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Monday, Sep 14

UFC 103 vs Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Juan Manuel Marquez

The last time boxing and MMA went head-to-head with major events was Nov. 18, 2006, when UFC presented a Georges St. Pierre vs. Matt Hughes main event that ... and more »

Thursday, Sep 10

More on Strikeforce and Counter Promoting UFC 106 With Fedor

Putting it against Matt Hughes, Frank Mir, or Dan Henderson is a complete non-story. You lose the press avalanche. You also lose the clever advertising ... and more »

Tuesday, Jun 16

The Return of Spectacle to the MMA Landscape: Kimbo Slice on TUF ...

Got Tito Ortiz over with the original UFC audience which had tuned out. Matt Hughes vs Royce Gracie UFC 60 - Hughes vs. Gracie 5/27/2006 -- Part 2 of Zuffa's plan to cannibalize the old school cred of SEG's original stars. Capitalized on the surprise ...

Sunday, Jun 14

How Monte Cox Ran Tim Sylvia's Career Into the Ground

Monte still manages a lot of fighters at the top of the sport including Rich Franklin and Matt Hughes. He also manages up and coming star Eddie Alvarez whose career he has so far guided very well. Although I do worry about the decision to sign with ...

Wednesday, May 20

Gambling Spotlight: UFC 98 Preliminary Matchups

The event features a main event Light Heavyweight Championship Bout between Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida and "Sugar" Rashad Evans, a bitter rivalry matchup between former UFC Welterweight champions Matt Hughes and Matt Serra, and a prominent Lightweight ...

Matt Hughes Fans Should Be Encouraged

As an aging fighter heading into a bout where there is both bragging rights and to a lesser extent legacy issues on the line, Hughes is wise to deviate from a potentially stale path he could fall into doing a rinse and repeat camp at HIT Squad. ...

Thursday, Apr 16

UFC 97 Quick Hit Facts!

Chuck had 4 consecutive (successfull) title defenses, this will be a record tying (Matt Hughes) 5th for Silva if he wins. Anderson Silva is pretty good, he is the best fighter in the world. Thales Leites is not the same caliber of fighter. ...

Saturday, Jan 31

Georges St. Pierre to Beat BJ Penn... ...By Leg Lock???

Ahead of UFC 94, the consensus seems to be that Georges St. Pierre will win by decision. However, I think will GSP will attempt to submit BJ and the odds are that it will be via an attack on BJ's legs. Ralph Gracie trains BJ Penn -->> sees BJ tap to leg locks -->> tells Renzo Gracie --&g...

Tuesday, Jan 27

Houston Alexander to Fight at UFC 98

According to MMA Junkie sources close to Houston Alexander can confirm that Alexander has agreed to fight Andre Gusmao at UFC 98 on May 23rd. The event is being held in Las Vegas Nevada and is headlined by the Heavyweight Championship unification rematch between Brock Lesnar and Interim C...

Tuesday, Dec 30

Taking an Optimistic View of 2009

Every year MMA suprises me. This year, 2008, Mixed Martial Arts continued to grow, striving to claim it's stake as a true mainstream sport. We saw MMA on primetime cable television, EliteXC on CBS, with Kimbo Slice at the helm. We saw BJ Penn and Georges St. Pierre claim the gold in their we...

Tuesday, Dec 23

Fighters to Watch in 2009

With 2008 almost over, several fighters made waves on the MMA scene in 2008. Going 3-0 in 2008, with wins over Karo Parisyan, Matt Hughes and Josh Koscheck, Thiago Alves has made a strong bid for a title shot in 2009. Other fighters separating themselves from the pack in 2008 include, America...

Sunday, Dec 21

Matt Hughes vs. Matt Serra: Do You Really Care?

Can this fight even be considered a win for either fighter? Matt Hughes is seemingly at the end of his rope, as most fighters have evolved in the sport, and Matt Hughes is seemingly just relying on his wrestling to advance onto his submissions and ground and pound, making it easier for fight...