Dave Herman Scratched From Shark Fights 13 Due to Bellator Litigation
Dave Herman is in the midst of a legal battle with Bellator and it has cost him a September 11, 2010 showdown with Aaron Rosa…
Jonathan Snowden Archives: 08/2010
More on BJ Penn: Looking Back at His Lightweight Legacy and Revisionist Lunacy
“I don’t want to be known as a great fighter. I want to be known as the best. The best fighter ever” Those are the…
Kenny Florian Fires Back at Dana White: I Think [He’s] Dead Wrong
After UFC 118, President Dana White had kind words for everyone. He even managed to say some nice things about the overweight and underskilled boxer…
UFC Now Full Speed Ahead in Tricky China Market
It’s full speed ahead for the UFC in Asia. We’ve discussed the potential problems the UFC will encounter in depth here before. Now Zuffa has…
Randy Couture: The Right Man For the Job at UFC 118
UFC President Dana White took a big risk Saturday night. For years the war of words has raged between White and what feels at times…
UFC 118: Is BJ Penn Overrated? Facts Point to Yes
BJ Penn was manhandled last night. Manhandled by a fighter most experts consider too small for the lightweight division. Frankie Edgar had his way with…
UFC 118 Preview: Dana White Brings Back the Zuffa Myth for an Ignorant Boston Press
The ride into Boston has been an interesting one indeed for Zuffa and President Dana White. Sure, the tickets aren’t selling and thousands of seats…
Bloody Elbow Exclusive: Team Quest Leader Matt Lindland Responds to Ed Herman’s MMA Junkie Diatribe
Middleweight Ed Herman is starting fresh in Colorado, making plans to get his career back on track after a devestating knee injury cost him a…
Missed Connections: Strikeforce Blows the Potentially Epic Jason Miller-Nick Diaz Match
Life is a collection of opportunities. It’s up to you to make the most of them. Sometimes the heavens align and the perfect opportunity plummets…
Will Mauricio “Shogun” Rua Fight on Super Bowl Weekend?
Although Dana White pegged late spring or early summer for UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua’s return to action, Jamie Penick at the MMA…
UFC 118 Preview: Has Dana White Got the Marketing All Wrong for UFC 118?
The name on the marquee at the TD Garden is “UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2.” I’ll forgive you if you didn’t know that. After…
The WEC Failure: Why Can’t the UFC’s Sister Promotion Attract Fans?
Zuffa, the parent company of the UFC, is more than three years into the World Extreme Cagefighting experiment on the Versus network. And, three years…
A Tale of Two Prospects: Muhammed Lawal and Bobby Lashley Take Different Paths to the Same Result
In many ways, you can’t get any more similar than Bobby Lashley and Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal. Both were Olympic wrestling prospects, both started their…
Ring Psychology Exclusive: Miesha Tate Explains Why She’d Rather Be a Small Fish on a Big Card With Strikeforce
Miesha Tate earned a title shot with her big tournament win last week, second from the top on an exciting Strikeforce Challengers card. In an…
Ring Psychology Exclusive: King Mo Lawal Says “F**k the Fans”
Strikeforce Light Heavyweight champion “King” Muhammed Lawal joined us for Ring Psychology days before his main event battle with the tough, yet unknown, Rafael Cavalcante.…
UFC 118 Preview: Art Jimmerson Played the Role of James Toney All the Way Back at UFC 1
In the very first fight inside the famed UFC Octagon, Dutch kickboxer Gerard Gordeau kicked a tooth right out of sumo wrestler Teila Tuli’s mouth.…
Ring Psychology Live Taping: Join Muhammed Lawal, Miesha Tate and the Ring Psychology Crew Tonight
Dave Walsh and I have taken the leap into podcasting with Ring Psychology, a show devoted to MMA, kickboxing, and the combat arts. We’ve gotten…
UFC 118 Preview: Randy Couture and James Toney Follow in the Footsteps of the Legendary Gene LeBell
While Ali-Inoki is the first widely recognized boxer-wrestler matchup of the modern era, it is, of course, not the first mixed fight by any stretch…
UFC Bound? Why Tim Sylvia Belongs Inside the Octagon as He Closes His Career
Saturday night Tim Sylvia fought a recent UFC refugee. A man who gave rising star Stefan Struve all that he could handle. A man who…
Jens Pulver: Fading Legend a Prelude of Problems to Come
Last night was another bittersweet night for Jens Pulver, the lightweight trailblazer who was the UFC’s first champion at 155 pounds. The loveable Pulver was…