April 21, 2009 Ten Fights to Remember Chuck Liddell By: It’s a shame that newer fans of the sport will have their first memories of Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell be comprised of his recent stretch of fights, in which he’s experienced three losses by KO/TKO and hasn’t [+] April 20, 2009 Anderson Silva Perplexes Fans As He Punishes Opponents: For the second straight fight, Anderson Silva left a lot of people scratching their heads and wondering what is going on with the UFC Middleweight Champion.  After carrying a fighter that had no real business being in [+] April 20, 2009 Quick Thoughts on UFC 97: UFC 97 was like most recent UFC events in that it provided quite a bit to talk about in its aftermath. Whether it was the head-scratching performance of Anderson Silva (which I discussed in an earlier column [+] April 18, 2009 UFC 97 Preview Pt. 2: The Main Card: The UFC 97 card, like many of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s offerings, is pretty solid from top to bottom.  That includes the first three main card bouts, which I’ll break down now.  Still to come, we’ll also [+] April 18, 2009 UFC 97 Preview Pt. 3: The Main Events: UFC 97 looks to the marketability of two of its top stars, Chuck Liddell and UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva, to make the event a memorable one.  While Silva is looking to cement his greatness with yet [+] April 17, 2009 UFC 97 Preview Pt. 1: The Prelims: While there has been a lot of discussion regarding the main events for UFC 97, some may have missed out on the high level of quality that will be found on the preliminary bouts this Saturday night.  [+] April 16, 2009 The Ultimate Fighter: USA vs. UK Episode 3 Recap: We’re on our third episode, and we still have four fighters vying to get into the house, due to herpes and weight-cutting issues.  The last episode ended with the unveiling of one of the alternates, who is [+] April 14, 2009 What Can We Expect in the Future from Strikeforce?: While we don’t yet know how many viewers caught Saturday’s “Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz” card on Showtime, the feedback has been mostly positive from those that did.  Even if the show didn’t exactly rearrange any weight class [+] April 13, 2009 Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz- The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: The first Strikeforce show since the promotion absorbed the remnants of EliteXC is now over, and we have plenty to think about after what was an entertaining night of fights.  Without further ado, let’s take a look [+] April 11, 2009 Women’s MMA Weight Shenanigans Continue: What’s a few pounds between fighters?  Apparently, a several pounds of weight difference aren’t a big deal, as long as those fighters are women.  In tonight’s Strikeforce fight between Gina Carano’s future opponent, Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos and [+]