Strikeforce Fedor vs. Henderson: Main Event Dissection
The sport of MMA will not tolerate dwindling motivation. In fact, it will devour characteristics like hesitation and uncertainty with primal voracity. If your mental…
Dallas Winston Archives: 07/2011
Strikeforce Fedor vs. Henderson: Daley vs. Woodley Dissection
Team Rough House knockout artist Paul Daley suffered a switch in opponents that surely shifted the flavor from sweet to sour. Evangelista Santos, who is…
Strikeforce Fedor vs. Henderson: Cavalcante vs. Green Dissection
Captaining the preliminary wing of Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson this Saturday night is Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante in a crucial bout against King of the Cage…
Bellator 47 Summer Series Featherweight Semifinals Recap
The 2011 Summer Series Featherweight Semifinals kicked off last night at Bellator 47. The prophecy was fulfilled as the two featherweights anticipated to meet up…
Official Agenda for ABC Annual Conference on July 30
MMA rules and regulations are governed by the Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC), which is holding their annual conference for five days this year between…
Brenneman vs. Johnson, Wiman vs. Danzig Targeted for October UFC Event
After UFC welterweight Charlie Brenneman hinted “I feel a Rumble comin on!” via his official Twitter page, “The Spaniard” has now been booked for a…
Dream Fight for Japan GP Finals: Post-Fight Video Interviews
The finals of the bantamweight tournament and two title matches went down early this morning at the Dream Fight for Japan GP Finals from Ariake…
Dream’s Latest Offering Signifies the Ominous State of JMMA
I’m an eternal optimist, the sickeningly positive type that can flesh out a few encouraging aspects in even the most dire of circumstances. Normally, I’d…
Video Interviews for Dream: Fight For Japan
With a name reminding us why acronyms were invented, the “DREAM Fight For Japan: 2011 Bantamweight Grand Prix Final” show (or what some are calling…
Potential Opponents for Rashad Evans at UFC 133
While more even-keeled folk might patiently wait for the back and forth madness to allay, I’d rather embrace curiosity and speculate about potential opponents for…
Three Title Bouts, Four Elite Flyweights at Tachi Palace Fights 10
The lineup for Tachi Palace Fights 10: “Let the Chips Fall” is punctuated by three championship matches and four of the world’s top 125-pounders. The…
Fantasy Brackets for Hypothetical UFC Lightweight Grand Prix
I am thoroughly perplexed by the UFC’s aversion to hosting a blockbuster Grand Prix. Not only were the Pride tournaments a sentimental favorite for hardcore…
M-1 Challenge 26 Fight Card: Bennett vs. Garner Preview
Later this evening, the M-1 Global promotion will launch another stateside event in Costa Mesa, California, from the The Hangar at the O.C. Fair and…
Graph for MMA Round Judging, Simpson vs. Tavares Round Two
This is a continuation from yesterday’s introduction of a graph to plot and quantify the critical elements of scoring an MMA round. It’s also a…
Graph to Visualize Round Scoring and a Test Run with Simpson vs. Tavares
Whenever we dig into the details of scoring, the toughest part of the discussion is quantifying. The discussions can be broken down into two categories,…
UFC 132 Fight Card: Dissection of Tito Ortiz vs. Ryan Bader
Make no mistake about it. Once upon a time, “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” was indeed very bad. Still in college, he signed up for…