Derek Bolender's Sportswriter Profile

Derek Bolender joined January 2008

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About Derek »

Hey I'm Derek. I'm 27 years old. I currently live in Indianapolis, IN. I am originally from Normal, IL, which is halfway in between St. Louis and Chicago.

I am a freelance MMA writer who regularly contributes featured articles, interviews, and live event blogs for CBSSports.com, FoxSports.com, CNNSI.com, MMAmania.com, and InsideFights.com in addition to BleacherReport.com. Here are links to just a few of my past articles:

CBSSports.com -
http://www.cbssports.com/mma/story/12207782 (Martin Kampmann)
http://www.cbssports.com/mma/story/11982407 (Anderson Silva)
http://www.cbssports.com/mma/story/11845282 (Rich Franklin)
http://www.cbssports.com/mma/story/11809857 (Robbie Lawler)

FoxSports.com -
http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/story/10083188/Belfort-Franklin-at-UFC-103-to-impact-2-divisions (Vitor Belfort/Rich Franklin)

CNNSI.com -
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/mma/07/09/georges.st.pierre/index.html (Georges St. Pierre)
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/mma/06/30/bleacher.report.lesnar/index.html (Frank Mir)
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/mma/10/20/shogun/index.html# (Mauricio Rua)

Also, here is a link to an archive of my interviews including ones with Anderson Silva, Georges St. Pierre, Rich Franklin, Jon Fitch, Takanori Gomi, Miguel Torres, Mike Swick, Kenny Florian, Andrei Arlovski, Mike Brown, Jake Shields, etc...

http://mmamania.com/author/derek-bolender/

I welcome all feedback. Feel free to post on my articles, on my bulletin board, or send an e-mail to me directly at dbeastbo@yahoo.com.

You will also find me at:
www.Twitter.com/DerekMMAWriter
www.Facebook.com/Derek.Bolender

The Shortlist »

Favorite Athletes

Active - Albert Pujols, Dan Henderson, Tony Stewart, etc... Retired - Joe Montana, Michael Jordan, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, etc...
Favorite Sports Teams

St. Louis Cardinals, University of Illinois Football and Basketball, Chicago Bears, and Chicago Bulls.
Favorite Coaches
All Time Sports Moment

Al Michaels call at the end of the 1980 Olympic hockey game between the United States and the heavily favored Russian squad.
Most Memorable Game Attended

Nothing great has happened at any sporting event i've ever been to, seriously.
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Joe DiMaggio's 56-Game hit streak in 1941. Right behind him is Johnny Vander Meer's back-to-back no-hitters in 1938.
Ruth or Mays?
Unitas or Montana?
Jordan or Russell?
Gretzky or Orr?
Pele or Maradona?
Federer or Sampras?
Tiger or Nicklaus?
Petty or Earnhardt?
Schumacher or Senna?
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

Big 10 all the way.

Latest Articles »

Strikeforce: 'Fedor Vs. Rogers' Live Cageside Blog

11/07/2009

1326 reads 1 comments 0 likes

Gegard Mousasi: Taking on America One Challenge at a Time

11/02/2009

1068 reads 36 comments 2 likes

Update: Ricardo Almeida Hurt, Jon Fitch Off UFC 106 Card Altogether

10/22/2009

194 reads 5 comments 1 likes

Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua: Ready to Shock the World at UFC 104

10/20/2009

1777 reads 50 comments 5 likes

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Doctor Death said...

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Thought you might enjoy this one:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/289443-will-we-see-the-truth-on-saturday

8 days ago

Stoker said...

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THE OLD "TOP OF THE FOOD CHAIN" LIST IS BACK....WOO HOO...http://bleacherreport.com/top-writers

12 days ago

JW Nix said...

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here is a story of another NFL Legend who has yet to get his deserved respect :

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/286573-crazy-canton-cuts-ed-meador

13 days ago

Doctor Death said...

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I know you are going to love this one LOL!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/286287-breaking-news-fedor-still-the-man

13 days ago

James Ryan said...

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Hi Derek,

This one's a bit edgier LOL :)

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/285312-creature-vs-creature-pathetic-tito-begs-the-iceman-for-a-third-beatdown

Please feel free to leave a comment and let me know who you think would win the fight.

