Humungus

By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) UFC 100 is supposed to be the circus to end all circuses, and with a ton of talent on the card (and...

By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) For a professional fight prognosticator, TUF finales can be seriously daunting. Young fighters training like professionals for the first time can make...

By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) Nobody really came back at UFC 99: The Comeback, since the main story was that of young guns knocking off more established...

By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) Ah, the infamous European UFCs. The ugly sister of the Las Vegas cards, European shows have a lot working against them. UFC...

By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) Well, Kenny Florian is the best commentator in MMA today, which isn’t saying much, but it is something. He knew what he...

By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) While the tiny titans at the top of this ticket have been the primary focus of most of the coverage, WEC 41,...

By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) Strikeforce shows have started following a predictable format: a surprisingly star-studded, yet often uncompetitive main card, a catchweight main event with little...

By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) Last weekend had two major MMA cards, a champion fell, and various top talent contested fights with the always-necessary divisional importance. So...

By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) Headlined by a fight between a chronically unrespected champion and an extremely divisive challenger whose talents go wholly unrecognized by many fans,...

By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) As should be apparent by now, the Zuffa-sanctioned story to fill the several weeks between major MMA events is the endless discussion...

By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) Sengoku has put together an MMA card where newcomers fight veterans they stand a chance of beating, where the tournament fights are...

By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) UFC 97 is likely to bomb in terms of pay-per-view sales. Anderson Silva has never shown much drawing power, he’s in what’s...

By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) Strikeforce/EliteXC events remind me of my dating life. They don’t happen nearly enough. They’re usually pretty fun and well put-together. The girls...

By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) Some events are remarkable because of the implications for the division. Some events are remarkable because they are going to feature bitter...

By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) The Chicago arm of MMA Ratings was able to view WEC’s 40th installment live from cageside. We were able to enjoy front-row...

By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) For those of us in North America, this card will take place very early Sunday morning, a nice precursor to the WEC...

By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) Certainly the story of this event is betting success, with my plays going 4-0 for +5.65u, which is always nice to have...

By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) Ultimate Fight Night 18 breaks a now-unusual dry spell of several weeks for high-level North American MMA. It also serves as an...

By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) This card has a lot of potential, but it could also be a complete disaster. A not-so-competitive main event between top-tier fighters...

By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) Recently, our own Katrina Belcher put pen to proverbial paper in defense of referee Marc Goddard’s stoppage of Josh Koscheck’s fight with...