Author Paul French

Disclaimer: Your humble writer is here more humble. In fact, he’s just a shrug shy of total ignorance regarding this whole weight cutting thing--whose battle camps & academic tangles he encountered...

This past week we heard news of Jon Jones testing positive for cocaine in a pre-UFC 182 drug test, resulting in an admission from Jones bound to a promise to undergo rehabilitation before he returns to the...

The brightest phrase in sports begins to blink near his name. With his eighth title defense against Daniel Cormier, light-heavyweight champ Jon Jones can feel the halo of “Greatest of all Time” half-formed...

On Saturday, October 25th the UFC will hold UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes II from the Maracanazinho Gymnasium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In the night's main event Jose Aldo will defend his featherweight title...

Last week, I wrote about how the scenery-eating antics of characters like Conor McGregor are a necessary evil in the big top world of fight media. The stage and mics are made for posture and audacity, civil...

Dana White’s recent statement concerning the future of the featherweight title proves what many fight commentators and fans already know: publicity can trump meritocracy. After only four wins in the UFC, the...

A round begins and again we hear commentator Mike Goldberg say, “the beautiful Arianny” as a woman holding a round card approaches our low angle shot to blow a kiss. Right afterward, Ronda Rousey, female...

“Welcome to the Machida Era.” Joe Rogan’s hasty prophecy at UFC 98 remains a dream deferred for fans of Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida. And after Machida failed to unseat middleweight champion Chris...

A group of five black-clad women appears in a room of rope, cheap mat-pads and tires. A vaguely Eastern musical intro thumps and whines, and the women dance erotically. There is no audience present, but the...