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...
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...
By Eric Kamander UFC 98 had some interesting potential and proved to be much more. The main event was compelling to all but the lowest common...
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,...
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...
By Eric Kamander I want to weigh in on a recent conversation on Beatdown Radio about Dana White affecting children’s exposure to the sport. First off,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) For those of us in North America, this card will take place very early Sunday morning, a nice precursor to the WEC...
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) Certainly the story of this event is betting success, with my plays going 4-0 for +5.65u, which is always nice to have...
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) Ultimate Fight Night 18 breaks a now-unusual dry spell of several weeks for high-level North American MMA. It also serves as an...
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) This card has a lot of potential, but it could also be a complete disaster. A not-so-competitive main event between top-tier fighters...
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) Recently, our own Katrina Belcher put pen to proverbial paper in defense of referee Marc Goddard’s stoppage of Josh Koscheck’s fight with...
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) Mike Thomas Brown was in many ways seen as little more than a placeholder champion, a talented fighter that had gotten a...
By Katrina Belcher (KatrinaBelcher@mmaratings.net) There’s been a lot of discussion about the referee stoppage in the Koscheck vs. Paulo Thiago fight during UFC 95. Seems to...
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) With all the shenanigans going on in Zuffa’s other product, this card has been severely overlooked, especially considering it features a fight...
