Nobody should be surprised that Brock Lesnar is the newly minted UFC Heavyweight Champion. Before I delve off into the reasons why he was well prepared for Randy Couture (who is without a doubt one of the greatest champions in mixed martial arts history), lets look at the results of the weigh in. Randy Couture: […]
With EliteXC officially out of the fold, what does the current landscape of Mixed Martial Arts fighting look like? How will it affect the looming entrance of sports agents into the mix? Urijah Faber (pictured right), subjectively known as the top fighter in the WEC (owned by the same company that owns UFC), is safe […]
Organizers of the inaugural U.S. Sports Film Festival today announced the complete schedule of events that will comprise the four-day event taking place in Philadelphia from October 23-26. In all, the USSFF will have more than 40 screenings. Recently added films include: Bud Greenspan’s “16 Days to Glory;” “First Basket,” follows the little-known history of […]
The twenty-first century has seen the proliferation of two new forms of sport in mixed martial arts (MMA) and poker, which some consider to be more of a recreational activity than a sport. ESPN has profited tremendously from its coverage of the World Series of Poker while many other cable networks have mimicked ESPN’s business […]
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is becoming huge. Many young fans who grew up watching Tyson, Holyfield and Lewis are now following Randy Couture, Georges St. Pierre and Anderson Silva. The debate between boxing and MMA is a fun one to have but really they are two entirely separate sports. It would be as hard to […]
If a sport is officially labeled as legit once it signs a deal with one of the four main broadcast channels (ABC, NBC, CBS, and I’ll be nice and include FOX), then Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is now legitimate. Elite XC, a company that promotes MMA, has survived based on its live events and programming […]