Category Archives: MMA

First Ever Interactive “Please Submit a Better Caption Than Mine” Contest

Call this an experiment if you like.  Either way, it is an attempt to generate interest and interaction without completely trolling the site for which I write.
A little background if you like:  this past weekend I was working at a local MMA show (Cage Warrior Combat “Fight Night at Limelight” to be specific) here in [...]

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Strikeforce: Kings of Media

Facebook ads strike yet again.  Who says that Strikeforce has done a poor job of marketing and advertising when it comes to their event taking place this Saturday?

There were more, but I think this is a large enough sample to display the greatness that is Strikeforce’s marketing department.  I will never doubt again, especially since [...]

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SAVE_ME.BBLU

To avoid as much confusion as possible, title inspired by this set of promos from a time when professional wrestling was something I enjoyed more than MMA.  And at least for the five seconds I spent talking to him, Chris Jericho was a really cool dude.
Save me, Babalu.  For on this day you, Renato Sobral, [...]

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Bruce Buffer’s Map of New Mexico

In one of the free prelim fights on Spike TV before UFC 114 (or, as my girlfriend christened it, Shaq vs. Cuba Gooding Jr), my favorite spastic, over-excited cage announcer (is that what we call it?) Bruce Buffer made what some people might think to be a geographical mistake whilst introducing Efrain Escudero.
Buffer stated that [...]

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UFC Undisputed 2010 Review — Three-Word Edition

A more in-depth review of the game coming soon to a Sack Mike Goldberg near you.

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Shine Fights: Worlds Collide Live Results and Commentary

That’s everything for tonight! Thanks very much for joining us for tonight’s fights. Come back for more in-depth analysis of the thrilling Mayorga-Thomas fight!

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Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery News — Alistair Overeem Still a Better Fighter Than Your Tire Mechanic

And if a picture is worth a thousand words, here is part two of my 2,000 word essay on how Alistair Overeem dominated Brett Rogers in the nastiest beating delivered to a Midwesterner since SMG founder Mike Fagan’s first day in jiu-jitsu class:
In other news from Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery, fighters with the name Gracie still [...]

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Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery News — Renato “Babalu” Sobral Still Cooler Than You

My love for Renato Sobral, affectionately known as ‘Babalu,‘ rivals that of my feelings for Chael Sonnen.

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People in MMA Who Annoy Me More Than Mike Goldberg: Fans of Mauricio “Shogun” Rua

Except for this one guy.  But other than that, they really do.
Now that I have got that one little stickler of a point out of the way, I will make my own personal disclaimer so as to avoid any future misunderstanding.  I am a Lyoto Machida fan.  I will be vigorously rooting for him [...]

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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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