The Year 2013 In Review: The Best of January
By Raphael Garcia 2013 was an exciting year in the world of mixed martial arts. There were countless memorable moments and fights in the last 12...
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Fights To Make After UFC on Fox 9: The Losers Edition
By Raphael Garcia UFC on Fox 9 was the last free event from the UFC in 2013, and it was a good show from start to...
Fun Time: Flyweight Zach Makovsky Is Ready To Make Super-Sized Waves In His UFC Debut
By Raphael Garcia Since its announcement, UFC on Fox 9 has been a highly-anticipated card for a multitude of reasons. Team Alpha Male will be heavily...
Team Alpha Male Looks For The Sweep, and End To Title Losing Streak, At UFC on Fox 9
By Raphael Garcia Mixed martial arts is an individual sport at its roots. Fighters step into the cage by themselves in competition against one other person...
Fights To Make After UFC Fight Night 33
By Raphael Garcia UFC Fight Night 33 didn’t seem like a major card to get excited for as it approached. However, once the night finished, the...
The Samoan Bulldozer: Mark Hunt Can Wreck The Heavyweight Rankings At Any Moment
By Raphael Garcia In the modern mixed martial arts landscape, many fans put a lot of stock in the records that fighters bring with them into...
Fights To Make After TUF 18 Finale: The Losers Edition
By Raphael Garcia The Ultimate Fighter Season 18 Finale brought to a close another season of the series, but crowned its first female “Ultimate Fighter” in...
Volatile Styles Clash In the Diaz-Maynard TUF 18 Finale Main Event
By Raphael Garcia On Saturday night, The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale is going to come to fight fans from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las...
MMA Thanksgiving: Three Things For Fans To Be Thankful For In 2013
By Raphael Garcia As you crowd around the Thanksgiving table today, there’s a lot to be thankful for. Whether it’s a new job, new car, or...
“Break Out” Stars: Bellator Struggles to Keep its Champions Caged In
By Raphael Garcia The world of combat sports is quite different than those of the other mainstream sports that capture the attention of fans. Major organizations...
Terry Etim Gets a Second Chance At Stardom At Bellator 109
By Raphael Garcia When a new face shows up in the UFC’s Octagon, there is normally a bit of hype that accompanies that fighter. And while...
“Ruthless” Reboot: Robbie Lawler Has Forced His Way into Relevance Since Returning to the UFC
By Raphael Garcia Few individuals get second chances in the world of mixed martial arts. There are so many examples of new stars that rise to...
Fights To Make After UFC 167: The Winners Edition
By Raphael Garcia < UFC 167 may have been the last time fight fans see Georges St. Pierre enter the Octagon. He walked out of his...
Sparsely Sprinkled “Suga”: The Sweet Career of Rashad Evans Is Often Overlooked By Fans
By Raphael Garcia In the world of sports it is so easy to forget how good some athletes were during long stretches of their careers. This...
Cerrone vs. Dunham is a Fight of the Night Candidate At UFC 167
By Raphael Garcia One of the biggest appeals of mixed martial arts is that great fights between closely-matched athletes occur on nearly every card. Looking at...
Fights to Make After UFC Fight Night 32: The Losers Edition
By Raphael Garcia UFC Fight Night 32 from Goiania, Goias, Brazil was a night full of knockout finishes, as multiple fighters went down in ways that...
Dan Henderson And Vitor Belfort Have Questions To Answer At UFC Fight Night 32
By Raphael Garcia In mixed martial arts, as with any major sport, there comes a time when the “old guard” eventually gets replaced by the “new...
Fights To Make After UFC Fight Night 31
By Raphael Garcia The UFC gave the American troops a strong showcase with the third iteration of its “Fight for the Troops” event at UFC Fight...
The Real Winners and Losers of Bellator 106
By Raphael Garcia The main event of Bellator 106 wasn’t just one of the best fights to occur outside of the Octagon, but it was one...
“King Mo” and Emanuel Newton Are Battling For More Than A Belt At Bellator 106
By Raphael Garcia Bellator 106 is a stacked event that features a number of can’t-miss bouts. Even though the fight between Tito Ortiz and Quinton Jackson...