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Referee who stopped Kim Couture fight late failed COMMAND judge course

E. Spencer Kyte of Canada.com's Keyboard Kimura blog has written an excellent post about how the Calgary Combative Sports Commission isn't disciplining referee Len Koivisto. Koivisto was the referee for the Kim Couture vs Sheila Bird fight a few weeks ago where Couture went limp in a head scissors...

Georges St. Pierre vs. Nick Diaz Scheduled for UFC 137

Just this past Sunday, word came out that Showtime had prevented the potential Georges St. Pierre vs. Nick Diaz match up from taking place. Georges St. Pierre, current UFC welterweight champion, is running out of contenders that fans actually want to see him face. After his performance against...

Dana White in Pursuit of Nick Diaz, Can the Stockton Bad Boy Give Voice to Fans Frustrated with Georges St. Pierre?

This past Saturday night, over 55,000 screaming fans were treated to one of the best MMA events of 2011. From the very first match of the night and onward, it became apparent that this was no typical UFC show. Fight after fight of solid entertainment took us into the PPV, where former WEC...

UFC 129: St. Pierre vs. Shields - Live Results and Discussion

The wait is over, tonight at 9pm ET, the UFC 129 pay-per-view begins, headlined by Georges St. Pierre vs. Jake Shields in front of 55,000 fans, the largest live event the UFC has held to date. Before Georges St. Pierre attempts to defend his welterweight title against Jake Shields, featherweight...

How much does the success of UFC in Canada owe to pro wrestling?

As regular readers may have gathered, I'm not a big fan of the "MMA is pro wrestling" stuff, but I agree that the the fanbases and promoting styles can overlap, among other things. After creating a Canadian sports here in Georges St. Pierre, UFC has done amazing PPV business in Canada, especially...

Cageside Quote: Jim Ross Not Thrilled With UFC Primetime, TUF 13

WWE personality and color commentator Jim Ross shared his thoughts on the recent UFC Primetime featuring Georges St. Pierre and Jake Shields, as well as The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team Dos Santos. I can't say I'm surprised with his comments, which he posted on his blog: Watched the...

UFC Champion Jon Jones Continues His Charismatic Victory March, Heading to BET

One of the most polished, marketable, and charismatic personalities in MMA recently had a belt strapped around his waist, and is making the most of his time out of the gym. I'm talking about none other than Jon Jones, the twenty three year old prodigy who massacred Mauricio "Shogun" Rua at UFC...

Never Say Die: BJ Penn Looks to Make Divisional Waves Once Again at UFC 127

Former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion B.J. Penn has seen the pinnacle of mixed martial arts twice in his career. He defeated Matt Hughes to take the welterweight title at UFC 46: Supernatural, in 2004. In 2008 he choked out Joe Stevenson to win the lightweight in the main event of UFC...

Casual Corner: Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg, Matt Mitrione Rips Chael Sonnen, GSP vs. Anderson Silva in 2011?

It's Monday again my friends, and Casual Corner returns for it's second edition here on Cageside Seats. We're reaching out to the often bashed "casual fans", and letting you all know that we here at Cageside are FOR you, when other are against you (or blame you for making Brock Lesnar the biggest...

Is UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre Boring? Matt Hughes Believes So

UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre is no stranger to criticism, in fact, it's quite common to see him described as "boring" after each of his most recent title defenses. The criticism comes from fans, media, and even other fighters. One such fighter is former UFC welterweight champion,...