Welcome to The Loco Life
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Chances are you recognize the guy on the left as Punkass from Tapout. The chucklehead in the middle is Ryan Loco,...
September 2009
Getting Official with Nick Lembo
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) The guy with the big smile on his face between Renzo Gracie and Ricardo Almeida is Nick Lembo. Lembo is legal...
Top 10 Fights of the Year
UFC 102‘s Randy Couture vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira enters the rankings at #6 with 4.33 stars. Maybe fans really like Machida’s recent displays of dominance, or...
Gina Carano and The Dwayne Johnson Effect
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) All the Mixed Martial Arts world is buzzing with the recent string of stars making their way to Hollywood, picking the...
The Return of “The Brazilian Tiger” Ricardo Arona
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) If you’re just getting into Mixed Martial Arts, the name Ricardo Arona might not mean much to you. Perhaps you’ve heard...
What Now for the UFC Welterweight Division?
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) As you may or may not know by now, Mike Swick has been forced to pull out of his UFC 103...
An Interview with Evan Shoman: Parental Discretion is Advised
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) I was introduced to the incredible artwork of Evan Shoman through an interview in Fight! Magazine last December. The talented artist...
Tim Sylvia is Moving to Crystal Lake
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) With the boom of Mixed Martial Arts into the mainstream, fighters are getting all kinds of crossover opportunities. Georges St-Pierre is...
Sengoku Steroid Championship Bad for Mixed Martial Arts
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) In a recent interview with Tatame, Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva stated that should he emerge victorious from his fight at the upcoming...
Fighter Safety Falls on Everyone
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Yesterday, we discussed the Yves Lavigne fallout from UFC 102 and the precarious position that referees are in when officiating MMA...