Unbroken MMA

So that’s it. Its over. For this year at least. There were some guys on the show that deserved contracts that didnt get them for one reason or another.

There were some killers, that fought other killers and got a tough shake, and there were some guys that got in because Dana liked their personality.

I learned that Kasanganay was not a Layup for Kailan Hill

Here are grades of some of the talent on the show. These grades are only based on their Contender Series performance, and not their performance before in other organizations read more

Contender Series Grades Week 7 and 8

August 18, 2019September 8, 2019Richard

ALL CONTENDER SERIES 2019 GRADES

So, the show is all about finding talent, but sometimes they just want to find personalities… Eh, that’s how it goes I guess. Capitalism is not a meritocracy, the winners are who ever brings in the most money.

Anyway there are a couple of fights I’m looking forward to seeing. I really want to see Leon Shahbazyan – I don’t know too much about him, but I’ve heard he’s a wizz on the ground. I’m also looking forward to see Kailan Hill. Now Hill is a take your head off destroyer – I’ve seen him tear things up in LFA. He throws wild stuff, and he’s very thick and powerful. He’s fighting Impa Kasanganay. It kinda looks like Dana gave Hill a layup in this one, but we’ll see read more

What happened at UFC 241?

August 18, 2019August 18, 2019Richard

Check out my UFC 241 picks here

Stipe Miocic vs Daniel Cormier

This didnt happen like how I imagined it would happen. I thought that Miocic would keep him on the outside and use his jab, but DC decided to go Robocop on Stipe for 3 rounds and got his ass knocked out. Big up to Stipe for finding that body, and then finding the head. I personally think that the body shot is one of DC’s big weaknesses

Nate Diaz vs Anthony Pettis

Do you think that Nate Diaz would come back if he thought that he couldn’t beat Pettis? Not a chance. I don’t think he’ll fight Usman, or any wrestler for that matter. If he fights Masvidal he’ll get his ass whooped also, but I do think this sets up a McGregor trilogy for him. Pettis as no heart, that’s about it. read more

UFC 241 Picks

August 11, 2019September 7, 2019Richard

UFC 241 recap

I’m pretty excited about this card. I think it’s because I feel like I know what’s going to happen. So be sure to empty your bank accounts, and get on a shady gambling site and ruin your lives. 😊 Great fights here too

Daniel Cormier

Stipe Miocic

Stipe will try to stay on the outside, and try to wear out Cormier in the clinch. I think this goes all 5 rounds and I think the firefighter will take it.

Nate Diaz

Anthony Pettis

This one is a little hard to predict, since Diaz has been out for so long. Diaz doesn’t fight with his hands down like Wonderboy, so there’s that…and I also think that Pettis doesn’t have the juice anymore. We’ll get to see if Diaz still has the pace and the stamina that he’s known for read more

Contender Series Grades Week 5 and 6

August 5, 2019September 8, 2019Richard

ALL CONTENDER SERIES 2019 GRADES

There is some real talent in Contender series this year. Every now and again they give fighters a layup, and every now and again they set two super tough fighters against each other. Last season they set Maycee Barber up against Jamie Colleen. Jamie Colleen is a straight killer, and it just wasn’t her night, that night. This season I saw Armando Villarreal vs Ode Osbourne, both those dudes can scrap. So sometimes the match ups can be a little unfair.

Coming up, I’m looking forward to see Tony Gravely vs Ray Rodriguez. I also want to see how Harvey Park does. Harvey Park’s fights are totally silly; he eats punches and leaves himself wide open, but here’s the kicker, he has great fight IQ and he seems to possess the Justin Gaethje gene It’ll be interesting in Week 7 and 8 read more

LFA 73: Round by Round results

August 4, 2019August 12, 2019Richard

Austin Lingo def Solo Hatley Jr

Hailey Cowan def Jessica Middleton

Victor Altamirano def João Camilo

Kyle Estrada def Cody Freeman

Brant Moore def Edmilson Freitas

Elijah Johns def Aaron Webb

Contender Series Grades Week 3 and 4

July 28, 2019September 15, 2019Richard

ALL CONTENDER SERIES 2019 GRADES

So Contender series really has improved. I was excited to see Armando Villarreal, but he got beat by a very hot prospect in Ode Osbourne. I have to make a pick between my Jamaican roots, and my Texas sensibilities. Villarreal has the bad habit of putting himself in bad situations, and when you fight people at the highest level, they take advantage of that.

So again, Here are grades of some of the talent on the show. These grades are only based on their Contender Series performance, and not their performance before in other organizations read more

What happened at UFC 240?

July 28, 2019July 28, 2019Richard

UFC 240 Check out my picks here

Max Holloway vs Frankie Edgar

I got this one right. I think the fight went how I thought it would. Max is just a weight class bigger than Edgar, and his power just means more.

Cris Cyborg vs Felicia Spencer

Cyborg did not get the finish in round 2, Cyborg did not even break Felicia Spencer. The girl was still coming forward and getting after it. I was right that she wouldnt be able to take Cyborg down like she did to Anderson, but I didnt know that she could eat so many shots. Teach her some feints, headmovement, and some MMA boxing and I think she could be a champ in 3 years. read more

LFA 72: Round by Round results

July 27, 2019July 27, 2019Richard

Daniel Madrid def Chris Harris

Anthony Birchak def R. Montini de Lima

Jacob McClintock def Raymond Pina

Mario Israel def Roman Salazar

Paris Stanford def Jake Heffernan

Bruno Souza def Mike Hamel

Alex Sanchez def Vincent Arredondo

UFC 240 Picks

July 20, 2019July 27, 2019Richard

Max Holloway

Frankie Edgar

I think Max Holloway will take this one. I just don’t think that Edgar has got the juice that he once had. Volkanovski beats them both though. Get Volkanovski in the title picture, and then we’ll see Max lose and move up a weight class.

Cris Cyborg

Felicia Spencer

I hope Spencer got paid for this one, because she’s not going to be able to take down Cyborg like she took down Megan Anderson. I think that Cyborg gets the finish in the 2nd round.

Geoff Neal

Niko Price

Niko Price is a fascinating character. If you’re not a real MMA fighter, I don’t think you beat him. He tries to exploit his opponents’ weaknesses. Geoff Neal has great striking, if you play that stand up game with him, he’s gonna make you pay, I see Price taking this to the ground and checking out Neal’s ground game. I think it will be a very competitive fight, but I think Price will pick up the win by sub. read more