HYDEN’S TAKE: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly from UFC 215
UFC 215 was this past weekend and even though it lost one of its title fights it still had some good fights. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC 215 GOOD- Jeremy Stephens vs. Gilbert […]
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HYDEN’S TAKE: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night 115
MMA action returns as UFC Fight Night 115 was this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. UFC Fight Night 115 GOOD- Leon Edwards vs. Bryan Barberena Barberena did well standing but couldn’t stop […]
HYDEN’S TAKE: The Astounding Self-Destructive Nature of Jon Jones
Jon Jones failed a drug test after his UFC 214 win over Daniel Cormier. His team claims it’s a false positive, or maybe even a set-up. The former is possible, the latter is extremely unlikely. […]
HYDEN’S TAKE: TJ Dillashaw vs. Cody Garbrandt, Anderson Silva vs. Kelvin Gastelum, and Francis Ngannou left without an opponent
Again, there were no big events this past week, but there has been some big news. UFC Bantamweight Champion Cody Garbrandt will defend his title against T.J. Dillashaw at UFC 217. This will be the […]
HYDEN’S TAKE: Interesting fights coming soon from McGregor vs. Mayweather to the possibility of Lesnar vs. Jones to GSP vs. Bisping
There were no events this past week so my focus shifts to upcoming fights. Of course, the biggest is the boxing match between UFC Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor and the undefeated and multiple division boxing […]
HYDEN’S TAKE: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night 114 including Rashad vs. Alvey, Moreno vs. Pettis
UFC Fight Night 114 was this past weekend, let’s get to the rundown. UFC Fight Night 114 GOOD – Alejandro Perez vs. Andre Soukhamthath: This was a nice, solid fight that Perez won by split decision. […]
HYDEN’S TAKE: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 214 including Woodley-Maia, Jones-Cormier, Lawler-Cerrone, Cyborg-Evinger
UFC 214 was this past weekend and most of the fights were exciting. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC 214 GOOD – Volkan Oezdemir stops Jimi Manuwa: Oezdemir is rapidly climbing the light heavyweight rankings and […]
HYDEN’S TAKE: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night 114 including Weidman vs. Gastelum fallout, Elkins vs. Bermudez
UFC Fight Night 114 was this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. UFC Fight Night 114 GOOD – Jimmie Rivera vs. Thomas Almeida: Things started off wildly in the first round, as Rivera dropped […]
HYDEN’S TAKE: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 181 and UFC Fight Night 113
Bellator 181 and UFC Fight Night 113 were both this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 181 BAD/GOOD – Joe Warren vs. Steve Garcia: The BAD is because this fight was incredibly boring. […]
HYDEN’S TAKE: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale and UFC 213 including Dana White ripping Nunes
The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale and UFC 213 were both this past weekend. Let’s get straight to the rundown. The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale GOOD: Jordan Johnson vs. Marcel Fortuna I’m being generous with the […]
HYDEN’S TAKE: Quick Hits on Germaine de Randamie refusing to fight Cyborg, Tyron Woodley vs. Damian Maia early prediction
Germaine de Randamie was the UFC Women’s Featherweight Champion until she refused to fight Cris Cyborg. She accused Cyborg of being all juiced up and all that, which is an allegation that Cyborg has to […]
HYDEN’S TAKE: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator NYC and UFC Fight Night 112 from Fedor to Chael to Chandler to Penn
Bellator NYC and UFC Fight Night 112 were both this past weekend. Let’s get to the rundown. Bellator NYC GOOD/BAD – Lorenz Larkin vs. Douglas Lima: I’m going with a split GOOD/BAD because both guys […]
HYDEN’S TAKE: First Thoughts on McGregor vs. Mayweather, plus The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night 111
UFC Fight Night 111 was this past weekend from Singapore. Let’s get right to the rundown. UFC Fight Night 111 GOOD – Rafael Dos Anjos vs. Tarec Saffiedine: RDA was all over Saffiedine with constant […]
HYDEN’S TAKE: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night 110 and Demetrious Johnson’s issues with the UFC
UFC Fight Night 110 was this past weekend. I’ll do a quick rundown of it and then discuss the problems between UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious Johnson and the UFC. UFC Fight Night 110 GOOD – […]
HYDEN’S TAKE: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 212 including Holloway vs. Aldo, Gadelha vs. Kowalkiewicz
UFC 212 was this past weekend from Brazil, headlined by a UFC Featherweight Title unification fight. Let’s get right to the rundown. UFC 212 GOOD – Yancy Medeiros stops Erick Silva: Silva was probably ahead on […]
HYDEN’S TAKE: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night 109 including Gustafsson vs. Teixeira
UFC Fight Night 109 was this past weekend. It was light on star power, but it delivered a good card. UFC Fight Night 109 GOOD – Jack Hermansson stops Alex Nicholson: Hermansson got Nicholson down and […]
HYDEN’S TAKE: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 179 including Kongo, Rory MacDonald, Paul Daley, McGeary
Bellator 179 was this past weekend, and it featured the Bellator debut of Rory MacDonald. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 179 GOOD – Kevin Ferguson Jr. stops D.J. Griffin: Ferguson is, of course, the […]
HYDEN’S TAKE: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 211 from Jedrzejczyk-Andrade to Miocic-JDS
UFC 211 was this past weekend and it was a stacked show. Let’s get right to the rundown. UFC 211 BAD: David Branch vs. Krzysztof Jotko This was a largely boring and dull fight. Branch […]
HYDEN’S TAKE: GSP-Bisping possibly slowing the division down even more, and the new UFC Women’s Flyweight Division
No events again this week, so I’ll just hit upon some of the various news topics of the past week… WAITING UNTIL OCTOBER FOR GSP IS RIDICULOUS Georges St. Pierre has said that he’ll be ready […]
HYDEN’S TAKE: Al Iaquinta’s issues with fighter pay and the UFC – would it be worth it to UFC to increase payroll budget?
At UFC Fight Night 108, “Raging” Al Iaquinta knocked out Diego Sanchez, which is quite impressive considering how tough Sanchez is. He didn’t get a performance bonus, though. Mike Perry got one for knocking out […]
HYDEN’S TAKE: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly from Bellator 178 and UFC Fight Night 108 including Swanson-Lobov, Pitbull-Straus, OSP, Diego
Bellator 178 and UFC Fight Night 108 were both this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 178 GOOD – A.J. McKee stops Dominic Mazzota McKee landed a crushing headkick that dropped Mazzota […]
HYDEN’S TAKE: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 177 and UFC on FOX 24 including from Whittaker over Souza, Demetrious’s win
Bellator 177 and UFC on FOX 24 were this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 177 GOOD – Adam Borics submits Anthony Taylor: Borics was patient and waited for his opportunity and when […]
HYDEN’S TAKE: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 176 and UFC 210 including Mousasi-Weidman, Rumble retirement
Bellator 176 and UFC 210 were this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 176 GOOD – Djamil Chan vs. Valeriu Mircea: This was a really close fight, with the second being the deciding […]
HYDEN’S TAKE: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 175 including Rampage vs King Mo
Bellator 175 was this past weekend, and it featured possibly the last fight in the career of Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. Bellator 175 GOOD: Steve Kozola stops Jake Roberts Kozola landed a left that dropped Roberts, […]
HYDEN’S TAKE: More and more big name hypothetical fights – how likely are they and should they happen at all?
There’s been a lot of potential fights being discussed here lately. They all have varying degrees of probability, ranging from inevitable to virtually impossible. UFC Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor boxing Floyd Mayweather is inevitable at […]