Fight Week Previews: Tyson Griffin vs. Hermes Franca
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Nothing better than kicking off a busy week with a preview of what many feel will be a Fight of the...
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The Evolution of a Champion: Wagnney Fabiano
By Aaron Richman (aaron@mmafightcouncil.com) of MMA Fight Council The MMA Fight Council (MMAFC) was able to chat with Wagnney Fabiano recently. We got a much deeper...
What are the different female weight classes in Mixed Martial Arts?
By Katrina Belcher (KatrinaBelcher@mmaratings.net) In Women’s MMA (WMMA), just like for their male counterparts, female fighters must adhere to a strict set of weight classes, designed...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Yves Lavigne, Referee Stoppages and Armchair Analysis
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) While a great deal of the discussions stemming from UFC 102 have centered around the return to form of Minotauro Nogueira,...
Brandon Vera: The Truth is You Talk Too Much
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) I’ve been trying to do my best “journalist” impersonation lately, writing quality articles without any personal opinion or feelings entering into...
Keeping It Canadian with “The Thrashing Machine” Tim Hague
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Being a good Canadian boy myself, it’s always an honour and a pleasure to sit down and talk Mixed Martial Arts...
There is Room for Everyone in the MMA Audience
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) With Mixed Martial Arts’ rise to the brink of the mainstream, fans have been flocking to the sport in droves. Many...
Friends As Foes: Tackling the Teammate Debate
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) MMA Weekly is reporting that uber-talented light heavyweight prospect Jon Jones has joined forces with Greg Jackson and his team in...
Anderson Silva Ascends to the Top in August
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) I was wrong. Very, very wrong as it turns out, and so were a lot of people. Anderson Silva was, is...
Gina (shudder!) lost — Is this the end of Women’s MMA in America?
By Katrina Belcher (KatrinaBelcher@mmaratings.net) So after all the hype, our great American female hope, Gina Carano, lost to Cristiane Santos last night. Big deal. Does anyone...
Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg (Predictions)
Click the stars to rate how good you think it will be. Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg is to be held in San Jose, California on August...
Picks and Predictions for Strikeforce: Carano vs. The World
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) The incredible mutating card, the irony is that the headling fight, the fight that had the biggest potential to fall apart or...
Gina Carano vs. Cris Cyborg: Redefining What It Means To Hit Like a Girl
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) There couldn’t be a better tag line for this fight than the one used in the title above, one which I...