UFC Booking Orgy: Demian Maia vs. Rick Story, John Dodson vs. Jussier Da Silva + More
(“Now, Demian! Use the muscle-spasm death touch that I taught you!”) Demian Maia‘s welterweight debut at UFC 148 was over before it really began, thanks to a poorly timed muscle…
MMA in Major Brand Marketing Campaign Alert: Phil Davis in Sprite Commercial
Maybe there will come a day when MMA fighters appearing and being mentioned by name in ad campaigns for major brands is so common that we won’t feel compelled to…
Anderson Silva Camp Thinks UFC Middleweights Are “Amateur Kids,” Rallies for GSP Just to Be Difficult | | Cagepotato
Anderson Silva, shown modeling for Rolling Stone while showing us his war face. It’s no secret that the UFC middleweight division is a bit of a mess right now. With Michael…
Report: Anthony Johnson Will Fight Jake Rosholt Four Weeks After His Light-Heavyweight Debut
Anthony Johnson was booked to face former UFC prospect Jake Rosholt in a light-heavyweight bout at Xtreme Fight Night 8 on September 21 — just four weeks after Johnson’s scheduled…
CagePotato Roundtable #16: What Was Your Most Memorable Run-In With an MMA Fighter?
This story took place at Bas Rutten’s bachelor party in Las Vegas on April 2nd, 2004. Bas Rutten, myself, and a big group of friends all went to UFC 47 to watch Chuck…
London Trainer Usman Raja Reforms Former Terrorists Through MMA
Despite numerous public relations successes, mixed martial arts is still perceived by many people as an overtly brutal practice, and its participants as barbaric Neanderthals. In one particularly memorable instance, Gus Johnson made a most…