Bellator introduces independent divisional and pound-for-pound ranking system
Recently, Bellator announced that they’re moving their programming to Showtime ahead of their planned April 2nd event. They also announced a light heavyweight grand prix that day, with a first-round matchup featuring Yoel Romero and Anthony Johnson. Now, they’re introducing a rankings system as well. In a press release that coincided with Bellator CEO Scott […]
BE’s Greatest MMA Fight of All Time Tournament – FINALS: #1 Lawler vs. MacDonald 2 VS. #1 Henderson vs. Shogun 1
After starting off with 32 epic MMA fights, it is finally time to for the last two remaining bouts to square off in our BE’s BADDEST Tournament Series to figure out what is the single Greatest MMA Fight to Watch of All Time—that one bout to watch before the world ends. Making it to the […]
BE’s Greatest MMA Fight of All Time Tournament – FINAL FOUR: Week Ending Results & BRONZE Match
In our most recent matchup to determine our second finalist, which was tallied tonight, Friday May 21st., the blue corner’s #1 seed, Dan Henderson vs. Shogun Rua, beat down the #2 seed, Mark Hunt vs. Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva 1, by a score of 22-9. This means our FINALISTS have been determined, and we will start […]
BE’s Greatest MMA Fight of All Time Tournament – FINAL FOUR: #1 Lawler vs. MacDonald 2 VS. #2 Lawler vs. Condit
It’s time to kick off the FINAL FOUR round of our BE’s BADDEST Tournament Series to figure out what is the single Greatest MMA Fight Of All Time—that one bout to watch before the world ends. Today we have some Robbie Lawler vs. Robbie Lawler action going on, which is a testament to just how […]
BE’s Greatest MMA Fight of All Time Tournament – QUARTER FINALS: Week ending results
In our most recent matchup which was tallied tonight, Saturday May 16th, the blue corner’s #2 seed, Mark Hunt vs. Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva 1, annihilated the #6 seed, Robert Whittaker vs. Yoel Romero 2, by a score of . Hunt vs. Silva 1 is the last fight from our Field of Eight to make it […]
BE’s Greatest MMA Fight of All Time Tournament – QUARTER FINALS: #2 Hunt vs. Bigfoot 1 VS. #6 Whittaker vs. Romero 2
It’s to the blue corner we go today for the our last quarter-finals matchup of our BE’s BADDEST Tournament Series to figure out what is the single Greatest MMA Fight Of All Time—that one bout to watch before the world ends. Today we have the #2 seed, Mark Hunt vs. Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva 1, mixing […]
BE’s Greatest MMA Fight of All Time Tournament – QUARTER FINALS: #2 Lawler vs. Condit VS. #5 Swanson vs. Choi
We are back in the red corner today for another quarter-final matchup in our BE’s BADDEST Tournament Series to figure out what is the single Greatest MMA Fight Of All Time—that one bout to watch before the world ends. On deck we have the #2 ranked, Robbie Lawler vs. Carlos Condit, pitted against the #5 […]
BE’s Greatest MMA Fight of All Time Tournament – QUARTER FINALS: #1 Henderson vs. Shogun 1 VS. #5 Silva vs. Rampage 2
The quarter finals continue on this week for our BE’s BADDEST Tournament Series to figure out what is the single Greatest MMA Fight Of All Time—that one bout to watch before the world ends. Today’s matchup will take place in the blue corner, and has the #1 seed, Dan Henderson vs. Shogun Rua 1, measuring […]
BE’s Greatest MMA Fight of All Time Tournament – QUARTER FINALS: Week ending results
In our most recent matchup which was tallied tonight, Friday May 8th, the red corner’s #1 seed, Robbie Lawler vs. Rory MacDonald 2, annihilated the #3 seed, Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes 2, by a score of 25 -7. Lawler vs. MacDonald 2 is the first fight to make it into the final four of […]
BE’s Greatest MMA Fight of All Time Tournament – QUARTER FINALS: #1 Lawler vs. MacDonald 2 VS. #3 Aldo vs. Mendes 2
It’s time to move on to the quarter finals of our BE’s BADDEST Tournament Series to figure out what is the single Greatest MMA Fight Of All Time—that one bout to watch before the world ends. In yesterday’s tournament matchup, the blue corner’s #6 ranked, Robert Whittaker vs. Yoel Romero 2, defeated the #4 seed, […]
