“Nobody Wants To See It” Part 2
It wasn’t that long ago that the UFC announced the return of Tito Ortiz. It was 2006, and Dana White announced that he would rematch…
Michael Rome Archives: 11/2008
Calm Down on UFC 90 Buyrate
There is something odd about the online reaction to UFC 90 doing 300,000 buys. First of all, the number is nowhere near the disaster some…
Rampage Jackson’s Return
There has been so much going on lately that I haven’t heard a thing about Quinton Jackson’s criminal trial. Either way, it looks to be…
Bloody Elbow Exclusive: Chuck Liddell Mulling Move to Heavyweight to Face Randy Couture
A strong source indicates to Bloody Elbow that Chuck Liddell is currently in negotiations to move to heavyweight in order to fight Randy Couture. The proposed fight…
Lorenzo Fertitta: Mythical Voice of Reason
Perhaps it is because people just really want to see Dana White put in his place, but observers are again deciding to interpret the latest…
Jon Fitch Needs Better Representation; Update: Fitch Says Management Told Him to Sign
I think the topic of whether the UFC’s deal is morally deficient has been discussed to death. Personally, I feel it is unnecessarily heavy handed.…
UFC 93 on Spike TV?
There have been a rash of stories over the past few days suggesting UFC 93 would be on PPV. I was kind of surprised because…
Gina Carano Should Be in the UFC
While the internet celebrates Dana White’s change of mood regarding Gina Carano, I remain very skeptical of the plan to bring her to the WEC.…
Anderson Silva Begins Boxing Training With Freddie Roach
As if Anderson Silva’s opponents needed more reason to worry, Anderson Silva began training with Freddie Roach today. The fact that Roach is becoming more and more…
Dana White Is Open to Promoting Gina Carano vs. Cyborg Santos
In an important nugget buried in the latest episode of MMA Live, Dana White confirmed to Jon Anik that he would be interested in promoting…
The Case for Randy Couture: It’s All About Instincts
Most expert opinion is moving in the way of Brock Lesnar now as the fight approaches. He’s too big, too strong, too good of a…
New York’s Economic Crisis Provides Opening for the UFC
After a setback last year, the UFC is looking to get back into New York state. In order to convince the legislature to regulate MMA,…
Will Brock Lesnar’s Background Help Him When His Back is Against the Cage?
People expecting Randy to try to win this fight via submission or KO are expecting a strategy he is not going to employ. He could…
Does GSP Have Better MMA Jiu-Jitsu Than BJ Penn?
His trainer thinks so. I think it’s pretty arguable, personally. Georges’ last two fights were against black belts that never even had a sniff at…
Odd Lack of Promotion for Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Couture
After UFC 90, Dana White did an interview with Steve Cofield where he indicated that they had no intention of doing a big media push…
Randy Couture Wants Nothing to Do With Affliction
Affliction co-head Todd Beard lashed out against Randy Couture a few weeks ago, and said that he hoped Lesnar “f***ing kills” him. Today Steve Cofield…