The TUF Coach Clash: Worth It? Or Big Waste of Time?
Published by Jim Genia on July 4th, 2009
It has become ritual. A season of “The Ultimate Fighter” is announced, and with the fresh crop of prospects comes the naming of the coaches, coaches who will hopefully create drama on the show en route to their inevitable clash in the cage further down the line. But is that premise still viable? [...] (Read More)


Mid-Year MMA Awards
July 4th, 2009 - We’ve reached high noon in a 2009 that has been extremely robust for MMA action. Ironically, the beginning of July marks a rare lull this year before an absolute explosion of high-profile MMA events, suitably beginning with UFC 100 on July 11. We felt now was the perfect time to look back at [...] (Read More)

Can Brian Bowles beat Miguel Torres and become WEC Bantamweight champion?
July 3rd, 2009 - It was a title fight that was supposed to happen on April 5th in Chicago. As if Brian Bowles needed any more disadvantages going into a fight against mega-ace Miguel Torres, he ended up getting hurt in training. “I compressed my L4, L5, you know, I was just wrestling light, shot in, somebody sprawled on [...] (Read More)

Joe Benavidez is likely one step away from a WEC title shot
July 3rd, 2009 - He’s one win away from a potential title shot against the winner of Miguel Torres vs. Brian Bowles, and yet there’s a lot of work left for young prospect Joseph Benavidez to do to gain the respect of MMA fans around the world. Benavidez has trained with WEC ace Urijah Faber in Sacramento for a while [...] (Read More)

Bjorn Rebney talks about the end of Bellator’s first season
July 1st, 2009 - As the late Billy Mays used to say, “Life is a pitch and then you buy it.” We all know that Dana White is MMA’s master pitchman, but he has a lot of weaknesses to go along with his strengths in this department. Bjorn Rebney, the boss of Bellator FC, goes about business a little [...] (Read More)

The Mystery of Tito Ortiz
July 1st, 2009 - It was only a few years ago that Dana White and UFC management thought that Tito Ortiz would become their first mega-Mexican superstar athlete. Unfortunately, Tito doesn’t speak Spanish and he grew up in Huntington Beach, California. Rest assured that this was not the only problem between the two sides during Ortiz’s long tenure with [...] (Read More)

Bobby Lashley pummels his way to stardom by beating Bob Sapp
June 29th, 2009 - Heading into Saturday’s night fight between Bob Sapp and Bobby Lashley, Lashley was a -600 favorite at the sportsbooks. Sapp was +400. By the time Lashley got done with him, bettors were probably wondering how the hell Lashley was only a -600 favorite. In predictable fashion in Mississippi, Lashley took down Sapp immediately and [...] (Read More)

The winding down of the Bob Sapp era
June 29th, 2009 - “For me to against another big-time entertainer with me being fight entertaining and it’s huge, you know, and without question I’m loving to get in there and mix it up with him. I love to get in there and to do that, my thing is… I’m hella happy to consider him and to [...] (Read More)

Tuff-N-Uff: The Other Las Vegas Promotion
June 25th, 2009 - The UFC may be synonymous with Las Vegas glitz and glamour, but there’s another promotion in Sin City carving a name for itself in the sand. Eschewing the Zuffa-dominated realm of professional mixed martial arts for the verdant greens of amateur competition, Tuff-N-Uff has become the organization where West Coast newcomers and rookies go [...] (Read More)

Industry Profile: Joe Cavallaro, World Championship Fighting Promoter
June 25th, 2009 - There are grassroots promotions, and there are dominant grassroots promotions that hold sway over large chunks of real estate. (Read More)

The hype begins for July 11th’s UFC 100 event
June 25th, 2009 - “I never would have dreamed it, you know, when I did commentary for the first one it was like 1997, UFC 12, and it was in Dothan, Alabama, and it was this tiny little arena, you know, and it was real weird and nobody knew what was going on and everybody would yell ‘gay’ as [...] (Read More)

Archived Current Events Articles »

