Fights To Make After UFC on Fox 2
By Raphael Garcia The UFC’s second fight card on Fox went the distance and provided fans with interesting fights throughout the evening. After the show was...
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Next in Line or Right Behind: Will Evans-Davis Really Crown the Next Light Heavyweight Title Challenger?
By Raphael Garcia Main event fights in combat sports are supposed to do one of three things: allow a champion to defend his title against a...
Looking At Rashad Evans Versus Phil Davis at UFC on Fox 2
By Raphael Garcia UFC on Fox 2: Evans vs. Davis will be broadcast live from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois on January 28th 2012. At...
Fights To Make After UFC on FX 1
By Raphael Garcia Finishing fights was the theme of UFC on FX: Guillard versus Miller, as eight of the ten fights were completed without the need...
Harsher Penalties Should Accompany UFC’s New P.E.D. Policy
By Raphael Garcia It is beginning to get to the point where performance enhancing drugs and professional sports are parading around hand in hand. While many...
The Best of the Rest From 2011
By Raphael Garcia The year 2011 brought us some exciting moments in the mixed martial arts industry. Sit back and enjoy this ride with me down...
Injuries Create Interesting Fights at UFC on Fox 2
By Raphael Garcia The injury bug has unexpectedly created some interesting matchups in the UFC’s middleweight division. Mark Munoz has suffered an injury to his arm...
Fights To Make After UFC 142
By Raphael Garcia The Ultimate Fighting Championship took another trip to the “home” of mixed martial arts at UFC 142 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Once...
Dog Eat Dog Division: Lightweight Prospects Etim And Barboza Must Walk Through Each Other Towards Prominence
By Raphael Garcia When you first look at the UFC 142 card, you might think that this event lacks the big name star power to create...
Best Of 2011: The Top Events
By Raphael Garcia 2011 was a great year for mixed martial arts. Major developments made the UFC into a major player in the sports industry, and...
Cyborg’s Steroid Suspension Short-Circuits Her Title Reign, Re-Programming Strikeforce’s Plans for the Future of Women’s MMA
By Raphael Garcia This past Friday, the California State Athletic Commission released the news that Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos has been suspended for 12 months for the...
Looking At Aldo Versus Mendes at UFC 142
By Raphael Garcia “Styles make fights.” At least that is what we have been told during the last few years of mixed martial arts’ rise to...
The Tall Order of Short Notice: Why Fighters Like Danny Castillo Deserve Our Respect
By Raphael Garcia We should thank them for doing what they do. At a moment’s notice, some fighters are willing to jump into the cage against...
Retired Or Not: Brock Lesnar Still Has Value To MMA
By Raphael Garcia The word “retirement” often barely registers within the realm of mixed martial arts. We have seen many examples of fighters turning away from...
The Tale Of The Win Streak Unfolds At UFC 141
By Raphael Garcia The battle to reach the top of the heap is something that every professional fighter thinks about. Even after they get there, they...
Fights To Make After UFC 141
By Raphael Garcia UFC 141 was a stacked card that brought to a close an exciting year for the UFC and mixed martial arts as a...
Best Of 2011: The Top Fights
By Raphael Garcia Exciting fights are going to happen every year. At MMA Ratings you rate the fights to determine the best ones. Let’s count down...
Bellator Season Six Featherweight Tourney Preview
By Raphael Garcia Bellator Fighting Championships looks to build off of last season’s exciting featherweight tournament in its sixth season. This tournament has eight competitors ready...
My 2012 MMA Wish List
By Raphael Garcia 2012 is just around the corner, and another year is coming to a close. Yet what a year it was for mixed martial...
The Forgotten Champion: For Strikeforce’s Luke Rockhold, Middleweight Irrelevancy Awaits
By Raphael Garcia Luke Rockhold holds a Strikeforce championship, yet may be one of the most overlooked fighters in mixed martial arts. While sporting an 8-1...