The only possible way Rua vs. Henderson from this past Saturday doesn’t end up getting my pick for Fight of the Year is if Kazushi Sakuraba from 2001 shows up in a Tardis to fight Anderson Silva. Sadly, that’s not going to happen (Anderson’s injury won’t allow him to fight … Continue reading
Category Archives: MMA
Rua/Henderson is what MMA is all about
I actually didn’t get to see UFC 139 during its initial airing. Those of you who actually know me personally (which accounts for somewhere in the neighborhood of my entire readership) will know that I spent much of the weekend nursing a stomach virus that had me completely out of … Continue reading
Monday Fallout: Silva/Le stoppage at UFC 139 wasn’t questionable, but Cung Le’s judgement was
I’ve read both ire and praise directed towards Joe Rogan after he vehemently criticized the stoppage in the second round of Saturday’s fight between Wanderlei Silva and Cung Le. Surely, Rogan has been around long enough to know better than hugging your opponent’s calves with your face on the mat … Continue reading
UFC on FOX this Saturday: satisfaction guaranteed
Joe Silva and Dana White are smart men. For their first fight on network television, they’ve chosen a bout that is all but guaranteed to be entertaining. As Mike Chiapetta notes over at MMAFighting.com: The success of both starts with offense. Both men are among the most prolific offensive heavyweights … Continue reading
Why the winner of Ben Henderson vs. Clay Guida may not determine a #1 contender
Ever since it was announced that Clay Guida would face former WEC Lightweight champion Ben Henderson on the undercard of the first UFC on Fox event (Saturday, November 12th), speculations and assumptions have built towards an inevitable conclusion: the winner would be #1 contender to the UFC Lightweight title. Not … Continue reading
After being wrongly jailed for 26 years, Dewey Bozella wins first pro fight
From our sister sport of boxing comes this amazing story from Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports: a man wrongly convicted who not only served time for a crime he didn’t commit, but refused a plea deal offered twenty-one years ago that would have made him a free man because he … Continue reading
The new UFC on FOX ad and MMA’s biggest test yet
As a fan of fights, I’m excited. As a booster of the sport, I’m excited. This is going to be a big litmus test for MMA going forward as a mainstream sport. Bumpers and plugs have been airing throughout the MLB playoffs and NFL games on Fox. That’s a potentially … Continue reading
UFC 136 Reaction: Frankie Edgar provides The Answer, Jose Aldo undersold, Chael Sonnen clowns the press and more
FRANKIE EDGAR: ANSWERED I’ve been on the Edgar bandwagon since he debuted in the UFC in that great fight with Tyson Griffin, and I’m glad to see him evolve into the fighter I knew he’d become. His survival of Maynard’s first-round onslaught is now the stuff of legend, and his … Continue reading
Flash Bias: why do fans hate good fighters who win decisions?
Due to a prior obligation, I unfortunately missed last Saturday’s UFC Live on Versus during its initial airing. Judging by the results, it was exactly what I expected it to be: a woefully underlooked card that provided some of the more entertaining bouts in recent months. I was disappointed, however, … Continue reading
UFC Live 6: Cruz vs. Johnson predictions (Saturday 10/01/11 on Versus)
MATT WIMAN vs. MAC DANZIG Their first encounter was at UFC 115 in June of last year. Wiman had Danzig in a guillotine choke and Yves Lavigne called off the fight when it appeared from his vantage point that Danzig had passed out. What Lavigne could not see, however, is … Continue reading