- Bjorn Rebney talks about the end of Bellator’s first season - July 1st, 2009
- The Mystery of Tito Ortiz - July 1st, 2009
- Bobby Lashley pummels his way to stardom by beating Bob Sapp - June 29th, 2009
- The winding down of the Bob Sapp era - June 29th, 2009
- Tuff-N-Uff: The Other Las Vegas Promotion - June 25th, 2009
- Industry Profile: Joe Cavallaro, World Championship Fighting Promoter - June 25th, 2009
- The hype begins for July 11th’s UFC 100 event - June 25th, 2009
- Problems for Satoshi Ishii and Sengoku in Japan - June 25th, 2009
- Guida and Sanchez put on war of the year in UFC - June 21st, 2009
- Joe Daddy gets his big UFC win over Nate Diaz - June 21st, 2009
- Strikeforce Challengers: The Gurgel/Heun Show - June 20th, 2009
- Caveman Clay versus Wildman Diego will be great fun - June 20th, 2009
- Joe Stevenson is in a must-win fight against Nate Diaz - June 20th, 2009
- Kevin Burns looking to raise his stock in UFC - June 20th, 2009
- June 2009 Independent World MMA Rankings - June 19th, 2009
- Kawajiri and Yamamoto represent MMA fighters shifting to K-1 matches - June 18th, 2009
- The spotlight is now on medical regulation in Japan - June 18th, 2009
- Strikeforce Challengers: “Santos vs. Villasenor” Event a Potential Face-Punching Party - June 17th, 2009
- UFC 99: A Victory by Eye-Gouge and Judges Rendered Blind - June 14th, 2009
- UFC 99: The Faded Legend Edition - June 11th, 2009
- No one knows why Tim Sylvia is boxing in a cage - June 11th, 2009
- Dana White pre-UFC 99 conference call notes - June 11th, 2009
- Which Mirko Cro Cop will show up at UFC 99? - June 10th, 2009
- Rich Franklin ready to play the role of spoiler at UFC 99 - June 10th, 2009
- Strikeforce: One Heck of a Paradigm Shift - June 8th, 2009
- Rampage Jackson’s ex-trainer sues Tito Ortiz and the MMA media - June 8th, 2009
- Brown vs. Faber II delivers big time - June 8th, 2009
- With Setanta Sports collapsing, UFC’s European plans hit a snag - June 6th, 2009
- Kimbo in the UFC: The Ultimate Hypocrite - June 4th, 2009
- War of Words Between Friends: Barnett vs. Fedor - June 4th, 2009
- Dana White’s newfound respect for Kimbo Slice & Gary Shaw - June 3rd, 2009
- Kimbo Slice, The Ultimate Fighter, and White America - June 3rd, 2009
- The Machida Era is officially underway in UFC - June 2nd, 2009
- Inoki’s last protege, Machida, leads foreign charge in UFC - May 28th, 2009
- Stand and Deliver: Serra and Hughes had Recipe, Not Result - May 25th, 2009
- UFC 98 Recap: Karate Rules - May 24th, 2009
- UFC 98: Great or Awful – Nothing In Between - May 23rd, 2009
- UFC 98 to Feature Five of the Northeast’s Best - May 21st, 2009
- Main Event Misfire Mars Initial “Strikeforce Challengers” Outing - May 19th, 2009
- UFC 98: Serra-Hughes - May 16th, 2009
- UFC 98: Evans-Machida - May 16th, 2009
- A Distinct West Coast Flavor for Strikeforce “Lite” - May 15th, 2009
- Is the media ignorant or intentionally misrepresenting facts about UFC? - May 14th, 2009
- Michigan Amateur Show Has Pro Atmosphere - May 13th, 2009
- MMA Superstar Frank Trigg Steps Up to Roy Jones Jr - May 13th, 2009
- UFC 100: More Judo, Same Great MMA Flavor - May 13th, 2009
- The Ups and Downs and Ups Again of Frank Mir - May 11th, 2009
- Jose Canseco: Why MMA? Why Now? - May 10th, 2009
