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The Ultimate Fighter 21, Episode 5: The streak ends
What we learned this week: – My cable company doesn’t have The Ultimate Fighter on demand. I had to wait to catch … More
The Ultimate Fighter 21, Episode 4: A scare for Creepy
What happened in this episode: – “Creepy Steve” Montgomery botched his weight cut and had a terrifying seizure. The panic … More
The Ultimate Fighter 21, Episode 3: Please, please throw a punch
A few observations on this week’s episode of the biggest fight series in South Florida since Kimbo beat Afropuff and … More
The Ultimate Fighter 21, Episode 1: These teams matter
How do you keep The Ultimate Fighter fresh after 10 years? Give the UFC credit for trying. In 2011, they used it … More
The (sex!) marketing of (catfights!) women’s MMA
Let’s get this straight: Women’s MMA is fantastic. Women’s fights are often the highlights of a typical fight card, especially … More
The Ultimate Fighter 20, Episode 11: No quarter
My enthusiasm for this one was diminished ever so slightly when I saw a headline with more fights announced for … More
The Ultimate Fighter 20, Episode 10: No talk, just fight
Previously on The Ultimate Fighter … Hey! Do you remember Jessica Penne? Yes, she’s a pretty good fighter. MMARising puts her … More
The Ultimate Fighter 20, Episode 9: Mean girls
It’s been a while, hasn’t it? The last season of The Ultimate Fighter I recapped in full was Season 16. Remember Shane … More
Unsolicited advice for the UFC
When a UFC fight card coincides with a Bellator fight card, the choice should be obvious. And yet it’s not. … More