Day of Reckoning – The End of Affliction
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) Day of Reckoning is most likely the last Affliction show that will ever be produced. The payroll is enormous, the production costs...
January 2009
Post UFC 93 Notes – Is it UFC 94 yet?
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) UFC 93 saw far too many decisions and poor performances for fans to remember it as anything other than a clunker, but...
Blood in the Cage – Phenomenon or Fad?
By Katrina Belcher (katrinabelcher@mmaratings.net) According to author L. Jon Wertheim, who wrote Blood in the Cage: Mixed Martial Arts, Pat Miletich and the Furious Rise of...
UFC 93 in a Nutsack
By Warren Piece (warrenpiece@mmaratings.net) Welcome to the first installment of our new “In a Nutsack” event summaries where yours truly will be posting brief event overviews...
UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson
Click the stars to rate how good you think this event was. UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson was held on January 17, 2009 at The O2,...
UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson – 10. Dan Henderson vs. Rich Franklin
Light Heavyweight bout: Dan Henderson defeated Rich Franklin via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 27-30). FightMetric TPR Report What Do You Think of This Fight/Event?
UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson – 9. Mauricio Rua vs. Mark Coleman
Light Heavyweight bout: Mauricio Rua defeated Mark Coleman via TKO (punches) at 4:36 of round 3. Mauricio Rua and Mark Coleman were each awarded $40,000 bonuses...
UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson – 8. Rousimar Palhares vs. Jeremy Horn
Middleweight bout: Rousimar Palhares defeated Jeremy Horn via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27). What Do You Think of This Fight/Event?
UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson – 7. Alan Belcher vs. Denis Kang
Middleweight bout: Alan Belcher defeated Denis Kang via submission (guillotine choke) at 4:36 of Round 2. Alan Belcher was awarded $40,000 bonuses for Submission of the...
UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson – 6. Marcus Davis vs. Chris Lytle
Welterweight bout: Marcus Davis defeated Chris Lytle via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). Marcus Davis and Chris Lytle were each awarded $40,000 bonuses for Fight of...
UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson – 5. John Hathaway vs. Thomas Egan
Welterweight bout: John Hathaway defeated Thomas Egan via TKO (elbows) at 4:36 of round 1. What Do You Think of This Fight/Event?
UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson – 4. Martin Kampmann vs. Alexandre Barros
Welterweight bout: Martin Kampmann defeated Alexandre Barros via TKO (punches) at 3:07 of round 2. What Do You Think of This Fight/Event?
UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson – 3. Eric Schafer vs. Antonio Mendes
Light Heavyweight bout: Eric Schafer defeated Antonio Mendes via TKO (punches) at 3:35 of round 1. What Do You Think of This Fight/Event?
UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson – 2. Tomasz Drwal vs. Ivan Serati
Light Heavyweight bout: Tomasz Drwal defeated Ivan Serati via TKO (punches) at 2:02 of round 1. What Do You Think of This Fight/Event?
UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson – 1. Dennis Siver vs. Nate Mohr
Lightweight bout: Dennis Siver defeated Nate Mohr via TKO (strikes) at 3:27 of round 3. Dennis Siver was awarded $40,000 bonuses for Knockout of the Night....
UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson (Predictions)
Click the stars to rate how good you think it will be. Click here for the official line-up. UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson is to be...
Best of 2008
By the MMA Ratings team. At the last minute MMA Ratings decided it would be cool to do an “official” awards piece for 2008, instead of...
UFC 93 Picks and Predictions – Which 185lber is the best 205lber?
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) UK Fans are desperate for MMA, so they’ll buy anything the UFC puts out, and the UFC has some important fights that...
Dr. MMA’s Column: My Problem With WAMMA
By Tim Lee (timlee@mmaratings.net) My personal problems with WAMMA is that some of people in the committee work for promotions, train fighters, or sponsor fighters. Ranking...
2008 Irrelevant Awards
By Garth Hansen (garthhansen@mmaratings.net) There’s a lot of awards being given out, and a lot of well-planned and -executed awards being given out, at the end...