UFC Partnership With ESPN Creates More Questions Than Answers
By Raphael Garcia Interesting news broke on Tuesday morning when the UFC and ESPN announced a deal for the promotion to stream 15 live events and...
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MMA Ratings Podcast: MMA News and New Fights (Episode 83)
By Raphael Garcia Raphael Garcia and Schwan Humes are back to talk all things MMA. There are a number of news stories and big fights announced...
Rizin 10: Ian McCall vs. Kyoji Horiguchi Is A Great Fight Regardless Where It Happens
By Raphael Garcia It’s pretty well understood that the biggest fights in mixed martial arts tend to occur within the Octagon. But from time to time...
MMA Ratings Podcast: Nick Newell, Leslie Smith, UFC, and More (Episode 82)
By Raphael Garcia Raphael Garcia and Schwan Humes are back to talk all things MMA from the week. What Do You Think of This Fight/Event?
Leslie Smith’s Release Creates Questions the UFC Will Not Answer
By Raphael Garcia There was a lot to take from the action that went down at UFC Atlantic City — Kevin Lee picked up a big...
UFC on Fox 29: Judges Continue To Reinforce the Narrative That Fights Aren’t Won On Bottom
By Raphael Garcia UFC on Fox 29 was an excellent card from top to bottom, and while much of the attention will go to the main...
Justin Gaethje vs. Dustin Poirier and the Impending Doom of Damage
By Raphael Garcia Mixed martial arts is a dangerous game. When two fighters apply various techniques to see which of them is the better competitor, there’s...
UFC 223: The Positives Within All the Madness
By Raphael Garcia What a weekend it’s been in the world of combat sports. Between professional and World Cup wrestling, competitive grappling, and MMA action, there...
Conor McGregor: Enough Is Enough
By Raphael Garcia There comes a point in time when enough is enough. For Conor McGregor, that moment came on Thursday afternoon, when he created a...
MMA Ratings Podcast: Khabib Nurmagomedov, Max Holloway, Tony Ferguson, and UFC 223 (Episode 81)
By Raphael Garcia Raphael Garcia and Schwan Humes are back to talk all things MMA, including Khabib Nurmagomedov, Tony Ferguson, Conor McGregor, Max Holloway, UFC 223,...
UFC 223: Holloway, Nurmagomedov, and the UFC Deserve a Round of Applause
By Raphael Garcia Everyone is aware of the news by now. Tony Ferguson is out and Max Holloway is in for UFC 223 on Saturday. Many...
MMA Ratings Podcast: Ronda Rousey, UFC Welterweight Division, MMA News (Episode 80)
By Raphael Garcia Raphael Garcia and Schwan Humes are back to talk all things MMA and combat sports from the week. What Do You Think of...
Kamaru Usman vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio and the Path To Proper UFC Matchmaking
By Raphael Garcia Saying that the UFC welterweight division is in a holding pattern would be quite the understatement. As Tyron Woodley recovers from shoulder surgery,...
MMA Ratings Podcast: Dos Anjos vs. Covington, Swanson vs. Edgar, Women in MMA (Episode 79)
By Raphael Garcia Raphael Garcia and Schwan Humes are back to talk all things MMA from this week, including RDA vs Covington, Edgar vs. Swanson, and...
UFC Pay the Man: The Issue With Show Money
By Raphael Garcia Last week, an upsetting but frequent occurrence happened involving Brad Scott. Scott was looking to appear in the Octagon for the eighth time...
Alexander Volkov Needs To Add His Name To the List of Rising Prospects
By Raphael Garcia Divisional turnover has been a topic that I’ve heavily emphasized over the last few weeks. After seeing UFC 222, where multiple young stars...
Strawweight Is One of the Deepest Divisions In the UFC
By Raphael Garcia Divisional depth is important in mixed martial arts, and the UFC has long been considered the top of the pecking order for all...
MMA Ratings Podcast: UFC 222 Recap and MMA News (Episode 78)
By Raphael Garcia Raphael Garcia and Schwan Humes are back to talk about the fallout from UFC 222 and all the MMA news from this week....
UFC 222: Brazilian Women Continue To Find Success In UFC
By Raphael Garcia At UFC 222 three Brazilian women saw their hands raised as, Cris “Cyborg” Justino, Ketlen Vieira and Mackenzie Dern (in her case, Brazilian-American,...
UFC 222: The Youth Movement Pushes Through To Victory
By Raphael Garcia During the past few days the NFL Scouting Combine has featured some of the top young college football talent that will soon be...