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Australian Fighting Championship 5 preview
19 Apr 2013I took some timeout last week and met up with the promoters of the Australian Fighting Championship to discuss their upcoming fightcard. Their next event is at the Melbourne Pavilion on the 10th of May and the fightcard is stacked with 13 scheduled fights and the start of two eight-man tournaments for both the middleweight [...]
Wanderlei Silva: Go out while you're loved, and swinging hard
5 Mar 2013This is it. Time to retire Wanderlei. It won’t get any better than Sunday for anyone in the sport of MMA. Wanderlei Silva defeated a very good opponent, Brian Stann, in a good fight, by his preferred method, in a place where he is considered a legend and near the end of a fifteen year [...]
UFC 156 results, general MMA news and random thoughts
7 Feb 2013UFC 156 was a great card and provided viewers with some great fights. Jose Aldo obviously retained his title against Edgar but the fight was and wasn’t what I expected. Aldo attacked the front leg with kicks and Edgar countered with shots. Aldo sprawled and opened up with punches, then Edgar came forward. I expected [...]
Eight reasons to watch the next two weeks of UFC: part two
27 Jan 2013Yesterday we went through the first part of my top eight reasons to watch UFC in the upcoming weeks. Here is the next instalment: reasons one to four. 4. Ronda Rousey vs. Liz Carmouche: UFC 157 I don’t see this fight as that exciting, it almost borders on predictable. The UFC don’t want their newly [...]
Eight reasons to watch the next two weeks of UFC: part one
26 Jan 2013The next few of weeks are packed with some good MMA fights for UFC fans. Below is a run-down of my most significant for the next six weeks. 8. Jon Fitch versus Demian Maia: UFC 156 This fight can go either way. Both are veterans with solid skill-sets but to me the interest falls on [...]
MMA Predictions for 2013
17 Jan 2013Surprises are guaranteed in the UFC. If someone told you two years ago that BJ Penn would be run out of the UFC, Strikeforce would be bought and would subsequently fold you may have questioned the individual’s sanity. So what will happen in the MMA in 2013? Heavyweight Three people will hold the title this [...]
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