Heavyweights have traditionally been the biggest draws in combat sports. There is an old saying that as the heavyweights go, so goes boxing. HISTORY OF HEAVYWEIGHTS During the 1960s and 1970s, Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Before a recent career change, I was an operations manager for 14 years. I hired people, fired them when necessary, motivated, disciplined, planned, and led staff meetings, explained and implemented all sorts of sweeping changes, […]
Bellator 180/NYC started off and it was clear that no money was wasted on the arena setup. Bellator sometimes has a pro-wrestling feel, and the stage here lived up to that. The commentating crew consisted […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In just under two weeks, Bellator will follow the UFC and hold a massive event in the hallowed arena of Madison Square Garden. Much like UFC 205 before it, it is a stacked card with […]
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 – […]
It’s on. Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor, a fight that was once considered nothing more than a cheap publicity stunt was made official today. The two will square off in a boxing match at Las […]
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 […]
Demetrious Johnson issued a long and detailed public statement yesterday regarding his grievances with how UFC has treated him. I’ve pulled some key quotes that I have thoughts on below. (You can read the full statement in […]
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 […]
After stopping Junior dos Santos in the first round at UFC 211, Stipe Miocic successfully defended his UFC Havyweight Title for the second time. Many have successfully defended the belt two times in a row […]
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 […]
The Ultimate Fighter reality show has spanned 12 years, 25 main seasons, 10 international seasons, and produced many champions and top contenders. It has become a staple in the MMA community and a big reason […]
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 […]
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 […]
Bellator MMA made news by signing six fighters to its Women’s Flyweight Division with plans to have its first-ever champion by year’s end. This was a bold move for the promotion and one that I […]
As most MMA fans have heard, World Series of Fighting has rebranded as the Professional Fighters League. The promotion will be structured like the big three in sports; the NFL, NBA, and MLB with a […]
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 […]
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