1. Douglas Crosby Defends His BJ Penn vs Frankie Edgar Scorecard from UFC 112

    On Saturday, Douglas Crosby tried desperately to become persona-non-grata at UFC 112 by turning in the most laughably horrific scorecard in MMA history. Well, then Anderson Silva went and kicked over his applecart...

    Ken Foss Written by Ken Foss about 3 years ago 1,096 reads 3 comments

  2. Invincible Nevermore: Frankie Edgar Takes Astonishing Decision At UFC 112

    If I've learned anything in my life up to this point, it's that when an MMA event happens and a consensus can be reached on the outcome of most of the fights, expect upsets...

    Ken Foss Written by Ken Foss about 3 years ago 1,002 reads 11 comments

  3. Official Weigh-In Results For Bellator 13

    The results of the weigh-in are as follows: Main Card: Roger Huerta (155.25) vs. Chad Hinton (155.25) Joe Warren (144.5) vs. Eric Marriott (144.75) Bao Quach (145.25) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (145) Carey Vanier (154...

    Ken Foss Written by Ken Foss about 3 years ago 69 reads 4 comments

  4. Bellator XIII Preview: Roger Huerta Vs Chad Hinton; Joe Warren Vs Eric Marriott

    Bellator XIII is set to go down tomorrow night at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino to kick-off the long awaited second season. When I say long, I mean it, Bellator's first season wrapped up in June of last year...

    Ken Foss Written by Ken Foss about 3 years ago 381 reads 8 comments

  5. Hector Lombard To Fight Paulo Filho at Bellator XVIII

    Bellator Fighting Championships announced today that its reigning middleweight champion, Hector Lombard, will fight a non-title “Super Fight” against former WEC Champion Paulo Filho at Bellator 18...

    Ken Foss Written by Ken Foss about 3 years ago 337 reads 4 comments

  6. UFC 111: "Fans" Should Be Impressed By Both GSP And Dan Hardy's Performance

    Last night at UFC 111, Georges St. Pierre dominated a helpless Dan Hardy for five rounds. It was thorough, tactical, and complete. However, it's been panned as positional dominance and nothing more...

    Ken Foss Written by Ken Foss about 3 years ago 1,590 reads 23 comments

  7. Strikeforce's Miesha Tate: I Think [Zoila Frausto's] Due For Some Humbling

    On March 26th, Strikeforce returns to the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California for the seventh installment of its prospect-building Challengers Series...

    Ken Foss Written by Ken Foss about 3 years ago 803 reads 0 comments

  8. One-On-One With Bellator Fighting Championships CEO Bjorn Rebney

    CEO of Bellator Fighting Championships Bjorn Rebney is a guy that in my time with him seems to personify passion...

    Ken Foss Written by Ken Foss about 3 years ago 270 reads 5 comments

  9. Jens Pulver: Dissecting His Fall After WEC 47

    Eight years ago, Jens Pulver was coming off a majority decision victory over B.J Penn at UFC 35, sitting atop a lightweight division very much going through growing pains...

    Ken Foss Written by Ken Foss about 3 years ago 582 reads 8 comments

  10. The Top 10 Boxing vs. MMA Fantasy Fights That Would Settle The Debate

    With the announcement of “Lights Out” James Toney signing with the UFC to presumably fight in June or July, and the soon to be Ricardo Mayorga Shine Fights debut, the world of MMA seems to be in a state of boxing vs...

    Ken Foss Written by Ken Foss about 3 years ago 6,247 reads 30 comments

  11. 5 Women's MMA Bouts To Keep an Eye On For the Remainder of February.

    Amanda Nunes vs. Ediane “India” Gomes, Bitetti Combat 6, February 25th A battle between Brazil's best 145lb female fighters is probably the most competitive fight on Bitetti Combat's sixth card...

    Ken Foss Written by Ken Foss about 3 years ago 352 reads 2 comments

  12. The Mark of Cain: UFC 110 Showcases the Value of Patient Matchmaking

    17,431 strong packed into the Acer Area on Saturday (Sunday in Australia) to see a marvelous event. Cain Velasquez took the torch from the legendary Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira with a remarkable stoppage in the first round of the main event...

