On The Luke Thomas Show this week, Luke and Marissa went through each season of The Ultimate Fighter as if they were evaluating a … More
Category: mma
Mayweather-McGregor: A corporate bailout, not a fight
I’m certainly not the first person to tell you I won’t be watching Floyd Mayweather box Conor McGregor tonight. It’s … More
It’s 3 a.m. Smile! You’re on camera! Inside The Ultimate Fighter
Fighters get used to the cameras, sort of, but maybe not each other. Several TUF alumni sound off in this … More
Inside The Ultimate Fighter lives … at Bloody Elbow
I wrote a book about The Ultimate Fighter that never saw the light of day. But Bloody Elbow will publish … More
How Kimbo Slice and MMA challenge our notions of celebrity and humanity
Written in the wake of a dizzying weekend of MMA news, with one of the sport’s top journalists (Ariel Helwani) … More
MMA writing: 2008-2015
Selected pieces on mixed martial arts — all USA TODAY except as noted: Issues Aug. 4, 2015: Is the UFC … More
Covering MMA: Fascinating, frustrating, never dull
One of my projects for this year is to wrap up a book on my experiences covering mixed martial arts. … More
Back in the podcasting game
The new SportsMyriad podcast features me ranting about the U.S. women’s soccer roster, curling, Rio 2016 prep, youth soccer getting too … More
My books (so far)
In reverse chronological order: How the Hell Did I End Up Cageside?: An Accidental MMA Writer’s Memoir is in the early … More
MMA fighters: Please don’t fight for your family
Marion Reneau is just the latest MMA fighter who says she’s fighting to support her family / give her family … More