MMA Fans Should Watch MMA Live Tomorrow Night
MMA Live is doing hour-long pre and post-show episodes live from Las Vegas, and I hope everyone tunes in. I almost never respond to getting…
Michael Rome Archives: 01/2009
For BJ Penn and GSP, Everything Turns on the Takedown
I’ve tried to envision BJ Penn vs. Georges St. Pierre many times, and every time I think about it I imagine a relentless GSP taking…
UFC: Primetime Open Thread
The UFC had its pre-UFC 94 press conference today, and Combat Lifestyle captured this awesome staredown picture: The final episode of UFC: Primetime airs tonight on…
Is Thiago Silva Really a Threat to Lyoto Machida?
Lyoto Machida v. Thiago Silva is being promoted as a battle of top undefeated fighters, but I think there is a serious difference in skill…
Will MMA Fans Embrace the Golden Boy?
There’s an interesting (and annoying) article up over at ESPN about De la Hoya’s involvement in MMA. A number of boxing characters comment on the sport.…
Karo Parisyan Is in a Must-Win Position at UFC 94
Everyone is rightly focused on the main event of UFC 94, but there are a number of intriguing matches on the card below it. One…
Adventures in Hyperbole: Matt Lindland Edition
I suppose the danger of releasing a documentary dedicated to how amazing and awesome you are is that reality can catch up before the release…
Oscar de la Hoya Is Worth the Money
Lots of people are astonished by the news that Affliction apparently paid Oscar de la Hoya $5 million to come to their show. We don’t know…
Affliction Payroll
Credit to MMA Weekly for getting this. Fedor’s undisclosed bonus is widely reported to be at least 1.3 million, putting their total payroll at 4.6…
Affliction’s Next Show
It doesn’t look like Affliction will promote a third show until July, if at all, but I am still on a high off the fights,…
Affliction: Day of Reckoning Fallout
First of all, this was a seriously great show. There’s no point at all comparing UFC and Affliction, though fans will insist on it. Affliction…
How Long Will Fedor Fight?
Fedor Emelianenko, the greatest mixed martial artist to ever live, is set to fight tomorrow night once again. I’ve had a good time today just…
UFC: Primetime Has Failed to Portray BJ Penn as a Legitimate Threat
I’ve really enjoyed both episodes of UFC: Primetime so far, but something is bothering me about the show. Going in, GSP was a clear favorite…
Politicians Eye Tax Increases on MMA in New York
In an odd lesson of “be careful what you wish for,” it looks like politicians in New York are taking the UFC’s talking points about…
Bob Reilly Strikes Again
Once in a while, if you’re ever feeling down about yourself, take a moment and read a few Bob Reilly quotes. You’ll become depressed that…
Corporate Sponsors Open up to Mixed Martial Arts
The New York Times is really on a bit of an MMA kick lately. With the UFC potentially on its way to New York next…
Freddie Roach: Arlovski is “50/50” Against Juan Carlos Gomez
Dave Meltzer has a piece up on the Arlovski-Fedor match, and the piece is filled with interesting quotes from Freddie Roach: “I think that his…
January-May UFC Buyrate Projection
As the 2009 PPV picture becomes clearer, it looks like the UFC will easily smash their performance in the same period in 2008. In this…
Chuck Liddell vs. Shogun Rua to Main Event UFC 97
Alongside an Anderson Silva title defense, the co-main event of UFC 97 in Montreal is Chuck Liddell vs. Shogun Rua. The news comes from Dave Meltzer.…
Could UFC Primetime Replace The Ultimate Fighter?
Jonathan Snowden suggests here that UFC Primetime is the next big thing for the UFC and a potential replacement for The Ultimate Fighter: As The Ultimate Fighter’s ratings continue…