January 2012
Monthly Archive
January 31, 2012
UFC on Fox 2 Parting Shots:
As I suspected beforehand, the second UFC on Fox card wasn’t exactly chock-full of barn-burners. Well, on the main card, anyway. While the prelims brought some excitement and some memorable moments, the main card was more notable [+]
January 27, 2012
UFC on Fox 2 Preview:
The second UFC show to air on Fox feels more like the first, as the inaugural appearance only featured a one-minute scrap between Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos. This event, while featuring just three live fights [+]
January 23, 2012
Fightmania Mailbag: Fighter Pay, Weight Cutting:
There were two big issues that arose recently that I never found the proper opportunity to address. However, our readers have seen fit to provide me with the perfect excuse to remedy the situation in the form [+]
January 21, 2012
UFC on FX 1 Parting Shots:
Our second Friday night UFC event within a month’s time produced some good action and will leave a couple of fighters sorely in need of a win. Melvin Guillard underwhelmed with another submission loss, though he looked [+]
January 19, 2012
UFC on FX 1 Preview:
Another day, another fledgling network with a quirky name that’s supposed to catch the eye of the coveted 18-34 male demographic. FX! Get it? Like “effects”, but spelled in a totally badass way. FX! And no, the [+]
January 17, 2012
MMA Referees: Where’s the Consistency?:
While UFC 142 may ultimately be remembered mostly for Edson Barboza’s scintillating knockout or Jose Aldo’s electrifying finish and celebration, the event also underscored the need of greater consistency from MMA referees. Two notable things stand out [+]
January 17, 2012
UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit Preview (Video):
Here’s the preview trailer for the UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit event which will take place on February 4, 2012 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Nick Diaz will fight Carlos Condit for the Interim Welterweight Championship belt, as GSP is still out with an ACL injury. Click here for discount UFC 143 tickets! [+]
January 17, 2012
ESPN OTL: UFC Fighter Pay & Dana White’s Response (Videos):
ESPN “Outside the Lines” interviews Zuffa CEO Lorenzo Fertitta on the subject that UFC fighters say they deserve more money from the UFC revenue generated from their fights. UFC President Dana White responds below with his thoughts on ESPN and also shows us unseen footage from the interview on fighter compensation. [+]
January 17, 2012
UFC 142 RIO: Jose Aldo Crowd Victory Celebration (Video):
UFC Featherweight champion Jose Aldo immediately runs out from the cage into the crowd for a crazy victory celebration after knocking out Chad Mendes at UFC RIO. [+]
January 17, 2012
UFC 142 RIO: Vitor Belfort Post-Fight Interview (Video):
Vitor Belfort talks about his round 1 rear-neaked submission win over Anthony Johnson at UFC RIO. [+]
UFC on Fox 2 Parting Shots:
As I suspected beforehand, the second UFC on Fox card wasn’t exactly chock-full of barn-burners. Well, on the main card, anyway. While the prelims brought some excitement and some memorable moments, the main card was more notable [+]
January 27, 2012
UFC on Fox 2 Preview:
The second UFC show to air on Fox feels more like the first, as the inaugural appearance only featured a one-minute scrap between Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos. This event, while featuring just three live fights [+]
January 23, 2012
Fightmania Mailbag: Fighter Pay, Weight Cutting:
There were two big issues that arose recently that I never found the proper opportunity to address. However, our readers have seen fit to provide me with the perfect excuse to remedy the situation in the form [+]
January 21, 2012
UFC on FX 1 Parting Shots:
Our second Friday night UFC event within a month’s time produced some good action and will leave a couple of fighters sorely in need of a win. Melvin Guillard underwhelmed with another submission loss, though he looked [+]
January 19, 2012
UFC on FX 1 Preview:
Another day, another fledgling network with a quirky name that’s supposed to catch the eye of the coveted 18-34 male demographic. FX! Get it? Like “effects”, but spelled in a totally badass way. FX! And no, the [+]
January 17, 2012
MMA Referees: Where’s the Consistency?:
While UFC 142 may ultimately be remembered mostly for Edson Barboza’s scintillating knockout or Jose Aldo’s electrifying finish and celebration, the event also underscored the need of greater consistency from MMA referees. Two notable things stand out [+]
January 17, 2012
UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit Preview (Video):
Here’s the preview trailer for the UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit event which will take place on February 4, 2012 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Nick Diaz will fight Carlos Condit for the Interim Welterweight Championship belt, as GSP is still out with an ACL injury. Click here for discount UFC 143 tickets! [+]
January 17, 2012
ESPN OTL: UFC Fighter Pay & Dana White’s Response (Videos):
ESPN “Outside the Lines” interviews Zuffa CEO Lorenzo Fertitta on the subject that UFC fighters say they deserve more money from the UFC revenue generated from their fights. UFC President Dana White responds below with his thoughts on ESPN and also shows us unseen footage from the interview on fighter compensation. [+]
January 17, 2012
UFC 142 RIO: Jose Aldo Crowd Victory Celebration (Video):
UFC Featherweight champion Jose Aldo immediately runs out from the cage into the crowd for a crazy victory celebration after knocking out Chad Mendes at UFC RIO. [+]
January 17, 2012
UFC 142 RIO: Vitor Belfort Post-Fight Interview (Video):
Vitor Belfort talks about his round 1 rear-neaked submission win over Anthony Johnson at UFC RIO. [+]
