Former professional wrestler Dave Bautista competed in his first mixed martial arts fight this weekend at age 43 at CES MMA in Providence, R.I. He took a beating in the first round, but won by stoppage in the second round […]
Sure, the guy gets frustrated with journalists who ask petty questions, but Nick Diaz is the last guy to pull his punches when it comes to telling it like it is. When someone like Ariel Helwani asks him, “How are […]
As a mixed martial arts fan, I have seen a countless number of entrances over the years. A fighter’s entrance can sometimes tell us what mindset they are in before the fight stars. Some fighters have picked music that they […]
UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones appeared in ads during the NFL playoffs this weekend to promote the next UFC event on Fox. Bones uses his length/kicking for a different purpose: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA4pBAwlSJU Kinda funny how the Fox event features Rashad […]
UFC welterweight king Georges St. Pierre has to worry about getting back into fighting condition and facing either Nick Diaz or Carlos Condit. Now he’s got something else to worry about: comedian Chris Gethard appeared on Jimmy Fallon’s show and […]
Jon Jones and Lyoto Machida will fight next Saturday at UFC 140. Someone decided to exploit Machida’s karate background and modify the final scene from the Karate Kid movie, inserting Herb Dean, Dana White, Arianny Celeste, Anderson Silva, Steven Seagal, […]
Mike Tyson was in Brazil this weekend. He appeared on Brazilian TV to sing “The Girl from Ipanema” (English version) with prominent Brazilian TV personality Luciano Huck. Here’s the clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_5SCX82r0k
It’s interesting to look at what athletes do after retiring from sports- Ricardo Arona and Igor Vovchanchyn basically sailed off into the sunset, while a significant number of players get into serious financial difficulty. Pro sports involves a large number […]
Chael Sonnen is known for running his mouth, especially with regards to Brazilian fighters like Anderson Silva. Now, he is speaking in the other direction about one of the light heavyweights, a weight class that he has also dissed in […]
Chael Sonnen has made remarks about Brazil and Brazilian fighters (Anderson Silva, Wanderlei Silva, Antonio Silva, the Nog brothers, Lyoto Machida, etc.), angering many people. Sonnen has become one of the most polarising figures in the sport, and many feel […]