BE’s Greatest MMA Fight of All Time Tournament – SWEET SIXTEEN: #6 Romero vs. Whittaker 2 VS. #4 Griffin vs. Bonnar 1
We will be closing out our sweet-sixteen round in the blue corner today for our BE’s BADDEST Tournament Series to figure out what is the single Greatest MMA Fight Of All Time—that one bout to watch before the world ends. Today we have the #6 ranked, Robert Whittaker vs. Yoel Romero 2, locking horns with […]
BE’s Greatest MMA Fight of All Time Tournament – SWEET SIXTEEN: #3 Gaethje vs. Johnson VS. #5 Swanson vs. Choi
We will be starting out in the red corner this week for our BE’s BADDEST Tournament Series to figure out what is the single Greatest MMA Fight Of All Time — that one to watch before the world ends. We are chugging along in our sweet-sixteen round, with only two bouts remaining before we hit […]
BE’s Greatest MMA Fight of All Time Tournament – SWEET SIXTEEN: Week ending results
In our most recent matchup which was tallied tonight, Friday May 1st, the blue corner’s #1 seed, Don Frye vs. Yoshihiro Takayama, was upset by the #2 ranked, Mark Hunt vs. Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva 1 by a one-way score of 19-7. This makes an exciting four-straight upsets in our BE’s BADDEST Tournament Series to figure […]
BE’s Greatest MMA Fight of All Time Tournament – SWEET SIXTEEN: #1 Frye vs. Takayama VS. #2 Hunt vs. Bigfoot 1
The blue corner is on deck today for our BE’s BADDEST Tournament Series to figure out what is the single Greatest MMA Fight Of All Time—that one bout to watch before the world ends. Today we have the #1 seed, Don Frye vs. Yoshihiro Takayama, getting physical with the #2 ranked, Mark Hunt vs. Antonio […]
BE’s Greatest MMA Fight of All Time Tournament – SWEET SIXTEEN: #1 Weili vs. Joanna VS. #2 Lawler vs. Condit
We venture back to the red corner today for our BE’s BADDEST Tournament Series to figure out what is the single Greatest MMA Fight Of All Time — that one to watch before the world ends. Our featured matchup involves the #1 ranked, Weili Zhang vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk, slugging it out with the #2 seed, […]
BE’s Greatest MMA Fight of All Time Tournament – SWEET SIXTEEN: #3 Jones vs Gustafsson 1 #5 Silva vs. Rampage 2
The blue corner is back today for our BE’s BADDEST Tournament Series to figure out what is the single Greatest MMA Fight Of All Time — that one to watch before the world ends. Today we have the #3 seed, Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson 1, going heads up with the #5 ranked, Wanderlei Silva […]
BE’s Greatest MMA Fight of All Time Tournament – SWEET SIXTEEN: #3 Aldo vs. Mendes 2 VS. #5 Alvarez vs. Gaethje
The red corner is front and center today for our BE’s BADDEST Tournament Series to figure out what is the single Greatest MMA Fight Of All Time — that one to watch before the world ends. Today we have the #3 seed, Jose Aldo vs, Chad Mendes 2, locking horns with the #5 ranked, Eddie […]
BE’s Greatest MMA Fight of All Time Tournament – SWEET SIXTEEN: #1 Henderson vs. Shogun 1 VS. #2 Edgar vs. Maynard 2
We will be starting out in the blue corner this week for our BE’s BADDEST Tournament Series to figure out what is the single Greatest MMA Fight Of All Time — that one to watch before the world ends. The tournament has advanced to the sweet-sixteen round, with the red corner’s #1 Lawler vs. MacDonald […]
Top 10 MMA fighters of 2010’s: Women’s Strawweight
Given the lack of events thanks to COVID-19, there’s been a lot of time for me and my fellow MMA journalists/analysts to go over many greatest ever lists. It’s always hard to do so when comparing different generations. Even though there are less generations to cross compare than there are in other sports, it still […]
BE’s Greatest MMA Fight of All Time Tournament – SWEET SIXTEEN: Week ending results
In our most recent matchup which was tallied tonight, Friday April 24th, the red corner’s #1 Robbie Lawler vs. Rory MacDonald 2 made easy work of #2 Israel Adesanya vs. Kelvin Gastelum. With a lopsided score of 32-6, Lawler vs. MacDonald 2 now advances to the next round of the tournament to challenge the winner […]
