TUF 13 Finale Recap: Guida turns Showtime into No-time

The last WEC Lightweight champion of the world Anthony “Showtime” Pettis finally made his long awaited UFC debut against Clay “The Carpenter” Guida at the TUF 13 Finale. Fresh off his “Showtime Kick” victory against Ben Henderson, the Mixed Martial Arts world was buzzing with anticipation to see how the former champ would do again one of the UFC’s best. Both fighters have very unorthodox and unpredictable styles that would clash in this bout, but in the end Guida’s brand

LowKick.com Community MMA Rankings for April 20th

Following his impressive victory over Mauricio “Shogun” Rua at UFC 128, Jon Jones stormed into the LowKick.com Community P4P Rankings right into the 4th place, slightly behind the UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo. Fedor Emelianenko continued his slide down, currently occupying the 10th spot in the P4P rankings.Next weekend’s UFC 129 main card will feature three high profile fights, with GSP vs. Shields, Aldo vs. Hominick and Couture vs. Machida all set to change the current Top 10 formations.Next

Strikeforce Diaz vs. Daley CompuStrike Review: Time for Computerized Scoring System?

Last Saturday’s Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley event was one of the ages, with majority of the bouts ending with a dramatic finish. Three out of four bouts on the main card ended with a decisive finish. The one fight that ended in a uniamous draw was the bout between “The Dean of Mean” Keith Jardine and Gegard Mousasi. Thanks to the good people at Compustrike, we were able to follow every strike, every takedown, and every submission attepmpt. Let’s take closer look at Strikeforce’s main card from last

Strikeforce Diaz vs. Daley Recap and Analysis

Paul Daley was walking into hostile territory Saturday night in San Diego. The fans may have been in the 619, but they brought the atmosphere of Stockton, California to the Valley View Casino Center. It was clear that Paul Daley was public enemy number one and they couldn’t wait to see Mr. 209 himself, Nick Diaz enter the six-sided cage. As soon as Diaz made his walk into the cage, the whole arena exploded. This was the main event and the first major Strikeforce event under ZUFFA’s rule. Even UFC president

Eddie Alvarez: MMA’s Rocky Balboa

The city of Philadelphia, best known through the world as “the city of brotherly love”. Home of the famous cheese steak sandwiches, the Philadelphia Phillies, and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. But the city of Philadelphia is also known for their fighting culture. The Philly Style of boxing is known through out the world. “The Executioner” Bernard Hopkins is a legend in the sweet science and probably the city’s best known fighter. But for the non-boxing fans when you think of

Fans are the sure winners in ZUFFA-Strikeforce deal

Earlier today, Ariel Helwani from MMAfighting.com dropped a bomb on the Mixed Martial Arts world. Dana White has publicly announced that UFC’s parent company has purchased Strikeforce. Now with this recent news, what does that mean for the Strikeforce promotion? What does that mean for it’s most important asset, their fighters? Many of the fighters and personnel under the Strikeforce banner have had a past with the UFC and ZUFFA.
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