UFC 143 had some extra special moments, both inside and outside the cage. Actually, there were quite a few “big winners” from Saturday. Barao looked phenomenal; newcomer Stephen Thompson delivered just what everyone hoped; Poirier’s sweet vertical armbar from the mount; Pierce and Nelson’s solid performances in defeat; and all the Nick Diaz fans (including [...]
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UFC 143 Biggest Winners; The “I hope your balls are OK” Edition
Posted: February 6, 2012 in Biggest Winners/Biggest LosersTags: S-Cla$$
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UFC on FOX 2: The Biggest Winners
Posted: January 31, 2012 in Biggest Winners/Biggest Losers, Commentary/Opinion, Event Results, UFC EventsTags: Fresh
Man, the UFC just can’t catch a break. They decide to go all out with just one fight and it ends in a minute and everyone bitches and moans. Then they over-compensate and go with 3 fights and get 2 hours worth of boxing advertising and zero finishes and people still bitch and moan. All [...]
UFC on FOX “Biggest Losers” … The ‘Drunk Chick in the Stands’ Edition
Posted: January 30, 2012 in Biggest Winners/Biggest Losers, UFC EventsTags: S-Cla$$
I was able to catch UFC on Fox 2 first hand at the Untied Center Saturday. While the main card may have lacked the finishing power of the first Fox show, there were still some highlights that made the show noteworthy. However, that’s not my job. I’m here to discuss the lowlights. You know it [...]
UFC 142: The Biggest Losers. Did “Rumble” Johnson make the list?
Posted: January 16, 2012 in Biggest Winners/Biggest Losers, Commentary/Opinion, Event Results, UFC EventsTags: Fresh
With every UFC PPV, there are inevitably going to be winners and losers. It’s the nature of the sport. But I’m here to tell you this. What Anthony “Rumble” Johnson pulled off in the past 72 hours will likely go down as one of the biggest, most epic fame-outs in the history of MMA. In [...]
UFC 142′s Biggest Winners … the Glorious Return of ‘Gladiator Man’
Posted: January 16, 2012 in Biggest Winners/Biggest Losers, Commentary/Opinion, UFC EventsTags: S-Cla$$
No need to watch this event on fast forward on your DVR. Four of the five main card fights ended in the 1st round and the other was a finish you’ll want to watch over and over again. For what appeared to be a sub-par lineup, the Rio show turned out to be as exciting [...]
UFC 141: The Biggest Winners not named Brock Lesnar
Posted: January 4, 2012 in Biggest Winners/Biggest Losers, Commentary/Opinion, Event Results, UFC EventsTags: Fresh
As you can probably tell from the header of this article, I’m in a surly mood. It’s also the reason why it’s taken me so long to write the Biggest Winners column. You see, it was roughly one week ago when I confidently published my Picks and Predictions for UFC 141, sure as sh*t that [...]
Biggest Losers at UFC 141 … Guess Who?
Posted: January 4, 2012 in Biggest Winners/Biggest LosersTags: S-Cla$$
I think it’s fairly easy to see who came out smelling like a rose at UFC 141. Since I’m a “glass half full” guy, it’s always harder to find the so-called losers of any event. Wait. Who am I kidding? I had to chop this list down from my first draft which had 37 people [...]
UFC 140: The Biggest Winners; Who wins…Jones’ Chin, Mir’s Hair or Ebersole’s Chest?
Posted: December 12, 2011 in Biggest Winners/Biggest LosersTags: Brian Ebersole, S-Cla$$
The popcorn at the local establishment was perfectly salted for the first time in my life. Not too much, not too little. I wish it was always that good. I don’t even want variety, I just want the same perfect salt distribution every time. Kinda like Frank Mir. He’s very unpredictable. Sometimes his perm tighter [...]
UFC 140: The Biggest Losers. The curious case of Jon Jones
Posted: December 12, 2011 in Biggest Winners/Biggest Losers, Commentary/Opinion, Event ResultsTags: Fresh
UFC 140 was an awesome card! Not only did 4 out of the 5 main card fights end with a “finish,” 2 of those ended like this…and this. Ouch! I’m of course referring to the “break heard ’round the world” and Machida’s impression of a dead zombie. That standing guillotine is no joke Mr. Jones. [...]
Biggest Losers from UFC 139? Did you See Cung Le’s Face?
Posted: November 21, 2011 in Biggest Winners/Biggest Losers, Commentary/OpinionTags: S-Cla$$
The main event of UFC 139 (and the two preceding fights too, I guess) made me so giddy, I couldn’t really remember anything negative for my Biggest Losers column. So I had to dig deep into my soul to find something to complain about. Actually it wasn’t that hard, but I do have a rather [...]
