Site of the Week – How the UFC Works
by John Wilson How the UFC works How Stuff Works is a great site. They have well written and well researched articles on subjects from all spectrums. They also have an excellent general subject podcast available on iTunes, including my favorite, “Stuff you Missed in History Class.” The particular article I’d like to [...]
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I need a sponsor. I’m a big MMA/UFC fan. For me, it’s a very “pure” sport. Man-on-man, limited rules, very entertaining. One of my favorite parts of the fight occurs immediately after the fight is over. Drenched in blood and sweat an assigned member of the posse’s job is to make sure that the fighter [...]
Dana White: MMA safer than NFL
Dana White, president of the UFC, states among other things that there have been no deaths or serious injuries in the UFC in the last 15 years. He also comments on CBS’s airing of EliteXC.
EliteXC Bad for MMA?
With men across the country being abandoned by their wives for Sex and the City, it was a perfect opportunity for CBS and Elite XC to bring mixed-martial arts to the masses. The question was whether the primetime debut is good or bad for MMA. Here are the round-by-round results: The Bad The first fight [...]