Joe Stevenson Talks Nate Diaz, TUF Experiences, and Explains Why He’s Not Afraid of Being Cut by the UFC
Joe Stevenson began his UFC career on the second season of “The Ultimate Fighter.” On Saturday night he returns to fight another TUF alum, Nate Diaz, on the season nine…
EA Sports Says There Are Enough “Unaffiliated” Fighters to Compete with “UFC Undisputed”
(Forget the fighters, how far can you go without the rights to the Octagon girls?) Last week we mentioned that the video game barons at EA Sports were planning on…
The Eras of MMA (Part 2: The First Superstars, 1999-2006)
If you missed Part 1, click here. The Kazushi Sakuraba Era: April ‘99 – March ‘01 Despite the country’s rich martial arts history, Japan didn’t have an MMA star to…
CagePotato Exclusive: 10 Questions With Phil Baroni
(Those are the Chinese characters for “best” and “eva.” Photo courtesy of Strikeforce.) The idea of a spiritually grounded Phil Baroni kind of freaks us out, to be honest. But…
The Eras of MMA (Part 1: The Pioneers, 1993-1999)
When Joe Rogan declared the beginning of “the Machida Era” at UFC 98, the Dragon became just the latest in a string of dominant fighters who have defined MMA and…
WEC Champ Mike Brown Talks Money, Respect, and Tells Us Why He’s No Fluke
(He’s got comedic timing, too.) Mike Thomas Brown destroyed the myth of the unbeatable Urijah Faber with his upset knockout victory at WEC 36 last year, but respect (and until…