1. When Did MMA Fans Become So Spoiled?

    So the rest of 2009 stretches out before us and we have only one title fight on the docket - it’s safe to say that the UFC is stretched a little thin, right? Maybe so, but judging from ...

    Elton Hobson Written by Elton Hobson about over 3 years ago 571 reads 3 comments

  2. School's In: The Four Biggest Lessons Of UFC 104

    It’s been three days since UFC 104, and internet MMA fans are showing no signs of slowing down. How could they - there’s controversy to dispute, damn it!What, you haven’t ...

    Elton Hobson Written by Elton Hobson about over 3 years ago 331 reads 3 comments

  3. Is Dan Henderson Heading To Strikeforce?

    “What is your favourite fight of all time?” When asked this question in the past, my answer has never changed: Quinton ‘Rampage” Jackson vs. Dan Henderson, from UFC 75...

    Elton Hobson Written by Elton Hobson about over 3 years ago 471 reads 1 comments

  4. UFC 104 Preview: Can "Shogun" stop "The Dragon?"

    Well folks, after a bit of a layoff, SuckFist! Is back with another installment of bound-to-be-embarrassing pre-fight prognostication for this month’s UFC pay-per-view offering...

    Elton Hobson Written by Elton Hobson about over 3 years ago 126 reads 0 comments

  5. The Redemption of Kimbo Slice

    In the world of sports, there’s nothing quite like “The Ultimate Fighter”. One of the most surprising things about “TUF” is the amount that UFC and even ...

    Elton Hobson Written by Elton Hobson about over 3 years ago 1,207 reads 1 comments

  6. If Only...5 Fights That Should Happen (but Won't)

    I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again - fans both casual and committed often don’t appreciate the problems a guy like UFC matchmaker Joe Silva has to deal with on a daily basis...

    Elton Hobson Written by Elton Hobson about over 3 years ago 810 reads 2 comments

  7. Ready for Primetime: Strikeforce rolls the dice with Fedor vs. Rogers

    Anyone who is familiar with my earlier blogs knows I have written some less then flattering things about Fedor Emelianenko. As a result, some people have the mistaken impression that I hate the affable Russian heavyweight...

    Elton Hobson Written by Elton Hobson about over 3 years ago 1,204 reads 5 comments

  8. See You Around 'Page: Quinton "Rampage" Jackson Calls It a Career

    Didn`t want to put this up right away while there was still a chance it was a hoax, but alas not. Quinton `Rampage` Jackson announced on his blog that he is retiring from fighting as ...

    Elton Hobson Written by Elton Hobson about over 3 years ago 2,358 reads 0 comments

  9. UFC 103 Fallout: Legends Return, Legends Fall, Floyd Mayweather Laughs

    At the risk of sounding trite or spoiled: This last UFC was something of a disappointment. It wasn’t the UFC`s fault...

    Elton Hobson Written by Elton Hobson about over 3 years ago 444 reads 0 comments

  10. UFC 103 Preview

    Coming into this weekend’s UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort, the most focused on and talked about contest isin’t even a fight on the card. Instead, it’s that old Boxing vs...

    Elton Hobson Written by Elton Hobson about over 3 years ago 12 reads 2 comments

  11. Ultimate Fight Night Fallout

    If ever there was an event that proved the value of free UFC events on Spike, last night was it. Despite the near constant barrage of advertising (lame Ashton Kutcher style pranks pulled ...

    Elton Hobson Written by Elton Hobson about over 3 years ago 14 reads 0 comments

  12. Ultimate Fight Night Preview: Guillard Vs. Diaz

    Since I do previews for most every UFC pay-per-view event, I figure it's only fair I cover their basic cable offerings as well...

    Elton Hobson Written by Elton Hobson about over 3 years ago 49 reads 0 comments

  13. Ultimate Fight Night Preview: Guillard vs. Diaz

    Since I do previews for most every UFC pay-per-view event, I figure it's only fair I cover their basic cable offerings as well...

    Elton Hobson Written by Elton Hobson about over 3 years ago 5 reads 0 comments

  14. The Week That Was... Sadly (Part 1/2)

    Ok seriously now, this past week has been one of the most downright fucked up strange weeks I’ve ever seen, and not just because it seems Canada has thrown in the towel in the ...

    Elton Hobson Written by Elton Hobson about almost 4 years ago 20 reads 0 comments

  15. UFC 100 Post Script

    The biggest, most historic and most anticipated UFC event in history is now in the record books. Sadly, the leading story Monday morning has nothing to do with the fights themselves (which I’ll ...

    Elton Hobson Written by Elton Hobson about almost 4 years ago 24 reads 0 comments

  16. Enter The Dragon

    I'm sitting on my couch in the small, one bedroom apartment I share with my girlfriend. She's asleep in the bedroom, her fatigue and the certainty of early morning work winning over her enthusiasm...

    Elton Hobson Written by Elton Hobson about almost 4 years ago 36 reads 0 comments

  17. UFC 99 Post Script

    Well folks, the dust has now settled from the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first foray into mainland Europe, with UFC 99: The Comeback drawing 12,000+ to the Lanxass Arena in Cologne, Germany...

    Elton Hobson Written by Elton Hobson about almost 4 years ago 19 reads 0 comments

  18. UFC 83: The Montreal Story

    Were standing somewhere in the middle of an impossibly long lineup that seemed to stretch around the whole of Montreal’s Bell Centre when I notice a murmur of excitement shoot through the crowd like a charge of electricity...

    Elton Hobson Written by Elton Hobson about almost 4 years ago 21 reads 1 comments