ShinSplints Archives: 11/2012

Before Georges St. Pierre reclaimed his throne at UFC 154, the big news in the MMA world was the end of Strikeforce. Their event planned…

The Facebook prelims and Antonio Carvalho vs Rodrigo Damm certainly set the tone for the night. Regardless of a couple finishes, pretty much all the…

UFC 154 kicked off tonight with three fights on the facebook prelims and four fights on FX. The Facebook prelims featured a welterweight bout between…

In the weeks leading up to UFC 154, all the talk has been about the potential superfight between returning Welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre and…

Last night, Robert Drysdale picked up his fifth consecutive first round submission at Legacy FC 15. In the main event, he faced off against Chris…

Time for some Friday night regional MMA fun and Legacy FC has you covered. In the main event, undefeated Brazilian Jiu Jitsu ace Robert Drysdale…

We’re back with the final installment of the Bas Rutten GIFathon. We left off with Rutten’s second victory over Maurice Smith, but the big story…

One of the big stories leading up to UFC 154 has been the absence of Greg Jackson, who opted out of training either main event…

UPDATE: MMA Fighting’s Dave Meltzer is reporting that Dana White has confirmed the schedule change: Dana White confirms Ultimate Fighter’s move back to Wednesdays in…

Following a 3 round fight against Riki Fukuda at UFC Macao, Middleweight Tom DeBlass has announced his retirement from MMA. Last Saturday, he opened up…

Picking up right we’re we left off, Zombie Prophet and I are back with Part 2 of the Bas Rutten GIFathon. Last time, we left…

Big news for UFC Heavyweight Alistair Overeem. According to the Las Vegas Review Journal, Overeem is expected to make his return to the Octagon at…

These days Bas Rutten is probably best known for his eccentric commentary style. However, in the early days of MMA, Bas was one of the…

UFC On Fuel 6: Franklin vs. Le kicked off nice and early at for the North American audience. The prelims actually started a little later…

UFC Middleweight Michael Bisping is coming off what was arguable the biggest win of his career so far. At UFC 152, the Brit picked up…

UFC On Fuel TV 6 marked the UFC’s first ever event in China. In the feature bout, former Middleweight champion Rich Franklin suffered a devastating…

Thursday evening, TMZ hit the MMA world with some big news. According to the gossip site, Strikeforce’s female Banatamweight champion Ronda Rousey could be expected…

The UFC’s debut event in China is only a day behind us now. But the premier promotion in MMA hasn’t hesitated for a second in…

As their big move to Spike TV nears, the #2 promotion in North American MMA Bellator FC is gearing up for the big move from…

Headlining the UFC On Fuel 6 card, former champion Rich Franklin made his long awaited return to Middleweight. It’d been over 4 and a half…