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UFC History Week: Stephan Bonnar vs. Forrest Griffin, The Ultimate Fighter...
I firmly believe that Saturday’s bout between Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos on FOX is the biggest, most important fight in UFC history. The other fight in the running for that honour is the epic...
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UFC 139: Main Card Breakdown & Analysis
Just like last week, I’m going to give the main event showdown between “Shogun” Rua and Dan Henderson the full treatment on Friday. Today, I want to introduce you to the other four fights on the...
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The Top 5 Fights in MMA History: Where Does Henderson-Rua Rank?
Here’s how you know Saturday’s clash between Dan Henderson and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua was something special: I’m still talking about it four days later, and so too are plenty of people in the MMA...
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UFC 153: Anderson Silva vs. Stephan Bonnar Booked for Main Event
To quote The Hives, “I hate to say I told you so – alright!” (cue the fun guitar riff) Wednesday evening, the UFC announced that middleweight champion Anderson Silva will square off with Stephan Bonnar...
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UFC 153: What Did You Want the UFC to Do?
There are a lot of people who aren’t very keen on the new main event that will see Anderson Silva take on Stephan Bonnar, and when I say “aren’t very keen,” I mean they hate it, and think the UFC are a...
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UFC 153 Silva vs. Bonnar: 5 Burning Questions to Begin Fight Week
1. Will Stephan Bonnar Shock the World? Let’s be honest: probably not, but I’m sure as hell going to be watching just in case he does. The other thing to remember here, as far as I’m concerned, is that...
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UFC 153: Complaints About Event Illuminate Problems with MMA Media
I just don’t get it. In his UFC 153 preview column, Sports Illustrated’s Jeff Wagenheim offered the following: Why we should care: There’s no good reason to care, to be honest. The fight is not for...
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UFC 153 Silva vs. Bonnar: The Biggest Upsets in UFC History
Saturday night at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Stephan Bonnar has a chance to write his name in the history books for a second time. Already etched in the fabric of the UFC story for his...
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UFC 153 Silva vs. Bonnar: Punch Drunk Predictions
So last week, Jeff Zanetta rolled into town and went 3-1 with his picks, while I managed a 2-2 record. Yes, I lost at my own game on my own blog about a sport I cover pretty well every day. Believe me,...
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UFC 153 SILVA vs BONNAR: Live Results & Analysis [We Are Live!]
VICTORIA — How could I keep these results from you? Despite the fact that I really shouldn’t be sitting up and hammering away on a computer for six consecutive hours, I’m going to, simply because I...
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UFC 153 Silva vs. Bonnar: 10 Things We Learned Last Night
1. The Reign Continues As expected, Anderson Silva finished Stephan Bonnar in spectacular fashion, burying a knee into Bonnar’s chest late in the first round. A flurry of heavy shots followed as Bonnar...
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UFC 153 Aftermath: Anderson Silva & Company Silence the Critics
You’d think the critics would know by now. After a string of injuries forced a number of changes at the top of the UFC 153 fight card, all those who know better than everyone else questioned the new...
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Puncher’s Chance: Silva’s in-fight antics cost him title after disrespecting...
Anderson Silva has made a career of making his opponents look stupid for even thinking they can stand across from him in the octagon. That all changed Saturday night in Las Vegas. The 38-year-old...
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MMA Super Saturday Fallout: How Can UFC Cast-Offs Trump UFC Competitors?
Full disclosure: I am a regular features writer for the UFC website. I’m stating it right here, right now so that when someone tries to say the below is prompted by the fact that I work for the UFC in...
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UFC Return of Tamdan McCrory Shows Bellator MMA is Still a Distant Second
Full disclosure: I write features every month for the UFC website. Doing so has no influence on my opinions, but people like to suggest that it does all the time, which is why I make it known up-front...
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