What the Heck Is Going on in New York? MMA’s Legal Gray-Area in the Empire State
(A nice little Sunday at the Underground Combat League. / All photos courtesy of the author.) By Jim Genia The UFC held a show in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1995, and all was…
A Note To All Flyweights: Michael Bisping Can Make Fun of *You*, Not the Other Way Around
(Benavidez REALLY lets Bisping have it at the 4:05 mark. That is sarcasm, by the way.) It used to simply surprise me each time someone raced to defend the actions…
Anderson Silva vs. Stephan Bonnar Booked for New UFC 153 Headliner; Edgar Removed From Card, Maldonado and Big Nog Added
(“The Burger King Triple Stacker — I don’t jump up to light-heavyweight on short notice without it.”) After UFC 153 lost its main event and co-main event in the same…
Rumor: Wanderlei Silva vs. Chael Sonnen Being Eyed as Potential UFC 153 Main Event Replacement
(“What kind of backwards country is this? The game is called Whac-a-Mole, not Whac-a-Capybara, and the animals aren’t supposed to be alive!”) Just a few hours ago, we promised that a…
Tyrone Spong’s MMA Debut Set, Will Face James McSweeney on Nov. 3rd
(“And that was the first time I went full stanky leg.”) For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Newton’s third law of motion seems to apply to…
What the Inspector Saw: Riding Shotgun at CFFC With the New Jersey Athletic Control Board
(Frankie Edgar and Chris Liguori, backstage at CFFC 16.) By Jim Genia I arrive at the venue at 5:00 p.m., waiting with the fighters to pick up the credentials that…