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...
It’s All About Jon Jones and Other Thoughts From UFC 140
Last night Jon Jones showed the world that losing a round doesn’t affect him. In the first round Machida did what he normally does which is circle away, be very hard to hit, and leap in with strikes while you’re off balance. People who wanted Jones’s chin to be tested (which is stupid) got their wish sort of when Machida caught him flush...
UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz Predictions by Josh/MMA Valor
UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz Predictions Cursed, injury plagued, weak are just some of the alternate names fans and media have coined for Saturdays UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz card. Cursed, maybe, injury plagued, hell yes, but weak is a bit much for a card that sports five former UFC/WEC champions. Third time was the charm for the night main event as it...
UFC 114 Preview
UFC 114 is this weekend and what I am most looking forward to is what Rampage so eloquently stated as “black on black crime”. Here are my fight picks: Main card Light Heavyweight bout: Quinton Jackson vs. Rashad Evans- Rampage via B.A beatdown Middleweight bout: Michael Bisping vs. Dan Miller-Bisping needs the win and I know...
The Ultimate Fighter: A Look Back
It’s hard to believe that The Ultimate Fighter has been gracing our television sets on Spike TV since 2005. I credit TUF with being the show that made me a Mixed Martial Arts fan. Honestly, I really didn’t know much about the sport before then, since obviously it was not as mainstream as it has grown to be now. My knowledge of the UFC was...