Mike Fagan Archives: 06/2011

From England to Abu Dhabi to next month’s UFC in Brazil, the UFC has made international expansion a large part of their business model over…

When Nate Marquardt broke his silence earlier today, he detailed to Ariel Helwani the steps he took with the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board…

Earlier this month, THQ revealed that their upcoming UFC game, Undisputed 3, would feature Pride Mode, allowing players to fight in authentic Pride environments with…

Despite a lackluster performance against Fabricio Werdum, Alistair Overeem remains the betting favorite to win the Strikeforce World Heavyweight Grand Prix tournament. Bookmaker currently has…

If divisional rankings and pound-for-pound lists weren’t frustrating enough for you, USA Today released their list of the top powers in MMA. Not surprisingly, Zuffa…

Back in November of 2009, I attempted a rewrite of the judging criteria in the Unified Rules. I believed then, and I still believe now,…

Despite the rise of both FightMetric and CompuStrike over the last few years, statistical analysis of MMA is still in an infancy stage. MMA lacks…

The UFC will be hosting a conference call today at 2 p.m. ET to promote UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber 2. Scheduled to appear on…

After a long and extensive process, esteemed colleague Brent Brookhouse and I are proud to bring you the 2011 Bloody Elbow Tournament of Bad, an idea…

The news isn’t surprising, but it looks like regulated MMA in the state of New York will have to wait another year. Justin Klein of…

OVEREEM, UNDERWHELMED “I do have to say it takes two to tango, but I’m disappointed and I think Fabricio should be ashamed about his performance”…

After 22 months away from action, Gina Carano was scheduled to make her return to Strikeforce last night against Sarah D’Alelio. Two weeks ago, Strikeforce…

My friend turned to me after the final bell and said, “This is going to be close.” I felt confident the judges would award last…

I’m sure most everyone’s seen the Alistair Overeem growth timeline by now. The one that starts with Alistair as a “string bean” 23 year old…

“Save by Thomas.” A refrain heard 238 times — a Stanley Cup Final record — as Tim Thomas led his Boston Bruins to a 4-3…

The UFC is holding a special press conference to promote UFC 134: Rio today at 2 p.m. ET. Scheduled to appear at the press conference…

After a long and extensive process, esteemed colleague Brent Brookhouse and I are proud to bring you the 2011 Bloody Elbow Tournament of Bad, an idea…

It’s fortunate that UFC 131 ended with only one fight truly marred by judges. Two fights — Kenny Florian vs. Diego Nunes and Demian Maia…

After a long and extensive process, esteemed colleague Brent Brookhouse and I are proud to bring you the 2011 Bloody Elbow Tournament of Bad, an idea…

Last night’s judging was like watching Manny Ramirez shag flyballs in the outfield. The judges caught some balls hit right at ’em, wandered aimlessly and…