Michael Rome Archives: 04/2010

“I think one really important thing we need is monitors…there are certain positions the judges are in where they can’t see what’s going on.  It…

Early patterns indicate a strong showing for Aldo vs. Faber on PPV.  Say what you will about Dana White, the man knows how to promote…

K-1 was offering me $187,500 per fight – five times what the UFC was offering – and I was still willing to stay with them…

“It was hard to watch…I didn’t watch the whole thing, but I tried.  I saw the beginning and I saw the end.  I was having…

When the negotiations for a “Superfight” between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. fell apart, MMA fans smirked and nodded.  The general reaction was something…

Anderson Silva has defended his title three times since defeating Dan Henderson at UFC 82.  Each time, we’ve seen the same thing.  He dominates his…

At UFC 112, the unthinkable happened: BJ Penn lost to Frankie Edgar.  After a relatively uneventful five rounds, the judges came back with a unanimous…

I’ll admit it: I like a little showmanship in my fighting.  When Silva started juking and jiving, I was laughing along at first.  Then I…

Prior to UFC 94, Dana White was in favor of an Anderson Silva vs. GSP superfight.  After St. Pierre destroyed BJ Penn with ease, White’s…

At this point, it’s close to a cliché.  All discussions about beating Anderson Silva sound something like this: person A claims the key is getting him to…

In this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter (subscription only), Dave Meltzer reports on a very interesting internal survey commissioned by the UFC: UFC has done extensive studying regarding…