- New Yorkers Get Ready - May 7th, 2009
- Fighting at Light Heavyweight will be a challenge to Anderson Silva - May 6th, 2009
- Canseco Will Try His Hand at MMA - May 5th, 2009
- Bellator: Toby Who? - May 3rd, 2009
- UFC 97: Twilight of the Gods - April 20th, 2009
- UFC 97 Preview: Legalized Murder - April 18th, 2009
- Bellator Fighting Championships: A Far Cry from “The Iron Ring” - April 15th, 2009
- Strikeforce’s “Shamrock vs. Diaz” Delivers - April 12th, 2009
- Strikeforce’s “Shamrock vs. Diaz” Event: Barely Relevant, But Sure to Entertain - April 11th, 2009
- Will MMA Pioneer Tito Ortiz Ever Seek To Fight Again? - April 9th, 2009
- Chuck vs. Shogun Analysis - April 9th, 2009
- The Case Against: The Case Against Ultimate Fighting in New York State” - April 8th, 2009
- Torres Pulls Off a Decision in One of the Best WECs in Recent History - April 6th, 2009
- WEC 40: The Miguel Torres Show - April 4th, 2009
- Carlos Condit: Good Enough to Hang with the Big Boys - April 3rd, 2009
- Bellator Set to Debut, Eyes Latin America - April 3rd, 2009
- War of Words: Frank Shamrock vs. Nick Diaz - April 2nd, 2009
- Can a WEC Champ Succeed in the UFC’s Octagon? - April 1st, 2009
- A Call to MMA Entrepreneurs: The Passing of Charles Lewis, Jr. - March 27th, 2009
- Amateurs Rising: Amateur MMA On the Rise - March 27th, 2009
- The Great Boxing/MMA Hybrid Experiment - March 23rd, 2009
- Too many MMA shows leads to watered-down fights - March 22nd, 2009
- Roy Jones Jr on Big Roy, Sheika & MMA - March 13th, 2009
- Wither Goest Thou, Ken Shamrock? - March 13th, 2009
- The Skinny on MMA in Pennsylvania and New York - March 12th, 2009
- Will the WEC succeed on Pay-Per-View? - March 10th, 2009
- Rampage Defeats Jardine, Setting Stage for “Black-on-Black Crime” - March 8th, 2009
- UFC 96: A Meaningless Main Event but Decent Main Card - March 7th, 2009
- Frank Shamrock Training Camp Diary - March 7th, 2009
- Boxing’s DiBella on Boxing vs. MMA - March 6th, 2009
- Will you be interested in Shamrock vs. Lashley? - March 3rd, 2009
- Championship Belt-Tightening - March 3rd, 2009
- Brown and Garcia Save an Otherwise Lackluster WEC - March 2nd, 2009
- WEC 39: Compelling Enough to Actually Watch - February 28th, 2009
- Pennsylvania to Allow Mixed Martial Arts - February 23rd, 2009
- UFC 95 Post Fight: Ultimate Clobber - February 23rd, 2009
- UFC 95: Worth Every Penny - February 21st, 2009
- Quebec backs down and UFC shows big strength - February 20th, 2009
- MMA Memories Is Looking For New Writers - February 18th, 2009
- Keys to UFC 95 Victory: Diego Sanchez - February 18th, 2009
- Keys to UFC 95 Victory: Joe Stevenson - February 18th, 2009
- Strikeforce buying out Elite XC was best possible scenario for MMA fans - February 14th, 2009
- GSP: “I took control of the fight and I broke him mentally.” - February 14th, 2009
- The Hot and Cold List - February 13th, 2009
- GSP: “I took control of the fight and I broke him mentally.” - February 11th, 2009
- St. Pierre Statement from Yardbarker.com - February 6th, 2009
- UFC 94 Reflections: GSP Rolls, Machida Dominates - February 4th, 2009
- Greasy Georges: Is St. Pierre a Cheater? - February 3rd, 2009
- The UFC’s two biggest aces shine brightly - January 31st, 2009
- Rough Times for NSAC - January 31st, 2009
