UFC 99 Recap

Sunday, June 14th, 2009

Link to my article on MMAHOTSTUFF.COM When I first saw the lineup for UFC 99 in Germany I thought it was pretty underwhelming. The UFC 98 card had been so amazing, full of knock outs, submissions and well… Loyoto Machida, that I was clearly looking at the 99 card through tainted eyes. For anyone who [...]

Kimbo Slice To Fight In Season 10 Of The Ultimate Fighter

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

As first reported on Yahoo Sports, Kimbo Slice, who was last seen being knocked out by a virtual unknown will compete in Season 10 of the UFC’s reality TV show, The Ultimate Fighter. This comes after years of UFC President Dana White calling Kimbo such names as “Bum”, “A joke” and “Not a real fighter.” [...]

UFC Comes To Seattle April 6

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

The UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) comes to Seattle April 6, 2009 for a open casting call for Season 10 of their hit show “The Ultimate Fighter.” This hit TV series on Spike TV chronicles UFC hopefuls as they all train and fight together under one roof in their attempt to work their way up the [...]

New York Times Takes MMA Seriously. Really.

Saturday, March 14th, 2009

The Really: You know a trend has hit the bigtime when New York Times writers discover it and it becomes a “thing”. In this week’s New York Times Magazine. Virginia Heffernan of the New York Times gets into the recent championship UFC match in Vegas against her will.: “I had seen him, too, entering the [...]

MMA Tapout Co-Founder Dead In Car Accident

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

The Really: Direct quote from the TapOut.com Web Site: “DEAREST FRIENDS AND FAMILYIt is with heavy hearts and great sadness that we must regretfully confirm the passing of our beloved friend, brother and co-founder Charles “Mask” Lewis following a car accident that occurred last night. We are currently in the process of setting up a [...]

Quinton "Rampage" Jackson Defeats Keith Jardine In UFC 96

Saturday, March 7th, 2009

The Really: Was UFC 96 really $54.99? Yup, cause I paid it… Quinton “Rampage” Jackson outlasted Keith Jardine in an underwhelming main even to win their light-heavyweight bout at UFC 96 on Saturday night. You can get the scoup on the match at SherDog.com.This sets up a championship bout between the current Middle Weight Champion, [...]

Mixed Martial Arts, The New American Pastime?

Sunday, February 8th, 2009

To visit the referring blog for this article please click here. www.loveatfirststrike.com The Really: Can the sport of Mixed Martial Arts really compete with Major League Baseball or the National Football League? I’m not sure if Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) will ever become what baseball or football is to Americans but it sure is gaining [...]