My introductory post for Spike TV is up! Hey, quit harping on fights that won’t happen like the one between Josh Koscheck and BJ Penn (he already told you he was retired! Leave BJ alone!). There’s plenty of interesting stuff that IS going down this weekend, even if many of … Continue reading
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Junior Seau, Concussions, and CTE: Should We Stop Supporting Football, MMA, etc.?
A lot is going through my head right now in the wake of Junior Seau’s suicide. If you’re a fan of sports, I’m sure a lot is going through yours as well. If not, then it should be. This should be giving everyone from the front offices to the bleachers … Continue reading
Ultimateball is Half MMA, Half Rugby, All Really Goddamn Stupid
Look out, Chessboxing! There’s a new sport in town that makes you look like a fucking great idea. Readers, have you ever watched a team sporting event and thought to yourself “boy, I wish they made this unnecessarily chaotic and claustrophobic and harder to follow by putting it in a … Continue reading
The Darker Side of Combat Sports: Gary Goodridge’s CTE Diagnosis and Manny Pacquaio’s Financial Woes
First, from Ben Fowlkes of MMAFighting.com comes the tragic story of MMA and kickboxing legend Gary Goodridge’s recent diagnosis: “When talking to him on the phone, his speech was becoming slurred,” said Mike Mobbs, who’s counted Goodridge as his best friend since the two were nine years old, growing up … Continue reading
Joe Warren suffers huge setback with KO loss to Alexis Vila at Bellator
I made an attempt to watch the UFC 135 on Saturday, but that debacle is a story/blog post unto itself. As for the results and my thoughts on them? Again, that comes later. In the meantime, here’s a video of Joe Warren being knocked out that same night over on … Continue reading
Mixed Marshall Arts returns next week!
Hey everyone! Mixed Marshall Arts makes its return as part of the launch of the all new KevinMarshallOnline.com next Monday. I hope to periodically update with my thoughts on fighting, links to other interesting news and editorials, as well as maybe a guest post or two from both fans and fighters. … Continue reading
Alistair Overeem and the Heavyweight Division: The Right Direction for Strikeforce?
Update: Scott Coker has announced that Strikeforce will be independently testing all fighters on tonight’s card because “it’s the only fair thing to do.” Uh-oh. This Saturday night is the “Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery” show from St. Louis, Missouri, headlined by that other heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem taking on Fedor’s most … Continue reading
An MMA Blog? Why?
Firstly, a hello to friends, family, and readers who have come to know me through my personal blog and Twitter account. I appreciate you all taking the time to venture into this specific area of my wildly schizophrenic interests. Hello as well to those of you that are finding me … Continue reading