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Monday, Jun 1

Worthy challengers for Machida?

ESPN United States Mauricio “Shogun” Rua is Machida's first scheduled title defense, but Rua hasn't looked like the Rua that fought in PRIDE for some time. Beating up on older fighters past their prime doesn't give us much of a gauge on where Rua will be at 104. ...

Sunday, Mar 1

Going another round with MMA author Kelly Crigger

Issue 1 – George St. Pierre has eclipsed Chuck Liddell as the face of MMA. Kelly Crigger is a freelance MMA writer and author of the book "Title Shot: Into the Shark Tank of Mixed Martial Arts". Contact him through his website at IntoTheSharkTank.com

Thursday, Feb 5

Strikeforce acquires select ProElite assets

I don’t think it’s been released which contracts Strikeforce owns and which fighters it will have options on. Still, this is certainly a major development in the MMA scene, especially since many of those EliteXC fighters have been hanging out to dry for months.

Sunday, Feb 17

Thoughts on EliteXC: Street Certified

In the undercard, the first round between middleweights Yosmany Cabezas and Jon Kirk may have been one of the top rounds of 2008. Light heavyweight Rafael Feijao looked impressive in his debut against John Doyle. Feijao was cornered by Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Anderson Silva and disp...

Friday, Feb 15

MMA week in review

Mirko Cro Flop?: Numerous sources, including Mirko Cro Cop himself, are saying that the Croatian heavyweight is no longer with the UFC. In fact, he was present at the press conference of a new league in Japan called "Dream." Dream is a partnership between the former employees of DSE (the for...

Saturday, Dec 29

UFC 79 Postcard: It's gameday!

Now, back to tonight's card. Over at SI.com, my UFC 79 preview is up. Check it out by clicking here. I break down and predict the Matt Hughes-Georges St. Pierre interim title bout, the Liddell-Wanderlei Silva dream fight, and the Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou-Lyoto Machida light heavyweight duel.

Sunday, Oct 21

UFC 77 Recap: Silva shuffles to victory in the jungle

Although PRIDE superstar Silva has been under contract with the promotion for a couple of months now and he was on hand live for UFC 77, we still don’t officially know who his first opponent will be. Speculation is rampant that his first fight will be against Chuck Liddell at UFC 79, but no of...

Saturday, Sep 22

UFC 76: Knockout preview

Both of these light heavyweight strikers are coming off devastating knockout losses in their previous fights. Liddell's last 10 fights have ended in stoppage (none by submission) and he won eight of those bouts. Jardine's last two fights ended in stoppage. With the influx of talent...