- Keys to Victory – Georges St. Pierre - January 27th, 2009
- Keys to Victory – BJ Penn - January 27th, 2009
- UFC 94 Preview and Predictions - January 27th, 2009
- Finding the right analogy to describe Affliction - January 27th, 2009
- ‘Day of Reckoning’ Review: Arlovski’s Flash Cost Him - January 26th, 2009
- Affliction ‘Day of Reckoning’ Preview and Predictions - January 22nd, 2009
- What’s Next for Franklin? - January 21st, 2009
- How UFC controls costs and maintains powerful control over fighters - January 21st, 2009
- Keys to Victory: Andrei Arlovski - January 20th, 2009
- Keys to Victory: Fedor Emelianenko - January 20th, 2009
- UFC 93 review - January 20th, 2009
- UFC 93 Predictions and Analysis - January 13th, 2009
- Keys to Victory – Rich Franklin - January 12th, 2009
- Keys to Victory – Dan Henderson - January 12th, 2009
- Fedor Emelianenko: The Best Heavyweight Most Have Never Seen - January 12th, 2009
- Nine Fights We DON’T Want to See in 2009 - January 7th, 2009
- Nine Bouts We Want to See in 2009 - January 6th, 2009
- What We Can Expect from Affliction’s ‘Day of Reckoning’ Card - January 5th, 2009
- Three Reasons Why Wandy Should Retire - January 5th, 2009
- Reflections from UFC 92: Bad Refs, Good Fights, Great Card - December 29th, 2008
- UFC heads into 2009 with major steam - December 28th, 2008
- UFC 92 Analysis and Predictions - December 26th, 2008
- Levens’ Passing an Eye-Opener - December 19th, 2008
- Tito Ortiz Returns as a Commentator For Affliction - December 18th, 2008
- Justin Levens and Wife found Dead - December 18th, 2008
- Bobby Lashley: 3 Reasons We Should Be Excited - December 16th, 2008
- Silva vs. Jackson: Who Needs a Win More? - December 15th, 2008
- Ex Boxing Champ, Admits UFC Kicking Butt of Boxing - December 15th, 2008
- The difference between boxing and MMA fans on undercards - December 7th, 2008
- How a UFC-dominated environment will change the media game - December 1st, 2008
- MMA Needs to Learn from Fitch, Couture Sagas - November 24th, 2008
- Lesnar – Who’s Next? - November 24th, 2008
- How Does Brock Stack Up Against Sport’s Elite? - November 18th, 2008
- 5 Burning Questions after Brock Lesnar’s UFC title win - November 18th, 2008
- 3 Reasons Why Randy Should Retire - November 17th, 2008
- Brock Lesnar Deserves the Shot ds - November 13th, 2008
- Showtime’s fire sale that isn’t - November 12th, 2008
- The Set Up Piece - November 11th, 2008
- Keys to Victory: Brock Lesnar - November 11th, 2008
- Keys to Victory: Randy Couture - November 11th, 2008
- Elite XC fighters won’t have a good Christmas - November 4th, 2008
- Urijah Faber Speaks With New York Post - November 4th, 2008
- Can Kimbo Slice & Satoshi Ishii give K-1 a boost? - October 31st, 2008
- Who’s Next for Anderson Silva? - October 28th, 2008
- Improving fighter representation will not be stopped - October 27th, 2008
- The knives are out for Elite XC management - October 23rd, 2008
- Koscheck Seizes Opportunity to Fight Alves - October 22nd, 2008
- Anderson Silva: UFC Middleweight Champion Ponders Retirement - October 21st, 2008
- Karma’s a bitch; Elite XC closes up shop - October 21st, 2008
- Lackluster UFC 89 event raises more questions than answers - October 19th, 2008
- White is Right: Investigate EliteXC - October 14th, 2008
