THE LESSON FRANK TRIGG CAN TEACH MATT HUGHES
by: Jack Bratcher [mpinpage] Matt Hughes was one of the main reasons I got interested in MMA again after the “lean years.” He was dominating everyone in the welterweight division and it wasn’t hard to appreciate his skill level and the often brutal way he would finish fights from the big slams to the […]
UFC 85 “BEDLAM” POST-FIGHT WRAP-UP LINKS
Our Star UFC Reporter Jack Bratcher has his own new blog in which he chronicled all the big UFC matches from this past weekend. Here’s some links in case you missed the action: THIAGO ALVES TAKES HUGHES OUT IN TWO JASON DAY FALLS TO BISPING QUICK SWICK GETS UD OVER THE IRISH HAND GRENADE MARCUS […]
DANA WHITE HAS AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WILL “ROCK THE MMA WORLD!”
by: Jack Bratcher [mpinpage] Ryan Hockensmith over at ESPN The Mag, has a great new interview with the president of the UFC, Dana White. In the interview Dana says they are planning to make an announcement next week that will “rock the MMA world.” What in the world could it be? Any ideas? Usually, […]
THE MMA NEWS ROUNDUP: 4/26/08
[mpinpage] 1.Leben vs. Bisping confirmed for UFC 85 by Dann Stupp [mmajunkie] (Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:05:56 GMT) LEBEN VS. BISPING CONIFRMED Just hours after the organization announced a UFC 85 main event of Matt Hughes vs. Thiago Alves, the UFC also confirmed a main-card bout between Chris Leben (18-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) and […]
THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER POST-SHOW REPORT
[mpinpage] But here’s a synopsis of the THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER for Episode on Wednesday Nov.28, 2007 I saw Tom “The Barncat” Speers fight his first fight in the WEC last night on Versus. His opponent was Sidney Silva (Silva=most popular name in mma). The fight was back in May. It was sort of funny […]
BRATCHER ANALYZES THE TOP TWO BOUTS OF UFC 74
[mpinpage] POST-UFC THOUGHTS By: Jack Bratcher UFC 74 was a tremendous event. It was everything I thought it would be and better than I could have hoped. Every match was entertaining and all the fighters brought it. I want to personally talk about two of the fights; the two fights I think were most […]
CHECK OUT THE UFC 74 RUNDOWN!!
THE “other main event” FOR UFC 74 BY: -Jack J. Bratcher [mpinpage] Folks, this Saturday night is marking one of the biggest events in UFC history with UFC 74 in Anaheim, California. The main event has the Heavyweight Title on the line with Randy Couture vs. Gabriel Gonzaga, but in actuality there is another […]
THE GAMING BEHIND THE GRAPPLING: THE UFC, MMA, AND VIDEO GAMES
MMA, THE UFC, & VIDEO GAMES by: Jack Bratcher [mpinpage] Today’s demographic for video games is not what it once was. What was once reserved for basically grade-schoolers, now caters to and is supported by a large population of 20 and 30-somethings. This is the same age group that tunes into The Ultimate Fighter […]
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