We’re all still high after UFC 100.
It was a great show, with plenty of drama and even more dominance.
Lesnar looked unstoppable. George St-Pierre is unstoppable.
I don’t wanna spoil the party, but….the UFC belts seem pretty secure, right? I mean, I think we can all agree that GSP cannot be beaten at welterweight. Same goes for [...]

Okay, enough is enough.
I’ve read one too many blog posts about the unbeatable Brazilians, Anderson Silva and Lyoto Machida, over the past few days – even written a few myself.
Middleweight champ, Anderson Silva, is a great fighter, yes, but he is not unbeatable, as many people have argued. Same goes for newly crowned light heavyweight [...]

The morning after Lyoto Machida’s knockout victory over Rashad Evans, I noticed something funny, across the MMA blogosphere.  Many people seem to be questioning whether or not he is “good” for the sport – particularly in a financial sense.
The argument goes as follows: UFC champs like Georges St-Pierre (welterweight) and Brock Lesnar (heavyweight), both of [...]

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I predicted the Machida victory, but I was only half-right, because that was much more than a victory, it was a certifiable ass-kicking.
Not only did Lyoto dominate on the feet, ending the fight with a devastating series of punches, but he out-wrestled Evans, as well, stuffing the wrestler’s takedown attempts with [...]

#1: Evans’s first takedown attempt
If Machida defends the takedown successfully, it’s gonna be a long night for Rashad. If Machida defends the takedown easily, night’s over for Rashad.
#2: Machida’s ground game
If the fight does indeed go to the ground, does Machida have the Jits to hold off the superior wrestler? Hugs don’t count, either. I’m [...]

In less than 48 hours Lyoto Machida will be the UFC light-heavyweight champion of the world.
I said it before and I’ll say it again: I don’t think Evans can win this fight. He’s got knockout power, yes, but his best chance is on the ground, punching from inside Machida’s guard.  Unfortunately for him, Machida [...]

(our own photo taken Monday on a cab ride through Times Square)
On political blogs across the web, from the Huffington Post to the National Journal, speculation is rampant on Barack Obama’s upcoming appointment to the Supreme court.  Who will he pick? A Latina woman? A Jewish transvestite? Obama’s appointment, however, is no laughing matter, because [...]

Maybe I’m just nostalgic for the 80’s, when Karate schools were as firmly rooted in American culture as Saturday morning cartoons and hair bands, but I think Lyoto Machida, the #1 ranked light heavyweight contender, whose prime fighting base is Karate (with some badass takedown defense), is great for the UFC, even better for MMA [...]