The Independent Voice of Mixed Martial Arts
Sean McClure 
Editor Jack Bratcher and myself are huge Sopranos fans and have watched the series multiple times. He edges me out in the fandom department and runs a popular fan group on Facebook. Did I mention we love this show? Tony Soprano was brilliantly portrayed by the late James Galdofini and his son Michael will portray … Read more
UFC welterweight contender Gilbert Burns had a shot at the title when he faced current champ Kamaru Usman in February. He would rock the champ early but ultimately lose by TKO in the third round. He was on a six fight win streak up to that point and well aware how difficult it is to … Read more
This is the best UFC 264 trolling yet. In the main event of UFC 264, Conor McGregor lost via TKO/doctor stoppage to Dustin Poirier. The Irishman broke his leg to the joy of some and disgust of others exposing the volatility and pettiness that plagues MMA fandom and journalism. Regardless, the trolling was real, merciless, … Read more
Finally! The long awaited rematch from UFC 47 is happening at UFC 266. After 219 pay per views Nick Diaz will give Robbie Lawler his rematch. The pair faced each other in April of 2004 in an exciting fight that showed the world that Nick Diaz could stand with the best strikers. He ended up … Read more
The famous Conor McGregor line, “Who da fook is dat guy” happened at the UFC 205 press conference. It came after Jeremy Stephens interjected during a question asked to McGregor. Stephens said “This guy TKO’s people. When I knock people out they don’t fuckin move”. It remains one of the most memorable albeit short exchanges … Read more
Every time McGregor loses it seems that the loss is a cue for fresh call outs. One of the latest is former sparring partner Paulie Malignaggi. Conor sparked a brief social media fire in 2017 when he shared an image which made it appear that the Irishman had just knocked Paulie to the canvas. Malignaggi … Read more
The main event of UFC 264 was ugly. The blood feud trilogy of Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier was supposed to end. With the series tied at one victory a piece this was supposed to be an exclamation point but it ended up being a giant question mark. McGregor broke his leg and that gave … Read more
Former president and UFC fan Donald Trump was a spectator at this past weekend’s UFC 264 event. Given all of the political turmoil he has been embroiled in after losing last year‘s political election to Joe Biden you might expect a mixed response for him when he arrived. You would be wrong. Watch him make … Read more
Derek Brunson shared an image on Instagram of a bill from a recent visit to an Outback Steakhouse restaurant. For a $12 meal he left a $100 tip. The post praised a server named Garrett and advised followers to “take care of those workers who take care of us”. Outback….you still hiring?
If you get the opportunity to throw out a first pitch at a MLB game make sure you practice beforehand. Derrick Lewis should have been told that when he stepped on the field at a Houston Astros game and botched the first pitch so badly it has been covered by network news stations. He will … Read more