In light of recent bouts, notably Penn-Edgar 1, Machida-Shogun 1, and Cerrone-Henderson 1, many MMA fans have called for a change in the judging system used by North American MMA promotions.  As it stands, each round is judged individually with the winner getting 10 points and the loser getting 9 or less, and there [...]

Kevin James, star of the recently syndicated sitcom “King of Queens” and movies like “Hitch” and “I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry” is preparing himself to shoot a feature film about MMA. To get ready for the film James has enlisted the help of many professional MMA trainers, currently Rafael Cordeiro, Muay Thai coach [...]

1. Brett Rogers fighting for W-1 MMA: Multiple published reports are stating that Strikeforce heavyweight Brett Rogers will take on heavyweight journeyman Ruben “Warpath” Villareal at a W-1 MMA event in Canada on October 23. The event, ironically titled “W-1: New Ground,” will take place from the Halifax Forum in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Rogers better [...]

Welcome to the MMA Roundtable! Each week Each we our writers answer a nicklel’s worth of questions supplied by you, the readers. Keep in mind that no writer see’s the other answers until posting and this week Joseph Burtner, Joao Pedro, Collin Caprini and Shane Bowen look at the fallout of UFC 118! 1. James [...]

1. GSP vs. Koscheck at UFC 124 in Canada: MMAFighting.com has confirmed with UFC President Dana White that Ultimate Fighter 12 coaches, Georges St. Pierre and Josh Koscheck, will fight for the Welterweight Championship in St. Pierre’s hometown of Montreal, Quebec, Canada on December 11. So much for the neutral site. Koscheck wanted to fight [...]

If there was any doubt, let there be no doubt. The number one lightweight in the world is Frankie Edgar. I still stand by what I said, that he didn’t win the first fight against B. J. Penn, but he definitely won this one, no question. Very impressive. And while James Toney isn’t the best [...]

1. Huerta vs. Alvarez is official: Roger Huerta vs. Eddie Alvarez has been officially announced by Bellator Fighting Championships officials, and will headline Bellator 33 in Philadelphia, PA. “The Alvarez-Huerta fight should be one of the most electrifying bouts in the history of Bellator Fighting Championships, and to be able to host it in one [...]

1. B. J. Penn likes James Toney being in MMA: Talking with Ariel Helwani from MMAFighting.com, B. J. Penn thinks it’s a good thing to have James Toney run his mouth. “What’s worse than having the WWF champ as our heavyweight champ? That ain’t worse than having James Toney come on and win a fight… [...]