The UFC's biggest star returns to action tonight. Brock Lesnar might not be their best guy or even their most marketable given his reclusive lifestyle, but his name gets an awful lot of attention. The crowd reaction to the former WWE Champion seemed to warm a bit before his gutsy comeback against previous Biggest Fight … Continue reading UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez Predictions
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Matt watches “the biggest heavyweight fight of all time” and writes about it, an exercise in self-flagellation given the results of yesterday’s predictions. It was the UFC’s big summer card with their most recognizable star, and I’ve got a $50 birthday check from Grandma that sure as hell wasn’t gonna go toward bills, rent or … Continue reading UFC 116: The Review
Matt and Bruce make our picks for tomorrow night's blockbuster UFC event. Because we are experts. Or maybe just because we like making predictions. (If it's not obvious enough, all photos come from the folks at Heavy.com) MAIN EVENT: Heavyweight Title Match Brock Lesnar v. Shane Carwin BRUCE: Let's see, Lesnar won the title by overwhelming … Continue reading Clash of the Titans – UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin Predictions
Big Country That's a fine figure of a man. - my wife upon seeing Roy Nelson post fight. So we've come to the end of our three month MMA journey. Roy Nelson will face Brendan Schaub for the title of "The Ultimate Fighter." We'll also have Kimbo Slice in action, as well as Marcus … Continue reading The Ultimate Fighter – Heavyweights, The Ultimate Finale
There can be only one. Tonight we were treated to the 2-hour regular season finale and four, count 'em, four fights. Factor in all the extraneous drama and it was a big night for TUF. Things start out with much discussion of Matt Mitrione and the "will he or won't he" nature of his fight … Continue reading The Ultimate Fighter – Heavyweights, Episode 11
This week brings us week 2 of the quarter finals. Our scheduled fight is Brenden Schaub and Jon Madsen. However, the bigger news seems to be the ongoing soap opera of Matt "Meathead" Mitrione. Mitrione finally returns to the training center with a story of his brain swelling as the cause of his recent absence. … Continue reading The Ultimate Fighter – Heavyweights, Episode 10
Tonight we begin the quarter finals. There are only 8 fighters remaining. Tonight's fight is between Roy "Big Country" Nelson and Justin Wren. Wren impressed me in his first fight by submitting UFC veteran Wes Sims in the first round. Tonight he takes on a much tougher opponent in Nelson. Nelson's physique belies his abilities … Continue reading The Ultimate Fighter – Heavyweights, Episode 9
The show opens right where my DVR cut off last week, with Rampage Jackson destroying the locker room door after Matt Mitrione beat Scott Junk by decision and put Team Rampage down 0-7. Then we gear up for this week's fight, the final of the first round. I have to admit I've been looking forward … Continue reading The Ultimate Fighter – Heavyweights, Episode 8
Well, life caught up with me and I've gotten a bit behind on these reviews. That doesn't mean I've forgotten them. I spent a good portion of my weekend catching up on Season 10 of The Ultimate Fighter. I'm glad I did. When last we checked in on our Vegas house full of MMA wannabes, … Continue reading The Ultimate Fighter – Heavyweights, Episode 4
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