UFC 118 Recap: FightMetric Report for Frankie Edgar vs. B.J. Penn 2
There was no controversy this time. Frankie Edgar beat B.J. Penn with better execution of the gameplan he used in the first fight. Edgar straight…
Mike Fagan Archives: 08/2010
UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2 Post-Fight Recap and Analysis
-Let me eat some crow to start. I thought it was Frankie Edgar that needed to make the adjustments in his rematch with B.J. Penn.…
UFC 118 Preview: Fight Watch: B.J. Penn vs Frankie Edgar and the Accountability of Judges
“He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery.” – Harold Wilson Fight Watch is…
The Week in Quotes: August 15th – 21st
MO KNOWS KNEES “Some are cool, some are idiots. They’re fans – they don’t know what the [expletive] they are talking about. That’s why I’ll…
FightMetric Report for Strikeforce: Houston’s Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza vs. Tim Kennedy
Hm. Four five-round non-UFC fights happened this week (not to mention the recent UFC 117 middleweight title fight). And they were all awesome. Can someone…
Stranger in a Strange Land: The View From Press Row at Bellator 25
I’m disparaging of the sports media. It’s a world that I find full of wannabe athletes and rock throwers in glass houses, always brimming with…
Bellator 25 Post-Fight Press Conference Recap
Here are the highlights from the post-fight press conference from tonight’s Bellator show in Chicago. -Zoila Frausto went to the hospital to check up on…
WEC 50 Post-Fight: FightMetric Report for Dominick Cruz vs. Joseph Benavidez
Let’s get this out of the way. I scored WEC 50’s main event 49-48 for Benavidez. I gave the first and second rounds to Benavidez,…
Strikeforce: Houston Conference Call Live Updates and Recap Part Two
Hey kids, it’s time for another Strikeforce conference call! The call is scheduled at 2 p.m. ET to hype the Strikeforce: Houston show. Scheduled to…
Dana White and the Impossible Prerequisites for Anderson Silva vs. Georges St-Pierre
“Catch-22 says they have a right to do anything we can’t stop them from doing.” – Old woman from Joseph Heller’s Catch-22 “Winston sank his…
The Week in Quotes: August 1st – 7th
SO CLOSE, YET SO FAR “Chael had a hell of a fight tonight.” – UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, moments after submitting challenger Chael Sonnen…
FightMetric Report for UFC 117’s Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen, Jon Fitch vs. Thiago Alves, and Junior dos Santos vs. Roy Nelson
FightMetric has reports up from the big three fights at UFC 117: Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen, Jon Fitch vs. Thiago Alves, and Junior dos…
UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen Post-Fight Recap and Analysis
-OK, what is up with Chael Sonnen and tapping? Does he have some irrational fear of losing limbs? Is he always trying to game the…
Common Sense: The Superfight Between Anderson Silva and Georges St-Pierre
This is part three in a three part series. In part one, we looked at the level of opposition for both Anderson Silva and Georges…
Common Sense: The Superfight Between Anderson Silva and Georges St-Pierre
This is part two in a three part series. In part one, we looked at the level of opposition that Anderson Silva and Georges St-Pierre…
Common Sense: The Superfight Between Anderson Silva and Georges St-Pierre
This is part one of a three part series. Dana White should be grateful for Anderson Silva’s dismal performances. OK, that might be hyperbole, but…
FightMetric Report for Yushin Okami vs. Mark Munoz From UFC on Versus 2
When the bell sounded signaling the end of round three, it looked like Yushin Okami would coast to a unanimous 29-28 decision on the judges’…