TUF 13 Diary: Episode 1 Recap and Analysis

I was first introduced to the sport of Mixed Martial Arts in 1994, when I was only six years old. My uncle owned an illegal Pay-Per-View black box and recorded all the early UFC events. Out of curiosity, I used to watch these recorded tapes. I was in awe of Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock, to me they were superheroes, Street Fighter II characters that came to life. I looked at these Ultimate Fighting Championship events as real life Bloodsport. Just like the movie, fighters of all styles, races, and cultures

Cain Velasquez discusses his shoulder rehab, says fighting Jon Jones “would be great”

Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez, who has been sidelined since capturing the title at UFC 121, talks about the progression of his shoulder injury and shares his thoughts on newly crowned Light Heavyweight champ Jon “Bones” Jones. Velasquez says fighting Jones “would be great,” but admits that returning to the octagon still seems “so far away.”

Fans are the sure winners in ZUFFA-Strikeforce deal

Earlier today, Ariel Helwani from MMAfighting.com dropped a bomb on the Mixed Martial Arts world. Dana White has publicly announced that UFC’s parent company has purchased Strikeforce. Now with this recent news, what does that mean for the Strikeforce promotion? What does that mean for it’s most important asset, their fighters? Many of the fighters and personnel under the Strikeforce banner have had a past with the UFC and ZUFFA.
People like Frank Shamrock, Dan Henderson, Josh Barnett, Nick Diaz, Paul

MMA power rankings

Rankings have become a mess in MMA. Some folks like myslef want to use wins over quality competition as the main means to judge fighters at the top of the game (rankings wise). Some others want to judge rankings on more of a “whom would beat whom” basis. Personally I don’t abide by that philosophy, but certain folks do and the endgame is always in one way or another “agree to disagree”. After some thoughts over this weekend I think I have a pretty good solution. Power rankings: Judging a fighter solely on t

blogkick: Top 5 worst decisions in MMA history

Top 5 Worst Decisions In MMA history:
5. Hatsu Hioki Vs Michihiro Omigawa Sengoku 11
                 For the most part Sengoku fly’s under the radar in the mind of the casual fan, but that does not mean they don’t have their fair share of ghastly decisions. At sengoku 11 Hatsu Hioki and Michihiro Omigawa fought a hard 15 minute battle. The fight wasn’t completely one sided But Omigawa landed takedowns in all

Overeem vs. Werdum will determine the #1 MMA Heavyweight in the World

Strikeforce Heavyweight Tournament will kick-off next month, with some very exciting match-ups on the bracket. Of course, the first event will mark the return of Fedor Emelianenko to the Strikeforce cage, but in my opinion, the most important bout of the first round is the collision between Alistair Overeem and Fabricio Werdum. In his fight against Antonio Silva (Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey on February 12th), Fedor Emelianenko will look to make a statement that he’s still the driving force