All Entries in the "opinions" Category
UFC 136 and Frankie Edgar: Why I Love MMA
Even though UFC 136 didn’t have a UFC “superstar” fighting on the card, I was looking forward to the event as much as I had any event this year. The Pay-Per-View card looked to be filled with solid matchups, and the main event featured the third fight between Gray Maynard and Frankie Edgar. The first [...]
Can UFC 121 Become the Biggest UFC Pay-Per-View of All-Time?
The simple and most likely answer to this question is “no.” However, I think there are some reasons to believe that if certain factors are met, UFC 121 in October could become the biggest UFC Pay-Per-View of all-time, surpassing the 1.6 million buyrate for UFC 100.
The biggest factor in the equation is the biggest name [...]
Why Is Everyone Counting Tito Ortiz Out?
I’ve read and heard a variety of opinions since Forrest Griffin defeated Tito Ortiz via split-decision at UFC 106. The majority of people have come to one conclusion: Tito Ortiz is done as a top light heavyweight. I’m not saying that I necessarily disagree with this opinion, but to base it off of Saturday’s fight [...]
Anthony Johnson’s Days as a Welterweight Need To End
According to Steve Cofield at cagewriter, some reports indicate that UFC welterweight Anthony Johnson collapsed just prior to the weigh ins for UFC 106. This comes after a horrendous and dangerous attempt at cutting weight for his contest with Yoshihiro Yoshida at UFC 104. Reports prior to that weigh-in said that Johnson was being carried [...]
Reaction to Kimbo Slice vs. Roy Nelson
Ah, those clever people over at Spike TV and the UFC! Clever editing, tons of buzz, tons of promotion, all done to give us the illusion that Kimbo had a shot to beat Roy Nelson on tonight’s episode of The Ultimate Fighter. In reality, the majority of us knew that wouldn’t be the case, but [...]
Strikeforce parts ways with Buentello/Still can’t write a press release
Former UFC heavyweight contender Paul Buentello may be headed back to the Octagon after securing his release from Strikeforce. In what has become typical Strikeforce fashion, the statement on Buentello’s exit makes it appear as the loss will not hurt the organization. However, the statement also makes Strikeforce look like a joke. Here is the [...]
Ray Mercer is delusional
So, it’s official…boxing really damages the brain. Former heavyweight champion Ray Mercer recently did an interview with Eastsideboxing.com. In the interview, he basically says that MMA fighters are scared of him because of his 12 second KO of former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia. Here’s what he had to say:
J.S: So have you anything else [...]
