Tag: Great

EA Sports Acquisition of UFC Video Game License Is a Great Thing

Earlier this morning, I started hearing rumors that EA Sports would be announcing a follow-up to its original MMA game, which was creatively titled EA MMA.  The rumor seemed like nonsense to me, because I’d heard for well over a year that th…

Earlier this morning, I started hearing rumors that EA Sports would be announcing a follow-up to its original MMA game, which was creatively titled EA MMA.  The rumor seemed like nonsense to me, because I’d heard for well over a year that the EA MMA franchise was dead and that there would be no sequels. […]

Frank Mir: Junior dos Santos Only Brings Great Boxing into the Fight

Frank Mir is relishing the opportunity to challenge for a UFC heavyweight title once again. The 12-year veteran previously held the heavyweight strap in 2004, before vacating the title after a motorcycle accident nearly cost him his career. After earni…

Frank Mir is relishing the opportunity to challenge for a UFC heavyweight title once again. The 12-year veteran previously held the heavyweight strap in 2004, before vacating the title after a motorcycle accident nearly cost him his career. After earning three consecutive victories, Mir now finds himself facing current UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos […]

Brian Stann and 10 Fighters Who Would Make Great Commentators

Word came recently that popular middleweight Brian Stann will join the regular broadcasting rotation for UFC on FOX events. And why not? Smart, articulate, great back story, nice square jaw. What’s not to like? While current and former pro athlet…

Word came recently that popular middleweight Brian Stann will join the regular broadcasting rotation for UFC on FOX events. And why not? Smart, articulate, great back story, nice square jaw. What’s not to like? While current and former pro athletes are not exactly unmitigated slam dunks in this capacity (right, Joe Morgan?), some can be […]

UFC 144 Results: Memorable Moments from an All Time Great Show in Japan

It’s easy to get carried away after any halfway decent UFC show. Fans that get overly excited are quick to call even an average show an all-time great in the heat of the moment. That could be exactly what I’m doing here. But I don’t t…

It’s easy to get carried away after any halfway decent UFC show. Fans that get overly excited are quick to call even an average show an all-time great in the heat of the moment. That could be exactly what I’m doing here. But I don’t think so. Typically, I’m the downer in the room, the […]

UFC 142 Results: Has Jose Aldo Done Enough to Earn a Place as an All-Time Great?

Jose Aldo bust onto the scene in mid-2009 with his impressive, quick KO over Cub Swanson. In a little over two years, he went from breakout star to being a champion. He shouldn’t have done enough in that time to be considered one of the best of a…

Jose Aldo bust onto the scene in mid-2009 with his impressive, quick KO over Cub Swanson. In a little over two years, he went from breakout star to being a champion. He shouldn’t have done enough in that time to be considered one of the best of all time, but he already has. Aldo is […]

UFC 142 Results: Has Jose Aldo Done Enough to Earn a Place as an All-Time Great?

Jose Aldo bust onto the scene in mid-2009 with his impressive, quick KO over Cub Swanson. In a little over two years, he went from breakout star to being a champion. He shouldn’t have done enough in that time to be considered one of the best of a…

Jose Aldo bust onto the scene in mid-2009 with his impressive, quick KO over Cub Swanson. In a little over two years, he went from breakout star to being a champion. He shouldn’t have done enough in that time to be considered one of the best of all time, but he already has. Aldo is […]