Michael Rome Archives: 02/2008

After losing 2 of his 3 UFC fights, people began to wonder if Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic’s career was over.  He made it clear a…

Dave Meltzer reported in The Wrestling Observer Newsletter that UFC 81 did 122,000 viewers on Bravo in the UK.  That number is meaningless without context,…

The news of Tim Sylvia talking of going to M-1 got me thinking again about M-1 Global’s future.  Last October they signed Fedor, and started…

Is there anyone more delusional than Tim Sylvia?  He has no idea why people hate him, and has the most inflated sense of self-worth of…

As everyone knows, Mark Coleman is being inducted into The UFC Hall of Fame at UFC 82.   It is much deserved, and I hope…

A lot is being made of the low gate for UFC 81: The gap between total and paid attendance for UFC 81 means a number…

Josh Barnett will be fighting Hidehiko Yoshida at World Victory Road’s event on March 5th. It’s nice to see Josh fighting again, though I am…

I don’t have a great link to this, but here is a rapidshare link to the press conference audio.  A good listen.

Bloody Elbow readers, this one is for you.  Suppose you are Dana White and Joe Silva meeting on Monday   Who do you put him…

First off, I’m very willing to take all the insults I deserve for picking Brock.  He looked great to start but his lack of ground…

UFC 81 is a few hours away, and while everyone is focusing on Lesnar, the increased interest may provide a chance for Nogueira to become…

UFC 83, from Montreal, is headlined by Georges St. Pierre v. Matt Serra, with Rich Franklin v. Travis Lutter heavily rumored to be the semi-main…

Kevin Iole’s breakdown of these fights is a good example of what Luke points out as awful analysis. Kevin breaks down Sylvia and Nogueira. Kevin…