Fight of the Week: Bellator 113 – Attila Vegh vs. Emanuel Newton Dan Kuhl March 17, 2014 Events, Previews, Spotlight There’s never been a question that all promoters have their sweethearts. But when they try to manipulate matchmaking to fit their grand scheme, it cheapens the brands, and Bellator has been one of the...
VFC Champ Ryan Roberts: Building a Big Future Dan Kuhl March 13, 2014 Spotlight, UFC Construction engineers exist for a reason. Anyone can probably go out there and build a structure that, if they pile enough stuff from the bottom up, won’t fall over, but there’s a lot more to it than...
VFC’s Ryan Jensen: ‘I’m No Stepping Stone’ Dan Kuhl March 12, 2014 Spotlight, UFC How does the average, middle-class, 30-something guy live his life? As an employee, he might regretfully get up in the morning, go to work for eight hours, maybe go out for lunch, head home, use up that...
Bellator Champion Daniel Straus: ‘Why Wouldn’t People Want to See Me Fight?’ Dan Kuhl March 12, 2014 Spotlight, UFC Trilogy. Saga. Rivalry. All of the above terms are ways to describe an ongoing story—a story that tests the idea of one side vs. the other. In the world of fighting, the list of trilogies is much longer...
Fight of the Week: UFC 171 – Johny Hendricks vs. Robbie Lawler Dan Kuhl March 10, 2014 Events, Previews, Spotlight It’s safe to say that, one year ago, nobody had any idea how a few of the UFC divisions were going to be drastically reshaped over the next 365 days. Nobody expected that Anderson Silva was going to be...
RFA’s Dakota Cochrane: Learning From Mistakes, Looking For Big Win Over Efrain Escudero Dan Kuhl March 5, 2014 Spotlight, UFC The fighting game is tricky business. Every fighter knows that there are ups and downs, and, frankly, there’s not a top fighter in the world that doesn’t have a ding or two on his record. Even past and...
Fight of the Week: UFC Fight Night 37 – Alexander Gustafsson vs. Jimi Manuwa Dan Kuhl March 3, 2014 Events, Previews, Spotlight The UFC matchmakers have done it again. Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London, fans will get to witness a classic match-up between an undefeated up-and-comer and a top-five Octagon veteran as the two men...
UFC’s Zak Cummings: Healthy and Focused Heading into TUF China Finale Dan Kuhl February 27, 2014 Spotlight, UFC Whether it’s a sudden event or a loss in the making, losing a family member is never an easy thing. Unfortunately, even when the writing is on the wall, there’s never a good time to deal with a tragedy...
UFC’s Shawn Jordan: Staking His Claim in the Heavyweight Division Dan Kuhl February 25, 2014 Spotlight, UFC The UFC is king. Plain and simple. Not all fighters, coaches and managers feel this way, and many of the sponsors, media and other tertiary promoters of the sport have not always been pleased with parent...
Fight of the Week: TUF: China Finale – Dong Hyun Kim vs. John Hathaway Dan Kuhl February 25, 2014 Events, Previews, Spotlight On Saturday night, the UFC returns to the Cotai Arena in Macau, China, for the second time to host the finale of The Ultimate Fighter: China. Headlining the card are two exciting welterweights who are on...
