Tag: Opinion

MMA Campfire Tales: Unsportsmanlike Conduct

Joshua Wood (Editor in Chief) | May 15, 2013 | 12:36 pm | Reply

Fighters have thin skin these days. Say someone hits like a girl, or that they make funny noises during a match, or that they’re legally cheating with TRT, and all of a sudden everyone has hurt feelings. Back in the day, this was just your standard banter before the fight, and for good reason: Everyone was scared shitless. If you’re a judoka walking into a rickety cage against some monster of unknown origins and skills, you’re damn right you’re going to call him a name or three to make yourself feel better.

Watch The Uncut Sports Show Recap UFC on FUEL TV 8

MMA Valor | March 4, 2013 | 9:35 am | Reply

In one of the most epic battles we’ve seen in the Octagon as of late. Wanderlei Silva and Brian Stann put on a show, and gave a blueprint to other fighters how to keep a job in the UFC.

The Fountain of Youth: TRT in MMA

Mike Hammersmith (Featured Staff Writer) | March 1, 2013 | 2:30 pm | Reply

Talk of TRT has been rampant in the MMA world following Vitor Belfort’s fight against Michael Bisping, and with good reason. Coming into the cage is the best shape of his life; Belfort easily dismantled the top-flight Middleweight, severing his ties to consciousness with a head kick in the second round.

Watch The UnCut Sports Show Talk TUF 17 & Anderson Silva

MMA Valor | February 21, 2013 | 12:14 pm | Reply

The UnCut Sports Show Episode Description: Well Episode 5 of TUF 17 did not disappoint. Jon Jones training partner Bubba McDaniel was going up against Kelvin Gastelum. Probably the most experienced fighter and biggest trash talker in the house, McDaniel had in many people’s minds the easy task of taking on the far less experienced Gastelum.

Top 10 Most Anticipated Strikeforce Fighters to enter the Octagon in 2013

Joshua Wood (Editor in Chief) | January 7, 2013 | 10:11 am | Reply

One week from today Strikeforce will hold their final event before the company joins the ranks of the WEC and Pride FC. The Strikeforce fighters will either be absorbed into the UFC or they will be looking for work elsewhere. Though the promotion has been on a downwards spiral for sometime now, the once considered #2 MMA promotion in the US still has some top tier talent.

It’s a slow week, so let’s plan out the future for Anderson Silva

Chris Smolinski (Contributor) | January 2, 2013 | 9:18 am | 2 Replies

So UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva is set to sign a new 10 fight deal with the UFC. Yes i said 10 fights, yes the guy is the number one pound for pound fighter in the world, yes he’s undefeated while in the UFC, but at 37, 38 by the time he fights again, can he even last that long?

TUF 16: Boring Season Comes to a Boring End

Joshua Wood (Editor in Chief) | December 18, 2012 | 12:57 pm | Reply

Saturday night in Las Vegas, Colton Smith was crowned The Ultimate Fighter 16 winner with a slow, grinding unanimous decision win over Mike Ricci in the TUF 16 Finale co-main event. Smith dominated the fight with his wrestling to win the six figure contract but the bout pretty much summed up the 16th season of The Ultimate Fighter in just 15 minutes.

MMA Matchmaking: Rankings versus Ratings

Mike Hammersmith (Featured Staff Writer) | November 25, 2012 | 2:14 pm | Reply

What a fight, the final bell has rung on yet another MMA main event, the opponents have hugged and spoken words of praise to each other and the score cards are read out loud to a packed audience. The champion has once again retained his title, and will move onto another match-up in a few months. Who will he face though?