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#HotTake: Daniel Cormier will DISMANTLE Jon Jones
It’s going down. This Saturday night has that special tingly feeling about it. That feeling that only comes around once in a blue moon in today’s MMA landscape. Ever since the “Year of the Superfight”...
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Spinning Webs: Let’s Predict the UFC 183 Main Event
Finally, the time is now! Anderson Silva is coming back to the cage to add another victim to his web. On January 31st, Anderson Silva and Nick Diaz will tangle in one of the biggest fights in recent...
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Dan Henderson is fighting tonight! Rejoice!
Whew! This one almost flew right by me! With the McGregor madness just subsiding and the simmering fervor for the return of Anderson Silva next week, this seriously compelling FOX card almost soared...
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Training Mask Karate Training
We posted on this a long time ago as a Training Mask review. Here’s a recent workout from the Meriden Martial Arts Club featuring new and old models of the mask. After several sessions with the masks,...
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No More Heroes
We all know what news broke last night. As an MMA fan and supporter, it was saddening. Disappointing, even. I’ll be damned if it wasn’t totally sobering. One of our stars, our most lethal hero, one of...
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No love: Prepare yourself for some Brandon Thatch scented violence!
Why go see 50 Shades of Grey this weekend when there is some ol’ fashioned cage fighting going down in Colorado?!? A little Rocky Mountain MMA has all the roughness, ruckus, and sadism you could ever...
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Can 35-year-old Frank Mir capture ‘Bigfoot’ Silva?
The answer is no. Simply, no. In most of my blogs, I try to take a deep dive into the strategy and backstory behind UFC main events. For this one, I am going to more or less ask HOW and … Continue...
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The Ronda Show: A Glimpse at the UFC 184 Main Event
As MMA fans, we should cherish every single time Ronda Rousey fights. She isn’t going to be here forever. Even with her budding star power and excellent displays of brutality, it’s still hard to get...
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Why isn’t Anthony Pettis a superstar?
How come THAT DUDE isn’t a budding MMA superstar? Sure, the cage combat faithful are jazzed up that Pretty Tony is returning to the cage this weekend, but why hasn’t he crossed over to become the...
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Why Leslie Knope is my Karate Idol
A lot of people have favorite karateka: Chuck Norris, Lyoto Machida, Rex Kwon Do. But I propose a different person to look up to. Someone not exactly known for her martial arts prowess. Someone like...
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Why can’t we have nice things?
With our imaginary combat sports adversary boxing quickly approaching its biggest event in damn near decades, we sit here as MMA fans with our heads in our hands. Why can’t we have nice things!? Our...
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Down, But Not Out!
Don’t worry folks. We’ll be back! Projects, school, new jobs–Alar and I are both still in the fight, and we hope to get writing again this summer. In the meanwhile, look for some guest posts on this...
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The Life of a Part-Time Fighter
Hi, Everyone: From time to time we’ll share a guest post, and here’s a unique look at the the life a part-time MMA fighter by our friend Craig Boyle. He is an MMA fighter and journalist in the UK and...
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Catching Up: 10 Random Thoughts on the Wacky World of MMA
Things have gotten a little busy outside of the cage for the crew here at MMA and let’s just say our dedicated blogging time has been practically nonexistent. Still, we will not let our faithful...
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Conor McGregor Fights for UFC Gold Tonight…
The Notorious One is fighting for UFC gold tonight. In honor of this momentous occasion, I thought I would pass along this Buzzfeed inspired breakdown of my UFC Saturday. Upon waking up on fight day:...
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New Mats at Meriden Martial Arts Club
We got some mew mats for training jiu-jitsu, judo, wrestling, and MMA at the Meriden Martial Arts Club. E-mail bill@mma-club.org to come train with us! You can learn more about our club by clicking...
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The Cranky Kenny Learns Karate Children’s Book is Finally Here!
It’s been nearly three years in the making, but the children’s book I wrote in collaboration with local artist and illustrator Marissa Dziedzic is finally here! It is published on Lulu.com and is...
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UFC 194: The Granddaddy of Them All
Here we are only a 7 days away from the biggest UFC card of the year and I am FINALLY making my triumphant return to outlandish MMA prognostications! With every major media outlet ramping up their UFC...
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New Affiliate: Datsusara
We’re working on a site revamp and to kick start our content in the near future. You deserve it! In the meanwhile, we are pursing new affiliate opportunities. Here is the first in what we hope will...
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2015 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. We post this every year because it’s kind of fun. Thanks for another great year! – Bill and Alex Here’s an excerpt:...
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