The UFC 100: That 70’s Show
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) What can I say? I have a penchant for Pop Culture references. Aside from now trying to figure out who the...
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The UFC 100: Stuck in the 80s
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) We’re certainly not talking about bad synth-pop, hair metal and sitcom classics like Who’s the Boss and The Facts of Life....
The UFC 100: The Bottom 10
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Welcome to The UFC 100! After months of not so hard work and a late night ranking session yesterday, the list...
The Fireball Kid is Coming… Maybe
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) During the media circuit following his win at Ultimate Chaos on the weekend, Affliction head honcho Tom Atencio discussed the inclusion...
The Inevitable Bobby Lashley Post
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Get ready for a tidal wave of Bobby Lashley discussions, ranging from Brock Lesnar comparisons (also as inevitable as this post)...
We Need an MMA Hall of Fame
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) To put it as simplistically as possible, we need a Mixed Martial Arts Hall of Fame. During the continuing discussions of...
Evan Tanner is Not a Hall of Famer
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) We’re closing in on UFC 100 – and the release of The UFC 100 – which means talks of who will...
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) There has been a great deal of talk around the MMA sites lately about the progress being made by females in...
You Mean There Are Talented Fighters Outside the UFC?
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Scouring the Interwebs as I do every morning, I’ve come across more than a few people expressing surprise at the number...
Why All The Kimbo Bashing?
By E. Spencer Kyte With Season 9 of The Ultimate Fighter coming to a close tonight in Las Vegas, it’s time to begin preparing for Season...
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...
Do you have to be a big talker to make it big time?
By Eric Kamander Some people in the MMA media continue to think you do (if you’re an MMA fighter). Whether this means talking trash, being charismatic,...
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...
Ups and downs in the heavyweight rankings
By Eric Kamander Unlike most team sports, in MMA the best fighters don’t get to all compete against each other, much less compete against each other...
Muddied Middleweight Waters
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Wanderlei Silva is getting a lot of attention heading into his catchweight tilt with Rich Franklin at UFC 99 this weekend...
Welcome E. Spencer Kyte!
I’m happy to welcome E. Spencer Kyte as a contributor to MMA Ratings. E. Spencer Kyte is a freelance writer. He used to write for The...
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,...
Promotional Performance: Strikeforce vs. WEC
By Eric Kamander We recently asked people which event they were looking forward to more, Strikeforce or the WEC. Many people seemed more interested in Strikeforce,...