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A mixed martial arts Utopia
Imagine if every fighter was like Mirko Cro Cop, if every one fighting Kimbo Slice will stand with him and won’t try to take him down. If the referee will separate fighters every time they clinch. Me, I don’t love watching the wrestling and Jiu-Jitsu in MMA any less than all of the above. Randy C...
Do you wanna be a F’in fighter? Karo says no!
They have already promised Hazelett (the opponent) full payment to show and win! As well as gave Karo his walking papers! The UFC could not have handled it any better, Joe Rogan will undoubtedly mention it on the PPV, and every MMA blog on the net is bashing him!
Yesterday
Big Win for MMA in New York
While it’s clear that Gordon has been slow to speak up (as none of the changes in the sport are particularly recent, but have occurred over the course of the last few years), it’s a good time for him to do so. There are a lot of ongoing efforts in the state of New York looking to legalize MMA.
Tuesday, Nov 17
MMA Judge: “Randy got his a$$ kicked”
Octagon Control 1. The fighter who is dictating the pace, place and position of the fight. 3. A grappler who can take down an effective standing striker to ground fight is octagon control. 4. The fighter on the ground who creates submission, mount or clean striking opportunities
Sunday, Nov 15
Could TUF save the UFC’s Heavyweight Division?
The wild card in all of this is Kimbo Slice. I know what you are thinking, how in the world could the UFC really use this guy… Just watch, it is going to happen. He is rumored to be fighting Houston Alexander at the finale. If he wins that fight (and let’s be honest…Houston is very beatable), th...
Friday, Nov 13
Mitigating Factors: Couture vs. Vera
I know who I’ll be rooting for. I’ve always been a fan of Randy’s, as he’s demonstrated an incredible ability to evolve as a fighter, and he’s one of the cerebral warriors that I think we need more of in MMA. But I’m not convinced he’s going to be able to beat Brandon Vera.
UFC 105 Preview and Prediction: Swick vs. Hardy
In the UFC there are two British fighters that seem to grab all of the headlines. Dan Hardy and Michael Bisping are arguably the two best British fighters in the premier MMA organization in the world. If the UFC is going to expand overseas they need these fighters to do well. Doing well is exa...
Thursday, Nov 12
If Couture thinks UFC 102’s performance is not a disappointment, UFC 105’s probably will be
A lot of the wrestlers in MMA have this thing where they decide to abandon wrestling and start boxing, Which sometimes results in them losing fights they could’ve easily won. Of course it’s nessecary for fighters to be well rounded but come fight time why not take the easiest way to the win an...
UFC 110 Early Card: Headed to Australia
The front-runner seems to be lightweight George Sotiropoulos (10-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC), a TUF veteran and a world class grappler who’s built a reputation as a Machado blackbelt and is on a substantial UFC run with three straight finishes in the Octagon.
Tuesday, Nov 10
Final Numbers Put Fedor vs. Rogers at 5.46 Million
Fedor may not be a crossover star, but the numbers certainly show that Fedor is capable of being a huge draw for MMA fans, and the fact that it was the most watched program among men ages 18-34 (where MMA seems to stomp pretty much all of the competition) means that we’ll probably see a second S...
Is Forrest Griffin overrated?
Since that time Forrest has lost two straight fights to Rashad Evans and Anderson Silva. Both are great fighters. Rashad Evans could be a staple in this division for a long time, and Anderson Silva is one of the best fighters of all time.
Monday, Nov 9
Mamed Khalidov: Remember the Name
Whether Khalidov will come over to fight in the states is a matter of pure speculation right now, but he’s certainly the kind of fighter that might get a warmer reception from a more submission friendly Japanese audience. That said, his ground-and-pound based top game might win him a lot of...
Early Numbers Put Fedor vs. Rogers Near 4 Million
Early reports on the ratings for the Strikeforce event on CBS put the numbers very close to four million (3.8, essentially) and, as MMAJunkie points out, that number is soft. Of course (and this may or may not surprise people) this does not break the current CBS broadcast record for an MMA ev...
Sunday, Nov 8
Antwain Britt to fight Scott Lighty at Strikeforce Evolution!
Antwain Britt is known for being a nasty stand up fighter. He has power in both hands and is starting to create a lengthy list of formidable opponents that he has knocked out. While this will be his Strikeforce debut, he is no stranger to fighting in big spots. Antwain busted onto the scene th...
Long Live the King!
