January 2010
1 post
UFC 108 Predictions →
Yes, I know the fights were last night, but my fellow MMA blogger Ms. Julie Veilleux and I had a chat to discuss the card. Check out her site (click on the blog title). We’ll probably be debating all things MMA from now on. Stay tuned.
December 2009
4 posts
Bellator, Season II: Stacking the Welterweight...
Bellator President/CEO Bjorn Rebney announced that the fight league has acquired top British prospect “Judo” Jim Wallhead this week to compete in it’s season II welterweight tournament. Wallhead joins young standouts Dan Hornbuckle, Jacob McClintock, and Ben Askren in what’s becoming an increasingly packed division supporting a vast array of styles (i.e....
"Art" Imitates Fight
Please excuse the use of the word “art” in my title. By no means is professional wrestling high art. My grandfather and I used to bond over watching Bret Hart, Hulk Hogan, and Shawn Michaels. To this day, I still check in on the musings of the WWE and TNA. It’s brainless entertainment. Heck, I purchased Wrestlemania with a few buddies for nostalgic entertainment this past...
November 2009
3 posts
Keep the Animals Out of the Cage
Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage…
—The Smashing Pumpkins “Bullet with Butterfly Wings”
In Hollywood, fodder for the tabloids is more or less a good thing, as long as everyone spells your name right (Note: Crashing your car into a tree amidst rumors of infidelity and a golf club-wielding wife may bring unwanted publicity).
However, in MMA, a sport...
The Weight Class Shuffle
Yesterday, a friend and I were discussing the state of the UFC, particularly GSP. Both he and I have a great deal of respect and admiration for the current UFC welterweight champ, not only for his talents inside the Octagon, but also because of the respect and professionalism he’s brought to the sport. “You know what? I kind of want Dan Hardy to win,” he said. Cheer for...
Cashing in the Kimbo Chips
Just as the soothsayer said “Beware the Ides of March” to Julius Caesar, someone must have said something very ominous to Dana White: his fighters are dropping like flies. Injuries and ailments (and Hollywood), while commonplace, have plagued the UFC in Fall ‘09 worse than ever before and delayed several high-profile pay-per-views.
On top of that, UFC’s cable cash cow, The...