The BJB Breakdown: Analysts/Consultants: An Underused Resource in Mixed Martial Arts (Part 2)
By Schwan Humes In part one of this series, I discussed what defines outside consultants and analysts, as well as the benefit of using them in...
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Bellator 170: Paul Daley Makes You Wonder What Could Have Been
By Raphael Garcia Mixed martial arts is filled with “what if” discussions. Fans opine about fantasy matchups and super fights, but one aspect of that conversation...
Bellator 170: What To Expect From Bellator’s First 2017 Offering
By Adam Martin This weekend, Bellator holds its first card of 2017 when it heads to The Forum in Inglewood, California for Bellator 170. It’s one...
UFC Fight Night 103: What’s Next For Yair Rodriguez
By Adam Martin The top prospect in the UFC featherweight division continued his ascent through the the weight class, as Yair Rodriguez destroyed BJ Penn in...
The BJB Breakdown: Analysts/Consultants: An Underused Resource in Mixed Martial Arts (Part 1)
By Schwan Humes “If Ohio State, Alabama, Clemson have them then we are going to have them.” These were the words spoken by Tom Hermann, new...
UFC Fight Night 103: Sergio Pettis Can Step Out of Big Brother’s Shadow With A Win
By Raphael Garcia Younger siblings are often forced to fight their way out of the shadow of the older children in the family. For Sergio Pettis,...
UFC Fight Night 103: Imagine If BJ Penn Wins
By Adam Martin This weekend at UFC Fight Night 103, highly-ranked featherweight prospect Yair Rodriguez gets the toughest test of his career to date when he...
UFC 207: Calling Ronda Rousey “Overrated” is Disrespectful and Denigrating
By Raphael Garcia The conversation as to whether mixed martial arts has reached mainstream status has all but ended with the emergence of athletes such as...
UFC 207: Amanda Nunes Could Be The UFC’s Newest Superstar
By Adam Martin The numbers are in, and UFC 207 is a hit. MMAFighting.com’s Dave Meltzer reported Sunday that UFC 207, headlined by the return of...
The BJB Breakdown: Developing A Prospect (Part 3)
By Schwan Humes In this series, the focus has been on prospects, specifically developing them in MMA. The goal was to provide the reader with an...
UFC 2017: Can’t Help But Wonder What the Promotion is Doing Right Now
By Adam Martin I know I can’t be the only person wondering this question right now: “What is the UFC doing?” The direction of the UFC...
UFC 207: The Recent Ronda Rousey Revisionism Is Wrong
By Adam Martin It’s become very trendy lately to criticize Ronda Rousey, and in some ways, it’s deserved. After all, the former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion...
UFC 207: Cody Garbrandt Had Plenty of Love To Give After Championship Win
By Raphael Garcia So far, the headlines after UFC 207 have tended to focus on Amanda Nunes and Ronda Rousey, but there’s another storyline that deserves...
UFC 207: Expect A Show-Stealing Fight Between John Lineker and T.J. Dillashaw
By Raphael Garcia UFC 207 is due to be a major event that will captivate the sports world on Friday night. Ronda Rousey heads back into...
The BJB Breakdown: Edmond Tarverdyan: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (Part Two: The Bad & The Ugly)
By Schwan Humes In Part One we opened the discussion regarding Edmond Tarverdyan, focusing on the good that he has done for Ronda Rousey and for...
The BJB Breakdown: Edmond Tarverdyan: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (Part One: The Good)
By Schwan Humes When it comes to Ronda Rousey, there is a lot of discussion regarding her lack of progression in technique, strategy, cage IQ, and...
UFC 207: Talking Pound for Pound? Don’t Forget “The Dominator” Dominick Cruz
By Raphael Garcia UFC President Dana White has been throwing around the term “Pound-for-Pound” in recent interviews, as he’s elevated Conor McGregor to the top of...
UFC 207: Forget Ronda Rousey, There Are Plenty of Other Storylines To Pay Attention To
By Adam Martin The UFC announced this week that Ronda Rousey will not do any media interviews in the leadup to this Friday’s UFC 207, and...
R.I.P.: Remembering The MMA Fighters We Lost In 2016
By Adam Martin The MMA world experienced a tough 2016, as many incredible fighters passed away. This piece is meant to remember the fighters we lost....
The BJB Breakdown: Developing A Prospect (Part 2)
By Schwan Humes In the first installment of this three part series we discussed developing prospects and the external things that may contribute to a prospect...
