As a fan of combat sports I relish in the mainstream coverage it has been getting but as a New Yorker it pains me to not see MMA sanctioned and represented at MSG. While MMA is not welcome in the Big Apple Muay Thai keeps the dream alive. Take On Productions does an incredible job of not only promoting Muay Thai in NYC but also...
First off, let me get this out of the way — I am a HUGE Diaz brothers fan. Point blank, you will not find a person who loves to watch these guys fight more than me. After watching last night’s fight, I think Nick should’ve won the split decision because he won the first 3 rounds. Now that I got that out of the way, some of you MMA fans are...
Name: José Aldo Organization: UFC Division: Featherweight Record: 21–1 Last Fight: vs Chad Mendes (won by KO) Next Fight: TBA Title: UFC Featherweight Champion Reason for nomination: Who is 5’7” , 145 pounds, and when you hear Run This Town you know an ass whooping is coming ? José Aldo that’s who. Since he stepped into...
So the UFC on Fox 2 card happened this past weekend and I must say I enjoyed it, which strangely puts me in the minority. A lot of MMA fans have overreacted that the fights on the main card weren’t amazing, and they weren’t, but they were relevant. The main event between Phil Davis and Rashad Evans went exactly how I thought it would with...
The main event of UFC on FX 1 was between two of my favorite lightweights Melvin Guillard and Jim Miller. The fight was about 2 minutes and showed both men’s strengths– Melvin’s powerful boxing and Jim Miller’s ju-jitsu. After being rocked, Jim Miller was able to get Melvin’s back during a scramble and choke him out. Now this was a...
UFC 142 like the last UFC: Rio was a incredibly epic night topped off by Jose Aldo absolutely killing Chad Mendes dead. Over Aldo’s last 2 fights questions arose that he had lost his killer instinct even though he won his two previous fights. Well all those questions were to put rest when he hit Mendes with a beautiful knee and followed up...
