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Saturday, September 13th, 2014It was karmic justice to see Andrei Arlovski knock out Bigfoot Silva on a UFC Brasilia card that Zuffa wanted fans to pay to watch on an internet stream. It perfectly symbolizes what is exactly wrong with UFC right now.
Verdict on first UFC double-header: insufferably long
Saturday, May 31st, 2014The UFC is starting double-headers and if you think fan burnout is bad now, it’s going to pick up more steam. Saturday was a dreadful and interminably long watch.
More likely to happen first: Shogun/Henderson UFC III or double retirement?
Sunday, March 23rd, 2014Dan Henderson looked like a fighter ready for retirement after two rounds against Mauricio Shogun in their UFC rematch. Then came round three and Henderson pulled a rabbit out of his ass.
Slate of four UFC March 2014 fight cards (Macau, London, Dallas, Brazil)
Monday, February 24th, 2014There are a lot of fights scheduled for March and a lot of fighters that fans might not be familiar with.
Vitor’s vexing conundrum on using testosterone (or not) in Nevada
Monday, January 6th, 2014The UFC is going to promote a fight between Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort in Nevada. Either Belfort begs for permission to use testosterone or he skips using the magic T. Either result makes everyone look bad.
15 years after McGwire & Sosa, Fox Sports stuck in marriage to a pro-steroids UFC
Monday, November 11th, 2013After Dana White ripped the mask off over UFC’s support of Vitor Belfort’s testosterone usage, Fox Sports finds itself in a public relations quandry that has eerie parallels to MLB in the late 90s.
The magic T’s on/off switch: Vitor Belfort’s golden flip on using testosterone
Friday, November 1st, 2013Isn’t it amazing how MMA fighters who cry for a need to use testosterone are able to get on and off the magic T whenever they want to? Vitor Belfort says he doesn’t need to use testosterone for a title shot.
Cain Velasquez gets his TKO finish on a UFC Houston show with brutal fights & officiating
Friday, October 18th, 2013A busy slate of cards for UFC in October, including the struggling England card w/o Michael Bisping.
Luca Fury: Why will UFC fire fighters for bad sportsmanship but not for failing drug tests?
Sunday, October 13th, 2013Rousimar Palhares got fired from the UFC because of bad sportsmanship. He didn’t get fired because he failed a drug test over nine months ago, however. Luca Fury asks why the UFC doesn’t have a consistent policy for punishing fighters who fail drug tests.
Criticize UFC pay & get booked as a heel against a top steroider on enemy turf
Friday, July 26th, 2013Tim Kennedy may be paying a price for criticizing UFC fighter pay and fighters in the organization who use testosterone.
After UFC 161, is Roy Nelson now Bellator-bound?
Saturday, June 15th, 2013Four cards for UFC in May & June with fights featuring some recognizable names but also a ton of bouts with names of guys that the casual fan has never heard of before.
The questions not being asked about UFC’s backing of Vitor Belfort’s testosterone usage
Thursday, February 7th, 2013There are five questions not being asked strongly enough in the aftermath of UFC disclosing that Vitor Belfort fought Michael Bisping in Sao Paulo while using testosterone.
Dana White’s $2,000 media challenge
Sunday, October 14th, 2012Dana White issued a $2,000 media challenge for anyone who can name a “hit” on Spike TV since UFC has left the network. Pay up, Dana.
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