UFC Paris: Accor Arena; Paris, France Sometimes when things start to go sideways, you can’t stop it from getting worse. And for a hot minute it started to look like Ciryl Gane might be the next UFC version of Scottie Pippen‘s Robin to Michael Jordan‘s Batman. Tearing up the division, but losing to the tip […]
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Tarczynski Arena: Wroclaw, Poland There are just certain advantages that a champion will always have. But when referees, or judges become part of the story, it leaves a bad taste in everyone’s mouth. That being said, a road map is now written on how to almost certainly defeat Oleksandr Usyk. You can add in, fighting […]
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UFC Singapore: Singapore Indoor Stadium; Kallang, Singapore It might not be the fight that UFC fans are jumping up and down for at the moment. However, it is brewing none-the-less. A fourth fight will concievably have more on the line between Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway. Now that the smoke has cleared between Justin Gaethje […]
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PFL 9: 2023 Playoffs Post-Fight Scrum; Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden Eventually the damn was going to burst. At least in front of the press. Although, one can be certain it has behind the curtain of the PFL by now. Ray Sefo is not happy with the action of some of his fighters. Or shall […]
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PFL News: NYC The name Savannah Marshall means something in the world of the “sweet science”. But now the undisputed middleweight champion is stepping into the smart cage. Tuesday morning the PFL signs another boxer to help grow its PFLW. CEO PETER MURRAY said: “it’s an exciting time for PFL as we officially launch PFLW, […]
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2023 PFL Playoffs Week 9: Media Day; NYC There are times in ones life when you just wonder why when and how. The answer usually comes from looking inward to ones self. By doing that, you actually look to the greater being. It’s a strong faith that carries Biaggio Ali Walsh. And he didn’t need […]
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PFL 9: 2023 Playoffs Media Day: NYC Sometimes pro athletes hang on too long, some leave too early regrettably. And others hang it up at just the right time. Either this Wednesday or on Thanksgiving, the end of the road will have been reached by Olivier-AubinMercier. Or so he told the press at Media Day. […]
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Combat Sports: Oh to be young again. Something no matter where you stand politically or otherwise, it’s the sole thing the entire planet can agree upon. It comes with a cost though. When you’re “young and dumb”, sometimes you just don’t know better. But pumping the breaks on rushing that talent to title contension is […]
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UFC 292: TD Garden; Boston, Massachusetts The magic of the slightest of movement is one of the biggest things that separates fighters. To be able to maintain focus enough while getting your head off the centerline, and countering is the reason snipers are dangerous. Like him or not; Sean OMalley is just that. A snipers […]
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PFL 2023 Playoffs Media Day: New York City There comes a time in every athletes career where things seem to just click. They often at first wonder aloud, why couldn’t this have happened sooner? But that’s just the human gut reaction. As NHL Hall Of Famer Mark Messier used to say, to win, you must […]
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UFC Vegas 78: UFC Apex; Las Vegas, Nevada After a grueling five-round battle between Vicente Luque and Rafael dos Anjos they went to the scorecards. And all three were in favor of the “Silent Assassin”, 49-46, 48-47 2x. But in this fight does the heavy grappling mean anything. The duo only had each other marginally […]
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Matchroom Boxing: O2 Arena; London, England It was far from fancy, wild, and fast. But in his second fight with trainer Derrick James, Anthony Joshua makes small improvements. Now, whether or not he gets Deontay Wilder next is still up for a debate. Robert Helenius came out aggressive versus “The Bronze Bomber” and got crumbled […]
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Bellator 298: Sanford Pentagon: Sioux Falls, SD Sometimes a fighter needs a lopsided win to get where he wants to go. It wasn’t a completely lopsided affair, but after a monstrous win for him, Logan Storley makes two statements. In front of his hometown crowd the 30-year old who has dropped two-decisions to champion Yaroslav […]
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UFC Nashville: Bridgestone Arena; Nashville, TN In sports it doesn’t always look pretty. But a fighter must do only what it takes for him to come out unharmed, and on the winning side. In that the fourth-ranked UFC bantamweight is 50-50. He came out on top, but possibly not unharmed. Cory Sandhagen mentioned to MICHAEL […]
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