Michael DiSanto, UFC – Late last week, I was talking about UFC 109 to a Silicon Valley venture capitalist, and he said, “I wish Randy Couture would just go away; I’m so over that guy.” Interesting. When pressed why, he responded, “Because he beats all of my favorite fighters, and the guy is older than [...]
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Michael DiSanto, UFC – Gray Maynard’s close decision win over former conqueror Nate Diaz wasn’t pretty, and it certainly wasn’t easy. The real question following Monday night’s fight, though, was whether it was enough to earn the former Michigan State University wrestler a shot at the division’s ultimate prize—BJ Penn’s lightweight crown.UFC News Credit and [...] Michael DiSanto, UFC – The UFC 108 main event between Rashad Evans and Thiago Silva didn’t have the expected fireworks because Evans completely neutralized a very tough, highly skilled Silva for two and a half rounds. Those first two rounds were about as one sided as a fight can be without submission attempts, knockdowns or [...] Michael DiSanto, UFC – Baby Jay Penn makes no bones about it. He wants to go down in history as the greatest lightweight champion in the history of the sport. His lopsided win over Diego Sanchez at UFC 107 over the weekend was a big step in that direction because he now stands along as [...] Michael DiSanto, UFC – Forrest Griffin was understandably unhappy the night of April 15, 2006, when Bruce Buffer announced that the judges had chosen long-time former 205-lb champion Tito Ortiz as the victor of their hard-fought split decision affair. He had every right to be upset that night because the fight was ultra close, so [...] Michael DiSanto, UFC – UFC President Dana White predicted that the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between Lyoto Machida and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua would be the talk of the Sunday sports world after a timeless battle of strikers with vastly contrasting styles. Michael DiSanto, UFC – The first word that comes to mind the morning after UFC 102 is WOW.The televised portion of the fight card, while not stacked with championship bouts, was as entertaining as any in recent memory. In fact, it had a little something for everyone.UFC News Credit: UFC.com Michael DiSanto, UFC – Nike’s two-year old Witness integrated marketing campaign celebrates the coming of age of a man who many believe has a shot to be the greatest basketball player in the history of the sport—LeBron James. The UFC should consider a similar campaign for Silva. Every time the UFC Middleweight Champion steps into [...] |
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