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UFC on FOX: Lawler vs. Brown Punch Drunk Predictions
Another week, another round of predictions from Patrick Cwinklinski and I as we continue to jockey for the lead in this head-to-head battle that has been pretty close to even the last few weeks....
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UFC’s Best Month Ever and 10 Things We Learned This Week
Saturday night made it official – July 2014 was the best month in UFC history. Without even going too in-depth on things, here’s a quick look at what transpired in the last 27 days: Chris Weidman...
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UFC 182: Jon Jones now fighting against himself, history books
Saturday night in Las Vegas, Jon Jones crossed another name off the list of light heavyweight title challengers, fighting tooth and nail with Daniel Cormier for three rounds before picking up the pace...
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5 Reasons to Watch UFC on FOX 14: Gustafsson vs. Johnson
Saturday’s UFC return to FOX doesn’t have the same kind of buzz as last weekend’s fight card in Boston or the all-around awesomeness of next weekend’s pay-per-view event in Las Vegas, but make no...
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UFC on FOX 14: Gustafsson vs. Johnson Punch Drunk Predictions
Another week, another event, another round of picks from me and Patrick Cwiklinski. So far in 2015, my adversary has started out white hot, posting a 19-4-0 record through the first two events of the...
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UFC on FOX Gustafsson vs. Johnson: 10 Things We Learned Last Night
1. Rumble Resurgence Anthony Johnson punched his ticket to a light heavyweight title fight with Jon Jones later this year with an emphatic first-round stoppage win over Alexander Gustafsson in the main...
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UFC on FOX: Anthony Johnson’s victory a golden opportunity to reset LHW division
Heading into Saturday’s event in Stockholm, Sweden, the prevailing wisdom was that local favourite and former title challenger Alexander Gustafsson would emerge with a hard-fought victory, setting up...
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UFC Fight Desk: Massive Memorial Day Card Announced for UFC 187
There are some times when the UFC rolls out announcements at inopportune times. The company has a habit of dropping major news items in the 48 hours prior to events, which tends to take the focus off...
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Could UFC be testing the waters for a new PPV approach?
What if the UFC’s decision to load up UFC 187 on Memorial Day weekend is more than just a desire to put together one of the most stacked lineups in the company’s history? What if in addition to giving...
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The Morning Skate, April 28: Canuck wake, who stays, who goes? Bieksa...
Are you over it yet? Has the burn from Saturday night subsided? No? Yeah, it might take a while. Going into this season, just making the playoffs and showing well might have been OK for most fans...
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Keyboard Kimura podcast: The demise of Jon Jones
The UFC world was shocked this week when Jon Jones was stripped of his title and suspended indefinitely for a felony hit-and-run charge just three weeks before his massive title fight with Anthony...
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UFC 187: Anthony Johnson became a force after putting on his “Big Boy Pants”
Anthony Johnson always showed flashes of elite skill, but early in his career, it looked like the Georgia native would never reach his full potential. Every time Johnson was scheduled to compete, he...
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UFC 187: 5 Reasons to Watch
Sometimes doing this column is difficult. Other times, like this week, it could easily extend to being a 10 Reasons to Watch column because the fight card is that damn awesome. With a card like this,...
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UFC 187 Punch Drunk Predictions
While it’s not the lineup that was originally announced, UFC 187 is still easily the best UFC card to date in 2015 – a massive event featuring two intriguing title fights and a handful of other...
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UFC 187: 10 Things We Learned Last Night
Daniel Cormier Wins, Sends a Stern Message to Jon Jones “Jon Jones – get your shit together; I’m waiting for you!” That was the extent of Daniel Cormier’s post-fight interview with Joe Rogan moments...
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Keyboard Kimura podcast: Was UFC 187 the best PPV of all time?
Fresh back from his trip to UFC 187 in Las Vegas, Spencer Kyte joins Paul Chapman to dissect the show. How impressive was Daniel Cormier’s win? Paul finds him boring, obnoxious and classless, Spencer...
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UFC 189 Media Day Notebook, Part II: Johny Hendricks Breaks Down Everything
LAS VEGAS – Following Thursday morning’s UFC 189 Press Conference at the KA Theatre, two more waves of fighters made their way through Studios A & B at the MGM Grand for Media Day. Here’s a...
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The Keyboard Kimura podcast on fighters in the fishbowl and Rory MacDonald’s...
Spencer Kyte joins Paul Chapman for a monster podcast in which they discuss the recovery of Rory MacDonald, and how the brutality of the Robbie Lawler fight may impact him going forward, then they look...
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UFC 191: 5 Reasons to Watch Johnson vs. Dodson II
LAS VEGAS – With the wave of major pay-per-view events that have been rolled out or lined up in the last couple months, we’ll forgive you if Saturday’s event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena has kind of...
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UFC 191 Notebook: “Mighty Mouse” on superfights, legacies and listening to...
LAS VEGAS — Thursday was Media Day for the UFC 191 main card participants plus preliminary card headliners Ross Pearson and Paul Felder. Here’s what some of the fighters in attendance had to say when...
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UFC 191 Johnson vs. Dodson II: 10 Things We Learned Last Night
And Still… Another fight, another victory, another step closer to reaching his goal of equalling and eventually topping Anderson Silva’s record for consecutive successful title defences. The record is...
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UFC 192 Title View: Daniel Cormier and the Light Heavyweight Division
Before every event featuring a title fight (or multiple title fights), UFC Title View will break down the championship match-up, examine the next group of contenders and identify a fighter or two with...
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UFC Matchmaking: Figuring Out Ryan Bader’s Next Fight
Why do so many media members dislike Ryan Bader? I don’t ask that literally, but rather in a tongue-in-cheek manner after seeing “What’s Next” columns suggesting that the man who beat Rashad Evans...
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UFC Matchmaking: Ryan Bader and Unnecessarily Burning Contenders
Ryan Bader has won five consecutive fights in the UFC light heavyweight division. Outside of Jon Jones, it’s the longest winning streak in the 205-pound ranks and includes wins over the No. 5-, No. 6-...
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5 Reasons to Watch UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader
Saturday’s UFC on FOX event in Newark, New Jersey is the perfection collection of fights for this platform to me. Patrick Cwiklinski and I went in-depth on this subject on this week’s edition of the...
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UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader Weigh-Ins (LIVE VIDEO)
Headliners Anthony Johnson, Ryan Bader and the rest of the fighters that will step into the Octagon a compete tomorrow night on FOX hit the scales today at 1pm PT/4pm ET. Check out the UFC on FOX:...
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UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader Punch Drunk Predictions
Yesterday in my 5 Reasons column, I talked about how I love the composition of this card. Four-fight main cards are great, the split of established contenders and emerging talent is 50/50 (which is how...
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UFC on FOX Johnson vs. Bader: 10 Things We Learned Last Night
Rumble Anthony Johnson has scary power. Yes, you hear that a lot in MMA, but Johnson is in that rare class of competitors where it’s not hyperbole; not even a little. Ryan Bader shot in for a single...
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Could UFC Operate as a Strict Meritocracy?
What if the UFC just made all its top of the marquee, championship decisions based on merit? Rather than factoring in what fights are going to sell better than others and bumping aside Fighter A for...
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Keyboard Kimura Podcast: Evans’ Future, Rose’s Readiness & Khabib’s Return
E. Spencer Kyte and Patrick Cwiklinski dissect the outcomes from Saturday’s UFC on FOX event in Tampa, Florida. To start things off, they revel in the violent potential of a fight between Glover...
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