The League of Extraordinary Journeymen: Middleweights of UFC London
Welcome, friends, to the League of Extraordinary Journeymen, a series wherein Connor Ruebusch and Phil Mackenzie’s crippling MMA dependencies compel them to discuss the UFC’s…
Connor Ruebusch Archives: 02/2016
Master of Time and Space: Anderson Silva’s Ground and Pound
Broadly speaking, there are two ways of approaching ground striking in MMA. Last week we looked at the inside control of Georges St-Pierre, whose approach to…
UFC London Heavy Hands: Anderson Silva vs Michael Bisping
It might be the last chance for legends at UFC London. Anderson Silva is three years removed from his place on the middleweight throne. Since…
The League of Extraordinary Journeymen: Middleweights of UFC Pittsburgh
Welcome, friends, to the League of Extraordinary Journeymen, a brand-new series wherein MMA addicts Connor Ruebusch and Phil Mackenzie rap about the UFC’s enigmatic middleweight…
King of the Streets: Kimbo Slice vs Dada 5000 (Heavy Hands)
Kimbo Slice vs Dada 5000 doesn’t look like a good matchup. In a lot of ways, it isn’t. But there is something compelling about it.…
Wonderboy wins, welterweight gets weird (Heavy Hands)
Stephen Thompson was always going to be a dangerous matchup for Johny Hendricks, but who could have imagined that he would so utterly dominate the…
UFC Vegas Judo Chop: Stephen Thompson’s Out-Fighting Masterclass
Frankie Edgar knocked out Chad Mendes in the first round. Conor McGregor ended the title reign of history’s greatest featherweight in just 13 seconds. Ben…
Scientific Ground and Pound part 1: Georges St-Pierre’s Inside Control
A long time ago, I outlined my plan to analyze ground striking in MMA. I wanted to create an online encyclopedia of ground and pound…