Bellator 41 Primer: The Who, What, and Why For This Weekend’s Show
Bellator has been bringing fans great MMA action every week on MTV2. The problem, one we’ve heard even from hardcore fans, is identifying the players.…
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Crazy Smart or Just Plain Crazy? M-1 Global and the Career of Fedor Emelianenko
It was a shabby end for a fighting promotion so beloved by so many across the globe. Once known for pomp and pageantry, Pride Fighting…
Strikeforce Diaz Versus Daley By the Numbers
16,100: Capacity for the Valley View Casino Center. 1: Number of seats occupied by UFC President Dana White. 2: Times Nick Diaz was staggered by…
Strikeforce Results: A Minute by Minute Breakdown of Diaz Versus Daley
After every major fight show, we’ll be bringing you a minute by minute breakdown of what happened in the cage during the main event of…
Strikeforce Diaz vs. Daley Results: Nick Diaz Is the Greatest Man To Ever Live
The crowd chanted “Diaz, Diaz, Diaz” last night in San Diego as the Strikeforce welterweight champion wiped the blood from his eyes and celebrated as…
Scorecasting: Applying Omission Bias to MMA Officiating
At UFC 103, Vitor Belfort made a triumphant return to the UFC Octagon, dispatching former middleweight champion Rich Franklin in the very first round. Belfort…
Making the Cut: The Science Behind Nate Marquardt’s Cut to 170 Pounds
When Nate Marquardt climbed out of the cage at UFC 128, he shocked the MMA world, something you wouldn’t normally expect from the soft spoken,…
Women’s MMA: Potentially Dying in America, Thriving in Japan
The Queen of Pancrase. For those familiar with the testosterone heavy environment of the pioneering MMA promotion, it’s something that’s tough to wrap your head…
The Myth of Objectivity: Let the Fan Loose
As I watched one of our competitors, MMA Junkie, spin itself in circles trying to explain away a horrible rating for The Ultimate Fighter as…
April Showers: It’s Raining Fights Worldwide This Month
After an excellent March, April is looking to be an amazing month of fights as well. Bellator is in full swing, with great cards every…
M-1 Global Denies Fedor Emelianenko Cut From Strikeforce Contract
Earlier today a rumor spread through the MMA community that Russian legend Fedor Emelianenko had been cut from his Strikeforce contract. The move would have…
Is The New Brock Lesnar Boring?
If the old Brock Lesnar was a Baptist preacher, full of fire and brimstone, angry about the strange world he found outside his Minnesota hunting…
Meet Brock Lesnar: The UFC Star’s Five Greatest Moments
Yesterday we met Brock Lesnar, one of two coaches on the new season of The Ultimate Fighter. Lesnar has done it all in his athletic…
Junior dos Santos: I Was Surprised at How Professional Brock Lesnar Was
Junior dos Santos didn’t want to be in The Ultimate Fighter house. He wasn’t thinking at all about Brock Lesnar, the UFC’s most popular and…
Meet Brock Lesnar: A Look at the UFC’s Signature Star
Brock Lesnar doesn’t go anywhere without drawing eyeballs. When you stand 6’3″ and weigh 270 pounds it’s bound to attract notice. Even more so when…
It’s Time for Amir Sadollah to Take Things up a Notch in the UFC
Amir Sadollah, it seems, is turning the corner. The likable winner of the seventh season of The Ultimate Fighter has always had the public relations…
The Bro Hug Has Got To Go
The bro hug. It’s a product of the times – softer, friendlier, more tolerant. In the midst of combat, two men aren’t afraid to come…
Titan Fighting Championship 17 and M-1 Global Recap and Analysis
Last night was triple trouble for sports fans without much of an active social life. In the NCAA tournament, teams were fighting to stay alive,…
Three Things You Need To Be a UFC Star: Does Jon Jones Have Them?
What does it take to be a star in the Ultimate Fighting Championship? Not just to headline pay per views or grace the cover of…
Amir Sadollah: Ultimate Fighter Winner Ready For Whatever Comes
Imagine, if you will, competing for the first time as a professional fighter. The nerves, the niggling fear, the exciting burn of adrenaline as the…