UFC 203 CONTESTS: Prediction and Betting Game Results
The only thing certain about UFC 203 was C.M. Punk being on the receiving end of a one-sided beat down, but the rest of the card wasn’t as easy to predict which reflected in the […]
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MEDIA & BUSINESS: An evaluation of the online coverage of C.M. Punk, should UFC refrain from interviewing knocked out fighters?
When Mickey Gall submitted C.M. Punk in dominate fashion at UFC 203, the collective MMA community felt assured in proclaiming, “I told you that would happen!” Correctly predicting the outcome of a fight with a […]
THE SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT 9/11: What did Joe Rogan and Dana White say about his future? Could Bellator be next for Punk? More
This week’s edition of the Sunday Supplement takes an in depth look at C.M. Punk’s debut at UFC 203 and his possible future in MMA. What’s next for CM Punk? Last night saw C.M. Punk […]
UFC 203 FIGHT PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS #1: Miocic defends against Overeem, Werdum vs. Brown, Punk vs. Gall, Faber vs. Rivera, more
Main Card Champion Stipe Miocic vs. Alistair Overeem (Heavyweight) Stipe Miocic looks to defend his title for the first time against legendary striker Alistair Overeem. Overeem has always been a fight or two away from […]
UFC 203 PPV PREVIEW #2: Ecochard’s in-depth match-by-match overview and predictions from prelims to main fights
The following is a fight-by-fight preview and prediction for the entirety of Saturday’s UFC 203 event. Fight Pass Early Prelims Drew Dober (16-7, 1 NC) vs. Jason Gonzalez (10-2) – Lightweight Bout: Drew Dober may […]
UFC 203 CONTESTS: Prediction And Betting Games Are Live!
UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic will make the first defense of his title this Saturday night at UFC 203 when he puts his belt on the line against no. 3 ranked heavyweight and former Strikeforce […]
BEST BETS FOR UFC 203: Punk vs. Gall, Faber vs. Rivera, Werdum vs. Browne, Overeem vs. Miocic, more
With my bets for UFC 202 I spent £50 and came back with £37. So, not a great start. However, because I am a glutton for punishment, I shall presevere with some more bets for […]
UPON FURTHER REVIEW: Did the judges get it right? Yoshihiro Akiyama vs Alan Belcher from UFC 100
This week I go back and review the first ever UFC fight I watched. Yoshihiro “Sexyama” Akiyama vs Alan “The Talent” Belcher at UFC 100. It won Fight of the Night, but the winner of […]
SPORTS SCIENCE: The science behind why overtraining has real consequences – why to train smart first, hard second
Overwhelming is one way to describe the ever evolving world of strength and conditioning. On a daily basis there are constantly new ideas and training modalities being birthed and pegged as revolutionary to fitness. Many […]
MOORE’S TOP TEN: The Top 10 One-Hit Champions in MMA History – The best with the shortest title reigns from Evans to Hendricks to GSP
Going into UFC 203, there is a lot of pressure on UFC Heavyweight Champion Stipe Miocic. Not only is he defending his newly won title for the first time in his hometown, he will be […]
MEDIA & BUSINESS: “Evolution of Punk” fails to evolve image of C.M., a profile on the departing Joe Silva
MINISERIES FAILS TO EVOLVE PUNK No matter what side of the C.M. Punk divide an MMA fan resides on, “UFC Presents: The Evolution of Punk” will do very little to persuade the viewer to change […]
UFC FIGHT NIGHT: ARLOVSKI vs. BARNETT: Full main card preview including heavy dose of European talent
The barrage of UFC events continues from Germany this Saturday. While lacking the star power of the previous two events, this card has a wide range of mostly European talent. The main event is headlined […]
UFC FIGHT NIGHT (AFTERNOON) SATURDAY – Ecochard’s full card preview including Arlovski vs. Barnett
