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Mixed Martial Arts Top 10 Rankings, 4/1/12

It’s the first of the month, so you know what that means…The Mixed Martial Arts Top 10 Rankings are back. There was only one major MMA events in the month of February, so only a few of the top guys were in action. But we have now added Flyw…

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Fighting Friends Not Fighting

In Mixed Martial Arts fighters train with various people. Sometimes those people become teammates. And sometimes those teammates become friends. And then a title gets in the way… [Could you fight your friend? →]

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Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey Preview/Picks/Odds

As I write up these picks, UFC on FX 2 still hasn’t gone down, so I can’t update you with how I did on that card as it relates to my fight picks. You’ll have to wait until the next UFC event for an updated record. But I’m sure I will go 12-0. As for th…

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Mixed Martial Arts Top 10 Rankings, 3/1/12

It’s the first of the month, so you know what that means…The Mixed Martial Arts Top 10 Rankings are back. There were a few major MMA events in the month of February, so quite a few of the top guys were in action. [Where is your favorite fighter ranke…

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UFC on FX 2: Alves vs. Kampmann Preview/Picks/Odds

Oh man, not good. Just, not good. Back to back sub .500 fight picks, going 4-8. That’s never happened before. That dropped my record to 41-26. To be fair, there was about five upsets and one horrible judges decision. Not making excuses, just saying t…

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PODCAST: Ryan Braun, Alberto Contador and the State of Drug Testing in Sports

I join writers Ethan Calof and Jacob Rude for a weekly podcast where we discuss [the state of drug testing in sports... →]

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UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson Preview/Picks/Odds

Well, that was bad. UFC on Fuel TV 1 was not kind to me. There were a couple of upsets I picked that almost happened, but they didn’t. And then a fight was scratched off the card, one I thought I would have definitely got correct, so that didn’t help. …

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UFC on Fuel TV 1: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger Preview/Picks/Odds

Yeah, so maybe I was a tad bit off on that “Fight of the Year” prediction I pegged on Carlos Condit vs. Nick Diaz. It was still a very entertaining fight for my money, but some of you will disagree. Don’t want to start up a conversation war, but I do w…

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