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Saturday, Oct 31

Saulo Ribeiro: A Journey in Jiu-Jitsu (Part One)

One American who Ribeiro has taken under his wing will enjoy the spotlight at UFC 107, as Diego Sanchez takes on BJ Penn for the UFC lightweight title. Regarding their training at Ribeiro’s San Diego academy, Ribeiro smiles: “It’s awesome. Diego, when I met him, was just a raw fighter; witho...

Saturday, Oct 24

Predictions: UFC 104

Main Event, for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship: Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida (champion) vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua Despite what Marc says, I don’t see any advantage for Rua other than possibly size. No way is he catching Machida with a lumbering lead left hook as he did in his knockout...

Friday, Oct 23

Shogun will defeat Lyoto on Saturday Night

The only way Mauricio Rua loses this fight is if his cardio is not at a top level. It has been responsible for his only two true losses in MMA competition to Babalu and Forrest Griffin. So, when Dana White is putting the belt around Rua’s waist on Saturday night, remember, you heard it here first.

Wednesday, Oct 14

Vadim Finkelstein on Strikeforce Deal with Fedor and why UFC is “Impossible”

Vadim Finkelstein: Fedor believes his opponent is a top fighter, a knockout artist. One should overestimate his opponent. Fedor respects him as a fighter. He’s in a serious training camp now preparing diligently for the November, 7 fight.

Wednesday, Sep 23

UFC to Rampage: You Can Check Out But Never Leave…

Rumor has it, from Rampage Jackson himself, that he is done with MMA, most notably of course his home in the UFC. Dana White is a master of the PR wars, often times doing whatever it takes, including making himself a target, to get what he wants in the end. Rampage is playing a dangerous [...]

Sunday, Sep 20

Opinion: Smoke and Mirrors; UFC and Pretty Boy Floyd’s Slow Waltz

So if boxing isn’t giving us the fights fans want to see, what is UFC doing? Did I want to see Rich Franklin vs. Vitor Belfort? Don’t fans want to see Vitor Belfort vs. Anderson Silva? Why bother with a warm-up fight, right? I’m also really glad UFC is giving us Brock Lesnar vs. Antonio Minotauro N...

Saturday, Sep 19

What Fight Fans Should be Watching Tonight: Mayweather vs. Marquez

I can already hear the arguments against it, and I’ll admit UFC 103 will probably be enjoyable enough. I’ll even concede that the welterweight bout between Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr and Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez may have lost a bit of luster with Mayweather’s issues at the scale. (S...

Wednesday, Jul 29

Opinion: Fedor, Vadim and the UFC: A Match Not Made in Heaven

If we hear on Friday that the deal went through and we’ll see a ring post with a M-1 Global logo and Fedor smashing Brock, great, if not, something has to give. Nobody can doubt Fedor’s accomplishments and ability, but his sense as a businessman and choice in friends is going to bury him. Not eve...

Sunday, Jul 12

Opinion: Quick Thoughts on UFC 100

George St. Pierre, meanwhile, also did exactly what was expected of him. Having now dispatched of another #1 contender, St. Pierre’s record in MMA now stands as, almost inargurably, the greatest in the history of the sport by any competitor. Having now recorded wins over Karo Parisyan, Matt...

Tuesday, Apr 28

Podcast: Mixed Martial Açaí

In a recent interview with Fight Magazine, Lyoto Machida was asked what was in his refrigerator. The Brazilian MMA phenom known as “The Dragon” (or, as I prefer to call him, “The Next Light Heavyweight Champion of the World”) didn’t surprise me when he included açaí (pronounced a-sigh-ee...

Saturday, Apr 11

Opinion: My UFC 97 Picks

Light Heavyweights: Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua On the other hand, here are two guys who we appear to have already seen at their best, and may be approaching the twilight of their careers. Liddell didn’t impress me nearly as much as many fans when he defeated Wanderl...

Monday, Apr 6

Opinion: Analyzing the Second Tier: WEC & Bellator

One of the strange aspects of spending one’s time reading internet forums and the like is that one often sees a bizarre representation of reality. The reaction to the WEC as a sort of “major league” is an excellent example of that. Clearly, it isn’t. The ratings, live gates, attendance, hell,...

Friday, Mar 13

Opinion: “Weak Cards” Vol. 2: Why We Accept Them

When I wrote the first piece about weak cards, I facetiously wrote about the fans buying cards for Matt Brown. The truth is that no one on the planet buys MMA shows to watch Matt Brown, probably not even his own family. Everyone buys for the headliner, and the increasingly less “stacked” UFC ca...

Sunday, Jan 18

Opinion: Save Your Outrage: Coleman & Others Don’t Need Your Tears

Ken Shamrock: Shamrock’s loss to Buzz Berry was a brutal one. The Kimbo debacle only could have damaged him more. Now the news that he’s fighting on February 13th against Bo Cantrell comes almost as no surprise. To everyone’s credit, this is better than the rumored February bout against Tim S...

Saturday, Jan 17

Who looked good coming out of UFC 93?

Franklin got ruined twice by Anderson Silva. Now we’re guaranteed either a sorta rehabbed/almost 40 year old Dan Henderson gets a second shot himself or that Michael Bisping gets a crack at reaching the summit for ol’ Britannia. Plus, did you see Ultimate Fighter Seasons 2 or 4? Franklin wa...

Sunday, Nov 2

Podcast: Total MMA Radio: Post UFC 90/EliteXC Death Hyperbole

We’re back! Alan and myself discuss the death of EliteXC, Anderson “The Dragon” Silva, dos Santos in hockey brawls, Eric Pele, the possibility of Urijah Faber using a superkick at the upcoming WEC, it is exactly what you expect from us. That means it is awesome.

Wednesday, Aug 20

Podcast: Total MMA Radio: UFC 87 Round-Up

We’ve had a few obnoxious server issues, so this is up a few days late. But late is better than never, no? Join Chris Henderson, Alan and myself as we look back at UFC 87 as well as do some speculating into the future and more. ShareThis We’ve had a few obnoxious server issues, so this is up a few day...

Thursday, Aug 7

Podcast: Total MMA Radio: UFC 87 and Olympics Preview

In this week’s edition of Total MMA Radio, Alan, Kendall and myself discuss this weekend’s UFC 87 card — Alan covers what to look for in the Olympics in boxing and Kendall gives an in-depth look into what The Olympics has to offer with Judo.

Monday, Jul 14

Podcast: Total MMA Radio with Amir Sadollah

ShareThis In our latest edition of Total MMA Radio, Dave and Alan preview the UFC’s Affliciton-Killer card and Dave talks with THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER Amir Sadollah. Remember to subscribe to via iTunes or possibly more underground and edgy podcast receivers. Just search for ‘Total MMA’ o...

Wednesday, Jul 9

Podcast: Total MMA Radio 9 July 2008: With Lee Whitehead from MMA Weekly

ShareThis Covering the weekend in British MMA with Lee Whitehead from MMA Weekly and UFC 86 with a brief word from Forrest and Rampage. Remember to subscribe to via iTunes or possibly more underground and edgy podcast receivers. Just search for ‘Total MMA’ of if want to flex your technolo...

Friday, May 30

Final Word on Elite XC

Certainly, this is looked at as massive weakness on behalf of Gary Shaw to establish EliteXC as a name alongside the UFC by those concerned with comparing Dana White to Vince McMahon or Kimbo to Hulk Hogan (as two of the most poorly conceived and written pieces of MMA journalism ever did on b...