The Showstopper: Anthony Pettis Sets His Sights on TJ Grant’s UFC 164 Lightweight Title Shot
By Raphael Garcia In combat sports, promotions are always looking to create the best fights, fights that will not only put on a show for the...
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Watching the Watchers: Bellator 96 Viewership Numbers Are a Cause For Concern
By Raphael Garcia It’s clear that Bellator MMA is currently the number two promotion in mixed martial arts. However, with the bad press the organization has...
Fights To Make After UFC 161: The Losers Edition
By Raphael Garcia UFC 161 wasn’t the best card that the Ultimate Fighting Championship could put forth, but much of this was due to the injuries...
Fights To Make After World Series Of Fighting 3
By Raphael Garcia The World Series of Fighting’s third event turned out to be a strong show that gave fight fans a shocking finish. In the...
The Metamorphosis Metamoris Needs To Push Sport Jiu Jitsu To Center Stage
By Raphael Garcia Sport Jiu Jitsu was brought back to the main stage in the combat sports world this past weekend, as the second Metamoris event...
UFC Fighter Pay: Whose Corner Are You In?
By Raphael Garcia Mixed martial arts is like many other sports, in that it’s better when fans choose sides. Picking one fighter or the other adds...
Fights To Make After UFC on FUEL TV 10
By Raphael Garcia If grappling and Jiu Jitsu are your flavors of choice in mixed martial arts, then UFC on Fuel TV 10 was right up...
“Rampage” Signs With Bellator: Is He Ready To Reign or Just Rattling Chains?
By Raphael Garcia Although mixed martial arts stars have not reached the mainstream to the same degree as those in some of the other professional sports,...
In Search of a Breakthrough: MMA Needs Superstars That Shine as Brightly Outside of the Cage as Inside It
By Raphael Garcia In mainstream sports, what it means to be a superstar is different from what it means in MMA. The faces of players such...
Welcome T.J. Grant: You Are Now Amongst The Lightweight Elite
By Raphael Garcia Sometimes in professional sports there are moments when athletes break through to levels of stardom that will follow them for the rest of...
“The Warmaster” is Ready to Step Onto the UFC’s Heavyweight Battlefield
By Raphael Garcia When the list of Strikeforce fighters to be added to the Ultimate Fighting Championship roster was announced, there was one name left off...
Fights To Make After UFC 160: The Losers Edition
By Raphael Garcia UFC 160 was a very strong card from start to finish that gave fight fans important fights and exciting action across multiple weight...
Vitor 3.0: Questions Abound Regarding the Role of TRT in The Phenom’s Latest Upgrade
By Raphael Garcia In professional sports, the athletes are always looking for an advantage. This is why teams and fighters watch tape on their opponents, train...
Fights To Make After UFC on FX 8
By Raphael Garcia UFC on FX 8 was another strong showing for the UFC in Brazil. Now that the event is over, many of the winners...
“Middle” Stages: The Middleweight Contendership Picture Gets A Much-Needed Spotlight
By Raphael Garcia The discussion about the toughest division in mixed martial arts usually comes down to a conversation about the lightweight and welterweight divisions. However,...
Alvarez-Bellator Fight Pushes MMA Management To the Forefront
By Raphael Garcia Proper representation is one of the most important professional considerations in the entertainment world today. And with millions of dollars at stake, and...
Will YouTube and the UFC Become MMA’s Next Power Couple?
By Raphael Garcia The Internet has changed many different aspects of professional sports. Fans now have more ways to interact with their favorite players, talk about...
You Don’t Know “Jacare”: In His UFC Debut, Ronaldo Souza Looks To Make A Strong First Impression
By Raphael Garcia At UFC on FX 8, mixed martial arts fans in Brazil will get a treat when they watch some of their biggest stars...
Bending the Rules In the Right Direction: Suggestions for the ABC Conference
By Raphael Garcia It is not a secret that in the world of mixed martial arts there are more than a few current rules that need...
Settling The Score: Opining on Open Scoring In MMA
By Raphael Garcia It’s becoming customary for fans of mixed martial arts to expect questionable judging calls to be made during mixed martial arts events. While...