The new edition of Head-to-Head is currently live on CBS Sports. You’ll notice that new editions now feature the respective records of the analysts. I’m not going to point out that I’m currently tied for first. I’m just going to assume that you’ll take note of it all on your own.
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Entries from January 2008
January 31, 2008
UFC 81 Head-to-Head Picks on CBS
January 30, 2008
Ice Cube Inks Deal With MMA Org
We’ve all wondered in the past what it would take to officially make MMA a mainstream sport. Nevermind the TV deals and big name endorsements (Mickey’s replay, anyone?), I think we’ve finally got our answer. According to Adam Swift, Ice Cube’s internet television network, UVNTV.com, has agreed to create an MMA channel as part of [...]
January 28, 2008
Chris Wilson: Moving on Up?
As was first reported by The Oregonian, former IFL and Bodog fighter Chris Wilson will be joining the UFC to take on Jon Fitch at UFC 82. Wilson took the fight when Akihiro Gono was forced to pull out with an injured hand, but what’s perhaps most surprising is that “The Professor” will be [...]
January 26, 2008
Is Brock Lesnar A “Mental Midget”?
We all know Brock Lesnar is a physical specimen. One look at his action-figure physique and cartoonishly square head tells us that he’s probably gifted when it comes to hurting other people. But what’s going on upstairs for “The Next Big Thing”? According to Kurt Angle, who worked alongside Lesnar in the WWE, not much. [...]
January 24, 2008
UFC Fight Night: You Get What You Pay For
If there’s one thing I learned from last night’s UFC Fight Night on Spike TV (aside from the fact that “Rambo” comes out this Friday — did you guys know Stallone is Rambo?), it’s that there’s a reason some guys are main event fighters and some guys aren’t. Josh Burkman and Mike Swick? Sorry, they [...]
January 23, 2008
UFC Fight Night Picks and Previews
Apparently the UFC had a quota to meet in January, because here we are just four days after UFC 80 gearing up for another Fight Night on Spike TV. This time out the card seems to be mostly populated by former TUF competitors (the main event is Josh Burkman of season three vs. Mike [...]
January 22, 2008
Tito Ortiz Wants Out of the UFC
Tito Ortiz is going to fight Lyoto Machida, as previously rumored, but it seems he’s none too happy about it. According to The Fight Network, Ortiz begrudgingly agreed to the fight primarily so he can finish his contract with the UFC.
“I was expecting a bigger fight. I think the fans were expecting a bigger fight,” [...]
January 21, 2008
What’s Happened to the UFC’s Heavyweight Division?
I’m by no means the first person to point this out, but the current state of the UFC’s heavyweight division is absolutely dismal. Need proof? You need look no further than Fabricio Werdum, who is said to be getting the next shot at the “interim” heavyweight strap after Tim Sylvia and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira square [...]
January 20, 2008
B.J. Penn Wins Lightweight Title, Vows To Murder Sean Sherk
Okay, that’s an unfair headline. Technically, I guess Penn didn’t say that he would personally kill Sean Sherk. He just said that Sherk was “dead”. And yet, Sherk still lives and breathes. He even managed to walk into the cage and shake Penn’s hand in an uncomfortable moment. Still, it [...]
January 19, 2008
Place Your Bets: UFC 80
In just a few hours, UFC 80 will get underway in England. This time, instead of offering it up free on Spike TV to make up for the broadcast delay, the UFC is broadcasting it live on pay-per-view at 3 pm, then again at 10 pm for those of us who don’t want to [...]
January 17, 2008
UFC 80 Head-to-Head Picks on CBS Sports
The traditional Head-to-Head preview of UFC 80 is now live on CBS Sports. If you’d like to know who I’m picking so you can hold that over my head in the future, head on over there and take a look. They’ve also picked up my B.J. Penn story from this morning, but if [...]
January 17, 2008
B.J. Penn Says He’s a New Man, But Can We Believe Him?
It’s been said that B.J. Penn is the best two-round fighter in MMA history. He has all the talent, all the potential, but despite (or maybe because of) his natural advantages, he’s never been the dominant fighter in any weight class. On Saturday Penn takes on Joe Stevenson for the vacant UFC lightweight title, and [...]
January 16, 2008
More on Zuffa v. Couture
Adam Swift, the publisher of the MMA /business website Payout, has an interesting piece on Sherdog that breaks down the UFC’s suit against Randy Couture. It’s a good read and Swift is a sharp guy, so I recommend giving it a look. One of the most interesting points he brings up in the [...]
January 15, 2008
A Black Day for MMA: UFC Sues Randy Couture For ‘Irreparable Damage’
It’s finally happened. The UFC has filed a lawsuit against their former heavyweight champion, alleging “irreparable damage”, “numerous intentional torts”, and conspiracy. Now things are going to get nasty. According to a report in the Las Vegas Review Journal, the UFC is seeking in excess of $10,000 in damages from Couture, as [...]
January 14, 2008
WCO Cancellation Highlights Problems of a Growing Industry
As you may have heard by now, this past weekend’s WCO event in San Diego was canceled due to organizational and financial problems. I won’t bore you (or me) with stories of the finger-pointing that’s been going on between the parties involved, so I’ll just sum it up by saying this: the fight business attracts [...]
