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Bellator 13 Recap and Thoughts

Bellator Season 2 debuted last night and I wasn’t lucky enough to see it live.  FSN thought that a Detroit Tigers game had higher priority but at least I was able to see it on tape delay at 10 PM.  I’m very excited about the Bellator’s potential as a promotion[…]

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Bellator Season 2 Welterweight Tournament Preview

We are now one day away from the season 2 debut of Bellator Fighting Championships on FSN, ESPN Deportes and Telemundo. I’ve already mentioned in the past that I think Bellator’s welterweight division is stacked, and my opinion hasn’t changed. The 7 fights that decide the number one contender for[…]

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Bellator Season 2 Lightweight Tournament Preview

The clock is still ticking until the beginning of Bellator’s second season.  Eight men will compete for an opportunity to square off against the highly ranked and Bellator season 1 lightweight tournament winner Eddie Alvarez.  There were very high expectations for Alvarez going into the first season tournament and Eddie[…]

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My April Fools Article

Most of you don’t know it but April Fools is my favorite holiday each year.  I posted an April Fools joke article this past Thursday as a fanpost on MMAforreal.com and it garnered a little steam.  I had so much fun with it that I’ve decided to share it with[…]

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UFC 111 Post-Fight Thoughts

Well UFC 111 has come and gone, and all that’s left are the repercussions.  I thought it was a solid night of fights, as always and here are some of the things that have stayed in my thoughts a couple days afterwards. Frank Mir was too overconfident – Needless to[…]

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Interview with Josh Neer

Josh Neer has been fighting for a good 8 years now. In that time the Iowa native has been fortunate enough to face some of the top lightweights and welterweights around like Spencer Fisher and the brothers Nick and Nate Diaz. He holds notable victories over Melvin Guillard and Ultimate[…]

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My Thoughts on WEC 47

WEC 47 has come and gone and it really blew me away.  Here are a few of my post event thoughts on what I witnessed last night… Ted Nugent has some magical power – My friend Phil actually turned to me as Benavidez walked to the cage and said he[…]

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WEC 47 Recap: The Night of the Underdog

After a compelling night of fights from the incredibly talented fighters of the WEC, I’m once again thankful that I didn’t make any pre-fight predictions.  This was most certainly the night of the underdog, especially on the main card as 4 of the 5 favored fighters went down, some in[…]

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Storylines Abound for WEC 47

The MMA world is just beginning to sizzle as we enter March.  With the major promotions having multiple cards loaded with title fights, stacked pay per views and even a big CBS show on the way, some might have overlooked WEC 47 today in Columbus, Ohio.  I certainly did not.[…]

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