Cheers
James

15 days ago

Doctor Death said...

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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/283839-breaking-news-brock-lesnar-planning-ufc-retirement

17 days ago

James Ryan said...

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I'll show you mine if you show me yours LOL

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/282921-lyota-the-dragon-machida-needs-surgery-putting-real-fans-to-the-test

19 days ago

The Truth Turcott said...

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hey Derrek if you have a minute http://bleacherreport.com/articles/280763-the-ultimate-fighter-sends-wrong-message thanks any input appreciated

22 days ago

The Truth Turcott said...

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this is the "Truth" http://bleacherreport.com/articles/278837-could-kryptonite-stop-superman-not-in-the-judges-eyes... appreciate the input

26 days ago

Darren Wong said...

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Hey man, everybody thinks that Shogun beat Machida. Here's my article on why I think the fight was closer than most people realize.

Contrasting opinions, other comments, and feedback are always welcome.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/278606-lyoto-machida-did-more-than-you-think-he-did-vs-shogun

26 days ago

Kountry King said...

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Horrible main event last night..

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/278248-ufc-104-the-night-the-dragon-was-slain-round-by-round?just_published=1

27 days ago

Paul Hand said...

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27 days ago

The Truth Turcott said...

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hey Derek if you have a minute http://bleacherreport.com/articles/277346-dont-get-me-wrong-machida-is-awesome thanks

29 days ago

Stoker said...

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i comment...you comment..isn't that how it works?lol
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/274901-mike-quick-swick-a-ufc-105-shootout-with-dan-the-outlaw-hardy

32 days ago

The Truth Turcott said...

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hey Derek if you have a minute http://bleacherreport.com/articles/272570-ufc-104-they-just-keep-getting-bigger-and-better#page/22 thanks

37 days ago

Doctor Death said...

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Thought you might enjoy this one:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/289443-will-we-see-the-truth-on-saturday

8 days ago

Stoker said...

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THE OLD "TOP OF THE FOOD CHAIN" LIST IS BACK....WOO HOO...http://bleacherreport.com/top-writers

12 days ago

JW Nix said...

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here is a story of another NFL Legend who has yet to get his deserved respect :

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/286573-crazy-canton-cuts-ed-meador

13 days ago

Doctor Death said...

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I know you are going to love this one LOL!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/286287-breaking-news-fedor-still-the-man

13 days ago

James Ryan said...

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15 days ago

Doctor Death said...

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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/283839-breaking-news-brock-lesnar-planning-ufc-retirement

17 days ago

James Ryan said...

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I'll show you mine if you show me yours LOL

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/282921-lyota-the-dragon-machida-needs-surgery-putting-real-fans-to-the-test

19 days ago

The Truth Turcott said...

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hey Derrek if you have a minute http://bleacherreport.com/articles/280763-the-ultimate-fighter-sends-wrong-message thanks any input appreciated

22 days ago

The Truth Turcott said...

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this is the "Truth" http://bleacherreport.com/articles/278837-could-kryptonite-stop-superman-not-in-the-judges-eyes... appreciate the input

26 days ago

Darren Wong said...

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26 days ago

Kountry King said...

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Horrible main event last night..

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/278248-ufc-104-the-night-the-dragon-was-slain-round-by-round?just_published=1

27 days ago

Paul Hand said...

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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/278104-mauricio-rua-robbed-in-light-heavyweight-bout

27 days ago

The Truth Turcott said...

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hey Derek if you have a minute http://bleacherreport.com/articles/277346-dont-get-me-wrong-machida-is-awesome thanks

29 days ago

Stoker said...

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i comment...you comment..isn't that how it works?lol
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/274901-mike-quick-swick-a-ufc-105-shootout-with-dan-the-outlaw-hardy

32 days ago

The Truth Turcott said...

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hey Derek if you have a minute http://bleacherreport.com/articles/272570-ufc-104-they-just-keep-getting-bigger-and-better#page/22 thanks

37 days ago

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Fantasy Baseball 2008: Draft Sleepers

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Kenny Florian on the Verge of UFC 101: …

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