Bellator and World Series Of Fighting: The Missing Pieces in the Promotional Puzzle Greg Byron May 9, 2014 Spotlight The UFC is without a shadow of a doubt the biggest promotional entity in MMA, and it dominates the MMA landscape as a result. However, there is distinct competition for second place these days. Given the UFC's...
In the Corner of: UFC Fight Night 40’s Matt Brown Greg Byron May 6, 2014 Events, Spotlight One of the main components of any MMA fight these days is the game plan or strategy. Long gone are the days in which fighters would just be able to train without much thought of what they would need to do...
Career Retrospective: Featherweight Mike Brown Greg Byron May 2, 2014 Spotlight Over the relatively short period of time that MMA has been in existence, it has, like any sport, had its fair share of underachievers and overachievers. The difference between these two categories of people...
Double Standard: Ronda Rousey, Jon Jones and the UFC’s Code of Conduct Greg Byron April 25, 2014 Spotlight The world today is full of double standards for behavior no matter where you look. The MMA world now seems to be falling into this cycle just like all the rest. The UFC has notably introduced a...
In the Corner of: UFC 172’s Glover Teixeira Greg Byron April 21, 2014 Events, Previews, Spotlight One of the main components of any MMA fight these days is the game plan or strategy. Long gone are the days in which fighters would just be able to train without much thought of what they would need to do...
The Legend of Fedor Emelianenko and the Promise of Jon Jones Greg Byron April 18, 2014 Spotlight Whilst MMA is still a fledgling sport, there are still a select few fighters that will stand the test of time. They will be forever remembered as legends of the sport. Perhaps the most high profile of any...
In the Corner of: TUF Nations Finale’s Tim Kennedy Greg Byron April 14, 2014 Events, Previews, Spotlight One of the main components of any MMA fight these days is the game plan or strategy. Long gone are the days in which fighters would just be able to train without much thought of what they would need to do...
The Future of MMA: How the Needs of the Many Outweigh the Needs of the Few Greg Byron April 11, 2014 Spotlight Since sport began, there have always been rivalries amongst competitors, whether it is rival teams such as Barcelona and Real Madrid in soccer or Finland and Sweden in ice hockey. For the most part, it is when...
In the Corner of: UFC Fight Night’s Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Greg Byron April 7, 2014 Events, Previews One of the main components of any MMA fight these days is the game plan or strategy. Long gone are the days in which fighters would just be able to train without much thought of what they would need to do...
The Attributes of an Elite MMA Fighter: All But Superhuman Greg Byron April 4, 2014 Spotlight There will always be a debate about who is the greatest pound-for-pound fighter, and there will always be a debate about whether pound-for-pound rankings are even worth anything. Whilst it is not easy to...