If you know me and what I'm about, you understand my begrudging acceptance of today's MMA. Once the headbutts were taken away and you couldn't grind the heel of your sneaker on a man's face, the sport began to take a turn towards main stream acceptance, yet lost the grit of reality combat. While the changes to the rules allowed the sport to reach larger audiences and become an … [Read more...]
Watch the UFC on FOX 5 Match you didn’t see
So UFC on FOX 5 has long come and gone but the rumored Pre-Preliminary bout between UFC lightweight Joe Lauzon and up and comer grappler Nick "The Tooth" has surfaced. As the real UFC on FOX 5 fight were taking place take of Joe Lauzon earning six grand and being the early candidate for submission of the night began to come out. … [Read more...]
8-Bit MMA Poster: UFC 150
MMA Campfire Tales Celebrates: Don “The Predator” Frye
It was February 16th, 1996. The UFC was on the cusp of major reactionary law-making that would plunge the sport into the underground for years, though this was largely lost on me. Just your average everyday fight fan, I settled down in front of my Grandmother's awesome projection TV with friends and family for our latest cage fight fix with UFC 8. We were ready to feast on the … [Read more...]
MMA Campfire Tales: MMA Cop-outs
UFC is back in Japan huh? I don't see what the point is. Unless you're holding a tournament with Sakuraba and Tank Abbott in the same weight bracket, I'm not interested in what's going on in the land of the rising sun. Back in my day, the only reason you fought in Japan was to avoid an athletic commission. Who's to tell two men they can't fight with razor blades strapped to … [Read more...]