Quick Hits for WEC 37
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) I’m probably one of the few people that’s disappointed by this card. You see, it’s chock full of exciting mini-size fighters, many...
Opinion
Strikeforce: Destruction Notes
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) This was an event that rose above its lackluster card to be reasonably exciting and entertaining. It was definitely a great way...
The Thanksgiving Turkey – ATT’s Dan Lambert
By Nicholas Bailey Thanksgiving is a holiday celebrating the initial teamwork that lead to near-genocide. Which is fitting, considering that my Thanksgiving turkey is American Top...
Quick Hits for Strikeforce: Destruction
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) A broken toe has forced newly resurgent lightweight Josh Thomson out of the event, which is probably good for Yves Edwards. While...
The Dickensian Aspect: Jon Fitch, Dana White, and Power Plays in MMA
By Nicholas Bailey In the fight game, the only people that can approximate the dishonesty and ego of a promoter are a fighter’s agents. (Which is...
UFC 91 Notes
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) UFC 91 was an awesome event. All the fights were entertaining, some were very high-quality, and the bulk of them were competitive,...
Is Sports Illustrated’s Ben Fowlkes even qualified to write about MMA?
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) I take great exception to some parts of this piece by Ben Fowlkes, who apparently gets to write about MMA for SI.com...
UFC 91 Picks and Predictions
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) A superfight with a superfreak, rehabilitation fights, contender fights, “I deserve to be here” fights, and just plain scraps. This card promises...
WEC 36 Notes
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) Well this was a wreck of an event, both in terms of sport, and personally for my wagering. A debacle like the...
Quick Hits for WEC 36
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) Salutations everyone. I’m sorry for my absence, and I’ll start picking up everything I’ve missed during my vacation tomorrow. WEC 36 is...
WVR Sengoku 6 Notes
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) This event had a serious case of the Mondays. It just never got going or, aside from a few moments of brilliance...
WVR Sengoku 6 Picks and Predictions
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) Sengoku: Sixth Battle, has the potential to be World Victory Road’s best event to date. Unfortunately, that’s not saying much. But with...
UFC 90 Notes
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) When the main event is a clunker or ends on a sour note, it’s really hard for a fight card to have...
Post UFC 90 Notes
By Eric Kamander Nicholas Bailey is away on vacation, so I’m doing my best to fill in for him. UFC 90 was certainly a solid card....
The DOs and DONTs of Starting a Major MMA Promotion
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) As yet another organization promised to be “bigger than the UFC” flails about in its death throes, with contracted fighters entering limbo...
UFC 90 Picks and Predictions
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) The biggest fights on this card are a tale of two replacements. First you have Cote, replacing a much more deserving (and...
Does Werdum Deserve a Shot Yet?
By Garth Hansen (garthhansen@mmaratings.net) Fabricio Werdum has appeared to be the odd man out in the UFC’s latest heavyweight shakedown. The four-man psuedo-tournament soon to open...
Post UFC 89 Notes
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) UFC 89 mostly turned out the way I expected, although it did feature several fighters (Hardy, Taylor, Miller, Cane) firmly establishing themselves...
UFC 89 Picks and Predictions
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) UFC 89 as it exists today is a much weaker card than the one originally scheduled. The back injury that forced Thiago...
The Throwaway Quote That Lost TUF
By Garth Hansen (garthhansen@mmaratings.net) While watching the most recent episode of The Ultimate Fighter tonight they showed the full video, which was teased last week, of...