Well, UFC Live on Versus 2: Jones v. Matyushenko has come and gone, and I’d like to take a brief moment to reflect on my initial predictions. First off, to set the record straight, my picks for winners on the main card were 2 right and 2 wrong, and my picks for finishes were 0 [...]
Jon ‘Bones’ Jones Highlight Reel And Predictions For UFC Live On Versus 2
I was considering just slapping the video on here with a line of text saying “Bones by 2nd round TKO.” and calling it a day, but I thought I’d expand a little more. To start, here’s the card for UFC Live on Versus 2: Jones v. Matyushenko: Jon ‘Bones’ Jones v. Vladimir ‘The Janitor’ Matyushenko [...]
Stephan Bonnar – Entertainment Guaranteed, Skills Optional
As someone who wears the hats of both a fight fan (sitting at a sports bar with buddies eating a burger and watching a PPV, occasionally roaring at the screen to voice my approval or displeasure at a fighter, ref, or judge) and MMA analyst (rewatching a fight 4 or 5 times with a critical [...]
Jake Shields Signs With UFC – Who Is He Fighting?
Former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Jake Shields has officially signed with the UFC. With victories over some of the best fighters at both welterweight and middleweight, including names like Paul Daley, Carlos Condit, Robbie Lawler, Jason “Mayhem” Miller, Yushin Okami, and most recently Dan Henderson, Shields should be a force to be reckoned with in the [...]
Chael Sonnen – Best Trash Talker in MMA?
For those of you not familiar with Chael Sonnen’s exploits, this might be coming out of left field, but the most dangerous wrestler in the UFC’s middleweight division also happens to be the best trash talker in MMA, bar none. Whether or not you think that Chael has a chance in hell of taking Anderson [...]
The Return Of Kimbo – Moosin Freak Show Battle
It looks as though YouTube brawler and winner of my personal “Best Chain In MMA” award Kimbo Slice may be making his post-UFC debut on October 9 in Chicago, Illinois. The former TUF 10 contestant, who was eliminated from the show by fat bastard and potential top 5 heavyweight Roy Nelson, was cut from the [...]
UFC 119 Main Card Fights Announced
The main card of UFC 119 has been announced, and though it’s no UFC 116 (the standard by which all forthcoming UFC events will be judged… bet you’re not so stoked about it now, huh Dana?) there are definitely some good fights. Although there are a couple of rematches, they make sense given where the [...]
Brockology – 3 Things UFC 116 Taught Us About The Champ
For a few minutes during the main event of UFC 116, it looked like Shane Carwin had finally shown the world Brock Lesnar’s weakness. After dropping him to the mat with a world-shattering uppercut, Carwin followed him down, landing a total of 47(!) strikes. Brock looked scared and wounded, and Carwin looked unstoppable. Score another [...]
UFC 116 Fighter Analysis – Yoshihiro Akiyama
The Man – Yoshihiro Akiyama is not exactly a household name among North American MMA fans. The former K-1 champ and DREAM contender has a few semi-notable wins under his belt, having KTFO’d Denis Kang and choked out Katsuyori Shibata, as well as taking the K-1 Hero Light Heavyweight championship from Melvin Manhoef by way [...]
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