The Fireball Kid is Coming… Maybe
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) During the media circuit following his win at Ultimate Chaos on the weekend, Affliction head honcho Tom Atencio discussed the inclusion...
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The Inevitable Bobby Lashley Post
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Get ready for a tidal wave of Bobby Lashley discussions, ranging from Brock Lesnar comparisons (also as inevitable as this post)...
We Need an MMA Hall of Fame
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) To put it as simplistically as possible, we need a Mixed Martial Arts Hall of Fame. During the continuing discussions of...
Evan Tanner is Not a Hall of Famer
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) We’re closing in on UFC 100 – and the release of The UFC 100 – which means talks of who will...
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) There has been a great deal of talk around the MMA sites lately about the progress being made by females in...
You Mean There Are Talented Fighters Outside the UFC?
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Scouring the Interwebs as I do every morning, I’ve come across more than a few people expressing surprise at the number...
Why All The Kimbo Bashing?
By E. Spencer Kyte With Season 9 of The Ultimate Fighter coming to a close tonight in Las Vegas, it’s time to begin preparing for Season...
Picks and Predictions for TUF 9 Finale: The Dregs of a Dry Well
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) For a professional fight prognosticator, TUF finales can be seriously daunting. Young fighters training like professionals for the first time can make...
Post UFC 99 Notes: Cheick Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) Nobody really came back at UFC 99: The Comeback, since the main story was that of young guns knocking off more established...
Picks and Predictions for UFC 99: Is Redemption Really on Offer?
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) Ah, the infamous European UFCs. The ugly sister of the Las Vegas cards, European shows have a lot working against them. UFC...
Post Strikeforce and WEC Wrapup: End of the Weak
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) Well, Kenny Florian is the best commentator in MMA today, which isn’t saying much, but it is something. He knew what he...
Muddied Middleweight Waters
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Wanderlei Silva is getting a lot of attention heading into his catchweight tilt with Rich Franklin at UFC 99 this weekend...
Welcome E. Spencer Kyte!
I’m happy to welcome E. Spencer Kyte as a contributor to MMA Ratings. E. Spencer Kyte is a freelance writer. He used to write for The...
Picks and Predictions for WEC 41: Little Men, Big Fight
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) While the tiny titans at the top of this ticket have been the primary focus of most of the coverage, WEC 41,...
Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields – This is what MMA retirement looks like
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) Strikeforce shows have started following a predictable format: a surprisingly star-studded, yet often uncompetitive main card, a catchweight main event with little...
After UFC 98 and Dream 9, What has Changed In the World of MMA?
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) Last weekend had two major MMA cards, a champion fell, and various top talent contested fights with the always-necessary divisional importance. So...
UFC 98 Picks and Predictions: Enter the Dragon
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) Headlined by a fight between a chronically unrespected champion and an extremely divisive challenger whose talents go wholly unrecognized by many fans,...
Chuck Should Retire? Maybe You Should Too, Doc
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) As should be apparent by now, the Zuffa-sanctioned story to fill the several weeks between major MMA events is the endless discussion...
Sengoku 8 Predictions: Where is Jose Canseco?
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) Sengoku has put together an MMA card where newcomers fight veterans they stand a chance of beating, where the tournament fights are...
UFC 97: The Wheat and The Chaff
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) UFC 97 is likely to bomb in terms of pay-per-view sales. Anderson Silva has never shown much drawing power, he’s in what’s...