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...
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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,...
UFC 102: Things We Learned Last Night
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) 1. “Minotauro” Nogueira is Far From DoneYou can now officially call his fight with Frank Mir an aberration, as it was...
UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira
Click the stars to rate how good you think this was. UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira was held on August 29, 2009 at the Rose Garden...
UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira (Predictions)
Click the stars to rate how good you think it will be. UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira is to be held on August 29, 2009 at...
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...
Picks and Predictions for UFC 102: The Loser’s Bracket
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) UFC 102 has the unusual distinction of being headlined by two losers, and featuring more losers than winners on the main card....
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...
Could UFC 102 Mark the End of Randy Couture’s UFC Career?
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Understand right off the bat that this is 100% speculation and the results of spending too much time thinking about a...
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...
Does a WEC-UFC Merger Make Sense?
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) At the Press Conference following UFC 101, Dana White said that the idea of combining the two Zuffa-owned organizations was being...
Shane Carwin to Face Brock Lesnar at UFC 106?
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Shane Carwin’s name usually resides in the top section of any “Who can beat Brock Lesnar?” list concocted by those who...
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
Click the stars to rate how good you think this was. Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg was held in San Jose, California on August 15, 2009. The...
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...
Brian Bowles: Shouldn’t We Wait for the Encore?
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) When Matt Serra dropped Georges St-Pierre to capture the UFC Welterweight title, very few people in the MMA community would have...