    Ken Foss Written by Ken Foss about 3 years ago 319 reads 9 comments

  13. Gracie Era Over: Rolles Gracie Proves Gracie Hope All But Lost At UFC 109

    Times change. Perhaps those are the best words I can summon after the putrid debut showing from Rolles Gracie at UFC 109 last night...

    Ken Foss Written by Ken Foss about over 3 years ago 3,186 reads 25 comments

  14. Breaking News: Bellator Inks World Champion Wrestler Joe Warren

    Bellator Fighting Championships announced today that three-time world champion Greco-Roman wrestler Joe Warren (2-1) has signed with Bellator...

    Ken Foss Written by Ken Foss about over 3 years ago 190 reads 7 comments

  15. MMA Twitter Beat: Strikeforce Miami

    I happened to jump on twitter while "watching" the live stream of the Riggs vs. Hieron bout. As it turned out I wasn't even close to alone. I started having dialog on twitter with the group of people I follow and who follow me...

    Ken Foss Written by Ken Foss about over 3 years ago 505 reads 5 comments

  16. Storylines for Strikeforce: Miami

    Strikeforce opens the 2010 year with a card that very much tries to fill in the gaps left from the organizations previous year of upheaval. Their oft-maligned Welterweight division will receive a champion...

    Ken Foss Written by Ken Foss about over 3 years ago 266 reads 5 comments

  17. Boston Bruins May Need to Throw in Towel on 2009-2010 Season

    In the Boston Bruins 5-1 defeat against the Carolina Hurricanes, the Bruins looked more like a team on the verge of quiting on its season than a team on the cusp of making any serious Stanley Cup run...

    Ken Foss Written by Ken Foss about over 3 years ago 330 reads 4 comments

  18. Herschel Walker Deserves A Chance: The Question Is How Much of One?

    Whether it be First Take on ESPN2, or in the “jungle” of the Jim Rome Show , Herschel Walker has handled a tough situation with nothing but grace...

    Ken Foss Written by Ken Foss about over 3 years ago 324 reads 14 comments

  19. Dana White, And Joe Silva Owed No Apologies.

    Yesterday esteemed B/R writer E. Spencer Kyte made an impassioned argument that the UFC fan has become so “spoiled” by it's recent success that it hasn't been able to appreciate the "quality" of their last four cards...

    Ken Foss Written by Ken Foss about over 3 years ago 451 reads 52 comments

  20. B/R Prospect Watch: Joe Soto

    About as well-rounded a prospect as you'll find, the unbelievably young Joe Soto burst onto the scene via Bellator's first-season featherweight tournament—defeating Ben Greer, Wilson Reis, and Yahir Reyes to become Bellator's Featherweight Champion.

    Ken Foss Written by Ken Foss about over 3 years ago 184 reads 18 comments

  21. B/R Prospect Watch: Elena “Baby Doll” Reid

    While more known for her journeyman boxing career, in which she won the IFBA and WIBA Flyweight titles, Elena Reid's move to MMA has proven far more impressive...

    Ken Foss Written by Ken Foss about over 3 years ago 372 reads 3 comments

  22. Cage Ethics: The Tapout Conundrum

    For those of us in the media today it seems that people have two separate reactions to MMA, one of complete disgust, or one of awe to the spectacle of two people fighting...

    Ken Foss Written by Ken Foss about over 3 years ago 1,004 reads 20 comments

  23. Foss' MMA Best of 2009 Not-So-Special

    Fighter of the Year: Vitor Belfort At the beginning of 2009, Vitor Belfort was largely thought to be one of MMA's squandered talents...

    Ken Foss Written by Ken Foss about over 3 years ago 335 reads 4 comments

  24. Herb Dean Unquestionably the Best Referee in MMA

    While we spend our time in the media criticizing every minor misstep that every referee, judge, promotion, president, advertising company, etc...

    Ken Foss Written by Ken Foss about over 3 years ago 1,375 reads 20 comments

  25. David Stern Is Looking for the Wrong Things From Women's Sports and WNBA

    While I can't say I read Sports Illustrated, or browse their website very often, (unless our MMA community is being spotlighted and I missed the piece the first go-around) Ian Thomsen's piece on Sportsillustrated...

    Ken Foss Written by Ken Foss about over 3 years ago 351 reads 5 comments