The Ultimate Fighter – Season 12, Episode 11

  For the life of me I can't figure out why this episode has to be two hours. I mean, combined, the fights are 30 minutes.  That's an hour and a half of filler.  Is there really that much left unresolved that we need to see the ousted fighters banter for that long? Nope. I'm …

UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida Predictions

Quinton "Rampage" Jackson vs. Lyoto Machida Bruce: I'm picking Machida. Why? Simple. Matt has an unnatural mancrush on Rampage so I KNOW he's going to pick him. I'm picking against just to do so. Let's see how I do. Want more science? Machida beat Rashad Evans in May 2009. Rashad Evans beat Rampage in May …

UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez Predictions

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 …

The Ultimate Fighter – Season 12, Episode 5

So we are into week five and our fourth fight and Team Koscheck is still on the outside looking in. Did GSP really draft that much better? Has Koscheck really been that snakebit? Hard to say.  All I know for sure is that the three losses are clearly taking a toll on Josh Koscheck. With …

The Ultimate Fighter – Season 12, Episode 2

  When last we joined our band of UFC hopefuls, all fourteen had just won a qualifier fight and moved into the big UFC house somewhere in the environs of Las Vegas. Up next? What every team has done since time immemorial...pick teams. During the pre-draft conversations, we see team captain George St-Pierre (GSP from …

Friday LinkFrogging – 10/15/10

Photo by Esquire Welcome to the weekend dear reader(s). I don't know about you, but I could use a drink, or two, or three. But I digress. If its a weekend in the fall that means sports.  Lots and lots of sports. Like football?  You've got NCAA and NFL to choose from. Baseball?  MLB League …

The Ultimate Fighter – Season 12, Episode 1

Yes, I know I'm horribly late on this, but I'm going to get us caught up dear readers.  Just hang tight.  I've been watching them.  I just haven't had time to write about them. The 12th season of the UFC and Spike TV's MMA reality show focuses on the lightweights as well as the escalating …

The Expendables – the review

When I was in eighth grade a new kid moved in and was quickly assimilated into our wandering band of geeks.  The new guy came to Louisiana from New Jersey.  He brought The Destroyer with him. I was intrigued by the covers of his paperbacks showing cars, guns, women, ninjas and guys doing martial arts.  None of …

UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn II Predictions

The UFC hits Dana White's hometown for the first time Saturday night, boasting a stacked card featuring a poor man's version of Inoki vs. Ali as an aging boxer steps into the cage to meet an aging cagefighter. The boxing vs. MMA heat on this one (before, during and after) will be unbearable, but don't …

Friday LinkFrogging – 7/16/10

   Boys and girls, the dog days of summer are upon us.   Its been a rough week in the world of Geek.   First we lost Harvey Pekar.  The next day it was "The Boss," George Steinbrenner.  Note to all you celebrities out there, the rule of 3's is currently in play.   The National League won …