There were two fights in sporting news this week. The first of which occurred when the MLB’s Washington Nationals visited the Florida Marlins. Trouble began to brew on August 31st, 2010 when National’s outfielder Nyjer Morgan collided with Marlins’ catcher Brett Hayes when attempting the score. The collision looked clean, as Hayes was blocking the [...]
Brock Lesnar: New Orleans Saints
Much like the reigning SuperBowl Champs, Brock should not expect another magical fight because every opponent is different. Lesnar can still be champion this time next year.
GSP: Indianapolis Colts
Georges St. Pierre’s fate might depend on what others have done to narrow the gap.
Anderson Silva: Philadelphia Eagles
Even though the Spider [...]
After losing his title to Frankie Edgar, and the subsequent rematch, BJ Penn is left asking what is next. What weight class should he fight in, should he change fight camps, and what should he do if he cannot beat the champion in either weight class that he can reasonably make? Once looking [...]
Back in March I did an interview with UFC lightweight Jim Miller previewing UFC 111 in Newark, N.J. Frankie Edgar, a fellow Jersey Boy, who was to challenge B.J. Penn the following month for the UFC lightweight championship.
Penn had not lost a fight as a lightweight since 2002 (Jens Pulver, UFC 35). His last four [...]
This past weekend we saw a perfect example of what it means to be overrated. King Mo Lawal, who was ranked as a top 10 light heavyweight, lost to someone who wasn’t on anyone’s top 10 radar screen. I’m not taking anything away from what Feijao did in the cage, he was just [...]
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Lashley’s lesson, Penn’s mission
0 Comments | Posted by Jon Lane in MMA News, MMA Predictions, UFC, Upcoming Fights
Raise your hand if you honestly believed Chad Griggs would defeat Bobby Lashley by TKO.
Griggs was a mere stepping stone for what Strikeforce was looking at as their next great heavyweight sensation, one whose profile was boosted by a successful career in World Wrestling Entertainment. He was what boxing slang would label a “tomato can,” [...]
Every month from this point forward we will be profiling the hottest, up and coming MMA companies in the industry. In our inaugural edition we had the opportunity to catch up with Daniel Ward, co-founder of the MMA apparel company, Bushido Apparel. The company designs and sells high quality rash guards, fight shorts, gloves and [...]
