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UFC Files Lawsuit Against NY State
I just read the ENTIRE lawsuit brought by Zuffa against the state of New York. Let me say in advance that I’m not a lawyer or legal expert. I’m interested in the law, and I pay attention to news stories … Continue reading
Examining The Odds: UFC 136 Main Event
These three fights are about as big as you’re going to get on a single UFC card. The return of Chael Sonnen against one of the sport’s fastest rising stars, the unstoppable Jose Aldo against perennial contender Kenny Florian, and … Continue reading
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UFC and Spike Should Settle and Move On
In the wake of the UFC on Fox deal, some interesting details have come out about UFC’s prior deal with Spike TV. That deal ends at the end of this year, except that Spike has the ability to continue airing … Continue reading
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Tagged Bellator, Fox, FX, M-1 Global, MFC, MTV2, Spike TV, UFC, UFC on Fox, Versus
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Examining The Odds: UFC Rio Part 2
If you missed Part 1, Click Here to check it out. It’s time to look at the three big fights on Saturday’s card. If you aren’t familiar with my Examining The Odds posts, I am going to guess at what … Continue reading
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Tagged 185, 205, 265, Anderson Silva, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Brendan Schaub, Examining The Odds, Forrest Griffin, heavyweight, Jon Jones, light heavyweight, Mauricio Rua, middleweight, Rio, Shogun, UFC, UFC 134, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Yushin Okami
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UFC Lightweight Division Coming Into Focus
In July, I broke down the logjam at the top of the UFC’s lightweight division, in a post called Demystifying 155. I knew at the time that the logjam would be broken up by some winners and losers at last … Continue reading
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Tagged 155, Ben Henderson, Charles Oliveira, Clay Guida, Dana White, Donald Cerrone, Frankie Edgar, Gilbert Melendez, Gray Maynard, Jim Miller, Joe Lauzon, Lightweight, Melvin Guillard, MMA, Strikeforce, UFC
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NHB Top Five Rankings By Division
July is over, let’s review who the best in the world are. I know ranking lists are subjective, and ultimately mean nothing. But it’s fun to have the discussion. Bantamweight This is a tough division. Number 1 is obvious, after … Continue reading
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Tagged 155, 170, 185, 205, 265, Alistair Overeem, Anderson Silva, Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva, Bellator, BJ Penn, Bones, Brian Bowles, Brian Stann, Cain Velasquez, Carlos Condit, Chad Mendes, Chael Sonnen, Dan Henderson, Demetrious Johnson, Dominick Cruz, Dream, Eddie Alvarez, Fabricio Werdum, Fedor Emilianenko, Frankie Edgar, Gegard Mousasi, Georges St. Pierre, Gilbert Melendez, Gray Maynard, GSP, Hatsu Hioki, heavyweight, Hendo, JDS, Jim Miller, Jon "Bones" Jones, Jon Fitch, Jon Jones, Jose Aldo, Joseph Benavidez, Junior Dos Santos, Kenny Florian, light heavyweight, Lightweight, Mark Hominick, Mark Munoz, middleweight, MMA, Nick Diaz, Rampage Jackson, Rashad Evans, Shinya Aoki, Strikeforce, UFC, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Urijah Faber, welterweight, Yushin Okami
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How Should MMA Bouts Be Judged?
I’m sure this is a discussion we’ve all had. We’ve seen fights that were erroneously decided in favor of the obvious loser. We’ve seen fights where the victor won on a technical basis but was not the better fighter. We’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged 10 point must, 10-10, 10-8, 10-9, Dana White, decision, Dennis Siver, fight, Judging, Leonard Garcia, Matt Wiman, MMA, Nam Pham, Referee, scoring, UFC, Ultimate Fighting Championship
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Demystifying 155
In my previous post I talked about Melvin Guillard and Dennis Siver, two guys who are moving up the ranks of UFC’s Lightweight division. But how high can they possibly move up? The 155-lb division is chock full of fighters … Continue reading
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Tagged 155, Anthony Pettis, Ben Henderson, Dana White, Dennis Siver, Donald Cerrone, Eddie Alvarez, fight, Frankie Edgar, Gilbert Melendez, Gleison Tibau, Gray Maynard, Jeremy Stephens, Jim Miller, Jorge Masvidal, Lightweight, Melvin Guillard, MMA, Octagon, Rafael Dos Anjos, Sam Stout, Sean Sherk, Shinya Aoki, UFC, Ultimate Fighting Championship
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