First and Worst: Week of June 24 to June 30, 2013
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...
Opinion
Roy Billington’s 2013 Half-Year Awards
By Roy Billington We’ve passed the midpoint of the year, and we at MMA Ratings are taking a moment to look back over the first six...
Within Firing Range: Tim Kennedy Set His Sights on UFC Fighter Pay, But Finds Himself in Zuffa’s Crosshairs
By Raphael Garcia Many of us can think of examples of people who have been fired for publicly complaining about their jobs or bosses. Whether it...
Featherweight Contendership Up for Grabs at UFC 162
By Adam Martin There is no dead-set #1 contender in the stacked UFC featherweight division, but after UFC 162, expect the next challengers for the title...
UFC 162 Set To Steal Summer Sports Stage
By Raphael Garcia The summer months have finally hit us, and while we bask in the sun’s rays and complain about it “suddenly” being hot, the...
UFC Sends Message To Mike Pierce To Be More Exciting – Again
By Adam Martin Next weekend at UFC 162, a fighter ranked in the top 15 of his weight class will be fighting in the opening bout...
Not Quite “Showtime” Yet: Sergio Pettis Should Wait Before Following His Brother to the Octagon
By Raphael Garcia The online community that follows mixed martial arts is an environment in which spectators and experts want to be the first to point...
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...
UFC Takes Slow and Steady (But Risky) Approach With 33-Year-Old Glover Teixeira
By Adam Martin MMA might just be the only sport where fans routinely label athletes in their mid-30s “prospects.” It’s a label that’s been attached to...
First and Worst: Week of June 17 to June 23, 2013
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...
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...
“Babalu” Sobral Retires From MMA; But Was He A Legend?
By Adam Martin Another one of the sport’s pioneers has called it quits. On Wednesday night at Bellator 96 at Winstar Casino Resort in Thackersville, OK,...
First and Worst: Week of June 10 to June 16, 2013
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 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...
Fight Fixin’: Post-UFC 161 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...
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...
Pink Slip Saturdays: UFC 161 Edition
By Adam Martin Pink Slip Saturdays is a new addition to MMARatings.net, where Adam will write about five fighters on each card who could literally be...
With UFC 161 Win, Dan Henderson Should Earn Light Heavyweight Title Shot
By Adam Martin On Saturday night in the main event of UFC 161, light heavyweight legends Dan Henderson and Rashad Evans meet in a three-round fight...
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...