Early UFC 129 Trending Close to One Million PPV Buys
Heading into UFC 129 there was much debate over if the event was going to do big business in United States. While the event was…
Brent Brookhouse Archives: 05/2011
Gary Shaw Talks Nick Diaz’s Boxing Career and Kimbo Slice
Gary Shaw of Gary Shaw promotions (and former president of EliteXC) gave a brief interview to Fight Hub TV. In the interview he talked Nick Diaz’s…
Manny Pacquiao Is a Pound-For-Pound Great Who Delivers
The downside to pound-for-pound greats in combat sports is that greatness leads to inflated expectations. Every time you step into the ring or cage, you’re…
Report: Strikeforce Returning to Chicago Suburbs With Fedor Emelianenko vs. Dan Henderson
It appears as though Strikeforce will return to the Chicago area for the first time since the Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers event. That event…
Georges St. Pierre Did Not Suffer Detached Retina
Georges St. Pierre successfully defended his UFC welterweight championship with a five round unanimous decision over Jake Shields at UFC 129. In the third round…
Paulo Thiago vs. David Mitchell Added to UFC 134: Rio
UFC 134: Rio continues to come together. The event will be held at the HSBC arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on August 27, 2011.…
Bloody Wraps – May 2: UFC 129 is Over and We’re Still Here
If you’ve been paying attention you’ve seen the announcements that Jonathan Snowden has moved to SBNation.com to work with Luke Thomas and Nick Thomas has…
Medical Suspensions Do Not Keep Fighters Out of the Gym
After every major sanctioned MMA event we see the list of medical suspensions handed out to fighters. Even fighters who didn’t take much punishment tend…
UFC 129 Results: Mark Hominick Believes He Would Have Won in Sixth Round
Mark Hominick showed tremendous heart in his UFC 129 bout with Jose Aldo. Although he came up short in his bid to win the featherweight…
Gary Goodridge, Dave Duerson and the Struggle With Traumatic Brain Injury
Long time readers of the site are surely aware of my concerns over the longterm health of fighters and the damage that their brains are…
UFC 129 Results Recap: Georges St. Pierre vs. Jake Shields
UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre defended his title with a five round unanimous decision over Jake Shields. What was the high spot of this…
UFC 129 Results Recap: Jose Aldo vs. Mark Hominick
UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo defended his title via a five round unanimous decision over Mark Hominick. What was the high spot of this fight?…
UFC 129 Results Recap: Lyoto Machida vs. Randy Couture
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida knocked out former multiple time champion Randy Couture in their UFC 129 bout. What was the high spot…
UFC 129 Results Recap: Jason Brilz vs. Vladimir Matyushenko
Vladimir Matyushenko knocks out Jason Brilz in round one of their light heavyweight clash at UFC 129. What was the high spot of this fight?…
UFC 129 Results Recap: Rory MacDonald vs. Nate Diaz
21 year old welterweight Rory MacDonald beats Nate Diaz by unanimous decision at UFC 129. What was the high spot of this fight? In the…
UFC 129 Results Recap: Jake Ellenberger vs. Sean Pierson
UFC welterweight Jake Ellenberger scored a first round knockout of Sean Pierson at UFC 129. What was the high spot of this fight? The crushing…
UFC 129 Results – Georges St. Pierre vs. Anderson Silva Loses Steam and Other Observations
Since 2009 it’s been the most talked about fight where we’ve never had the two fighters and the promotion all on the same page. Georges…