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UFC 110 Thoughts and Analysis »
Posted: February 20, 2010 5:34 pm By: Pramit MohapatraThe UFC makes its debut in Australia tonight (tomorrow if you're actually in Australia watching the event) with UFC 110, which takes place in Sydney. After UFC 100, I felt that the quality of UFC cards slid a little, not always the fault of the promotion but often due to unfortunate circumstances. However, UFC 109 marked what I believe was the [...]
UFC 109 Post-Fight Thoughts: Wrestling Sets the »
Posted: February 7, 2010 12:25 pm By: Pramit MohapatraMixed martial arts can be crudely separated into three phases: the stand-up, the ground game, and the transition between the two. While boxing and Muay Thai are two of the more popular stand-up disciplines and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has cornered the market on ground disciplines, the transition between these two phases may be the most underappreciated [...]
UFC 109 Weigh-In Results and Pre-Fight Thoughts »
Posted: February 5, 2010 8:26 pm By: Pramit MohapatraThe UFC held its pre-fight weigh-ins for UFC 109 today at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. For those of you who weren't there live to witness the fighters get set for tomorrow night's card and for those of you weren't able to catch the live online stream, here are the weigh-in results as well as my thoughts on the fights [...]
On Violence in Sports and Head Trauma »
Posted: January 31, 2010 4:29 pm By: Pramit MohapatraThis morning in the latest issue of Time magazine, I read a cover story about football that begged the question "Is Football Too Dangerous?" I also read a companion piece in the same issue that looked at a specific example in which a high school football player in Texas was paralyzed making a tackle. Given that I've written on this blog [...]
Strikeforce: Miami Post-Fight Thoughts and Analysis »
Posted: January 31, 2010 2:55 pm By: Pramit Mohapatra
Strikeforce produced yet another quality MMA card Saturday night with Strikeforce: Miami, which drew over 8,000 fans, according to a Strikeforce press release. Those in attendance and those watching on Showtime were treated to a card that I would say was between UFC Fight Night and UFC PPV caliber. Not bad for the premium channel price [...]
The Most Important Fights We Won’t See in 2010 »
Posted: January 24, 2010 12:16 pm By: Pramit MohapatraOver the last couple of weeks, SI.com's Josh Gross has revived a long-running discussion over cross-promotional fights. One of the main points of his columns is that with the emergence of Strikeforce as a solid #2 MMA promotion, the UFC no longer has the ability to put on the absolute best fights possible in most -- if not all -- the heaviest five [...]
Post-UFC 108 Thoughts »
Posted: January 3, 2010 11:56 am By: Pramit MohapatraUFC 108 is now in the books and most MMA fans have either watched the fights by now or at least know the results. So, rather than regurgitate what you already know and what you can find in a hundred other places, here's my attempt at making sense of what we saw Saturday night while looking at the big picture. (more...)
UFC 108 Featured Bout Predictions »
Posted: January 2, 2010 8:10 pm By: Pramit MohapatraLet's get a couple of things out of the way early. As far as New Year's Eve UFC events go, UFC 108 is a bit underwhelming, especially when compared to year end offerings from the promotion over the last few years. However, UFC 108 has also been a victim of bad luck, with a number of tantalizing matchups scrapped for a variety of reasons, and has [...]
MMA Super Rankings (Dec. 27, 2009) »
Posted: December 27, 2009 10:03 am By: Pramit MohapatraIn an effort to create a Mixed Martial Arts ranking system that incorporates expert polls, computer rankings, and fan picks, I'm happy to introduce the FanBias.com MMA Super Rankings. The Super Rankings are computed by weight class for Heavyweights (206-265 lb.), Light Heavyweights (186-205), Middleweights (171-185), Welterweights (156-170), and [...]
Strikeforce “Evolution” Showtime Card »
Posted: December 20, 2009 1:15 am By: Pramit Mohapatra
Strikeforce delivered again Saturday night with a well-produced night of MMA fights featuring newcomers to the promotion, a spectacular title fight in which the belt changed hands, and yet another comeback from a man becoming legendary for the feat. (more...)