September 30, 2011 Could Mighty Mouse Win the Lottery?: In less than 24 hours, Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson will have his shot at being the man to finally solve the riddle that is Dominick Cruz- a fighter who has confounded opponents so far with his movement [+] September 28, 2011 What’s Left for Hughes, Rampage?: While a lot of people may see a “changing of the guard” narrative in recent UFC events and UFC 135 itself, that doesn’t hold up so well when you look closely at what happened on Saturday night. [+] September 22, 2011 UFC 135 Preview: Even though UFC 135 is anchored by two fights with one fighter massively favored over his opponent (Jon Jones and Josh Koscheck are both -600 favorites), there’s something about this card that makes me think it will [+] September 20, 2011 UFC Fight Night 25 Parting Shots: Two Jakes entered the cage, but only one could win on Saturday night’s UFC Fight Night 25 (or if you prefer, “Battle on the Bayou”). On this night, Jake Ellenberger prevailed, giving Jake Shields his second straight [+] September 15, 2011 UFC Fight Night 25 Preview: It’s hard to believe that this Saturday will bring the 25th UFC Fight Night event on Spike TV. While the quality of the cards along the way has varied, a wise philosopher once said, “don’t complain about [+] September 12, 2011 Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov Parting Shots: Remember when I was lamenting the lack of star power left in the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix? Well, Daniel Cormier bombed on Antonio Silva in less than a full round and suddenly made the final bout between [+] September 8, 2011 Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov Preview: Strikeforce has been through some strange times since Zuffa purchased the promotion. Both Alistair Overeem and Nick Diaz have left Strikeforce under very different circumstances, but also have had very different resolutions to their journeys to the [+] September 7, 2011 More Important: The Sport or “The Game”?: At a press conference yesterday that Nick Diaz no-showed, UFC President Dana White announced that Diaz would not be taking on welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre at UFC 137. Instead, we’ll be seeing Carlos Condit take on [+] August 29, 2011 Fightmania August Rankings: Bookended by UFC pay-per-views that featured eight combined finishes out of ten main card fights, August gave MMA fans plenty to be excited about. We also got to see Pat Curran shock Marlon Sandro in Bellator, [+] August 29, 2011 UFC Rio Parting Shots: Whether or not you think that Anderson Silva has reached a previously unseen plateau with his most recent performance, you’re still likely to agree that the UFC delivered plenty of entertaining moments in their long-awaited return to [+]