HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 202
UFC 202 was this past weekend, and it was a great show. Let’s get to the rundown of the good, the bad, and the ugly once again… or in this cage, the good and the […]
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HYDEN BLOG: The stakes of Conor McGregor-Nate Diaz 2 at UFC 202
This will be different than my usual column this week. For one, there are no events to recap or rundown, but that’s alright, there are plenty of other sporting events to watch. The Olympics are […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night 92 “Caceres vs. Rodriguez”
UFC Fight Night 92 took place last weekend from Salt Lake City, Utah. Let’s get right to it! UFC Fight Night 92 UGLY: Maryna Moroz vs. Danielle Taylor This fight sucked and both fighters should […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 201 “Lawler vs. Woodley”
UFC 201 was this past weekend and it featured some big upsets and another title change. Let’s get right to it. UFC 201 BAD: Ryan Benoit vs. Fredy Serrano This was an incredibly dull fight […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 159 and UFC on Fox 20
Bellator 159 and UFC on Fox 20 were this past weekend. Let’s get to the rundown. Bellator 159 GOOD: Daniel Weichel vs. Emmanuel Sanchez This was a fairly entertaining fight. Above all else, it was […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night 91 “McDonald vs. Lineker”
UFC Fight Night 91 hit Fox Sports 1 last week, and was a pretty damn good show. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC Fight Night 91 GREAT: Louis Smolka stops Ben Nguyen I loved this […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night 90, TUF 23 Finale, and UFC 200
There were some huge fights this past weekend, despite Jon Jones having one of the most clutch fails of all-time. Let’s get right to it. UFC Fight Night 90 GOOD: Joseph Duffy submits Mitch Clarke […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 157 “Dynamite 2”
Bellator 157 “Dynamite 2” was this past week. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 157 GOOD/BAD: Matt Mitrione stops Carl Seumanutafa Seumanutafa dropped Mitrione with a power right almost immediately. The ref let Mitrione […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 156 and UFC Fight Night 89
Bellator 156 and UFC Fight Night 89 were this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 156 BAD: Chris Honeycutt vs. Mikkel Parlo Just not a whole lot happening here. Parlo won the […]
HYDEN BLOG: Remembering Kimbo Slice, and what’s next for new UFC Middleweight Champion Michael Bisping
Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson died last week at the age of 42. He may not have been the best fighter of all-time, but he was one of the biggest draws in MMA history. It all […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night 88 “Almeida vs. Garbrandt”
UFC Fight Night 88 was this past Sunday and it featured some good fights. Let’s get right to it. UFC Fight Night 88 BAD: Josh Burkman vs. Paul Felder I wasn’t into this fight at […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 155 “Carvalho vs. Manhoef”
Bellator 155 was the only major MMA hitting TV this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 155 BAD: Joey Beltran vs. Chase Gormley I didn’t really care for this fight at all. […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 154 and UFC 198
Bellator 154 and UFC 198 were this past weekend. Let’s get to the rundown. Bellator 154 GOOD: Andre Fialho stops Rick Reger Good win for Fialho, about two minutes into the first round. He showed […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night 87
UFC Fight Night 87 was this past weekend from Rotterdam, Netherlands. Let’s get right to the rundown. UFC Fight Night 87 GOOD: Heather Jo Clark vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz This was a fun striking affair. Clark […]
HYDEN BLOG: On Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier as the official UFC 200 headliner
There weren’t any events this week so I’ll just hit upon some MMA news. The biggest news this past week was that UFC 200 has a new main event. UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 153 and UFC 197
Bellator 153 and UFC 197 both took place this past weekend. Let’s get right to it. Bellator 153 GOOD: Michael Page submits Jeremie Holloway Page showed power by dropping Holloway a few times, then submitted […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC on Fox 19 “Teixeira vs. Evans”
UFC on Fox 19 was this past weekend. I had low expectations going in, but I thought this was a pretty good event. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC on Fox 19 GOOD: Cub Swanson […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night 86 “Rothwell vs. Dos Santos”
UFC Fight Night 86 was this past weekend. Let’s get straight to the rundown. UFC Fight Night 86 BAD/GOOD: Maryna Moroz vs. Cristina Stanciu This just wasn’t all that exciting. It was decent, it was […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from WSOF 30; thoughts on Cormier injury shaking up UFC 197
WSOF 30 was this past weekend, and there’s also some big MMA news to discuss. Let’s get right to it. WSOF 30 GOOD: Abu Azaitar vs. Danny Davis Jr. It might be a little strong […]
HYDEN BLOG:Thoughts on UFC 200 and the featherweight division, Daniel Cormier-Jon Jones, and MMA in New York
There were no big events this week, so I’ll just hit upon some of the news of the week this time around. It’s now official that UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor will fight Nate Diaz […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night 85 “Hunt vs. Mir”
UFC Fight Night 85 took place last weekend from Australia. Let’s get right to it. UFC Fight Night 85 BAD/GOOD: Bec Rawlings vs. Seohee Ham This was a solid enough fight, but I just wasn’t […]
HYDEN BLOG: Looking ahead to UFC’s pay-per-view lead up to July’s UFC 200 event
Dana White announced last week that UFC 196 got 1.5 million buys on pay-per-view. That would make it the second biggest event in company history. A large part of the interest was based on UFC […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 151 and UFC 196
Bellator 151 and UFC 196 both took place this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 151 GOOD: Joe Taimanglo vs. Sirwan Kakai This fight was fine, it was solid. I was only […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, Bad, and Ugly from Bellator 150 and UFC Fight Night 84
Bellator 150 and UFC Fight Night 84 were this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 150 BAD/GOOD: Lena Ovchynnikova vs. Rebecca Ruth This was a solid fight, but it was pretty uneventful. […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 149, WSOF 28, and UFC Fight Night 83
Bellator 149, WSOF 28, and UFC Fight Night 83 were all this past weekend. Let’s get right to it. Bellator 149 GOOD: Daniel Pineda vs. Emmanuel Sanchez This fight was solid. Pineda started strong in […]