Derek's Bio
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
Derek's Recent Articles
Derek Writes About
- MMA (81),
- UFC (73),
- Fighting (36),
- Preview/Prediction (29),
- Strikeforce (25),
- Affliction Entertainment (21),
- WEC (21),
- Rankings/List (14)
- Derek Bolender commented on How Would Gegard Mousasi Fare in the UFC's LHW Division?
- Tom Grant responded to a comment on The "Invincible" Fedor Emelianenko Exposed In Strikeforce Debut
- Marco Yanitelli responded to a comment on Creature vs. Creature: The Bully Beatdown of Jake Shields
The Short List What Derek thinks about sport's most pressing questions
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Favorite Athletes
Active - Albert Pujols, Dan Henderson, Tony Stewart, etc... Retired - Joe Montana, Michael Jordan, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, etc...
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Favorite Sports Teams
St. Louis Cardinals, University of Illinois Football and Basketball, Chicago Bears, and Chicago Bulls.
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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.
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Most Memorable Game Attended
Nothing great has happened at any sporting event i've ever been to, seriously.
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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.
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Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?
Big 10 all the way.





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about 3 hours ago
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
about 21 hours ago
I know you are going to love this one LOL!
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/286287-breaking-news-fedor-still-the-man
2 days ago
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
4 days ago
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/283839-breaking-news-brock-lesnar-planning-ufc-retirement
6 days ago
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
9 days ago
hey Derrek if you have a minute http://bleacherreport.com/articles/280763-the-ultimate-fighter-sends-wrong-message thanks any input appreciated
13 days ago
this is the "Truth" http://bleacherreport.com/articles/278837-could-kryptonite-stop-superman-not-in-the-judges-eyes... appreciate the input
14 days ago
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
14 days ago
Horrible main event last night..
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/278248-ufc-104-the-night-the-dragon-was-slain-round-by-round?just_published=1
14 days ago
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/278104-mauricio-rua-robbed-in-light-heavyweight-bout
16 days ago
hey Derek if you have a minute http://bleacherreport.com/articles/277346-dont-get-me-wrong-machida-is-awesome thanks
19 days ago
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
24 days ago
hey Derek if you have a minute http://bleacherreport.com/articles/272570-ufc-104-they-just-keep-getting-bigger-and-better#page/22 thanks
about 1 month ago
At long last the second part of the 49ers All "No" team is here:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/268746-the-san-francisco-49ers-all-no-team-pt-2-the-linemen
about 1 month ago
Let me know what you think.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/266832-a-grimm-future-may-be-awaiting-strikeforce
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