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Rashad Evans and the Case For #1 Light Heavyweight of the Past Four Years
The inherently subjective nature of rankings means there is no true "perfect method." I think that the USA Today / SB Nation Consensus Rankings are about as good as it gets based on the idea that they capture a snapshot of the consensus opinion of a group of people who (mostly) know what they're...
Ranking Nick Diaz Against the UFC's Best
In the aftermath of Nick Diaz' title defense against Evangelista Santos, aka Cyborg, there's been a bit of debate about where the man ranks in the welterweight division. E. Spencer Kyte of UFC content partner Heavy.com says the guy isn't in the top five: Can a player who is lighting up the...
The Bloody Elbow 100 for 2010: Ranking the World's Best Mixed Martial Artists
I'll readily admit to stealing this idea from Scott Christ's "The Bad Left Hook 100 For 2010: Ranking the World's Best Boxers" over at Bad Left Hook. I read it and thought "You know, I really should go ahead and do the same thing for MMA" and here we are. This took a long time to put together,...
Battle of Styles: Wrestling Dominates Other Martial Arts
Our own Luke Thomas wondered aloud after UFC 120 whether the Brits will ever be able to produce a world champion MMA fighter. Part of the problem stems from the nation's lack of institutional grappling support. Despite Britain's important role in the development of catch wrestling in America, the...
Exclusive: Josh Thomson on Competing With the UFC and Why Fighters Need to Man Up and Fight
Never let it be said Josh Thomson isn't a company man. When he was with the UFC a few years back, Thomson was selected along with four other fighters to appear on the syndicated dating show "Blind Date." It was a hilariously awkward performance, as Thomson shied away from any physical contact and...
UFC rankings/MMA rankings featured in USA Today for September 2010
Our partners in crime over at BloodyElbow.com have once again published their divisional rankings for mixed martial arts in the nation’s largest daily newspaper, USA Today, for the month of September 2010. For those of you unfamiliar with the process, here’s how it works: "The...
USAT/SBN September 2010 MMA Consensus Rankings
The September USA TODAY/Sports Blog Nation MMA Consensus Rankings are now live. Be sure and pick up a hard copy of USA TODAY to see them in print tomorrow. Based on the premise that all MMA rankings are subjective but that it’s still useful and informative to know who the MMA community...
MMA For Real Heavyweight Rankings — September 2010
We're taking a new approach at rankings here at MMAForReal.com. These rankings are the composite rankings of three MMAForReal.com contributors: Matt Bishop, Erich Vowell and Forrest Lynn. Without any further ado, here are MMAForReal.com's heavyweight rankings for September 2010: Brock Lesnar (UFC...
USAT/SBN August 2010 MMA Consensus Rankings
The August USA TODAY/Sports Blog Nation MMA Consensus Rankings are now live. Be sure and pick up a hard copy of USA TODAY to see them in print today tomorrow. Based on the premise that all MMA rankings are subjective but that it’s still useful and informative to know who the MMA community...
UFC rankings/MMA rankings featured in USA Today for July 2010
Our partners in crime over at BloodyElbow.com have once again published their divisional rankings for mixed martial arts in the nation’s largest daily newspaper, USA Today, for the month of July 2010. For those of you unfamiliar with the process, here’s how it works: "The...
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