HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 238
UFC 238 was this past weekend and it featured the fourth double champ in UFC history. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC 238 GOOD- Tai Tuivasa vs. Blagoy Ivanov This was all right for a […]
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HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly from UFC Stockholm
UFC Stockholm was this past weekend and it ended in shocking fashion. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC Stockholm BAD- Sung Bin Jo vs. Daniel Teymur Teymur landed some good shots early but then everything […]
HYDEN BLOG: Tony Ferguson vs. Donald Cerrone, and Ali Abdelaziz on Khabib Nurmagomedov
No events this past week, so let’s just hit upon some news of the week. I already touched upon this in the roundtables (I hope you always read those) but I’ll repeat it here. Tony […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Rochester
UFC Rochester was this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. UFC Rochester GOOD- Davi Ramos vs. Austin Hubbard This was a solid fight. Nothing great, but Ramos was the better fighter. Hubbard did […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 221 and UFC 237
Bellator 221 and UFC 237 were this past weekend, let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 221 GOOD- Tywan Claxton stops James Bennett Claxton beat the hell out of Bennett for about two and a […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator Birmingham and UFC Ottawa
Bellator Birmingham and UFC Ottawa were both this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator: Birmingham GOOD- Raymond Daniels stops Wilkes Barros Daniels peppered Barros with repeated strikes and was clearly going for […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 220 and UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson
Bellator 220 and UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson were both this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 220 GOOD- Gaston Bolanos stops Nathan Stolen Bolanos came out firing and plastered Stolen […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC St. Petersburg
Note- A few weeks ago there was a UFC show headlined by Justin Gaethje vs. Edson Barboza that I referred to as UFC Fight Night 149. I guess that was technically UFC on ESPN 2 […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 236
UFC 236 was this past weekend and it featured two interim title fights. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC 236 GOOD- Nikita Krylov submits Ovince Saint Preux OSP gassed out in the first round, which […]
HYDEN BLOG: McGregor vs. Nurmagomedov and several Bellator news items
No events last week so I’ll just hit upon a bunch of different news stories from around world of MMA. The war of words between Conor McGregor and UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has gone […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 219 and UFC Fight Night 149, plus Conor McGregor “retires”
Bellator 219 and UFC Fight Night 149 were both this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown then quickly hit on Conor McGregor “retiring” last week. Bellator 219 GOOD- Joe Schilling vs. Keith Berry […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from Bellator 218 and UFC Fight Night 148, and UFC PPVs on ESPN+ Thoughts
Bellator 218 and UFC Fight Night 148 were this past weekend. Let’s get to the rundown. Bellator 218 GOOD- Norbert Novenyi Jr. submits Will Lavine Novenyi was all over Lavine and he kept trying submissions. […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night 147
UFC Fight Night 147 was this past weekend, let’s get right to the rundown. UFC Fight Night 147 GOOD- John Phillips vs. Jack Marshman There were some nice moments here, but there were also some […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night 146
UFC Fight Night 146 was this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. UFC Fight Night 146 GOOD- Omari Akhmedov vs. Tim Boetsch This was a solid fight. Nothing great, but both guys tried […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from UFC 235
UFC 235 was this past weekend and it was a stacked card. Let’s get right to the rundown. UFC 235 GOOD- Pedro Munhoz stops Cody Garbrandt This was a wild fight. Garbrandt got dropped but […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 217 and UFC Fight Night 145, and Georges St-Pierre retires
Bellator 217 and UFC Fight Night 145 were this past weekend. Let’s get to the rundown of that before finishing with some thoughts on the retirement of Georges St-Pierre. Bellator 217 GOOD- Richie Smullen vs. […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 215, Bellator 216, and UFC on ESPN 1
Bellator 215, Bellator 216, and UFC on ESPN 1 were all this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 215 GOOD- Austin Vanderford submits Cody Jones Jones slips early and Vanderford took advantage, […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from UFC 234
UFC 234 was this past weekend. There was a last minute fight cancellation involving UFC Middleweight Champion Robert Whittaker, who was supposed to defend against Kelvin Gastelum, but Whittaker had to pull out due to […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from UFC Fortaleza
UFC Fight Night 144 on ESPN+ was this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. UFC Fight Night 144 GOOD- Sarah Frota vs. Livia Renata Souza There were some really big strikes landed in […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from Bellator 214
Bellator 214 was this past weekend, it featured the finals of the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 214 GOOD- Adel Altamimi submits Brandon McMahan McMahan got an early takedown […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from UFC Fight Night 143
UFC Fight Night 143 was this past weekend, as the UFC made their ESPN and ESPN+ debut. It featured a champion vs. champion fight. Let’s get right to the rundown. UFC Fight Night 143 GOOD- […]
HYDEN BLOG: UFC 232 Buyrate Comes in at 700,000
UFC 232 is reported to have done around 700,000 buys on pay-per-view. To recap, that’s the show that featured UFC Bantamweight Champion Amanda Nunes defeating UFC Featherweight Champion Cris Cyborg to become a two-division champ. […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Semantics of Accolades
NOTE- There were no events this past weekend so I’m going to delve into a little sports talk debate and sports philosophy that I believe in that may or may not be of interest to […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 232
UFC 232 was this past weekend and it featured some huge title fights. Let’s get right to the rundown. UFC 232 GOOD- Alexander Volkanovski stops Chad Mendes Mendes had some nice moments during this fight, […]
HYDEN BLOG: MMA news and notes to finish the year
No events this week and Christmas is here so I’ll just hit upon some news I found important this past week. Jon Jones might possibly have tested positive during a drug screening recently, except maybe […]