Long after the stadium had emptied and the fans had gone home, Stephen Thompson tread gingerly on the stadium turf. His feet were sore, presumably from all the…
UFC Fight Night 89: The Fallout
Stephen Thompson and Rory Macdonald capped off a great night of fights with a technical battle that saw Thompson shut down his foe’s grappling attempts and out point…
UFC 199: The Fallout
“Inevitably, underlying instabilities begin to appear.” –Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park UFC 199 was an extremely satisfying event. From the opening bout, an old-fashioned brawl that mostly consisted of…
Editorial: Conor McGregor and the Rules of the Game
In Amy Tan’s classic short story “The Rules of the Game”, a young Chinese girl living in America, Mei-Mei, is taught how to get what she wants by…
UFC Tampa: 6 Questions Answered
UFC on Fox 19 has come and gone, and despite being hit by injuries and failed drug tests, delivered an entertaining and relevant lineup of fights. Here is…
Weighing the Options for Jon “Bones” Jones
“Jon “Bones” Jones. The second coming of Jesus Christ.” I don’t remember the video where I heard this phrase, but at the time, Jon Jones was the newly…
McGregor vs Diaz 2: Run It Back and 6 Rematches That Didn’t Go As Planned
Conor McGregor will rematch Nate Diaz at UFC 200, and the reaction is overwhelmingly… “Why?” Well, we know why. From the company’s perspective, their first fight headlined what…