Category: MMA

Some fights just don’t live up to expectations, and it’s okay to be bummed

One of my favorite pastimes is to sit back and take in the debates following a big fight night, especially among those select few who feel compelled to tell other fans how they should feel.  Saturday night’s main event between Israel Adesanya and Jared Cannonier at UFC 276 wasn’t a…
By Chuck Mindenhall July 6, 2022

Oh yes, the good old days of covering MMA

I started thinking about the good old days of MMA journalism, back when content wasn’t mostly headline pollution
By Chuck Mindenhall April 7, 2022

Did Julianna Pena just pull off the greatest upset of all time? No really, I’m asking…

This weekend at UFC 269, Julianna Pena pulled off an upset over Amanda Nunes as a nearly 7-to-1 underdog at the book, which many saw as the greatest upset in UFC history. It very well could’ve been.
By Chuck Mindenhall December 12, 2021

If it sounds like a broken record, it’s because that’s what Charles Oliveira does best

Charles Oliveira's had a turbulent ride through the UFC record books on the way to his first title defense at UFC 269.
By Chuck Mindenhall December 9, 2021

Ten years ago, MMA was in harmony for UFC on FOX 1

Excited to kick off their union with FOX, the UFC put on a one-hour special show on Nov. 12, 2011 featuring a heavyweight title fight between Junior Dos Santos and Cain Velasquez—airing for free on national television.
By Chuck Mindenhall November 12, 2021

After his war with Michael Chandler, let’s avoid the riot — give Justin Gaethje his title shot

After Justin Gaethje's war with Michael Chandler atUFC 268, let's give this man his title shot while he’s still berserking with such abandon.
By Chuck Mindenhall November 7, 2021

Sometimes you forget just how cool it is having Fedor around

Fedor Emelianenko doesn’t speak English, and nobody has ever given a damn. 
By Chuck Mindenhall October 26, 2021

Twenty percent is the Costa doing business

Smug Paulo Costa has made himself the centerpiece of conversation when he forced a catchweight fight with Marvin Vettori.
By Chuck Mindenhall October 22, 2021

Two-Minute Round: If you’re the UFC, what do you do with Jon Jones?

He almost did it. He had people forgetting. He had people anticipating, and daydreaming, and rubbing their hands together. He had people fixating more on his greatness than those many fuck-ups, which felt slightly directional.
By Chuck Mindenhall September 28, 2021
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