Fight Fans Shouldn’t Skip UFC 173
By Raphael Garcia When a mixed martial arts card is set, the initial response to it from fans is a good way to predict how well...
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Hendo Aims To Grow MMA Legacy With Upset Win At UFC 173
By Adam Martin Dan Henderson is already considered one of the best fighters in mixed martial arts history, and this weekend he will get the opportunity...
The Ultimate Fighter 19.06: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
By Nathan McCarter The Ultimate Fighter returned with one of the most controversial decisions in the show’s history. Roger Zapata defeated Ian Stephens by decision after...
Bellator’s Title Conundrum Needs Immediate Addressing
By Raphael Garcia Last weekend Bellator MMA attempted to strengthen its position within the world of mixed martial arts when made its first foray into pay-per-view....
First and Worst: Week of May 12 – May 18, 2014
By Adam Martin First and Worst is an ongoing series for MMARatings.net, where every week Adam will make his pick for the best and worst newly-announced...
The Shadow of Eddie Alvarez Looms Over Bellator 120 Main Event
By Raphael Garcia Tonight’s Bellator 120 PPV is going to have a huge hole in the main event which will be missed by everyone who orders...
Michael Page vs. Ricky Rainey Is A Good Opener For the Bellator 120 PPV, But Should Be A Tournament Qualifier
By Adam Martin Bellator’s inaugural pay-per-view card features a number of intriguing fights, and perhaps the one that’s most exciting — at least on paper —...
Introducing “The Bruise Brothers”: Aldo and Barão Have Struggled To Achieve Stardom Apart; They Need To Be Marketed Together
By Michael Ford It’s no secret that one of the more controversial topics in MMA is the idea of teammates fighting one another. Though the saying...
The Ultimate Fighter 19.05: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
By Nathan McCarter The Ultimate Fighter returned for another installment. This time it would be Corey Anderson taking on Josh Clark in a bout that went...
Writing the Wrongs: In the Face of A Looming PPV Failure, Bellator Needs To Make Some Changes (Part 2)
By Michael Ford The first part of this piece focused on Bellator‘s tournament model, and the way that a return to that structure as a focal...
Matt Brown: The People’s Champion
By Raphael Garcia If you Google the term “The People’s Champion,” more than 21 million results will show up on your browser, the vast majority of...
First and Worst: Week of May 5 – May 11, 2014
By Adam Martin First and Worst is an ongoing series for MMARatings.net, where every week Adam will make his pick for the best and worst newly-announced...
Fights To Make After UFC Fight Night 40: The Losers’ Edition
By Raphael Garcia Erick Silva and Matt Brown put on an epic showcase this past Saturday at UFC Fight Night 40 in Cincinnati, Ohio. In fact,...
Writing the Wrongs: In the Face of A Looming PPV Failure, Bellator Needs To Make Some Changes (Part 1)
By Michael Ford The fun thing to do nowadays is to make jokes about Bellator MMA, the sport’s #2 promotion, who has twice tried to jump...
Fight Fixin’: Post-UFC Fight Night 40 Winners Edition
By Adam Martin Fight Fixin’ is a fantasy matchmaking article that comes out after every major event and features possible matchups for main card winners and/or...
Matt Brown and Erick Silva Hope To Silence Their Critics With Violence At UFC Fight Night 40
By Raphael Garcia Every so often the UFC books a bout that screams pure excitement. When it was announced that Matt Brown would be facing Erick...
After Falling From PPV Co-Main Event To Fight Night Prelims, Eddie Wineland Looks To Gain Respect At UFC Fight Night 40
By Adam Martin I’m not sure what Eddie Wineland did wrong, but for whatever reason, the top-five bantamweight isn’t getting the respect he deserves from the...
The Ultimate Fighter 19.04: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
By Nathan McCarter The Ultimate Fighter went back to the middleweights for the fourth episode of the season. Dhiego Lima was set to take on Tim...
Flexing Their Muscles: Removing Nate Diaz From the UFC Rankings is Less About Business and More About Showing Us Who’s Boss
By Raphael Garcia The world of professional sports can be broken into two parts. The first is the action that occurs on the court, field, ring,...
Keeping the “O”, Counting the Dough: Floyd “Money” Mayweather and Profiting From Perfection
By Raphael Garcia Last Saturday night, in front of the massive crowd of fans packed into the MGM Grand Arena and watching from all around the...