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Maturation of the Heavyweight Champ: Lesnar-Mir at UFC 100

With the dominance of the Klitchsko brothers in the Russian Near East and Fyodorovich Emelianenko's lukewarm stand-off against White, Silva, and the Fertitta Brothers, an extra-sensory void is left in the historical body of American Combat Sports...

Written by brandon mcclinton about 5 months ago 1,427 reads 2 comments
Lyoto Machida-Rashad Evans: A New Breed of Fighting in the UFC

There's been no lack of opinions concerning the Lyoto Machida-Rashad Evans UFC 98 main event. It's the MMA equivalent to Kobe Bryant vs. LeBron James, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao, Peyton Manning vs...

Written by brandon mcclinton about 6 months ago 798 reads 9 comments
The UFC: Just What the Fireball Kid Needs

After his recent win at Shooto Tradition Final over Takashi Nakakura, Takanori Gomi sparked MMA fan interest by humbly soliciting Dana White and UFC for a chance to enter the Lightweight division...

Written by brandon mcclinton about 6 months ago 142 reads 8 comments
Shinya Aoki's Dream 7 Victory Stirs Lightweight Rankings

At Dream 7, American MMA soup can David Gardner discovered how the Japanese reply to a mid-bout salutation courtesy of top-tier Lightweight and WAMMA Champion Shinya Aoki: They choke you. Sherdog...

Written by brandon mcclinton about 8 months ago 285 reads 14 comments
The Top Five Candidates To Fight Brock Lesnar Outside the UFC

Brock Lesnar has summitted UFC's premiere Heavyweight hopefuls with his domineering size and quick hammerfist punches...

Written by brandon mcclinton about 10 months ago 1,356 reads 32 comments
Could It Be Too Soon For The Kirill? Buentello-Sidelnikov at "Day Of Reckoning"

In eight days, American MMA fans will have an opportunity to witness Fedor Emelianenko's upstart protege Kirill Sidelnikov (pictured) step into the ring against seasoned MMA and UFC veteran Paul Buentello(26-10-0) at Affliction's Day of Reckoning...

Written by brandon mcclinton about 10 months ago 254 reads 3 comments
Strangelove of MMA: M-1 and UFC As the Dominant MMA Promotions

M-1 Global or UFC? The fans know the history of contractual disputes between M-1 and UFC signing a fight deal for Fedor Emelianenko. They can tell you that Dana White thinks Fedor's an over-rated champ who hasn't fought anyone of merit since...

Written by brandon mcclinton about 10 months ago 158 reads 12 comments
Musangwe!!! A South African Fight Tradition

In 1999, David Fincher brought to cinematic life Chuck Palahniuk's popular and seminal novel Fight Club, a disturbing tribute to the breakdown of Puritanical-Capitalist American values led by ...

Written by brandon mcclinton about 11 months ago 830 reads 10 comments
Andrei Arlovski's Paramount Moment Is Affliction's Day of Reckoning

From November 22, 2002 to April 15, 2006 former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski made history by becoming one of the most upsetting fighters in UFC...

Written by brandon mcclinton about 12 months ago 946 reads 26 comments
The Real Fight: Business Ethics in UFC

In the early days of UFC, there was a brisk, 30-something fighter named Evan Tanner who went into the octagon, won his fight and said, "Now I can pay my mortgage...

Written by brandon mcclinton about about 1 year ago 967 reads 12 comments
Now Would Be The Time for Emelianenko vs. Lesnar

Brock Lesnar beat Randy Couture? Whoop-TEE-do. We've all become familiar with his record over the last month or so: A smashing victory over a steadily backsliding Heath Herring which came ...

Written by brandon mcclinton about about 1 year ago 1,486 reads 15 comments
MMA International Gold: Standards and Stipulations

Since its inception, Mixed Marital Arts has been an international sport. With its recent rise in popularity thanks to UFC's purchase of Pride Fighting Championship, Proelite, Inc...

Written by brandon mcclinton about about 1 year ago 236 reads 5 comments
Should The Best Of a Nation Compete? Japan's Leading MMA Fighters

We may be years away from MMA being considered an Olympic or Nationally unified sports event, but with the sport's growing popularity and widespread appeal to audiences in Europe, Asia, and the ...

Written by brandon mcclinton about about 1 year ago 557 reads 2 comments
Rugged or Refined: What makes an MMA fight "EXCITING"?

With the recent controversy surrounding Seth Petruzelli, who has been propelled to MMA five-minutes of fame stardom, and considering the nature of Mixed Martial Arts, it's fair to posit: What ...

Written by brandon mcclinton about about 1 year ago 605 reads 5 comments
MMA, The Beatitudes: Talent

Talent? Jesus, what a concept. Centuries before the days of Aristotle, the best thinkers, writers, and career professionals have made attempts to define talent, and it's yet to be done...

Written by brandon mcclinton about about 1 year ago 141 reads 2 comments
Title Shot or Fluke Move? Rashad Evans Vs. Forrest Griffin

There's absolutely no question about Rashad Evans's performance at UFC 88-- he slammed Chuck in the jaw with the right hand of God,explaining that his boxing coach told him it was the punch that would lay Chuck down...

Written by brandon mcclinton about about 1 year ago 428 reads 6 comments
MMA, The Beatitudes: Knowledge

"If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of one hundred battles," a poignant thought courtesy of Sun Tzu. Frank Mir's comment about the series of fights from the second episode of TUF: Team Nogueria VS...

Written by brandon mcclinton about about 1 year ago 341 reads 6 comments
MMA, The Beatitudes: Imagination

A good cynic is often a better critic: he or she latches onto an idea, whether it be atheism, holistic healing, post-modern theory, or athletic strategy, and puts that idea into practice. What separates a cynic from a critic is faith...

Written by brandon mcclinton about about 1 year ago 346 reads 2 comments

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brandon mcclinton Article Archive

Maturation of the Heavyweight Champ: Lesnar-Mir at UFC 100

Lyoto Machida-Rashad Evans: A New Breed of Fighting in the UFC

The UFC: Just What the Fireball Kid Needs

Shinya Aoki's Dream 7 Victory Stirs Lightweight Rankings

The Top Five Candidates To Fight Brock Lesnar Outside the UFC

Could It Be Too Soon For The Kirill? Buentello-Sidelnikov at "Day Of Reckoning"

Strangelove of MMA: M-1 and UFC As the Dominant MMA Promotions

Musangwe!!! A South African Fight Tradition

Andrei Arlovski's Paramount Moment Is Affliction's Day of Reckoning

The Real Fight: Business Ethics in UFC

Now Would Be The Time for Emelianenko vs. Lesnar

MMA International Gold: Standards and Stipulations

Should The Best Of a Nation Compete? Japan's Leading MMA Fighters

Rugged or Refined: What makes an MMA fight "EXCITING"?

MMA, The Beatitudes: Talent

Title Shot or Fluke Move? Rashad Evans Vs. Forrest Griffin

MMA, The Beatitudes: Knowledge

MMA, The Beatitudes: Imagination

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