Fedor Emelianenko (31-1-0-1 MMA, #1 IWMMAR) took two rounds last night reminding the world why he’s the best heavyweight, not just active in the sport today, but in the history of mixed martial arts, when he demolished Brett Rogers (10-1 MMA, #6 IWMMAR).
Fedor very beatable, could not win UFC title!
Another fighter that could put Fedor in trouble is Brock Lesnar. No, I am not a troll. Brock Lesnar provides a new set of challenges for Fedor and every other heavyweight. His size and strength puts him in an advantage, throw in his D1 wrestling and you have a legitimate force.
Friday, Nov 6
Strikeforce: Rogers vs. Fedor Predictions
Tomorrow night mixed martial arts returns to CBS for the first time since last October as Strikeforce presents: Fedor vs. Rogers. The televised portion of the card has four bouts and all of them have some sort of title implications involved with them. Now on to my predictions.
Marcus Jones: The Good Soldier
On the ground, though, to see a guy who’s as dynamic as Marcus was in his first fight is really frightening. Kimbo’s assessment of Marcus’ game is pretty accurate, and Kimbo should know, since he trained with the guy a lot during the course of the show:
Sengoku 11 Preview
The card will also feature Kevin Randleman (17-13 MMA, 4-3 UFC) looking for another win to get him on track as he takes on Bulgarian wrestling powerhouse Stanislav Nedkov (7-0 MMA). While there’s no real question of who the superior wrestler is (Randleman was a two time NCAA champion at Ohi...
Thursday, Nov 5
Ring of Combat on SpikeTV
Considered to be one of the top East Coast MMA promotions, Ring of Combat is now featured on SpikeTV. Check out the video below to learn more about Lou Neglia and his up and coming ROC events. Considered to be one of the top East Coast MMA promotions, Ring of Combat is now featured on SpikeTV. Chec...
NSFW Pic: War Machine and Riley Steele
Everyone's favorite insane MMA fighter is back, but he's voluntarily giving up full mount to naked women, like Riley Steele, in order to make money outside of fighting. Koppenhaver announced his intentions to do porn earlier this year, saying that fighting wasn't paying the bills and t...
Wednesday, Nov 4
Duffee out of UFC 107
Paul Buentello (24-10 MMA, 3-1 UFC) is going to have to wait for news about his opponent at least a little while. He'll no longer be taking on prospect Todd Duffee (5-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) at UFC 107. That said, Buentello may end up with a similarly tough opponent. Pride veteran and submission fighter...
Strikeforce ShoMMA Coverage
For those who don’t know, I live in Fresno, California, very close to the site of the next Strikeforce fight (no, not Fedor vs. Rogers, the one before that). MMA Opinion will have live coverage of the event as well as photos that will be up on our sister site, MMA Prints.
Tuesday, Nov 3
Ten simple sure fire ways to beat the UFC and be the best MMA promotion ever
6. Then, sign the best fighter in the business, pay him a big load of money and then don’t give him an immediate title shot. 7. Have your “best” welterweights fight for the vacant title (the middleweight title of course). 8. Be disrespectful to your fighters, it worked out for Dana White very well.
Thiago Alves: I’m on a mission to become a world champion
TA: Yes, Fedor is another fighter I like to watch compete. Along with GSP and Anderson Silva those three guys are fighters I love to watch. Another guy I love to watch is Wanderlei Silva, he was my favorite back in the day. He is my idol and one of the reasons I started fighting in MMA.
Slice vs. Alexander to Meet at 215 Pounds
It seems that Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson (3-1 MMA) will be looking to move down to lightheavyweight as it's rumored that he's going to meet Houston Alexander (9-4-0-1 MMA, 2-3 UFC) at 215 pounds. The criticism has ensued. I tried to be civil. Barrett Hooper was less generous, and was (for th...
Monday, Nov 2
Thoughts on Slice vs. Alexander
We’ll see how the Alexander fight unfolds and that will dictate a lot of how Kimbo is treated from here on out. That said, it’s going to be hard for Kimbo to really be called legitimate after a single bout with an opponent who’s going to offer a lot of opportunities for Kimbo to finish, as oppose...
Pierce to Meet Jon Fitch at UFC 107
Pierce is coming off of an impressive UFC debut that saw him defeat solid welterweight Brock Larson (26-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC). Fitch is in the middle of a solid two fight win streak following his loss to UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre (19-2 MMA, 13-2 UFC, #1 IWMMAR). There seems to be a t...
