Catching Up with KenFlo
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) It’s hard not to like Kenny Florian. Outside the cage, he’s an affable guy with a good sense of humor, willing...
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Missed Opportunity: Should the UFC Have Gone After Gegard Mousasi?
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) You probably recognize the man on the right. At the very least, you’ve heard of him. He goes by the name...
The Best Man Doesn’t Always Win: Taking a Look at Tournament Fighting
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Ah, tournament fighting. The system that was the foundation for the original incarnation of the UFC and remains a staple of...
Where Does Fedor Go From Here?
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) During yesterday’s conference call, the UFC announced the signing of two prominent names in the Mixed Martial Arts business. Unfortunately, neither...
Sengoku 9: Light as a Feather, Never be Bored
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) Sengoku, clearly run by hardcore fans for hardcore fans, has put together yet another delicious product to be overlooked by the mainstream...
WEC 42: Overdue and Under the Radar
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) With all the speculation and discussions of contract negotiations between Fedor Emelianenko and the UFC, not to mention a top-heavy fight...
The Bully, The Nerd and The Cool Kids in School: An MMA Analogy
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Starting with UFC 100 and through the fall of Affliction, there has been a lot of talk about Mixed Martial Arts’...
Cyborg vs. Carano: History in the Making
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Ten years from now, when MMA is still riding high as one of the most popular sports in the world and...
Shouldn’t You Be Thinking About Beating the Mustache Off Don Frye?
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal is one of the brighter prospects in all of Mixed Martial Arts. I’m actually pretty annoyed with...
Fighters Lose in More Ways Than One
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Jay Hieron was all set to meet British fighter Paul “Semtex” Daley at Affliction: Trilogy. The former IFL Welterweight champion and...
Wanted: Heavyweight Champion Who Will Defend Belt
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) When Strikeforce announced that their Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem would be defending his belt against Fabricio Werdum on the massive August...
As Affliction Crumbles, White Wins Again
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Like it or not, it’s time to give it up to Dana White. His detractors will say that he enjoys the...
Marius Zaromskis: The Next Mousasi, A Mini Cro-Cop or Both?
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) This time last year, many fight fans were unfamiliar with an Armenian-born, Dutch fighter known as “The Dreamcatcher.” Then, Gegard Mousasi...
Picks and Predictions for DREAM 10: WW Tourney Wildness
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) Dream 10 has flown under the radar, and barring some kind of out-of-control wildness, it will likely continue to do so. Nevertheless,...
Which Paulo Filho Will Show Up?
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Bright and early tomorrow morning, DREAM 10 takes place from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. While the headlining act...
A Warning to Kenny Florian and His Fans
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) I don’t consider myself a B.J. Penn fan. As an athletically-challenged individual without any natural talents in the realm of sports,...
Why a Super Heavyweight Division is a Horrible Idea
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) I know I said I wasn’t going to write another feature involving Brock Lesnar until his next title defense, but I...
The Best Month in MMA History
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) UFC 100 and the post-fight antics of Brock Lesnar have the Mainstream Media paying attention. Pardon the Interruption has discussed MMA...
Rush Still Reigns Supreme
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) UFC 100 is done and has been analyzed to death, so instead of continuing to beat the dead horse by talking...
Right or Wrong – Hendo’s a Fighter
By Katrina Belcher (KatrinaBelcher@mmaratings.net) Dan Henderson is a legendary fighter. He’s always struck me as a gentleman. During PRIDE he proved himself to be a worthy...