What A Weekend For MMA

It’s been a long weekend in our sport, and I’m pretty exhausted.  After the IFL Grand Prix and UFC 79, it’s enough to make you wonder how we got to this point from the days of tiny shows in civic center arenas that went straight to VHS tapes.  How far we’ve come.  Anyway, it’s Monday [...]

Fun With Betting Odds: UFC 79

It’s a big weekend in MMA, which is only fitting considering the year we’ve had.  I’m in Connecticut for the final round of the IFL Grand Prix, while across the country the UFC has one of their best offerings of 2007.  That’s enough great MMA in one night to last you several months, but if [...]

What’s Really At Stake in Liddell-Silva Bout

In just a few days the UFC will showcase two matches that could easily be main events by themselves, one of which is a dream match of two years ago that MMA fans thought they might never see. Ever since Chuck Liddell and Wanderlei Silva sat atop the 205-pound division in their respective [...]

Paulo Filho Says He Won’t Help Chuck Liddell…And He Means It

Brazilian middleweight Paulo Filho apparently won’t be accepting an invitation to train with Chuck Liddell in advance of “The Iceman’s” match with Wanderlei Silva, according to Brazilian website Tatame.  Though he’ll be in the U.S. to defend his WEC title, and though he has previously made it known just how much he hates Chute Boxe [...]

It’s Official: Liddell-Silva at UFC 79

The long-awaited match between former UFC champion Chuck Liddell and former Pride champion Wanderlei Silva will finally take place in December, UFC president Dana White announced at last night’s Spike TV Scream 2007 award show.
One can only assume that pressure from Spike, which is the UFC’s cable TV home, led to the announcement (deemed a [...]

Hackleman: Liddell-Silva May Still Happen in December

Fighthype.com is feauturing an interview with John Hackleman, the longtime trainer of former UFC light heavyweight champ Chuck Liddell, wherein he says that he believes the UFC would like to put Liddell up against Wanderlei Silva on their Dec. 29 fight card:
PC: I know you guys were eyeballing a fight with Shogun, but his knee [...]

New Articles, And Not Just About MMA This Time

I have two new articles on Crave Online this week. One of them, naturally, is about MMA (An Uncertain Future for Chuck Liddell). But the other is about my love affair with a certain tasteless reality TV show (Does Liking “Rock of Love” Make Me a Bad Person?).
If you’re reading this blog you’re [...]

Liddell Makes Half-a-Million in Loss, Jardine Takes The Bus Home After Victory

After every event the UFC discloses their fighter payrolls to the State Athletic Commission or IRS or whoever it is that insists on seeing these things, and then a fairly predictable routine follows: 1) MMA fans marvel at how little some of their favorite fighters are making to entertain them with violence for $39.95 on [...]

Liddell Talks Retirement (But I’m Not Buying It)

Following his decision loss to Keith Jardine (who has reclaimed full “Dean of Mean” status with the victory), former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell is said to be considering retirement. According to trend-follower Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports!, UFC president Dana White spoke about the possibility of Liddell hanging up his gloves.
“There’s a [...]

Upsets Leave Uncertain Future for UFC Stars

At the top of last night’s UFC pay-per-view broadcast, announcer Mike Goldberg mentioned that Chuck Liddell would fight former Pride champ Wanderlei Silva if he beat Keith Jardine in the evening’s main event.
He didn’t. Now we don’t know what’s going to happen to Liddell or Silva (much less Jardine). If Goldberg’s statement is [...]

UFC 76 Preview and Predictions

As difficult as it is for me to turn right around after the IFL Finals and get up for UFC 76, I’m going to dig deep and come up with as much enthusiasm as possible.
As usual, my preview and picks are coupled with the current odds from betus.com. Maybe this time I’ll lay some [...]