Wednesday, Oct 28
There is no “karate” in Machida.
The Iceman, Georges St-Pierre and many other notable mixed martial artists and world champion kickboxers also come from a background in Karate, yet we don’t often see anyone fighting the way Machida does, not even Lyoto’s father and brother.
Tuesday, Oct 27
The UFC’s 205 pound problem (round 3)
Wild Card: I am just throwing this out there… If/When Randy Couture defeats Brandon Vera, he will quickly be in line for a title shot. One thing Randy does is fight for titles… If he is able to handily defeat Vera, he very well could jump everyone on this list for a title shot (minus Rua for n...
Monday, Oct 26
The ‘experts’ discuss Machida vs. Rua
UFC 104 gave us one of the most exciting back and forth main events that we have seen in a long time. It also gave many fans a reason to jump online to discuss why they believe Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua was robbed by the judges after his fight with light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida. But now the...
Tuesday, Oct 20
WVR Champ Santiago to Fight at Sengoku 11
Still unannounced for the event is world Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu champion Xande Ribeiro (2-0 MMA), who walked away from the Abu Dhabi Combat Club back in September with a gold medal in the -99 kg weight class and a silver medal in Absolute. Ribeiro is featured on the promotional artwork for the...
Monday, Oct 19
Zaromskis and Sakuraba to Appear on Dream 12
A bout between Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem (30-11-0-1 MMA, #8 IWMMAR) and less-than-solid Brit James “The Colossus” Thompson (14-10 MMA) is suspected, but has yet to be announced. Overeem will be on the event, according to Dream’s promotional materials, but hi...
Saturday, Oct 17
Hendo to Strikeforce shouldn’t shock anyone!
Once upon a time a fighter by the name of Dan Henderson shocked the world (or at least the Japanese version) by dropping superstar Wanderlei Silva. Some argue that this fight never should have happened (like me), but from that day forward Hendo was known as the first to wear two title belts f...
Thursday, Oct 15
Independent World MMA Rankings: October, 2009
Light Heavyweight Rankings (186 to 205 lbs.) 1. Lyoto Machida (15-0) 2. Quinton Jackson (30-7) 3. Rashad Evans (13-1-1) 4. Anderson Silva (25-4) 5. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (18-3) 6. Forrest Griffin (16-6) 7. Gegard Mousasi (26-2-1) 8. Dan Henderson (25-7) 9. Thiago Silva (14-1)
TUF 10: Episode 5 Recap and Thoughts on Stupid
I’m not a Rashad Evans fan, but as this season of the Ultimate Fighter goes on, I find I’m liking “Sugar” Rashad more and more. Still, before I get into the backstage confrontation between Evans and Rampage, I figure it’s worth making a few notes about what happened in the show to help context...
Tuesday, Oct 13
National Cage Fighting in Tucson
There were 9 amateur bouts. Former NFL lineman Travis Scott scored an awesome rear naked choke in a 57 second bout against Rudy Verdugo. And Stephen Watson got a nice guillotine in 2:21 versus Ashley Gagnon. Lionel Dragoh from Lion’s Den scored a decision win against Mitch Wheeler. Kevin Hend...
Sengoku Raiden Championship: What Every Fan Should Know
I realize that Japanese MMA is not something that’s followed in the states at nearly the same level it is in, well… Japan. Still, it’s worth taking a look ahead a couple of months to what will be an incredibly exciting event organized by World Victory Road.
Sunday, Oct 11
A Slick Finish: Mackens Semerzier Triangles Wagnney Fabiano
The submission was absolutely everything a triangle as defense of the groundnpound should be. It was quick, it was technical and it was set up very effectively, so I figured that it was worth giving a little insight into what about that submission really deserves recognition.
Thursday, Sep 24
Rashad Evans vs. Thiago Silva at UFC 108
With Quinton “Rampage” Jackson no longer an option, former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans has set his eyes on one of the more feared strikers in the UFC’s 205lb division. MMA Fanhouse is reporting that Evans will fight Thiago Silva at UFC 108. It is believed the event will be hel...
Tuesday, Sep 22
Weekly Women’s MMA Wrap Up
FIRST THINGS FIRST Weekly Women’s MMA Wrap Up will be moving. The column will still be free and available on the internet, but will be posted at the Savage Science starting next week. ABU DHABI I got the heads up from Ladies of Pain matchmaker Sam Wilson that ADCC’s pay-per-view advertiseme...
