July 2011
Monthly Archive
July 31, 2011
Fightmania July Rankings:
Another month has passed, and a bit of a slow month for MMA has nonetheless made for some changes in the rankings. Dominick Cruz kicked off the month with a solid title defense against Urijah Faber, [+]
July 31, 2011
Hendo Defeats Fedor in First Round:
Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson lived up to its name by, well, featuring a bout between Fedor Emelianenko and Dan Henderson. That aside, you got to witness either the thrill of one of the best fighters in [+]
July 30, 2011
Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson Preview:
Tonight Strikeforce will present a fight that I’m told we “want very much” as Fedor Emelianenko will take on Dan Henderson in the main event of a solid card on Showtime. Funny, the same sources also [+]
July 29, 2011
Smart Move Dropping Overeem?:
It’s not every day that you see a legitimate top ten fighter simply get released from his contract all of a sudden. It’s even less often that said fighter is the current champion of his former [+]
July 25, 2011
MMA Roundup: Nate Marquardt, Captain Obvious Roundup:
This week on the MMA Roundup, we’ll talk about where Nate Marquardt is headed and what his thoughts are toward his detractors. Also, Captain Obvious will debut on the MMA Roundup to give us the news [+]
July 23, 2011
Voelker, Kaufman Successful at Strikeforce Challengers 17:
Though we’re in a slight lull for major UFC and Strikeforce events, there’s been some notable MMA action this past week nonetheless. Last night, Strikeforce put on their 17th Challengers event, with Bobby Voelker taking on [+]
July 19, 2011
Is Expanded Insurance Really to Blame for Injuries?:
I understand that fighters get hurt. That makes perfect sense considering that they hurt one another for a living. Still, at some point the injuries pile up so much that you officially pass the threshold [+]
July 12, 2011
MMA Roundup: Phil Davis Injured, Machida, BJ Penn:
In the sport of mixed martial arts, injuries are like hemorrhoids, being that they are a pain in the ass to all of us who follow the fight game. That’s really where the similarities end, so [+]
July 8, 2011
Tito Ortiz:The Last Laugh?:
Let’s go back eight years ago to July, 2003. Randy Couture had just defeated Chuck Liddell for the interim UFC Light Heavyweight Championship, while Wanderlei Silva hadn’t lost in over three years and was in the [+]
July 7, 2011
UFC 132 Parting Shots:
Pardon the lateness of my parting shots for UFC 132, but look at it this way: everyone else has already had their say on what happened, so now I pretty much have the podium all to myself. [+]
Fightmania July Rankings:
Another month has passed, and a bit of a slow month for MMA has nonetheless made for some changes in the rankings. Dominick Cruz kicked off the month with a solid title defense against Urijah Faber, [+]
July 31, 2011
Hendo Defeats Fedor in First Round:
Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson lived up to its name by, well, featuring a bout between Fedor Emelianenko and Dan Henderson. That aside, you got to witness either the thrill of one of the best fighters in [+]
July 30, 2011
Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson Preview:
Tonight Strikeforce will present a fight that I’m told we “want very much” as Fedor Emelianenko will take on Dan Henderson in the main event of a solid card on Showtime. Funny, the same sources also [+]
July 29, 2011
Smart Move Dropping Overeem?:
It’s not every day that you see a legitimate top ten fighter simply get released from his contract all of a sudden. It’s even less often that said fighter is the current champion of his former [+]
July 25, 2011
MMA Roundup: Nate Marquardt, Captain Obvious Roundup:
This week on the MMA Roundup, we’ll talk about where Nate Marquardt is headed and what his thoughts are toward his detractors. Also, Captain Obvious will debut on the MMA Roundup to give us the news [+]
July 23, 2011
Voelker, Kaufman Successful at Strikeforce Challengers 17:
Though we’re in a slight lull for major UFC and Strikeforce events, there’s been some notable MMA action this past week nonetheless. Last night, Strikeforce put on their 17th Challengers event, with Bobby Voelker taking on [+]
July 19, 2011
Is Expanded Insurance Really to Blame for Injuries?:
I understand that fighters get hurt. That makes perfect sense considering that they hurt one another for a living. Still, at some point the injuries pile up so much that you officially pass the threshold [+]
July 12, 2011
MMA Roundup: Phil Davis Injured, Machida, BJ Penn:
In the sport of mixed martial arts, injuries are like hemorrhoids, being that they are a pain in the ass to all of us who follow the fight game. That’s really where the similarities end, so [+]
July 8, 2011
Tito Ortiz:The Last Laugh?:
Let’s go back eight years ago to July, 2003. Randy Couture had just defeated Chuck Liddell for the interim UFC Light Heavyweight Championship, while Wanderlei Silva hadn’t lost in over three years and was in the [+]
July 7, 2011
UFC 132 Parting Shots:
Pardon the lateness of my parting shots for UFC 132, but look at it this way: everyone else has already had their say on what happened, so now I pretty much have the podium all to myself. [+]
