BlogKick: UFC 126 Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin

The co-main event at UFC 126 will feature Forrest Griffin and Rich Franklin. Both of these fighters are former UFC Champions, Griffin at Light Heavyweight and Franklin at Middleweight.
Griffin won the Light heavyweight title when he out pointed Quinton “Rampage” Jackson in a controversial unanimous decision in 2008. He went on to lose the title to Rashad Evans less than six months later. From there he suffered a humiliating loss at the hands of Anderson Silva in which he was knocked down three

CompuStrike: Clear advantage for Anderson Silva

Vitor Belfort will look to beat the odds tomorrow at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas Nevada, facing Anderson Silva for the UFC Middleweight Title. According to CompuStrike, Silva has an advantage in every aspect of the game – from striking to wrestling, landing a total 60% of strikes and 83% of attempted takedowns.Anderson Silva also looks to be the more aggressive striker, throwing significantly more punches and leg kicks than Vitor Belfort. CompuStrike Belfort-related stats also support the

Roger Gracie: Rebuilding a Legacy

It all started in 1993 when a 170 lb Royce Gracie shocked everyone in the world of combat when he won the first UFC tournament, gaining all his wins via submission. From that day on the Gracie name was hand in hand with MMA along with having the world of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in a choke hold(no pun intended), the Gracie Family looked destined to rule combat sports for a very long time…
 Unfortunately for the family, History did not play out that way. Since those days the Gracie’s have

Why Vitor Belfort is fighting Anderson Silva for the UFC Middleweight Title this Weekend

On February 5th at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort will face the toughest challenge of his career, fighting Anderson Silva for the UFC Middleweight Title.  Belfort’s position as the #1 contender for the UFC Middleweight title surely raises a lot of questions, and yet, the fight against Anderson Silva is expected to be one of the most exciting fights in the history of the UFC Middleweight division. Let’s start with some interesting statistics. Vitor

BlogKick: Do you remember your first time?

I actually remember it like it was yesterday. Let me take you in a trip in my time machine, back to the year 1994. I was young and naive, didn’t know too much the world yet. Growing up as a young kid in Vancouver, Britsh Columbia, Canada at the time I was a big Martial Arts movie buff. I loved watching movies with Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jean Claude Van-Damme, Steven Seagal just to name a few. I loved playing Street Fighter II and Mortal Kombat on my Sega Genesis (or Megadrive for you people not from North

Blogkick: Silva vs Belfort Analysis

The highly anticipated main event at UFC 126 sees UFC Middleweight Champion, Anderson Silva, attempt to defend his middleweight title for a record 8th consecutive time against former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Vitor Belfort. Silva will enter this fight a heavy favourite with an astonishing 12 consecutive wins in the UFC. Belfort is currently on a 5 fight win streak with 4 of those fights ending by knockout, the most recent coming against Rich Franklin at UFC 103. Silva and Belfort feature at number