Friday, January 8, 2010

By Isaac Kuhlman

  So, I got REALLY bored, and I had to put together what turned out to be an MMA "death bracket". This is a list of the Top 2 Pound-for-Pound fighters from the 7 major weight classes (Heavyweight, Light Heavyweight, Middleweight, Welterweight, Lightweight, Featherweight, and Bantamweight) who are ranked based on their Pound-for-Pound rank first and their ranking in their weight class second. The fights would just be tremendous to see, and this Grand Prix may be the REAL test of who is the best fighting machine on the planet. The parenthesis with type of victory show what that fighter would win by against the opponent of the current round. Take a look.

Monday, January 5, 2009

Las Vegas, NV--UFC president Dana White just can't help but dodge questions about Chuck Liddell. White announced the UFC legend's retirement following a knockout loss to Mauricio "Shogun" Rua this past April, but after more than a little prodding from "The Iceman," White booked him as a coach on the upcoming 11th season of "The Ultimate Fighter" with the promise of a season-ending fight with rival coach Tito Ortiz. 

Friday, January 1, 2009

By Isaac Kuhlman

  In probably the greatest submission since Frank Mir broke Tim Sylvia's arm in half (both Ulna and Radius bones were snapped), Shinya Aoki did the unbelievable--he broke his opponent's arm via submission. His opponent, Mizuto Hirota, got caught in a hammerlock that Aoki turned into one of the most dominant extended kimuras that I have ever seen, and Hirota was too proud to tap. That was a bad idea. As Aoki said after the fight, "Well, this guy's pride just won't let him tap, will it? So without hesitation, I broke it. I heard it break, and I thought, 'Ah, there, I just broke it.'"

Sunday, January 3, 2010

By Isaac Kuhlman

  Last night's UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, was a fight card that on paper looked to be a bunch of fights that were put in at the last minute because so many other main events had been cancelled. That wasn't so much evident from the headliner of this card, but when scrolling down the fight card there was a real "Who's who?" of "who?" To compound on that, even writers and critics still were skeptical of this card (as I know I was), and it turns out there was good reason.