Thursday, Jul 9
Someone Give These Girls A Fight!
2009 hasn’t been all that bad for women’s MMA. Bellator, Strikeforce, Valkyrie, Shooto and DEEP haven’t been the only games in town. We saw HookNShoot put on the G-Fight Summit, and women fighting for a ton of other promotions including Fight Force, Combat USA, Beast of the East, CMF, UCFC,...
Sunday, May 3
MMA Opinion Podcast - Dream 8, Fedor/Aoki, and UFC 98
Josh Stein and Curtis Clontz talk about Dream 8, the Fedor vs. Aoki exhibition fight, and UFC 98! This is the twenty-third episode of the MMA Opinion podcast. You may have noticed that we are using a new naming scheme…no more “Opinionated” for the time being. To listen to the podcast, you may su...
Thursday, Apr 16
MMA Opinion Podcast - UFC 97 Preview and more!
Josh Stein and Curtis Clontz talk about the upcoming UFC 97 event to be held on Saturday April 18th along with a couple other topics! This is the twenty-first episode of the MMA Opinion podcast. You may have noticed that we are using a new naming scheme…no more “Opinionated” for the time bein...
Thursday, Apr 2
UFN 18 Results and Videos
First are the videos of the fights, courtesy of MMA-Core! Carlos Condit vs. Martin Kampmann Ryan Bader vs. Carmelo Marrero Tyson Griffin vs. Rafael Dos Anjos Junie Browning vs. Cole Miller And here are the results for the Ultimate Fight Night 18, which was held last night and aired on SpikeTV a...
Sunday, Mar 22
Photo: Dana White hates Affliction shirts
Or does he? The president of the UFC recently went off when asked about rival MMA promoter and Tom Antencio’s plans to counter-program UFC 100. Mr. White apparently doesn’t have a lot of nice things to say about Affliction t-shirts. I guess Dana and the “t-shirt guy” were once on good terms - be...
Tuesday, Dec 30
MMA Opinion “Opinionated” Podcast - Episode 14
Josh Stein and Curtis Clontz talk to Pat Miletich and WAMMA COO Michael Lynch. This podcast is the first of two ‘end of the year’ podcasts in which we discuss fighter rankings, how WAMMA works, Pats’ future in MMA, the MFS camp, and the fallout from UFC 92. This is the fourteenth episode of the [......
Friday, Dec 12
MMA Opinion “Opinionated” Podcast - Episode 12
Brandt DeLorenzo, Josh Stein and Curtis Clontz talk about the UFC Fight for the Troops event, Pat Miletich vs. Thomas Denny, and the upcoming The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale this Saturday. This is the twelfth episode of the MMA Opinion “Opinionated” podcast. To listen to the podcast, you may s...
Tuesday, Oct 7
Podcast: The Petruzelli Problem
There’s been a lot of negative press coming out of the EliteXC: Heat event following the knockout loss of Kimbo Slice. We’ve seen the mainstream media bash Slice, we watched pro-boxing personalities poke the sport of MMA, and now there’s a slew of allegations against Seth Petruzelli, Eli...
Monday, Jun 9
Rumors on Dana White’s Big Announcement
Sound crazy? It just might be. Or maybe it will just be an announcement that the UFC is finally ready to show off the UFC video game slated to be released in 2009. Whatever it is, It’s certainly a Dana White white and it’s entertainment. I think I’ve heard them all. Anderson Silva to light heavywei...
Friday, Jun 6
MMA…and Borat?
Apparently someone over in the Underground Forums attended a MMA event in Texarkana, Arkansas for only $5. Oh yea, beer was also only $1. Does this raise any red flags yet? Well, it should. I can’t wait to see this. Apparently someone over in the Underground Forums attended a MMA event in Texark...
Monday, Mar 24
Ken Shamrock and the Steroid Saga
The last well known UFC fighter to test positive for steroids was the 155 champion Sean Sherk. Sherk was a physical specimen and had amazing workouts. He has never assumed the guilt and always denied all allegations. Other notable fighters that have popped are Hermes Franca and Stephen Bonn...
Saturday, Mar 8
Hating Convention: For Those MMA Fans Who Reject the Mainstream
They can’t go to Pride, since it no longer exists. (many left for Pride after the first TUF season, but they’re now looking for somewhere else to go) They can’t go to the WEC, because it follows that same formula as the UFC, only with lighter weight classes. (And, on top of that, many refuse to su...
