Tag: 2012

September 2012 MMA Rankings: The 10 Best in Each Division

Going into last Saturday’s UFC 152 event, it felt like forever since we’d seen a live UFC event. And perhaps it had been forever, at least in terms of what we’re used to. Forty-two days is a long time without a major (or even a minor)…

Going into last Saturday’s UFC 152 event, it felt like forever since we’d seen a live UFC event. And perhaps it had been forever, at least in terms of what we’re used to. Forty-two days is a long time without a major (or even a minor) UFC card, so it felt decidedly good to get […]

UFC 2012: The Age of Money-First Fighters Will Kill the Sport of MMA

If antics like those pulled by Jon Jones concerning UFC 151 become commonplace, the sport will die a sad, swift, unheralded death. As I wrote previously, Jones—as well as UFC welterweight champ Georges St.Pierre, to a lesser extent—has help…

If antics like those pulled by Jon Jones concerning UFC 151 become commonplace, the sport will die a sad, swift, unheralded death. As I wrote previously, Jones—as well as UFC welterweight champ Georges St.Pierre, to a lesser extent—has helped usher in what I call the age of the superstar, where fighters cease being true fighters […]

UFC 2012: Life Lessons We Can Learn from MMA

MMA—despite being the sport of fighting—isn’t just about two guys beating each other up. Mixed martial arts has far greater significance to the world than that. Specifically, training in the sport (and even just watching it) can …

MMA—despite being the sport of fighting—isn’t just about two guys beating each other up. Mixed martial arts has far greater significance to the world than that. Specifically, training in the sport (and even just watching it) can teach people valuable life lessons that will forever burn brightly in their memory. What are some of these lessons […]

Power Ranking the 20 Biggest Fights for the Remainder of 2012

2012 has already been a huge year for MMA. The UFC has held some great events and traveled to Japan and Brazil. They’re not alone, though. Strikeforce has also had a good year featuring their own selection of stars such as Ronda Rousey, Gilbert M…

2012 has already been a huge year for MMA. The UFC has held some great events and traveled to Japan and Brazil. They’re not alone, though. Strikeforce has also had a good year featuring their own selection of stars such as Ronda Rousey, Gilbert Melendez and Daniel Cormier. Bellator and many other orginizations have picked […]

Chael Sonnen and Ronda Rousey Discuss Summer Olympics 2012 in London

Chael Sonnen and Ronda Rousey are two mixed martial artists that had successful amateur sports backgrounds. While Sonnen was never able to achieve his Olympic dreams, Rousey became the first American female to medal in Judo since the sport was added in…

Chael Sonnen and Ronda Rousey are two mixed martial artists that had successful amateur sports backgrounds. While Sonnen was never able to achieve his Olympic dreams, Rousey became the first American female to medal in Judo since the sport was added in 1992 when she captured the bronze in Beijing.  Many know Sonnen for his […]

UFC 2012: 10 Most Unfairly Criticized Figures in MMA

MMA fans are a notoriously contentious bunch, but sometimes their verbal jabs are aimed at the wrong people for the wrong reasons.  Unfortunately, when you explain that widely accepted “truths” about prominent MMA figures don’t h…

MMA fans are a notoriously contentious bunch, but sometimes their verbal jabs are aimed at the wrong people for the wrong reasons.  Unfortunately, when you explain that widely accepted “truths” about prominent MMA figures don’t hold up to scrutiny, you’re called a “nut hugger” or worse.  Fans just want to criticize and hate some people, […]