UFC 98 Curse Strikes Houston Alexander
Houston Alexander broke his hand, and has to pull out of his fight at UFC 98: Houston Alexander broke his hand. A new light heavyweight…
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What Would UFC Weekly Events Look Like?
When the UFC renewed its deal with Spike, they mentioned the possibility of live, weekly programming starting in 2010 or 2011. Nobody at the UFC…
Lots of People Have “Bad Nights” Against Forrest Griffin
Coming at this from a fan’s perspective, I love the Anderson Silva vs. Forrest Griffin match. It’s the first UFC opponent for Silva that won’t…
MMA Junkie: Thiago Silva Will Fight Keith Jardine at UFC 102
Didn’t take long to find Thiago Silva a new opponent: Sources close to the organization have informed MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that “The Dean of Mean” and…
Coaching Rashad Evans Against Lyoto Machida
Greg Jackson is facing the biggest coaching test of his career. He has to coach Rashad Evans against Lyoto Machida, and he has to prepare…
A Public Apology Was Nice, UFC 99 on Spike TV Would Be Better
After the debacle of UFC 61, the UFC was in a quandary. Over 700,000 people bought a show to see Ken Shamrock fight Tito Ortiz,…
Michael Bisping Slams Anderson Silva, UFC 97 Main Event
A number of fighters are now stating their disapproval regarding the UFC 97 main event. The latest among them is Michael Bisping, who is one…
A Feud Brews: Wanderlei Silva Wants Anderson Silva
Stories of the feud between Anderson Silva and Chute Box are stuff of MMA legend. It’s hard to sort fact from fiction, but what we…
Anderson Silva vs. Roy Jones Junior Won’t Happen Anytime Soon If Ever
Despite Roy Jones’ suggestions to the contrary, the fight between Jones and Anderson Silva will almost surely never happen, at least not on a major stage.…
Quote of the Day: Rashad Evans Felt Bad for Chuck Liddell
I felt so bad for him to see him go out like that…he is a great person and a legend and when you see that…
Picking and Choosing Anderson Silva’s Opponents
I’ve sat and watched the debate over Anderson’s performance, and I have a strong view, but I don’t want to get into that debate here.…
UFC 2009 Demo Impressions
As someone with a copy of UFC 2009 pre-ordered from Gamestop, I got the demo a week early. There are only 2 fighters available to…
Pouring on the Chuck Liddell Hard Sell
Dana White may claim his comments were blown out of proportion, but the UFC is now hyping UFC 97 as potentially the last Chuck Liddell…
Carmichael Dave Confronts Dana White on Fedor Emelianenko
Dave Carmichael just posted one of the more explosive interviews with Dana White I’ve seen in a while. He refuses to back down on Dana’s points…
Strikeforce Ratings Are in, and They’re Solid
According to Fight Ticker, Strikeforce drew 364,000 viewers for their first Showtime show on Saturday night: Avg. viewers: 364,000 Avg. rating: 0.64 Males 18-34 viewers: 100,000 Males 18-34 rating: 1.53…
There’s Plenty Left for Women’s MMA After Gina Carano vs. Cyborg Santos
There’s a common argument made about the future of women’s MMA that goes like this: “Sure, Gina and Cyborg is a big fight, but what next?” The…
The Fundamentals Favor Chuck Liddell
UFC 97 is headlined by Anderson Silva’s title defense agains Thales Leites, but the main attraction on the show is Chuck Liddell’s fight with Shogun.…
Girl Problems and Weight Cutting
I don’t want to belabor the Cyborg weight issue, but the excuse about her period is one we’ve heard before when a female missed weight.…
Strikeforce Notes and Thoughts
I attended Strikeforce live tonight as well as the post-fight press conference, and I came away extremely optimistic about this promotion’s future. Over 15,000 fans…
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz Live Results and Commentary
This will be the thread for the main card later tonight, and Brent will be doing the results. I’ll be live in the arena, and…