MMA Ratings Chat Session: Maximilian Bohanan
By Raphael Garcia There is often a race in the mixed martial arts media to tag a fighter as the “Next Big Thing” to watch in...
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Fights To Make After UFC 172
By Raphael Garcia UFC 172 provided Jon Jones with the opportunity to push himself forward as a man that the Ultimate Fighting Championship could push as...
Title Wave: At UFC 172 Rockhold Looks To Wipe Out Boetsch and Coast Into the Middleweight Mix
By Raphael Garcia Every time a mixed martial artist steps into the cage there is a lot riding on the outcome of the bout. Money, title...
Waiting For A Superman: MMA Manhunter Jon Jones Needs A Superheroic Performance At UFC 172 To Reach True Star Status
By Raphael Garcia The month of April has been an extremely busy one in the world of mixed martial arts. Every weekend has featured some MMA...
The Edgar vs. Penn Season of The Ultimate Fighter Just Might Be Worth Watching
By Raphael Garcia This week is packed full of mixed martial arts action, as the Ultimate Fighting Championship will present two cards this week — the...
Fights To Make After UFC Fight Night 39
By Raphael Garcia UFC Fight Night 39 was held in Abu Dhabi on Friday, and while it didn’t feature many bouts with title implications, they still...
Afternoon Delight: Guida vs. Kawajiri Could Take the Daytime Spotlight at UFC Fight Night 39
By Raphael Garcia Held in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, UFC Fight Night 39 will be taking place at an odd time for most...
MMA Ratings Chat Session: Jonavin Webb
By Raphael Garcia The northeast mixed martial arts scene has a number of fighters that can lay claim to the title of “top future prospect.” Opinions...
Holm Field Advantage: Free Agent Holly Holm Continues To Play Hardball With the UFC, and That’s a Good Thing For Fighters
By Raphael Garcia The Ultimate Fighting Championship prides itself on its success at breaking through into the world of mainstream sports. And though the promotion hasn’t...
Metamoris 3 Should Be Considered A Win For Sport Jiu Jitsu
By Raphael Garcia On Saturday, March 29, the most anticipated combat sports event of the weekend occurred in Los Angeles, California. While it wasn’t a major...
Will Chope and Ray Rice Situations Highlight the UFC and NFL’s Differing Approaches To Domestic Violence In Their Midst
By Raphael Garcia In January 2003 the Ultimate Fighting Championship instituted a fighter’s code of conduct, intended to outline how fighters are expected to perform as...
Fights To Make After UFC Fight Night 38
By Raphael Garcia UFC Fight Night 38 was another raucous event in front of an excited Brazilian crowd. Many of the fighters came out swinging and...
Hardcore Heaven: Newton Looks To Shed Underdog Image With a Bellator 113 Title Win
By Raphael Garcia Emanuel Newton, who goes by the name “The Hardcore Kid,” isn’t anything like what is commonly expected in professional sports. The typically soft-spoken...
Lightning Round: Hector Lombard’s Swift Reversal of Fortune Puts Him On the Verge of Welterweight Greatness
By Raphael Garcia Mixed martial arts is truly a fickle beast. At one moment, a fighter can be the most hyped combatant on the planet, but...
Fights To Make After UFC 171: The Losers Edition
By Raphael Garcia UFC 171 was a card that much of the fight world was looking forward to. Now that it has been deemed a success...
Heavy is the Crown: Johny Hendricks and Robbie Lawler Battle For More Than A Belt At UFC 171
By Raphael Garcia The word “legacy” carries a lot of weight in competitive sports. No matter what area is being discussed, someone will argue about whether...
The Forgotten Trilogy: Straus and Curran’s Bellator 112 Matchup is the Third Chapter of a Story No One Bothered To Tell
By Raphael Garcia The month of March is a hectic one in the world of mixed martial arts, and in combat sports as a whole. Every...
Fights To Make After UFC Fight Night 37
By Raphael Garcia Alexander Gustafsson may have been hidden away on UFC Fight Pass for UFC Fight Night 37, but that didn’t stop him from getting...
Nevada’s TRT Ban Was Long Overdue, But the Fight Against PEDs in MMA is Far From Over
By Raphael Garcia Whether the sports public wants to believe it or not, some of their favorite stars are using performance-enhancing drugs. Whenever a major name...
Putting in “Work”: Staged Rampage-Mo Scuffle Proves Spectacle Comes Before Sport When It Comes To “Selling” A Fight
By Raphael Garcia If the question, “Is mixed martial arts a sport or spectacle?” was asked to ten different people, there is an possibility that the...