“Ares” Apparent: Rory MacDonald Is Growing Into A MMA Star On His Own Terms
By Raphael Garcia Today’s mixed martial arts scene has become full of individuals who are beginning to “get it.” The path that Chael Sonnen started is...
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Breaking Baddest: “Dudu” Dantas Should Defeat Joe Warren In Their Bellator 128 Battle
By Raphael Garcia The hiring of Scott Coker has kicked off an interesting period for Bellator. Months into his leadership, there have already been changes in...
Fights To Make After UFC Fight Night 53 and 54: Losers Edition
By Raphael Garcia This past weekend the UFC gave fight fans two events in one action-packed Saturday. While this has become expected of the promotion as...
The Shape of Things To Come: UFC Fight Night 53 and 54 Should Help Sketch Out the Welterweight Title Picture
By Raphael Garcia Today is another day where the UFC gives us back-to-back cards: UFC Fight Night 53 and UFC Fight Night 54, and this slate...
Fights To Make After UFC 178: Losers Edition
By Raphael Garcia Mixed martial arts fans were looking forward to UFC 178, a change of pace from other cards which had been met with lackluster...
MMA Ratings Podcast: 9.28.2014
By Raphael Garcia By Roy Billington MMA Ratings writers Raphael Garcia and Roy Billington get together to talk about all the happenings this week in the...
Deep Cut: Romero vs. Kennedy Is A Big-Time Fight Overshadowed By A Stacked UFC 178 Card
By Raphael Garcia UFC 178 is without a doubt the most stacked card that the Ultimate Fighting Championship has been able to present this year. With...
Fights To Make After UFC Fight Night 52
By Raphael Garcia UFC Fight Night 52 was a event that featured a number of exciting fights for the Japanese fans. While mainstream North American fans...
MMA Ratings Podcast: 9.21.2014
By Raphael Garcia By Roy Billington MMA Ratings writers Raphael Garcia and Roy Billington get together to talk about all the happenings this week in the...
Smaller Lights, Bigger Shine: Marlon Moraes Can Benefit From Establishing His Star Outside of the UFC Orbit
By Raphael Garcia “On the outside looking in” is often viewed as a negative phrase. However, sometimes when it is used in the context of mixed...
Fights To Make After UFC Fight Night 51: Losers Edition
By Raphael Garcia The UFC heavyweight division was shaken up at just the right moment when Andrei Arlovski was able to fell Antonio Silva in their...
Tipping Scales: The UFC’s Heavyweight Division Is Not Headed In The Right Direction
By Raphael Garcia The heavyweight division has long been the darling of combat sports fans. In boxing, names such as Joe Louis, Muhammed Ali, Mike Tyson,...
Daze Gone By: After This Most Recent Knockout Loss, the UFC Should Be Over “The Reem”
By Raphael Garcia Fans in the combat sports world have long loved their heavyweight divisions. No matter what promotion is on screen, the big men in...
MMA Ratings Podcast: 9.07.2014
By Raphael Garcia By Roy Billington MMA Ratings writers Raphael Garcia goes solo to talk about all the happenings this week in the world of mixed...
Though No Longer Head-to-Head With UFC Fight Night 50, Curran vs. Pitbull Should Still Steal the Spotlight
By Raphael Garcia Bellator 123 has the potential to be a surprise to the mixed martial arts world. While the entire event may not be as...
Joe Soto Earned His Keep At UFC 177
By Raphael Garcia Mixed martial arts is a sport that is writing its own underdog story, so it’s always interesting to watch a fighter who is...
MMA Ratings Podcast: 8.31.2014
By Raphael Garcia By Roy Billington MMA Ratings writers Raphael Garcia and Roy Billington get together to talk about all the happenings this week in the...
Not “Chosen” Yet: Tyron Woodley Still Has To Convince the UFC He’s Ready For Title Candidacy
By Raphael Garcia Ask fight fan what the toughest division in mixed martial arts is, and chances are you will get one of two answers: welterweight...
Fights To Make After UFC Fight Night 48 and 49: Losers Edition
By Raphael Garcia < The UFC presented two cards this past weekend for fight fans to consume. Macao, China and Tulsa, Oklahoma were the sites of...
Free As a Bird: Out of His Gilded Bellator Cage, Eddie Alvarez Finally Gets the Chance To Fly or Fall in the Octagon at UFC 178
By Raphael Garcia Eddie Alvarez has finally obtained what he’s wanted for the last few years: freedom from his Bellator MMA contract. The Bellator lightweight champion...