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Help bring the UFC to Melbourne
9 Aug 2012After three successful events in Sydney over the last three years, fight fans in Melbourne are ready for their chance to welcome the UFC Octagon. Unfortunately, that is not a possibility right now due to a government ban. But rather than just continue to lament the situation, we’re ready to present you with a potential [...]
UFC on FOX: What's next for Sunday's winners?
6 Aug 2012This past weekend, the UFC and fight fans gots their best main card of action on the FOX network out of the three full events that have hit the air. From the opening bout of the broadcast that turned into the triumphant return of Mike Swick to the main event that featured Mauricio “Shogun” Rua [...]
UFC on FOX critics too short-sighted
6 Aug 2012Prior to Sunday’s UFC on FOX event in Los Angeles, critics celebrated the one-year anniversary of the historic announcement by offering their assessment of how the partnership has been going so far. It was an exercise in futility that made no sense to me whatsoever, and this latest show showed why. Regardless of what the [...]
UFC on FOX Shogun vs. Vera: The Aftermath
5 Aug 2012Now that was an outstanding night of fights! All four fights were outstanding, back-and-forth affairs that ended in spectacular fashion, exactly the kind of show the UFC needed after a sluggish UFC 149 and a couple of FOX events that didn’t deliver the action/ratings combo the organization craves. The big news of the night is [...]
Invicta FC boss Shannon Knapp addresses early success
3 Aug 2012True to my word, after writing a piece expressing my skepticism about the numbers being reported (or suggested) for Invicta FC’s second show last weekend, I got in touch with the organisation’s president, Shannon Knapp. Via email, I laid all my cards on the table, sharing a link to the post and my honest feeling [...]
Olympic MMA: Why it must happen for the sport
2 Aug 2012There is no question that mixed martial arts has a place in the Olympics. From the fact that the sport is a decendent of Pankration, a martial art introduced to the Greek Olympic Games in 648 BC, to the presence of MMA elements judo, wrestling, boxing, and tae kwon do in the current Olympics, the [...]
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