Back in the Light Heavies Again
By Garth Hansen (garthansen@mmaratings.net) Well, since I last visited the LHW division things have shaken out pretty well. Rashad still holds the title, and despite the...
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2008 Irrelevants Awards Winnersss
By Garth Hansen (garthhansen@mmaratings.net) So I’m watching the same episode of House for the third time in like four days, and a sit bolt upright, dislodging...
The UFC’s Least-wanted (Best) Light Heavies (revisited)
By Garth Hansen (garthhansen@mmaratings.net) Way back in August I wrote “The Least Wanted UFC Light Heavies”, which featured Lyoto Machida and Rashad Evans as the two...
2008 Irrelevant Awards
By Garth Hansen (garthhansen@mmaratings.net) There’s a lot of awards being given out, and a lot of well-planned and -executed awards being given out, at the end...
Does Werdum Deserve a Shot Yet?
By Garth Hansen (garthhansen@mmaratings.net) Fabricio Werdum has appeared to be the odd man out in the UFC’s latest heavyweight shakedown. The four-man psuedo-tournament soon to open...
The Throwaway Quote That Lost TUF
By Garth Hansen (garthhansen@mmaratings.net) While watching the most recent episode of The Ultimate Fighter tonight they showed the full video, which was teased last week, of...
“Heat” Mirrors Real World
By Garth Hansen (garthhansen@mmaratings.net) The turmoil and uncertainty sparked by the CBS/EliteXC “Heat” event from Saturday night has the mixed martial arts world as scattered, sliding...
What does the future hold for Anderson Silva?
By Garth Hansen (garthhansen@mmaratings.net) With the UFC’s middleweight division being torn to shreds by the skill and power of Anderson “The Spider” Silva, and the worldwide...
Why Not Iceman vs. Ace?
By Garth Hansen with contributions from Nicholas Bailey As the aftershocks from Evan Tanner’s passing begin to quiet a little, I got back to reading and...
In Memory Of Evan Tanner
By Garth Hansen (garthhansen@mmaratings.net) Evan Tanner died in the California desert in the last few days. He left for the desert after making some blog posts,...
The Least Wanted UFC Light Heavies
By Garth Hansen (garthhansen@mmaratings.net) The picture in the UFC’s light heavyweight division is pretty murky right now, with legends of the sport like Chuck Liddell, Wanderlei...