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Rampage Pleads Guilty, Accepting Responsibility For His Actions
Life seems too short at times, and I find that I have not spent enough time writing about the causes I care about, such as child abuse, rape and domestic violence and too much time writing about my favorite sport and fighters...
Written by Dorothy Willis about about 5 hours ago 0 comments -
Danica Patrick Feels the Need for Speed!
As I have previously mentioned, my husband is the racecar fanatic at our house and I am a fanatic about MMA. Despite our differences in sports preferences, we both are fans of women involved ...
Written by Dorothy Willis about 5 days ago 11 comments -
Could Georges St. Pierre Be a Bad Influence On Young Wrestlers? (Humor, Really!)
Everyone who reads my articles or knows me personally knows how much I adore the French Canadian MMA fighter Georges St. Pierre. Until today, little did I realize how much my love for "Rush" may end up costing my family...
Written by Dorothy Willis about 5 days ago 22 comments -
MMA in Retrospect: Can No One Learn From the Past?
There are many lessons to be learned in life, as there are in the MMA. Dana White should learn to "Never say never" after changing his mind about Gina Carano fighting for the UFC...
Written by Dorothy Willis about 7 days ago 8 comments -
MMA 2009 through Granny's Eyes
In reading the articles on Bleacher Report today I have noticed a preponderance of 2009 predictions for MMA. As a young woman I had the audacity to believe that I truly could look into the future ...
Written by Dorothy Willis about 7 days ago 0 comments -
Dana White Says "No" to Bobby Lashley's Bid To Join UFC
"I don't know how many people can cross over and do what Lesnar has done. I don't think there's very many out there." (Quote taken from the Fan House Chat as reported by Michael David Smith ...
Written by Dorothy Willis about 7 days ago 14 comments -
UFC 92: They Should Have Called It Boxing Day!
Wow, what a night! After a day when the temperature in Peoria, Illinois reached a near record high (63 degrees) and recorded an inch or two of rain, I should not have been surprised when our ...
Written by Dorothy Willis about 12 days ago 13 comments -
Grandma's MMA Christmas
For a while I did not think I would see this Christmas. I began feeling better two days ago, but very weak. Because I am the "Christmas brain" in the family, my husband did not shop until I made a list today...
Written by Dorothy Willis about 16 days ago 9 comments -
TUF 8: The End Is In Sight! (Finally!)
Big Question of the night: Does Dana White play favorites? Yeah, I know what you are saying! Answer: "Duh!" So for whatever reason, the final two episodes of TUF 8 were on tonight...
Written by Dorothy Willis about about 1 month ago 21 comments -
Could Zuffa and the UFC Go Under?
As usual, I was checking on Yard Barker to see if my friend Georges St. Pierre had written a new blog, and I came across an article that truly scared me senseless...
Written by Dorothy Willis about about 1 month ago 8 comments -
Tim Sylvia's Newest Scheme to Regain Glory
While scrolling through the MMA news today, I came across an article in MMAMania (along with the above picture), which seems like an early April Fool's joke...
Written by Dorothy Willis about about 1 month ago 12 comments -
A Funny Thing Happened to Me the Other Night...
I was writing an article a few nights ago about Georges St. Pierre and "The Silence of the Lambs," when I had a sudden urge to call my B/R buddy Stoker Da Fire...
Written by Dorothy Willis about about 1 month ago 2 comments -
The UFC: A Masterpiece Or Piecemeal?
After reading three recent MMA articles about super fights, UFC titles and whether they are necessary and how the UFC is marketing itself in these hard economic times, I became very thoughtful...
Written by Dorothy Willis about about 1 month ago 11 comments -
UFC 94: Will GSP Become a Legend and Beat Prodigy BJ Penn?
While I was reading about the upcoming super fight between BJ Penn and Georges St. Pierre, I thought back to a lonely scene of Georges walking down railroad tracks in his childhood home in St...
Written by Dorothy Willis about about 1 month ago 26 comments -
UFC in Hawaii: Let Them Eat Cat!
Being up today at a very early hour of 1:35 AM and receiving a tip form a friend that Georges had written a new blog on the Yard Barker, I was quick to visit the Yard and read his latest offering...
Written by Dorothy Willis about about 1 month ago 12 comments -
Dana White's Date With Destiny (Humor/Fiction)
Once upon a time, Dana White found it necessary to return to Chicago, that "toddlin' town", to tie up some loose ends for TUF 9, The Brits vs Americans...
Written by Dorothy Willis about about 1 month ago 30 comments -
TUF 8: "They've Stolen Me Lucky Charms!"
No, faithful readers. The beautiful young woman pictured above has absolutely nothing to do with this article. However, one could argue that she obviously does watch what she eats for breakfast, judging from her beautiful body...
Written by Dorothy Willis about about 1 month ago 11 comments -
BJ Penn: Grandma's Next Best Friend?
Yes, I can hear the screams of outrage. "Grandma, you are too old to be acting so hormonal!" . . ."Dorothy! You are almost 63-years-old, you are acting like a confused teenager!" Suppose so...
Written by Dorothy Willis about about 1 month ago 9 comments -
Gina Carano Wins Dana White's Heart!
You cannot imagine the excitement at the Willis household! Gina Carano will fight on WEC with Dana White's blessing! From Dana White's mouth, as reported from the Toronto Press tour, "Gina is a star...
Written by Dorothy Willis about about 1 month ago 14 comments -
Brock Lesnar—Amen!
"And so it came to pass, in the days of the Giant's reign, that the Profitess was, for the greater good of mankind, forced to eateth her own words and the taste of them was that of wormwood and ...
Written by Dorothy Willis about about 1 month ago 19 comments -
WWE Rips Their Own Former Star, Says Brock Lesnar Fight Was Fixed!
****(Please note that this article was written in direct response to the article on the Wrestling site "Was UFC's 91 Main Event Predetermined?" by Ronnie Bryce)**** __________________________________________________________________________ ...
Written by Dorothy Willis about about 1 month ago 62 comments -
WWE: Why NOT Watch?
I wrote an article in June recounting how I really felt about the WWE "Oh, No! What Happened to Vince McMahon?" which received terrible reviews from the wrestling community on B/R...
Written by Dorothy Willis about about 1 month ago 38 comments -
UFC: Why Watch?
Once again I am embroiled in controversy. I find myself two weeks out of the hospital, fighting a fever for the last three days, and now answering a firestorm of comments because I am a very ...
Written by Dorothy Willis about about 1 month ago 29 comments -
Dana White, Please Learn Something from Your Success
As a woman who is old enough to be your mother, I am asking you to learn from your successes as much as from your failure. I am sure that you are counting UFC 91 in your success column, although it probably did not meet your expectations as a No...
Written by Dorothy Willis about about 1 month ago 31 comments -
UFC 91 and My Irrelevant Impressions (Humor)
Well, I had decided to let the kids on this site have some fun and I was not going to write an article, but I am weak with a fever and decided I needed some fun too. My impressions are so varied I hardly know where to begin...
Written by Dorothy Willis about about 1 month ago 6 comments
