Sometimes I enjoy a fight card with just the lighter weight classes.  The conditioning of the fighters tends to be better, giving us longer, more exciting fights.  Tonight’s UFC Fight Night on Spike was just such a card.  Everybody came to bang, and bang they did. (more…)

Here’s MMADogma’s list of the Top Ten Most Influential Fighters of the Decade.  What does most infuential mean exactly?  Who the fuck knows. (more…)

I am not gonna recap UFC 107.  I think to do so would take away from the night’s two most dominant performances, that of Frank Mir and UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn.  Both fighters have shown us (more…)

Two significant events occurred in the last week that I believe define where the UFC is heading.  I’ll start with the first, and that is the 5.9 Nielson rating during the Kimbo Slice-Houston Alexander bout (if running around the ring for two rounds qualifies (more…)

It’s about time we got a stacked card!  I think that UFC 109, which takes place from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas Nevada on February 6, 2010 is looking like the best lineup since the centennial event back in July. (more…)

Subtitle: What the Hell Were They Thinking?

Jason MacDonald and Thales Lietes both picked up victories (and snapped losing streaks in the process) at Maximum Fighting Championship 23: Unstoppable (more…)

As a New Yorker, I am used to having access to the best of everything.  Whatever it is, you can find it in the Big Apple.  Except, of course, for mixed martial arts.  Here we can watch boxing, muay thai, and jiu jitsu competitions to our heart’s content, but put them all together and you’re breaking the law. (more…)

According to a video blog at wandfightteam.com, Wanderlei Silva will be fighting Michael Bisping at UFC 110 in Sydney, Australia. This has not yet, however, been confirmed by the UFC.

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I’m trying hard to get excited about UFC 107.   I mean I love a title fight as much as anyone.  But is this really a contest?  Does anyone think Diego Sanchez has a chance?  Seriously.  BJ Penn hasn’t lost as a lightweight in years. (more…)

What happens when a fighter fights too long?  He usually takes a beating that taints his fans’ collective memory of his former glory.  Then he makes excuses as to why he lost.  Tito Ortiz did just that during and after the main event of UFC 106. (more…)