Picks and Predictions for Strikeforce: Carano vs. The World
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) The incredible mutating card, the irony is that the headling fight, the fight that had the biggest potential to fall apart or...
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Picks and Predictions for WEC 42: Mighty Mites
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) If you’re wondering why this card is so hyped, look at these rankings. More top-ten bantamweights are on this card than not,...
UFC 101 Picks and Predictions: Sons of Mercury
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) UFC 101 brings Zuffa’s baby to the fighting city of Philadelphia, where the orange people from the shore meet the tough kids...
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...
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,...
Picks and Predictions for UFC 100: Revenge of Lesnar
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) UFC 100 is supposed to be the circus to end all circuses, and with a ton of talent on the card (and...
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...
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...
Post Strikeforce Notes: The Wolf’s Wound
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) Strikeforce/EliteXC events remind me of my dating life. They don’t happen nearly enough. They’re usually pretty fun and well put-together. The girls...
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz –Dysfunctional Cyborg
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) Some events are remarkable because of the implications for the division. Some events are remarkable because they are going to feature bitter...
Live at WEC 40 in Chicago: My Cup Runneth Over
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) The Chicago arm of MMA Ratings was able to view WEC’s 40th installment live from cageside. We were able to enjoy front-row...