Fedor Still has Plenty to prove
by: Chi Kong Lui 1 year, 2 months, 2 weeks, 18 hours, 3 minutes ago 1
Email Column Print this ColumnContract negotiations between Pride FC heavyweight champion, Fedor Emelianenko, and the UFC have not gone smoothly and the lack of haste on both sides has left observers to speculate the consequences if they are unable to come to terms.
Dana White is Bad for MMA
by: DarthMolen 1 year, 2 months, 2 weeks, 3 days, 12 hours, 51 minutes ago 0
Email Column Print this ColumnI just read through that nice pile of steaming cow dung that Dana White called an interview on sportsline and I have some interesting comments.
MMA writers react emotionally, not rationally to steroid problem
by: Chi Kong Lui 1 year, 3 months, 4 weeks, 2 days, 2 hours, 14 minutes ago 0
Email Column Print this ColumnAfter testing positive for steroids in their match at UFC 73, both UFC lightweight champion Sean Sherk and his opponent Hermes Franca have been fined and suspended by the California State Athletic Commission. Since then, several prominent MMA writers decried that the sport is suffering from a steroid epidemic and adamantly suggested that UFC President Dana White take the following actions.
"Zuffa Myth" Explained
by: Chi Kong Lui 1 year, 4 months, 1 week, 2 days, 15 hours, 58 minutes ago 0
Email Column Print this ColumnIn case no one noticed, in an interview with Entrepreneur, UFC President Dana White indirectly explained the rationale behind the controversial “Zuffa Myth.”
Ken Shamrock: It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over
by: hudsonmma 1 year, 4 months, 3 weeks, 1 day, 6 hours, 49 minutes ago 1
Email Column Print this ColumnThe changing landscape of MMA has created new opportunities for the many pioneers of the sport. Men like Marco Ruas, Maurice Smith, and Don Frye have all been seen in recent competition, despite being in their forties. Early legends of the sport, whose efforts have paved a once rocky road for mixed martial artists, are now able to share a stage with their young successors.
Dana's War against the Internet Continues
by: DarthMolen 1 year, 4 months, 3 weeks, 3 days, 17 hours, 4 minutes ago 1
Email Column Print this ColumnDana’s war on online Internet news sites continues. The latest rounds between Sherdog, one of the larger independent online news sources for MMA, and the UFC have really heated up.
The Raging Debate over Roids
by: hudsonmma 1 year, 5 months, 3 days, 19 hours, 57 minutes ago 0
Email Column Print this ColumnThe issue of steroid use by fighters is once again front and center, with the news that MMA legend Royce Gracie tested positive for steroids after his June 2nd rematch against Kazushi Sakuraba. According to the California State Athletic Commission, Gracie tested positive for a metabolite, or product, of the steroid nandrolone, an injectable drug used to build muscle mass.
MMA Winning the Mind Share Battle
by: DarthMolen 1 year, 5 months, 4 weeks, 1 day, 6 hours, 48 minutes ago 2
Email Column Print this ColumnThe Edmonton Sun recently wrote an article that described MMA as a flash in the pan and Boxing as the “Real Deal” when it comes to combat sports. While this nay-sayer article is better than others in that it tries to pick historical context on why MMA will not last, it still falls short on execution and here is why.
Mike Freeman Rebuttal: Mad Lib for Sportswriters
by: DarthMolen 1 year, 6 months, 2 weeks, 6 days, 19 hours, 54 minutes ago 4
Email Column Print this ColumnThis is what the Liddell-Rampage fight, one of the most important events in recent sports history, really means: It’s just another event that will make millions for MMA.
Boxing for Dad, MMA for Me
by: Juicebox 1 year, 6 months, 3 weeks, 2 days, 15 hours, 1 minute ago 2
Email Column Print this ColumnBack in the day, there was boxing. Today, we have MMA.
