Monthly Archives: April 2010

MMA Fans Surprised, Angered That Fighters Compete for Money

Mixed martial arts fans received a wake up call this week when negotiations stalled between San Jose-based Strikeforce and Fedor Emelianenko’s M-1 Global. While M-1 Global have blamed interruptions on issues with “co-promotion” and brand recognition, industry insiders speculate monetary compensation is the primary hold up.
“I always thought fighters got in the cage, you know, [...]

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BREAKING NEWS: Jake Shields Found Cheating on Strikeforce

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SMG EXCLUSIVE: Details of Dana White’s Meeting With Anderson Silva Following UFC 112

Details emerge about the meeting between UFC President Dana White and Anderson Silva following UFC 112.

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Strikeforce: Nashville — Outside the Cage

A collection of photos I took at Strikeforce: Nashville that involved activities outside of and around the cage.  Well, that and my obsession with spotting UFC almost-was Brandon Vera in the crowd.  I never got a good shot of him where his right eye was in clear view, but I saw it and it still [...]

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It’s Showtime! (Well, Actually, It’s CBS)

One more video from Strikeforce: Nashville before I get to photos and analysis.  Have work duties and a Stanley Cup Playoff game calling my name soon, so those might not come until tomorrow or so.
Shot by the same dashingly handsome man as the previous video, this one features the fighter introductions for the Jake Shields [...]

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The Uncrowned (Yet Still Crowned) King

Here’s my footage of “King Mo” Lawal’s entrance last night at Strikeforce: Nashville.
I think Strikeforce’s whole fighter entrance thing is pretty lame myself — while they do the ramp and the lights, they don’t go full-on show business with it.  Get some actual music, don’t have the ring announcer blow the big moment before they [...]

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ONE MORE THING

PleasepleasepleasepleasePLEASE tell me you used your superbadass press ninja shit to get some really awesome shot of Mayhem getting punted by the Cesar Gracie Douche Team or something. Come on, man, you gotta have SOMETHING good, right? Right?

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No, Seriously: Are wrestlers losing their skill?

Dan Henderson was laughable on the ground. There, I said it.
Dan Henderson, two-time olympian, (and not some bullshit Olympian like Herschel Walker) dominant two-division PRIDE champion, dude who wasn’t embarassed by Anderson Silva, was reduced to a pathetic has-been in many eyes by Jake Shields. Shields’ best offensive techniques have been passed down to him [...]

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The Only Pound-for-Pound Rankings You Can Trust (Totally Serious and Objective)

Disclaimer: The following statements are paid advertisements by the mind of Tyler Clemmons and in no way reflect the opinions of Sack Mike Goldberg, Mike Fagan, any of the corresponding subsidiaries, or Mark Coleman.  All he did was take a picture with me.
I have nothing constructive to say about UFC 112 that anyone who visits [...]

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