The Ultimate Fighter 9, Episode 5 Live Thread
Last week, Team United Kingdom fired the first shot of the season as Nick Osipczak eliminated Mark Miller via second round head kick. Team United…
Mike Fagan Archives: 04/2009
The Week in Quotes – April 19th to 25th
MR. SILVA, YOU WILL BE TRIED BY A JURY OF YOUR PEERS “You never want to disrespect fellow fighters, much less two contesting a UFC…
The Ultimate Fighter 9, Episode 4 Live Thread
Last week, Kiel Reid Maynard’d himself out of the house while Jason Dent became everyone’s hero as he sent Rob Browning packing. There was much…
Fighternomics: The Strategies of Anderson Silva and Thales Leites
Since the final horn, we’ve seen a long series of back-and-forth articles about the performances of Anderson Silva and Thales Leites in their bout at…
Yves Lavigne Wiped Down Anderson Silva at UFC 97
Josh Gross asserted that Anderson Silva spread the Vaseline applied to his face onto his body upon entering the cage at UFC 97. MMA media…
Thales Leites’ Passivity in Numbers
FightMetric released their report for Silva/Leites. Here’s the number of strikes thrown by round for each fighter: Round Silva Leites 1 17 8 2 19…
Ain’t No Sunshine – Critiquing Anderson Silva and Thales Leites
Like a movie that just doesn’t live up to the hype, Anderson Silva left fans discontented and discouraged following UFC 97. Coming off the unsatisfying…
The Ultimate Fighter 9, Episode 3 + Deadliest Warrior Live Thread
Missed weight, fainting, and a case of herpes. Not exactly a blazing start for the Americans in week two. This week, the two teams enter…
The Week in Quotes: April 5th – April 11th
THE ONE WITH THE SKELETON MUSCULAR DIAGRAMS “I can pass a drug test in eight days with herbal cleansers. I drink 10 pounds of water…
The Ultimate Fighter 9, Episode 2 Live Thread
In episode one, the Brits squared off with each other with keys to the house in the balance. Tonight, it’s the Americans turn. Previews of…
Debunking Bob Reilly
Bob Reilly released a document to be served to New York legislators making his argument against the legalization of mixed martial arts in that state. …
Revamp the Vault, Please
The UFC Vault is an invaluable resource, especially for someone like me. Having a library of footage proves invaluable to a gambler or someone working…
Win, Lose, or Draw – Scoring Condit vs. Kampmann
A separate storyline emerged during last night’s high-level, back-and-forth fight between Martin Kampmann and Carlos Condit: who would the judges give it to? In the…
Finishing Rates by Country in 2008
The UFC and WEC represent the American portion, while Dream and Sengoku make up the Japanese side. We’re looking at some pretty small samples (262…