Saturday’s UFC Fight Night airs on UFC Fight Pass. The following is a preview of all scheduled fights with predictions. Martin Buschkamp (9-0, 1 NC) vs. Alex Enlund (14-2, 1 NC) – Featherweight Bout: Two […]
UPON FURTHER REVIEW (debut column): Lauzon vs. Miller II – Reexamining round-by-round which if any judges got it right
Joe Lauzon and Jim Miller fought in an instant classic at UFC 155, so pitting them against each other again was a no-brainer. Even though Jim Miller won both match-ups, the second victory did not […]
THE AFTERMATH – UFC on FOX: Recap, breakdown, and analysis of Maia-Condit, Pettis-Oliveira, VanZant-Rawlings, plus Punk-Gall forecast
This is “The Aftermath,” a recap, breakdown, and analysis of the top MMA events. Ill be writing these following each event with what happened, who it happened to, and what to expect next. These breakdowns […]
MEDIA & BUSINESS: Fox Sports 1 is part of the UFC establishment and not a reliable source, What Culture’s MMA YouTube Channel, Alaska added
Fox Sports 1 is part the UFC establishment, but not a reliable source The success of UFC 202 has drawn a near hyperbolic level of acclaim from the sports media establishment, but how much stock […]
TUESDAY TOP FIVE: Alexander Gustafsson’s Top 5 UFC Moments including Cormier, Jones, Silva, Shogun
5. Gustafsson vs. Phil Davis (UFC 112) In just his tenth pro MMA fight, Alexander Gustafsson took on accomplished wrestler Phil Davis in Abu Dhabi. Gustafsson was known primarily as a kickboxer who used his […]
WHAT’S NEXT? UFC on FOX 21: Demian Maia, Carlos Condit, Anthony Pettis, Page VanZant, Miller, Lauzon
Robert Staaf here to break down What’s Next after UFC on FOX 21. The UFC returned to Vancouver, B.C. Canada with a solid card headlined by top Welterweight contenders Demian Maia and Carlos Condit. We […]
THE SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: In-depth look at Rory MacDonald’s big jump from UFC to Bellator
In this week’s edition of the Sunday Supplement, MMA’s free agency takes the spotlight as Rory MacDonald makes the jump to Bellator from the UFC. What does the future hold? Rory MacDonald Signs With Bellator […]
PREVIEW: UFC on FOX – Full fight-by-fight preview of Saturday night’s line-up including Condit-Maia, Pettis, Oliveira, Miller-Lauzon
The UFC hopes to follow up the epic card that was UFC 202 with a FOX event stacked with potential barnburners. Carlos Condit vs. Demian Maia was supposed to be the co-main event of UFC […]
UFC on FOX Saturday Preview: Ecochard’s look at the main card and all prelims with backstory, context, predictions
Early Prelims (UFC Fight Pass) Ryan Janes (8-1) vs. Adam Hunter (7-1) – Middleweight Bout: A battle between two almost undefeated fights takes place to open the fight card. Janes will be looking for a […]
PREVIEW: Bellator 160 – Fight by Fight preview and predictions including Benson Henderson vs. Patricio “Pitbull” Freire
Bellator MMA 160 is live from the Honda Center in Los Angeles, Calif. tonight. In the main event, Benson Henderson makes his second appearance for Bellator after signing with the organization earlier this year. Henderson’s […]
SPORTS SCIENCE – TINDAL: MMA, the UFC, and Concussions
It should come as no surprise that in the purest form of competition, what we all know as mixed martial arts, brain trauma is most likely an inevitability for fighters. Where knockouts and suplex slams […]
MOORE: The Top Ten Unconcluded MMA Trilogies – GSP vs. Serra, Silva vs. Weidman, Lesnar vs. Mir, and more
UFC 202 is now in the history books, and what an event it turned out to be. A night filled with mostly great fights and finishes, capped off by another wonderful fight between Nate Diaz […]
UFC 202 CONTESTS: Prediction and Betting Game Results
What’s not to love about UFC 202. Nine fight finishes, a fight of the year candidate between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor, and an uppercut from Anthony Johnson that would knock out any fighter on […]