BE’s Greatest MMA Fight of All Time Tournament – SWEET SIXTEEN: #1 Lawler vs. MacDonald 2 VS. #2 Adesanya vs. Gastelum
In yesterday’s BE’s BADDEST Tournament Series matchup, #4 Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar 1 took on #5 Cheick Kongo vs. Pat Barry. As was the case with a lot of our tourney bouts, this too came down to the wire. With a score of 22-17, Griffin vs. Bonnar 1 narrowly escaped with the victory. That […]
BE’s Greatest MMA Fight of All Time Tournament: #4 Griffin vs. Bonnar VS. #5 Kongo vs. Barry
It’s to the blue corner we go today for our BE’s BADDEST Tournament Series to figure out what is the single Greatest MMA Fight Of All Time — that one to watch before the world ends. Today we have the #4 ranked, Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar, getting it on with #5 seed, Cheick Kongo […]
BE’s Greatest MMA Fight of All Time Tournament: #4 Silva vs. Brian Stann VS. #5 Swanson vs. Choi
We are in the red corner today for our BE’s BADDEST Tournament Series to figure out what is the single Greatest MMA Fight Of All Time — that one to watch before the world ends. Today we have the #4 seed, Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann, squaring off with the #5 ranked, Cub Swanson vs. […]
BE’s Greatest MMA Fight of All Time Tournament: TIE-BREAKER BOUT! #3 Poirier vs. Gaethje VS. #6 Whittaker vs. Romero 2 – TAKE TWO
Well, we were going to head on over to the red corner today for the next matchup in our BE’s BADDEST Tournament Series to figure out what is the single Greatest MMA Fight Of All Time — that one to watch before the world ends… but the blue corner battle, #3 Dustin Poirier vs. Justin […]
BE’s Greatest MMA Fight of All Time Tournament: #3 Poirier vs. Gaethje VS. #6 Whittaker vs. Romero 2
Welcome to a new week of our BE’s BADDEST Tournament Series to figure out what is the single Greatest MMA Fight Of All Time — that one to watch before the world ends. Our opening round of 32 is wrapping up soon, and for today we are in the blue corner, with the #3 seed, […]
BE’s Greatest MMA Fight of All Time Tournament: Week ending results
In our most recent bout which was tallied tonight, Friday, April 10th, the red corner’s #3 ranked, Justin Gaethje vs. Michael Johnson, expelled the #6 seed, Fedor Emelianenko vs. Kevin Randleman, from the tournament. With a score of 21-18, Gaethje vs. Johnson now moves on to face the upcoming winner of #4 Wanderlei Silva vs. […]
BE’s Greatest MMA Fight of All Time Tournament: #3 Gaethje vs. Johnson VS. #6 Fedor vs. Randleman
Back to the red corner today for our BE’s BADDEST Tournament Series to figure out what is the single Greatest MMA Fight Of All Time — that one to watch before the world ends. Today we have the #3 seed, Justin Gaethje vs. Michael Johnson, battling it out with the #6 ranked, Fedor Emelianenko vs. […]
BE’s Greatest MMA Fight of All Time Tournament: #2 Hunt vs. Bigfoot 1 VS. #7 Sakuraba vs. Gracie 1
The blue corner is up today for our BE’s BADDEST Tournament Series to figure out what is the single Greatest MMA Fight Of All Time — that one to watch before the world ends. Today we have the #2 seed, Mark Hunt vs. Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva 1, colliding with the #7 ranked, Kazushi Sakuraba vs. […]
BE’s Greatest MMA Fight of All Time Tournament: #2 Lawler vs. Condit VS. #7 Alvarez vs. Chandler 1
The red corner is front and center today for our BE’s BADDEST Tournament Series to figure out what is the single Greatest MMA Fight Of All Time — that one to watch before the world ends. Today we have the #2 ranked, Robbie Lawler vs. Carlos Condit, heading into war with the #7 Eddie Alvarez […]
BE’s Greatest MMA Fight of All Time Tournament: #1 Frye vs. Takayama VS. #8 Lesnar vs. Carwin
The blue corner is on deck today for our BE’s BADDEST Tournament Series to figure out what is the single Greatest MMA Fight Of All Time — that one to watch before the world ends. Today we have the #1 ranked, Don Frye vs. Yoshihiro Takayama, taking on the #8 seed, Brock Lesnar vs. Shane […]