By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) While some horrible video-game award show preempted spiketv showing some of these fights prior to the Pay-Per-View kicking off, the likelihood of a lot of finishes on the main card means that we can hope to see some of them edited into the show. The highlights of the undercard are Belcher…
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Fight Picks and Predictions for UFC 107 Main Card: Baby Jay Is Still King
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) UFC 107 in Memphis was supposed to cap off the foul-tasting tenth season of The Ultimate Fighter, finally putting to bed the ridiculous feud that produced so many instances of large, well-muscled adult males swapping grade-school insults from six inches away while displaying their best mean face. Unfortunately, Rampage Jackson continues…
UFC 107 Fight Week Preview: BJ Penn vs. Diego Sanchez
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) As great as watching Rampage and Rashad settle their differences Saturday night would have been, the headlining act for UFC 107 is actually a better fight, as Lightweight champion BJ Penn defends his belt against Diego Sanchez. While people often talk about the “fairness” of different fighters’ escalation to a…
UFC 107 Fight Week Previews: Mir vs. Kongo and More
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) For all the mediocre cards we’ve suffered through over the last couple of months, UFC 107 takes to the Octagon this weekend in an effort to make up for things. While some may not share my excitement for this card, we’ve got a main event that actually involves a title…
UFC 107 Fight Week Previews: The Prelims
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Can I just say how much day jobs suck? Always interfering with what I want to do… Thankfully, Saturdays don’t fall into my work schedule, which means I’ll be seated in front of a television this Saturday to watch the very solid UFC 107 from Memphis, Tennessee. Despite changes to…