Larry Merchant Attempts to Explain $5 Million Claim, Makes Himself Seem Kind of Pathetic
By all accounts, HBO boxing commentator Larry Merchant’s claim that Oscar De La Hoya was missing the Shane Mosley-Antonio Margarito bout on Saturday because Affliction paid him $5 million to…
Faber Wins Easy, Varner Retains Lightweight Belt at WEC 38
(Photo courtesy of MMA Weekly; gif courtesy of the UG.) Former WEC featherweight champ Urijah Faber was able to score a victory over Jens Pulver for the second time last night…
The UFC Wants to Pump, [Clap], You Up
(Who wants to have their weight proportional to their f*ckin’ height? Image courtesy of UFCGyms.com.) Don’t renew your Curves membership just yet. From a new press release on UFC.com: The…
The Top 10 Gracies of All Time
Roger Gracie In 2005, 23-year-old Roger Gracie won the Abu Dhabi Submission Wrestling World Championship by submitting all eight opponents, something that had never been done before. The son of Reyla Gracie,…
Affliction: Day of Reckoning, Night of Liveblogging
Quick prediction for tonight’s main event: During the pre-fight face-off, Fedor and Andrei will say “I must break you” to each other simultaneously, after which Fedor will quickly call “jinx,”…
Jeff Monson Pleads Not Guilty to Felony Vandalism
(Photo courtesy of daniel-gillet.com.) Despite damning visual evidence, Jeff Monson pled not guilty yesterday to a felony vandalism charge that arose from his spray-painting an anarchy symbol, a peace sign, and…