1. Urijah Faber planning on fighting at 135lbs and 145lbs: Mike Roberts of MMA Inc., Faber’s manager, told MMAWeekly.com that, “We have been talking privately about the drop to 35 for over a year. Not because Urijah doesn’t want to fight at 145. Urijah has wanted to compete at both weights for the better part [...]

Earlier this week, I came across the Yahoo Half year awards, and decided, once again, Coefield had no clue, If you like, you can read the original. http://tinyurl.com/2bksx5w Previously, I debated the Fighter of the year, and spent WAY too much time looking at pictures of Clint Howard. Part One: Fighter of the Half year [...]

1. Thiago Tavares pulled from UFC on Versus 2: Earlier this week, UFC newcomer Willamy Freire was forced out of his scheduled fight with Thiago Tavares on the UFC on Versus 2 card. No replacement opponent for Tavares could be secured, and now, according to MMAJunkie.com, Tavares will be removed from the card as well. [...]

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With the UFC showcasing a “boxer vs. MMA fighter” bout on August 28 between James Toney and Randy Couture, and the impending signing of former WWE superstar Dave Bautista by Strikeforce, I thought it would be cool to put together a Top 5 (yeah, 5, because of the Nickel) list of athletes I’d like to [...]

Earlier this week, I came across the Yahoo Half year awards, and decided, once again, Coefield had no clue, If you like, you can read the original. http://tinyurl.com/2bksx5w Previously, I debated the Fighter of the year, and spent WAY too much time looking at pictures of Clint Howard.

1. The Huntington Beach Bad Boy makes his return:According to a report from MMAFighting.com, Tito Ortiz will be making his return from neck surgery this October at UFC 121. He is scheduled to meet his Ultimate Fighter 3 protege, Matt Hamil, on the main portion of the PPV card. UFC 121 airs from the Honda [...]

In my opinion Bas is the most obvious choice to be a first ballot Hall of Famer in MMA.  Before Royce Gracie donned a gi and walked into the octagon at UFC 1, Bas had already KO’d two submission wrestlers in Pancrase, including one with his signature devastating liver shot.  Bas went 28-4-1 in his career, but [...]