Why MMA Succeeds Where Other Professional Sports Fail: 5 Fun Perspectives
Please understand this list isn’t trying to say that MMA is better than other sports. Clearly in my humble opinion it’s more entertaining than all the rest of them combined.…
UFC 149: Is Faber the Lebron James of MMA?
Once professional athletes reach a certain level, weird questions begin to arise about their ability to satisfy certain expectations. Urijah “The California Kid” Faber is no exception these days. Since…
MMA Today: 1st Class Fighters, 2nd Class Payouts
The life of a fighter is a constant grueling battle to climb to the top and stay there. Fighters scratch and claw their way up the local circuits in hopes…
UFC 149: Is Hector “Lightning” Lombard Ready for Anderson “The Spider” Silva?
Did you know Lombard fought Brian Ebersole in 2008? That’s one of the names I recognized on an impressive list of knockouts and submissions among his current 24 fight win…
For the Love of the Game: Mark Munoz Must Lose Tonight
Anderson “The Spider” Silva defended his belt at UFC 148 last Saturday against his most formidable opponent to date. Now the state of the middle weight division has found itself…
Enter the Mind of “The Spider”
Controversy sells. This is probably one of the simplest and most effective strategies of marketing. Controversy is used and manipulated in nearly every sales situation and usually takes its audience…
The Strikeforce Situation: A Dilemma or Opportunity?
Fighters outside of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) have been arguing for their place in the sport for a long time now. Some get their shot, and some do fairly…
Kryptonite to the Honorable Fighter: Testosterone Replacement Therapy
Performance enhancing drugs have always been a problem in sports. Most recently, Alistair Overeem has brought the issue back in to the spotlight in MMA. His eptistosterone/testosterone levels were significantly…
All I want for Christmas: Ronda “Rowdy” Rousey vs. Cris “Cyborg” Evangelista
Cyborg has been an MMA household name since beating Gina Corano two years ago. In her last ten fights she has knocked out every opponent except one who she beat…