Jacob Volkmann Gets Visit from Secret Service As a Result of Offhand Post-UFC 125 Remark That He Wants to Fight Obama Next
(“…and when I said I wanted to wring Barack’s neck, I meant I wanted to re-align his vertebrae.”)Well Jacob Volkmann won’t…
Following Back-to-Back Hip Surgeries, Big Nog is Hoping for An August Return in Rio Against Lesnar
(Nogueira takes ice baths to quell hip pain and to treat his hypergonadism.) Many fans of Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira were disappointed…
Swick, Mitchell Both Decide ‘Fighting for the Troops’ Not in the Cards
(Those hats that make it look like you have an arrow through your head? Comedy gold. Somehow, the same principle…
The 10 Worst Mismatches in MMA History
#10: Anderson Silva vs. Chris Leben, UFC Fight Night 5 (6/28/06) If you didn’t follow his pre-UFC career, you probably figured that Anderson Silva’s…
Rousimar Palhares’s History of Assholishness Contributed to UFC 111 Suspension
(Rousimar Palhares vs. Helio Dipp, 3/10/07. Dipp passes out at 2:06. Palhares lets go at 2:10. Despite the peppy…
The Science Behind the Knockout
(Video courtesy BREAK/SportScience) If you watched Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu this weekend and read any of the ensuing commentary on MMA…
Lyoto Machida Says MMA Fans are Fickle and Sometimes Being Conservative is Necessary in MMA
(“There goes my number of Twitter followers down the tubes.”) Former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida finds himself in the…
Luke Cummo May Have Quietly Retired From Fighting, But He’s Still Full of Piss and [Organic Homeopathic] Vinegar
(“I’m actually going to use these shorts to brew tea with this afternoon.”)If you’re like us, you sometimes stand…
WEC 53 Aftermath Notes: Video of ‘The Showtime Kick’, Prelim Madness, Bonuses + More
Let’s get this out of the way: The cage-spring head-kick that Anthony “Showtime” Pettis landed on Ben Henderson in their lightweight title fight…
Mike Tyson Was Contracted to Fight Fedor and Cro Cop in PRIDE
I remember watching Mike Tyson calling out Bob Sapp (*Editor’s note: How the hell is Bob Sapp only 35?) after “The Beast” beat Kimo…