UFC 158 Musings
GSP CONTINUES REWRITING RECORD BOOK; DOES HE REALLY NEED TO VENTURE NORTH?Georges St-Pierre continues making history with each fight. His win over Nick Diaz tied the champion with Matt Hughes for the most...
UFC on FUEL TV 8 Musings
SILVA FINALLY FINDS A HOMEIt is no great secret that Wanderlei Silva is on the downside of his amazing career. The living legend certainly has a bit more gas in the tank, though it is closer to empty than...
The Blueprint: Silva vs. Stann
Wanderlei Silva will someday be remembered as one of the best fighters in the history of the sport. Fans who have only seen him compete in the UFC will never quite appreciate how truly great this guy...
UFC 157 Musings
“ROWDY” USHERS IN A NEW ERALet’s start with the obvious. Ronda Rousey crossed the gender line by becoming the first female to ever compete in and win a fight in the UFC. That is an amazing accomplishment.Now,...
The Blueprint: Rousey vs. Carmouche
Say hello to the ladies.On Saturday night, female athletes will compete in the UFC for the first time in history. That is reason enough to tune in, though it is far from the sole reason.UFC 157 is full...
UFC on FUEL TV 7 Musings
BARAO PUT TO THE TESTRenan Barao continued his quest to become the best bantamweight in the world on Saturday night with a fourth-round submission win over Michael McDonald. Barao looked great, as usual,...
The Blueprint: Barao vs. McDonald
Let’s cut right to the chase.If this is the beginning of the Renan Barao era, he absolutely must win on Saturday night. No ifs, ands or buts about it. He has to defeat Michael McDonald.Many think Barao...
UFC 156 Musings
ALDO CEMENTS HIS PLACE AMONG THE ACTIVE GREATSOn paper, at least, former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar appeared to be the toughest challenge of Jose Aldo’s career to date. Nope.Aldo handled...
The Blueprint: Aldo vs. Edgar
Fighters don’t ordinarily receive a title shot in their debut at a particular weight class.Frankie Edgar, however, is anything but ordinary.The newly slimmed down version (call him Edgar 2.0) is the...
UFC on FOX 6 Musings
JOHNSON PUTS HIS STAMP ON THE DIVISIONThe four best flyweights in the world are Demetrious Johnson, Joseph Benavidez, Ian McCall and John Dodson. Those are the four names. Period.Johnson has now beaten...
UFC on FX 7 Musings
BELFORT CONTINUES MIDDLEWEIGHT RUNThere is no doubt that Vitor Belfort is at his very best when he competes south of the light heavyweight division. His second-round knockout win over Michael Bisping was...
The Blueprint: Bisping vs. Belfort
Do you love standup-only fights?If so, the main event on FX this Saturday night is must-see TV. Vitor Belfort versus Michael Bisping pits two of the UFC’s best 185-pound strikers (not named Anderson...
UFC 155 Musings – Part II – Raising Cain
VELASQUEZ LEAVES NO DOUBTSCain Velasquez needed to do something special if he was to forever erase the memory of his first fight with Junior dos Santos. His virtuoso performance last Saturday night accomplished...
UFC 155 Musings – Part I
MILLER-LAUZON EXCEEDS THE HYPEStyles make fights. That is an undeniable reality of combat sports. Yet, a great stylistic matchup doesn’t guarantee a great fight. It only guarantees the possibility of...
The UFC 155 Blueprint – Junior dos Santos
Four days after Christmas, reigning UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos puts his title on the line against the man he took it from 13 months ago, Cain Velasquez.It is the perfect end to what has...
The UFC 155 Blueprint – Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez knows what it is like to reach the top of the mixed martial arts mountain. On October 23, 2010, Velasquez knocked out Brock Lesnar to win the UFC heavyweight championship. It was a coronation...
