Vinny Magalhaes, fed up with M-1′s antics after they held him up in contract limbo for half a year, has put his title belt up for sale on eBay. Magalhaes won the M-1 Challenge Light Heavyweight Championship (which means he’s the champion of…M-1 Challenge? Like just that particular show? Is … Continue reading
I lost, and badly, in the first round by TKO. That put me in a depressive state for a couple days. But god DAMN was it fun. Hats off to my opponent, Josh Beretz, to whom I was all like “come at me, bro” and holy shit did he ever. … Continue reading
Although few that follow the story were surprised by the failure of the bill to legalize MMA in New York State to reach the floor of the Assembly, there’s been plenty of reaction in MMA media circles. The UFC’s Vice-President of Regulatory Affairs Marc Ratner aired his grievances to the … Continue reading
Firstly, apologies in advance if there isn’t much up on the blog this week. As y’all probably already know, I have a fight this weekend. As for last weekend, the UFC on Fox and Mayweather/Cotto both competed with my show at Comic Syndrome in downtown Albany. Needless to say, both beat … Continue reading
Tomorrow night is the third installment of UFC on Fox 3, headlined by Nate Diaz vs. Jim Miller with a potential Lightweight title shot up for grabs. Ben Fowlkes (whom I consider the best pure writer covering MMA by a mile) has written a great profile piece on Nate Diaz that … Continue reading
Dana White and fighters from the forthcoming UFC on Fox 3 card (airing this Saturday) rang the bell this morning at the NASDAQ exchange. Check out the picture from MMAFighting.com, and pay particular attention to how thrilled Nate Diaz looks: Don’t be scared of your portfolio, homie. Tweet
I was all set yesterday to post something about how Ring of Honor’s television show was boring as shit, but then I read a partial transcript of yesterday’s Nevada State Athletic Commission hearing. I threw my hands up, said a curse word, walked away with my hands on my hips, … Continue reading
PRELIMS Marcus Brimage defeated Maximo Blanco via Split Decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28) Dana White was not a happy man, sarcastically tweeting about the fight itself, and I’m sure he wasn’t pleased with Blanco’s flips and antics after the fight itself, either. I wouldn’t be surprised to see him get his walking papers this … Continue reading
Tomorrow night is the long-awaited showdown between former stablemates Jon Jones and Rashad Evans for the UFC Light Heavyweight Title. Will the phenom Jones continue his ascendance, or will Evans play spoiler? If he did, it wouldn’t be the first time. Even when Evans knocked out Chuck Liddell with an … Continue reading
The New York State Senate passed the bill to legalize Mixed Martial Arts by a slightly larger margin than last year (43-14), but still faces uncertainty in the State Assembly. In the previous two years, the bill to legalize MMA (full text of bill) passed in the Senate only to be killed in … Continue reading