Fight Week Previews: TUF 10 Finale, Part I
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) My apologies for being gone for so long. I know you’ve missed me. Quick and painful version: I had to get...
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) My apologies for being gone for so long. I know you’ve missed me. Quick and painful version: I had to get...
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Darren Owen’s long-time dream became a reality this past August, as Armageddon Fighting Championships (AFC) held their first event in Victoria....
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) The November installment of the Pound-for-Pound rankings deliver a whole lot of ch-ch-changes… Injury and illness has bumped Brock Lesnar from...
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Quickly: Who is getting the better of this exchange? The fact of the matter is that there is no definitive answer,...
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) 1. Best Entrance Music Ever Before breaking down the fights, let’s get one thing clear: the choice of “Tubthumping” by Chumbawamba...
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) A lot of people are lamenting this bout being atop the marquee for UFC 106. They complain about two fighters coming...
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Quickly put together in the wake of Brock Lesnar’s inability to headline UFC 106, this is a welterweight matchup many fans...
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Am I the only one who looks at this picture of Phil Baroni and immediately thinks of a stylized-MMA version of...
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Hard to believe that it was just over a year ago that Mike Brown shocked the WEC by sending then-Featherweight champion...
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) After years of being considered one of the top 205-pound talents outside the UFC, Antonio Rogerio “Minotoro” Nogueira will make his...
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) As the signage says, WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo takes place this Wednesday night from The Pearl at The Palms in...
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Nothing like starting off a Monday morning with a little McLovin! Fresh off the heals of Saturday’s free show from Manchester,...
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) 1. Time to Fix Things… And Fast Controversial decision aren’t good for business and the UFC has had back-to-back main events...
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Two weeks ago, this fight was of little interest to me. Last week, I was looking forward to a free show...
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Though many are looking at this fight simply as a match-up to decide who will become the next victim of Georges...
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) What a difference one fight can make… Heading into his fight with Dan Henderson at UFC 100, it was widely believed...
By Michael Ford (MichaelFord@mmaratings.net) Last week, fellow writer Spencer Kyte discussed his Jorge Gurgel Theory, which he suggested was an impediment to the mixed martial arts...
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Second fight, second TUF Season 9 winner stepping into the cage. While James “Lightning” Wilks doesn’t have as difficult a match-up...
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) With Strikeforce’s debut on CBS over and done with, the focus shifts to the UFC’s free offering this weekend on Spike,...
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) 1. This Picture Might Be Accurate Anyone else would have been finished. Broken nose on the very first punch, from a...