All Entries in the "Recaps" Category
The Ultimate Finale 10 Recap
Another winner of The Ultimate Fighter was crowned, one of MMA’s best young fighters showed what all the hype was about, and Kimbo Slice won his UFC debut. However, that sentence made the event sound much better than it actually was.
All eyes were on Kimbo Slice as he made his UFC debut against Houston Alexander. [...]
UFC 106 Recap and Thoughts
UFC 106 was a card that was plagued by injuries and cancellations, but it turned out to be one of the more entertaining events of the year.
The pay-per-view began with a fight between Amir Sadollah and Phil Baroni. Baroni had his moments in the first round, but characteristically gassed in the 2nd and 3rd rounds. He [...]
Aldo Dominates Brown to Win WEC Featherweight Title
Jose Aldo had a run of 5 straight TKO’s in the WEC heading into this fight, while Mike Brown had won his previous 10 fights. Somebody’s streak had to end, and this time it was Brown’s. Aldo likely won a close first round before closing out Brown in the 2nd to win the WEC Featherweight [...]
UFC 103 Recap
UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort wasn’t one of the most hyped UFC events of the year, but it delivered solid action and perhaps presented middleweight champion Anderson Silva with a legitimate challenger.
On the preliminary card, Rafael dos Anjos showed why the UFC kept him around after an 0-2 start with the company by defeating Rob [...]
UFC 102 results
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Randy Couture via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Thiago Silva def. Keith Jardine via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 1:35
Jake Rosholt def. Chris Leben via technical submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 3, 1:30
Nate Marquardt def. Demian Maia via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 0:21
Brandon Vera def. Krzysztof Soszynski via unanimous decision (30-27, [...]
Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg post-fight thoughts
Even though their most popular fighter on the card suffered her first professional defeat, Strikeforce had to consider tonight’s event as a success. Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos showed without any doubt who the best professional women’s MMA fighter is by defeating Gina Carano in the first round of their championship contest. Despite what you’ll hear and [...]
UFC 101 recap
UFC 101 featured two of the most dominant fighters in the UFC in Anderson Silva and B.J. Penn, and they both delivered dominating performances.
In the main event, Penn completely shut down every aspect of Kenny Florian’s game. He was able to dodge Florian’s strikes, prevent takedowns, and eventually ended the fight with a rear naked [...]
