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I'll go ahead and tell everyone straight up: I'm a Mixed Martial Arts fan. No other sport entertains me nearly as much. No other sport hits that sweet spot where I feel happy and complete after watching an event. It's toe-to-toe, it's in your face and you are accountable for your win or your loss. There is no team to blame it on when everything is said and done. The only sport that I even slightly care about after MMA would be football and I only have a passing knowledge of which teams are good and which aren't, most of which is info that I have heard from friends who care more about it than I do.

So, I'll go ahead and suggest that if you're not interested in the wonderful sport of MMA, then you are probably not going to care about anything I ever write.

Just sayin'. : )

William's Recent Articles

15 Sep 1997: Running back Herschel Walker of the Dallas Cowboys moves the ball during a game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas. The Cowboys won the game, 21-20. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Dunn /Allsport

Hershel Walker To Fight For Strikeforce

Published about 1 month ago
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Not Really an Article, But Any UFC Fan Should Read This

Published about 1 month ago
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UFC 103 Main Card Predictions

Published about 1 month ago
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PORTLAND, OR - AUGUST 29: UFC fighter Antonio Nogueira (L) battles UFC fighter Randy Couture (R) during their Heavyweight bout at UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira at the Rose Garden Arena on August 29, 2009 in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)

Thinking Ahead: Big Nog Vs. Lesnar

Published 2 months ago
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William Writes About

Fighting (7),
MMA (7),
Opinion (4),
Breaking News (1),
Preview/Prediction (1),
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UFC (1)

Colin Linneweber responded to a comment on Hatton Should Say "No" to Couture and Avoid the UFC
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Favorite Athletes

HW: Feder Emelianenko, Randy Couture, Mirko Filipovic, Andrei Arlovski, Brock Lesnar, Shane Carwin...LHW: Rampage Jackson, Forrest Griffin, Rich Franklin...MW: Nate Marquardt, Wanderlei Silva...WW: GSP, Mike Swick, Jon Fitch, Marcus Davis...LW: Kenny Florian, Gray Maynard, Diego Sanchez, Clay Guida
All Time Sports Moment

Randy Couture putting Tim Sylvia on his back in the first 10 seconds of the fight...Any CroCop knockout...Any BJ Penn loss...Ultimate Fighter 1 finale...Anytime Randy Couture fights, because it might be his last fight...Chuck Liddell knocking out Tito Ortiz...Toby Imada's inverted triangle choke...Yahir Reyes' spinning fist...too many to mention, really
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Might be Anderson Silva's 9 fight win streak in the Octagon. Pretty impressive, even if his fights with Leites and Cote weren't all that amazing

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by King
about 1 month ago

William,

Bro we just completed the extended trailer for our MMA film!
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/266296-king-j-producing-temecula-skeletor-the-greatest-mma-film-of-all-time
by Dracula's Buttocks
2 months ago

Q: Why does Fedor Emelianko fear the UFC?

A: Because he is a Sissy!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/244769-fedor-emelianko-the-sissy-who-fears-the-ufc

Check it out.
by Mohamed
2 months ago

Hi mate!
This my latest insane slide show I hope you enjoy it
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/238030-br-in-the-pre-history

Thanks in advance!
Mo
by David
4 months ago

Hi William! How relevant is GSP in MMA? Id like your thoughts on the topic. Thanks!
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/209210-could-georges-st-pierre-be-to-mma-what-jordan-was-to-basketball
by Joseph
4 months ago

Terrific article, William. I'm looking forward to your next!
by Dorothy
4 months ago

Thank you for becoming a fan. Hopefully we will get to know each other better as we discuss MMA in the future.

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