MCGRATH: Who could beat Khabib?
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MCGRATH: Fantasy booking a new UFC 230 main event
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HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 206
Bellator 206 was this past weekend, let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 206 GOOD- Gaston Bolanos stops Ysidro Gutierrez The first round was fine, but in the second round was where he turned it […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 205 and UFC Fight Night 137, Mac-Nurmy Press Conference
Bellator 205 and UFC Fight Night 137 were both this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 205 GOOD- Veta Arteaga submits Denise Kielholtz Arteaga kept trying for the takedown over and over […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night 136, B.J. Penn fighting again, Cody Stevens & eyepokes
UFC Fight Night 136 was this past weekend. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC Fight Night 136 GOOD- Thiago Alves vs. Aleksei Kunchenko There was some good action throughout this fight. It was a close […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 228
UFC 228 was this past weekend, let’s get right to the rundown UFC 228 GOOD- Abdul Razak Alhassan stops Niko Price Alhassan exploded out of the gate early with big repeated big punches. He caught […]
HYDEN BLOG: Junior Dos Santos vs. Tai Tuivasa and Nick Diaz return opponents
No events this past week and I had some personal stuff to deal with so let’s just hit upon some quick news. Tai Tuivasa vs. Junior Dos Santos Tai Tuivasa will face Junior Dos […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night 135, plus 2 big fights announced
UFC Fight Night 135 was this past weekend. Let’s get to the rundown, plus talk about some recently announced fights. UFC Fight Night 135 GOOD- Eryk Anders stops Tim Williams Anders started slowly but then […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 204
Bellator 204 was this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 204 GOOD/BAD- Tywan Claxton vs. Cris Lencioni Claxton dominated this fight, but there were moments of inaction. Claxton won the decision, nice […]
HYDEN BLOG: Early thoughts on Nurmagomedov vs. McGregor
In what will surely be the biggest event of the year for the UFC, Conor McGregor makes his return as he faces lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 on October 6, 2018. They’re already […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 227
UFC 227 was this past weekend and featured some titanic fights and moments. Let’s get right to it. UFC 227 GOOD- Kevin Holland vs. Thiago Santos This was a fun brawl. Holland showed some good […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC on FOX 30, and Missing Weight Gets You Rewarded in the UFC
UFC on FOX 30 was this past weekend and it was a great card. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC on FOX 30 GOOD- Alexander Hernandez vs. Olivier Aubin-Mercier This fight was fine and solid, […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 202, Bellator 203, and UFC Fight Night 133
Bellator 202, Bellator 203, and UFC Fight Night 133 were all this past weekend. Let’s get straight to the rundown. Bellator 202 GOOD- Rudy Schaffroth stops Jon Hill Schaffroth dropped Hill almost immediately and then […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from TUF 27 Finale and UFC 226
The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale and UFC 226 were both this past weekend and there was some bigtime history made. Let’s get to the rundown. The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale GOOD- Roxanne Modafferi stops […]
VALLEJOS’ TAKE: Brock Lesnar, the UFC’s elusive but oddly consistent draw
In the past 10 years, Brock Lesnar has fought for the UFC 8 times, yet in a strange way he remains their most consistent star. As soon as Lesnar was shown at UFC 226 right […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 201, plus Rashad Evans and Josh Koscheck retire
Bellator 201 was this past weekend, and two of the big names from the early days of The Ultimate Fighter have retired. Let’s start with the Bellator event. Bellator 201 GOOD- Juan Archuleta stops Robbie […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night 132, plus Rory MacDonald vs. Gegard Mousasi and Lyoto Machida
UFC Fight Night 132 was this past week. I’ll recap that and then talk about some Bellator news. UFC Fight Night 132 GOOD- Li Jingliang vs. Daichi Abe This fight was all right. Jingliang won […]
HYDEN BLOG: UFC 225 Buyrate Estimates Are In, And They’re Not Good
If the UFC 225 low buyrate is to be belived, the UFC might have some real problems on their hands. UFC 225 buyrate estimates are in at about 150,000. That’s shockingly low considering how good […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 225
UFC 225 was this past weekend and it was a loaded show. Let’s get to the rundown, including the prelims for this stacked card. UFC 225 GOOD- Charles Oliveira submits Clay Guida There was some […]
Working The Marks: A Primer On CM Punk Vs. Mike Jackson
CM Punk taking on Mike Jackson at UFC 225 is one one of the most unimpressive fights in modern UFC pay-per-view history. Despite this, the fight will garner a fair amount of public interest. However […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night 131, Looking back at UFC 199
UFC Fight Night 131 was this past weekend. It was a little light on big names but it had some big moments. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC Fight Night 131 GOOD- Gian Villante vs. […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 200 and UFC Fight Night 130
Bellator 200 and UFC Fight Night 130 were this past weekend. Let’s get to the rundown. Bellator 200 GOOD- Phil Davis stops Linton Vassell Davis probably won the first two rounds because he was very […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night 129, plus Chuck Liddell
UFC Fight Night 129 was this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. UFC Fight Night 129 GOOD- Vicente Luque stops Chad Laprise Laprise was doing well and landing some good strikes but then […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 199 and UFC 224
Bellator 199 and UFC 224 were both this past weekend and featured some big fights. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 199 GOOD- Jordan Williams stops Brandon Hester Williams just overwhelmed Hester with strikes […]
UFC 224 vs. Bellator 199 head-2-head
With both UFC 224 and Bellator 199 occurring on the same night, the fight fan might need to chose between the two events. Being that both main cards will feature five fights, here is a […]