Southwest Shine: Ronda Rousey’s Star Power Lit Up the UFC Stage At SXSW
By Raphael Garcia The UFC is pushing hard to break into what is considered the “mainstream” of pop culture. As stars such as Ronda Rousey break...
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Fights To Make After UFC 185
By Raphael Garcia Fight fans and experts alike went into UFC 185 with a certain set of expectations, but in many bouts, it seemed like the...
The Straw That Stirs: “Overlooked” Champion Esparza Needs To Stay Focused On Keeping Her Gold At UFC 185
By Raphael Garcia In professional sports it often takes time for an athlete to be seen as a superstar. Many pros have to set themselves apart...
Sam Stout vs. Ross Pearson is the Fight to Watch at UFC 185
By Raphael Garcia UFC 185 is due to be one of the better offerings that the UFC has put together thus far in 2015. Two title...
Top of the World: After Ronda Rousey’s UFC 184 Win, Everything’s Coming Up Rowdy
By Raphael Garcia “Winning!” Charlie Sheen brought the term into fashion in the national vernacular, as he used to exclaim it to celebrate and describe his...
Hanging By a Thread: Josh Koscheck and Jake Ellenberger Could Be Reaching the End of the Line At UFC 184
By Raphael Garcia The UFC’s welterweight division is known for being one of the toughest weight classes in the sport. Georges St. Pierre is lauded for...
Serious Business: UFC 184 Puts Women’s MMA On the Hot Seat For A Card With Major Stakes
By Raphael Garcia The idea of support during good and hard times is something that is difficult to come by in the world of mixed martial...
When It Comes To PEDs, The Time Is Now: The UFC’s Tougher New Drug Policies Are Major For the Sport of MMA
By Raphael Garcia Discussion around performance enhancing drugs has been all the rage within the world of mixed martial arts over the last few weeks. We’re...
Fights To Make After UFC Fight Night 61
By Raphael Garcia UFC Fight Night 61 was a night of upsets that left sports books hurting. But fight fans got an exciting night of action...
More Than Blessed: Max Holloway Continues To Develop As He Moves Towards the Featherweight Mix
By Raphael Garcia Max Holloway is the epitome of steady improvement in MMA. Since joining the UFC three short years ago, the 23-year-old Hawaiian competitor has...
Fights To Make After UFC Fight Night 60: The Losers Edition
By Raphael Garcia Some MMA fans spent their 2015 Valentine’s Day watching UFC Fight Night 60, and while there wasn’t a slew of big names in...
If Marlon Moraes Fights And No One Is There To See It, Does It Really Make A Sound?
By Raphael Garcia Promotion plays a major role in the success of spectator sports. Throughout the day, individuals are regularly exposed to some sort of reminder...
Smooth Transition: Benson Henderson Makes the “One-Time” Leap to Welterweight, But it Should Be For Good
By Raphael Garcia “Smooth” Benson Henderson is one of the more interesting individuals in the world of mixed martial arts. Unfortunately, fans seem to have a...
MMA Ratings Chat Session: Max Bohanan
By Raphael Garcia Just like every other professional sport, mixed martial arts relies on a steady supply of prospects to carry the sport into the future....
Hammer Time: Rather Than Dance Around It, The UFC Needs To Come Down Hard on Anderson Silva and Nick Diaz
By Raphael Garcia The month of February is barely four days old and the Ultimate Fighting Championship has already found itself in yet another embarrassing situation....
Fights To Make After UFC 183
By Raphael Garcia UFC 183 was about the return of the man that many consider to be the greatest mixed martial artist of all time, Anderson...
The Fault of Our Stars: The Spotlight On Silva vs. Diaz At UFC 183 Leaves More Relevant Matchups In the Cold
By Raphael Garcia Mixed martial arts is becoming more like its “big brother,” boxing, because promoters are more and more focusing on the value of their...
Fights To Make After UFC on Fox 14: The Losers’ Edition
By Raphael Garcia UFC on Fox 14 was a night of upsets and questionable officiating. But while those are the two main stories coming out of...
No Sweat: Anthony “Rumble” Johnson Found Success By Bucking MMA’s Weight-Cutting Trend
By Raphael Garcia Mixed martial arts is a world of peculiar characters with interesting background stories. Anthony Johnson is one of those individuals. As he prepares...
Fights To Make After UFC Fight Night 59
By Raphael Garcia UFC Fight Night 59 was a strong event even though there wasn’t an established champion on the card. And at the conclusion of...