Author Archive for Tim
I'm Tim, 27 yr. old MMA fan from the Midwest.
WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber Preview and Predictions
WEC 48 marks the organization’s first foray into the Pay-Per-View market. They will get the full UFC treatment on Saturday, complete with Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg on the call, Bruce Buffer doing the introductions, and Dana White handling the promotion. Beyond all that lies one of the best cards of the year on paper, [...]
Report: James Toney vs. Randy Couture Possible for UFC 118
According to MMA Junkie, heavyweight boxer James “Lights Out” Toney may make his MMA debut against former UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight champion Randy “The Natural” Couture at UFC 118 in Boston. The bout is not yet official, but according to the website, it is likely to serve as either the main event or the co-main [...]
Strikeforce: Nashville Preview and Predictions
Strikeforce will make it’s return to network television this Saturday for Strikeforce: Nashville. After a moderately successful debut on CBS, it will be interesting to see how the sophomore effort does on the network without the star power of top heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko.
Gilbert Melendez vs. Shinya Aoki: Gilbert Melendez will defend his Strikeforce lightweight title [...]
UFC 112 Thoughts
I know I’m a bit late to the party on my UFC 112 post-fight thoughts, but I needed a little time to digest what I saw. It was definitely an interesting day/night of MMA.
Frankie Edgar was masterful in his performance against B.J. Penn. It’s unfortunate that the events of the main event will take a [...]
UFC 112 Preview and Predictions
UFC 112: Invincible gets its title because it features two of the greatest and most dominant champions in UFC history. Both lightweight champion B.J. Penn and middleweight champion Anderson Silva will enter the Octagon as prohibitive favorites to continue their reign atop their respective divisions. The card is also significant because it takes place in [...]
UFC Fight Night 21 Quick Picks
Sorry for the brevity of this post, but I didn’t have a ton of time to work on today’s preview for UFC Fight Night 21. I didn’t want to leave you guys without any picks though, so here we go!
Main card:
Ross Pearson vs. Dennis Siver: Siver is on a four-fight win streak, but Pearson has [...]
UFC 111 Preview and Predictions
I’ve been looking forward to UFC 111 for quite some time. The card suffered a blow when Thiago Alves was told he couldn’t fight Jon Fitch due to an irregularity in a pre-fight CAT scan. That took one of the best fights of the night off the card, but there’s still plenty of good ones [...]
