’s a new post on my blog for the Albany Times Union where I explore the possibility that MMA fans are just like any other sports fans. And it gets weird. Click here to read “George and I” Tweet

The big story of the moment is the UFC’s sudden and unexpected firing of Heavyweight stand-out Todd Duffee, who made headlines after knocking out Tim Hague in seven seconds at UFC 102 in August of 2009, but lost via knockout after dominating Mike Russow for three rounds at UFC 114 … Continue reading →

James Toney appeared stoic as Bruce Buffer made the introductions for his fight, which marked his first and what looks to be final foray into the world of Mixed Martial Arts. His opponent Randy Couture – a champion for the UFC at both Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight – looked at … Continue reading →

The long talked about Strikeforce Middleweight Grand Prix is happening after all. Strikeforce’s CEO, Scott Coker, told MMAJunkie.com that the tournament will be televised on Showtime from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California on October 9th. Coker also said the promotion hasn’t decided whether they’ll do a single event … Continue reading →

When Jake Shields’ potential jump to the UFC meant making Strikeforce look foolish, fans and journalists were abuzz with the news. Losing Shields was going to be a huge blow for Strikeforce, as he’s a legitimate top 10 at 185 and 170 and proved in his fight with Dan Henderson … Continue reading →

Brock Lesnar’s successful title defense against Shane Carwin at UFC 116 several weeks ago has sparked intense debate. Some of it has been in reference to where Lesnar falls in the Heavyweight rankings, i.e. if Fedor should be unseated as the consensus #1 ranked Heavyweight in favor of Lesnar. To … Continue reading →

As you may have noticed, this week was devoted to breaking down my admittedly inconsequential rankings. I don’t do “Pound for Pound” rankings because P4P lists are idiotic nonsense. To see the full list of rankings by weight class, click here. Tweet

HEAVYWEIGHT (206 lbs. – 265 lbs.) Brock Lesnar (4-1 / UFC Heavyweight Champion) Shane Carwin (12-0 / UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion) Cain Velasquez (8-0 / UFC) Alistair Overeem (33-11, 1 NC / Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion) Junior Dos Santos (11-1 / UFC) Fabricio Werdum (15-2 / Strikeforce) Fedor Emelianenko (31-2, 1 … Continue reading →

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (186 lbs. – 205 lbs.) Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (19-4 / UFC Light Heavyweight Champion) Lyoto Machida (16-1 / UFC) Rashad Evans (15-1-1 / UFC) Jon Jones (10-1-0 / UFC) “King” Mo Lawal (7-0 / Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion) Thiago Silva (14-2 / UFC) Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (19-3 / … Continue reading →

MIDDLEWEIGHT (171 lbs. – 185 lbs.) Anderson Silva (26-4 / UFC Middleweight Champion) Chael Sonnen (24-10-1 / UFC) Vitor Belfort (19-8 / UFC) Nate Marquardt (29-9-2 / UFC) Jake Shields (25-4-1 / Strikeforce Middleweight Champion) Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (12-2-0 / Strikeforce) Demian Maia (12-2 / UFC) Yushin Okami (24-5 / … Continue reading →