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ARREOLA'S LAST STAND

I have to say, there was a lot to like about Cris Arreola when he first came onto the scene. I don't just mean as a neutral writer, but as an actual fan. Her had my name, close to my height, and he was a blown-up light heavyweight from Los Angeles, who couldn't put the fork down. S...

JUNE 25 RECAP

It is not often you can bill something as a big fight, and expect to get it. Shawn Porter and Keith Thurman are 2 top 5 welterweights (now that Floyd and Manny are supposedly out of the mix), an...

JULY 2016 PREDICTIONS

July is not usually a hot month, for the reason that it is a hot month. Summertime activities in much of the USA has people outside until late hours when fights would normally be started. ...

JUNE 11 RECAP

John Molina got a well-deserved win over Ruslan Provodnikov in a less-than expected, but still exciting matchup. Molina and Provo have each given us enough thrillers, so they are allowed to have...

MMA Editorials

Women’s Bantamweight Trinity

The shakeup of UFC 196 sent high voltage shocks through the pacemakers of combat sports, and irregular pulses have fluttered in stout-hearted men in every division from flyweight to welterweight. Regardless, the men still have a roster of champions f...

The Shockwaves of UFC 196

Last year was a year of upsets, and it appears the trend will continue into 2016. It took me a few days to recover from the shocking results of UFC 196 enough to write about it unemotionally. All of my expectations were blown out of the water in dram...

Judges or Scoring? Both Are to Blame

In the aftermath of the controversial Lawler/Condit decision in UFC 195, there has been a renewed debate about the viability of the 10-Point Must Scoring System used in boxing and MMA. It’s essential to acknowledge that all scoring systems are flawed...

Carlos Condit Robbed in UFC 195

I can’t imagine which fight the judges were watching last night as two titans of the Welterweight Division met in the first great MMA matchup of 2016. Robbie Lawler met Carlos Condit for the UFC Championship in Las Vegas for a long-waited battle head...

Immediate Holm-Rousey Rematch: A Bad Idea

After Holly Holm’s astounding victory over Ronda Rousey in UFC 193 - which I’m proud to say I predicted - there are clamors for an immediate rematch. Dana White’s close relationship with Ronda makes it nearly impossible for him to accept the emphati...

Do Good Fighters Come From Wealth, Or Poverty?

Do Good Fighters Come From Wealth, Or Poverty?

The answer is simple, and while most people believe that it doesn't matter, and that it depends on how hungry the person is, there is a trend.

Imagine this, you are born in a lower class family, nothing ha...

Hail Holly!

There are so many words that come to mind when I think of Holly Holm, but undoubtedly the most appropriate is “classy.” I was one of the few who predicted an upset in her November 14th UFC fight with super star Ronda Rousey. When I posted Team Holm’s...

RONDA VS. FLOYD??

The internet has periodically exploded with rumors over who said what about boxing's most famous person. Like him or not, Floyd Mayweather draws a crowd. And he did so, simply by being good. The attitude may make people within the b...

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