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Wednesday, November 27th, 2013Jeremy Wall talks a walk down memory lane to look at the rise of Georges St. Pierre in the UFC Welterweight division and how Johny Hendricks has crashed the party for good.
Two concessions the UFC could make to get New York MMA legislation passed
Monday, November 25th, 2013The UFC finds itself in a position of having to do a lot more arm-twisting to get MMA legislation passed in the state of New York. There are two moves they could make that would produce political votes in their favor.
UFC’s plan for “World Fucking Domination” needing professionalism & perspective
Thursday, November 21st, 2013The UFC decided it was a good idea to plaster an image on their Twitter feed about their desire for “World Fucking Domination.” Then the image was yanked after online mockery.
Keith Kizer’s Nevada judges predictably give GSP decision win over Johny Hendricks
Saturday, November 16th, 2013Think it’s hard enough to keep up with all the UFC fight cards as a writer? Try being a fan where you have to pick and choose which shows are important.
Trapped: Ben Askren’s limited options
Friday, November 15th, 2013The UFC claims publicly that they don’t want to sign Ben Askren. Where does he go next?
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.
Too many TV filler fights impacting both Bellator & UFC ratings
Friday, November 8th, 2013A glut of MMA cable programming has made it harder to draw consistent television ratings and PPV buy rates. How will Bellator & UFC adjust in 2014 to today’s television reality?
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.
Good old boys network at Nevada meeting approve Josh Barnett for license
Thursday, October 31st, 2013Good thing Josh Barnett is a contender in the UFC Heavyweight division so that his promoter will pay for “enhanced” random drug testing.
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.
Frank Shamrock: Bound by Blood is a must-see documentary for all the right reasons
Friday, October 11th, 2013Spike TV aired one of the best MMA documentaries ever with Frank Shamrock: Bound By Blood. Powerful.
A league of denial on brain damage & testosterone
Wednesday, October 9th, 2013We know about pugilistica dementia in combat sports. It doesn’t mean that the risks have lessened in today’s combat sports world, however, and vigilance is needed more than ever.
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