Then and Now: What has changed in MMA since 2005?

A long term dynamic develops in every sport that sticks around for a while. A section of the fan base will inevitably compare the play of today to their heroes from yesteryear.  Whether it is the baseball fan that longs for the day where they didn’t have to worry about someone using performance enhancing drugs after every home run, or the football fan that yearns for the era of hard hitting and less complaining in the NFL. One thing is a common factor; this group wishes things would go back to

Bellator 65 Recap and Results

Tonight Bellator 65 debuted featuring a Bantamweight championship bout between Eduardo Dantas and the popular champion Zach “Fun Size” Makovsky. With both fighters sporting only two losses apiece, this was supposed to be a hotly contested affair. However, the fight found Dantas showcasing his impressive BJJ skills with submission attempts in the first round. Ultimately Dantas secured a beautiful arm-triangle choke I the second to win the belt, leaving Makovsky unconscious in the process. The