Something Has Been “Weighing” On My Mind
By Bryan Levick (BryanLevick@mmaratings.net) The subject of fighters moving up and down between weight classes has always been an interesting topic. Fighter A could prosper by...
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An Interview With Matt Serra
By Bryan Levick (BryanLevick@mmaratings.net) Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra is never afraid to speak his mind. In fact, his brash attitude is what causes MMA...
Q & A with MMA Publicist, Phil Lanides
By Katrina Belcher (katrinabelcher@mmaratings.net) Next up in my series of interviews is Phil Lanides – an MMA Publicist who owns Fight of Your Life Communications. FOYL...
Mariusz “Puddin” Pudzianowski vs Brock Lesnar?
By Katrina Belcher (KatrinaBelcher@mmaratings.net) If you haven’t heard his name yet – hopefully you will some day soon. Mariusz Pudzianowski has been known for his strong...
Does George St. Pierre and Gatorade sponsorship equal mainstream MMA?
By Katrina Belcher (KatrinaBelcher@mmaratings.net) Per my interview with Shonie Carter, this deal between George St. Pierre and Gatorade just might mean MMA has made it to...
Q & A with Mr. Shonie “International” Carter himself
By Katrina Belcher (KatrinaBelcher@mmaratings.net) Next up in my series of interviews? Why Mr. Shonie Carter – yes “the” Shonie Carter. My interview with Shonie was nothing...
Gray Maynard: Merit Over Marketability
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Heading into his Ultimate Fight Night 20 Main Event against Nathan Diaz, Gray Maynard knew that a win over the brash...
UFC / WEC Doubleheader: 10 Things We Learned
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) 1. There is One WEC Lightweight Champion and His Name is Ben Henderson If anyone ever questioned why the newly unified...
Fight Picks and Predictions for UFN 20: Big Favorites, Big Wins?
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) There’s no overarching story to Ultimate Fight Night 20, except the story that it has none. There’s no one big name or...
UFC Fight Night 20 Breakdowns
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Following up on Sunday’s WEC 46 card, the UFC makes a rare Monday night appearance, landing at The Patriot Center in...
Fight Picks and Predictions for WEC 46: Heel to Face
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) Zuffa’s second-class citizens meet for another criminally under-appreciated card that tries to make use of a diminished posterboy to sell a little-liked...
Urijah Faber: Should “The California Kid” Still Be the WEC Poster Boy?
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) In a recent interview with Bleacher Report’s Bryan Levick, Lightweight champion Jamie Varner had some choice words for his employers, questioning...
Champions Collide: WEC 46 Fight Card Preview
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) By now, just about everyone knows my stance on the WEC. For those who don’t, the quick version is this: World...
Is Shinya Aoki bad for MMA?
By Katrina Belcher (KatrinaBelcher@mmaratings.net) At the Dynamite!! 2009 event on December 31, 2009, the Lightweight bout pitted DREAM champion Shinya Aoki, against Mizuto Hirota, the SRC...
Q & A with female MMA fighter, Amanda LaVoy
By Katrina Belcher (KatrinaBelcher@mmaratings.net) Mixed Martial Arts or MMA is not new. In fact, many of the martial arts systems that make up MMA have been...
UFC 108: 10 Things We Learned Last Night
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) 1. Rashad Evans MUST Use His Wrestling Over the first two rounds, the former light heavyweight champion kept Thiago Silva off...
Fight Picks and Predictions for UFC 108: Card Subject to Change
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) UFC 108 is a truly snakebit event. The aura of bad luck surrounding this card is so strong that I hesitate to...
Fight Picks and Predictions for Dynamite 2009
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) Despite having some of the biggest squash matches of the year and a preposterous juvenile kickboxing tournament, this year-end card is actually...
Early stoppage by MMA ref Kim Winslow?
By Katrina Belcher (KatrinaBelcher@mmaratings.net) After the Joseph Benavidez vs. Rani Yahya MMA fight on Saturday night at WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff at the Palms in...
B.J. Penn – it’s time to grow up
By Katrina Belcher (KatrinaBelcher@mmaratings.net) Greasegate has gone from bad to worse. In an article published at Yahoo Sports by Kevin Iole, when talking about George St....