Dana White just can’t catch a break can he? His unbeatable Light Heavyweight Champ infamously found his match in the form of a 50 foot oak tree, his long time ring girl needs a ring girl herself for her in-home fights and Vitor Belfort just broke his hand (presumably still a side-effect of Andy’s front [...]
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With Belfort out, who should step in? Here are some ideas…
Posted: May 29, 2012 in Commentary/Opinion, Latest news, UFC EventsTags: Belfort, UFC 147, Wand
Mayhem Miller’s Short-Lived UFC Stint ends with a Thud
Posted: May 29, 2012 in Commentary/Opinion, Latest newsTags: Jason "Mayhem" Miller
Jason “Mayhem” Miller’s most recent UFC stint was short-lived and full of turmoil. It started out promising, with a TUF coaching gig opposite Michael Bisping, but quickly took a turn for the worse when his performance against Bisping was far from stellar. In fact, Dana White suggested Mayhem’s striking was the worst he’s ever seen. [...]
It pays to be horrible at MMA…Mayhem doin’ work with Rousey over twitter
Posted: May 25, 2012 in Commentary/Opinion, Cool Stuff We Like, Latest news, RumorsIn a recent article from Yahoo Sports of all places, writer Eric Holden speculates that there’s a possible Mayhem Miller and Ronda Rousey love match a brewin’. Now just in case you don’t get how crazy that is, here’s a picture of Ronda and then here’s a pic of Mayhem. At any rate, these two [...]
I Wonder if Chael Sonnen saw what Chris Jericho did Last Night
Posted: May 25, 2012 in Commentary/Opinion, Latest newsTags: Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen might want to read this article. WWE star Chris Jericho was suspended by the WWE after barely avoiding arrest in Brazil yesterday. During a live event in Sao Paulo, “good guy” C.M. Punk began waving a Brazilian flag in the ring, gaining approval from the hometown crowd. Jericho, the “heel” (bad guy), grabbed [...]
Roy Nelson is a Kung Fu man
Posted: May 24, 2012 in Commentary/Opinion, Cool Stuff We Like, Latest news, MMA Training, UFC EventsTags: Kung Fu, Roy Nelson, UFC 146
So, if you’ve ever seen Big Country fight, you’ve probably noticed that when he’s introduced, he’s introduced as a “kung fu fighter out of Las Vegas,” but probably wrote it off as some type of joke. I mean after all, this is a guy known for not taking himself too seriously (see: mullet, huge beard, [...]
UFC 146: Picks and Predictions – The Big Boy Edition
Posted: May 24, 2012 in Commentary/Opinion, Latest news, Picks and Predictions, UFC EventsTags: UFC 146
UFC 146 is quite literally the biggest card the UFC has ever put on. For the first time ever, the UFC has elected to have an all-heavyweight main card. How big is this? So BIG that none of these guys have even heard of Mike Dolce, that’s how frickin’ big. And as we all know, [...]
Official Poster for UFC 146 Finally Finished!!!
Posted: May 23, 2012 in Commentary/OpinionTags: UFC 146
Here’s the official poster for UFC 146…
Mir: “Obviously, I predict that I win by submission…Early first round.”
Posted: May 23, 2012 in Commentary/Opinion, Latest news, UFC EventsTags: Frank Mir, JDS, UFC 146
Mir is nothing if not confident. And of course by “confident” I mean “over-compensating” because quite frankly, all of Mir’s talk is starting to come off that way. At any rate, Mark Kriegel from FoxSports.com recently sat down with both JDS and Mir and talked about their upcoming title fight. When Mir was asked about [...]
Feared Striker Bas Rutten says “ground fighting is way more dominant”
Posted: May 22, 2012 in Commentary/Opinion, Cool Stuff We Like, Latest news, So you wanna be a fighter?Tags: BAS, Bas Rutten, ground fighting
And of course, with everything Bas related, he has a story to tell. In a recent post from MMAMania, former Pancrase and UFC champ Bas Rutten talks about how he came to realize that, at least from his perspective, that ground fighting is more dominant than standing attacks. Odd for someone that is not only [...]
UFC 146 salaries released: Best and Worst Bargains
Posted: May 29, 2012 in Best and Worst Bargains, Commentary/Opinion, UFC EventsFrom the first day an athlete got paid to swing a bat, shoot a ball or tackle someone, the fans have had a fascination with athlete’s salaries. And we as MMA fans are no different. Maybe that’s why MMAJunkie releases fighter salaries after each and every UFC event. Or maybe they do it to give [...]