- Kimbo Slice Proves He’s Not the Savior for EliteXC - October 10th, 2008
- Why match fixing and bribery scandals are bad for MMA - October 8th, 2008
- Boxing Imitates The UFC - October 7th, 2008
- Management meltdown for Elite XC & Kimbo Slice - October 5th, 2008
- Shamrocked: Time for UFC Hall of Famer to Retire? - September 29th, 2008
- ABC MMA Rule Comments Release - September 27th, 2008
- Spike’s UFC Ad @ Madison Square Garden - September 27th, 2008
- The DREAM is over in Japan - September 24th, 2008
- Boxing and MMA is like oil and water - September 14th, 2008
- War of Words: Kimbo vs. Ken Shamrock - September 11th, 2008
- A final farewell to Evan Tanner - September 10th, 2008
- Deafening silence for upcoming Elite XC & Affliction shows - September 8th, 2008
- UFC’s upcoming big-money run - September 3rd, 2008
- Randy Couture & UFC Settle Lawsuit - September 2nd, 2008
- Five promotions could be gone in 18 months - August 31st, 2008
- Five lessons Roger Huerta can learn from Tito Ortiz - August 24th, 2008
- A comedy of errors for not-so-Elite XC - August 22nd, 2008
- ABC Professional and Amateur MMA Rules Committee - August 21st, 2008
- How to lose $55 million dollars in two years - August 20th, 2008
- Without Zuffa’s aggression, nobody has momentum - August 18th, 2008
- Take your rules and shove them - August 10th, 2008
- Ultimately, Does Lesnar Want it Enough? - August 9th, 2008
- For others, the “brand” may not work - August 5th, 2008
- Q&A: Howard Davis Jr. To Appear on ESPN2 on August 15 - August 4th, 2008
- Winky Wright Criticizes Boxing Politics, Praises UFC - August 4th, 2008
- Rampage Jackson’s reported money problems - July 31st, 2008
- Fedor vs. Arlovski the best Affliction has to work with - July 27th, 2008
- KID’s play – his DREAM turns into a nightmare - July 25th, 2008
- Affliction MMA: Right Idea, Wrong Price Tag - July 23rd, 2008
- Treading dangerous waters - July 21st, 2008
- UFC back on WOWOW — not much of a wow factor - July 21st, 2008
- UFC Fight Night (Silva vs. Irvin) event preview - July 18th, 2008
- Affliction: Banned event preview - July 18th, 2008
- ‘Rampage’ on the streets of O.C. - July 16th, 2008
- Empty platitudes get MMA critics nowhere - July 15th, 2008
- UFC’s Lousy Build-up to July 19th - July 14th, 2008
- Has Affliction Successfully Marketed? - July 14th, 2008
- Are pro-wrestling fans ‘graduating’ to MMA? - July 7th, 2008
- War room for Japanese MMA NYE 2008 - July 4th, 2008
- Affliction: Playing The Trump Card, Or Drawing Dead? - June 29th, 2008
- The pros and cons of booking Urijah Faber vs. Kid Yamamoto - June 25th, 2008
- Under the Bus: Separating Fact From Fiction - June 23rd, 2008
- Learning From MMA’s Money Losers - June 22nd, 2008
- Things Just Got a lot More Serious for Both UFC & Dana White - June 22nd, 2008
- Diaz-Noon post-fight brawl exposes.. - June 19th, 2008
- All weighted down — MMA’s newest trend - June 15th, 2008
- Floyd To UFC: A Master Stroke - June 9th, 2008
- MMA in NY – ‘Steam’ Should Be Enough - May 13th, 2008
- CBS To KO Elite XC Before Opening Bell? - May 8th, 2008
- TapouT Taps Into This Weekends WCF - February 3rd, 2008
- UFC 81 Preview: BROCK LESNAR – To Face Mir - February 1st, 2008
- UFC 81 Preview: FRANK MIR, To Face Lesnar - February 1st, 2008