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Great News: The Reem is Licensed!
We are now less than one month away from UFC 156 on February 2. A minor point seemingly lost in the shuffle in the lead up to the event has been the fact that one of the top fighters on the bill, Alistair…Read More
A Lot of Guys Have a Lot to Lose at Strikeforce: Dissolution
This weekend, the once-great Strikeforce promotion will be holding its last event. Although the event is really called “Strikeforce: Marquardt vs Saffiedine,” I think the name “Dissolution”…Read More
Free Eddie Alvarez!
Anyone taking a gander at Eddie Alvarez’ Twitter account should be able to tell how unhappy he is with his current situation. For those of you somehow not in the know, the unhappiness stems from…Read More
Breaking News: Cain Velasquez is Mexican!
It’s not very often that I break news here on Doc Octagon. In fact, I don’t think it’s ever actually happened. For that matter, I think the only thing that’s ever been broken by…Read More
Bellator’s Vote for the Fight Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
I have made no secret how excited I am to see Bellator (and Jade Bryce) transition to Spike TV in January. Not only will I finally get to watch the shows in HD, but the change from MTV2 will undoubtedly…Read More
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UFC 155 Press Conference Live Blog
Coming on slightly late to the UFC 155 press conference call. Here are my reactions to the stuff going…Read More
Ray Elbe Fractures Penis, Selling Pics to Pay Medical Bills
There are a lot of things I love about blogging about MMA as opposed to a more “mainstream”…Read More
Awesome Fight Alert: Chris Leben vs. Derek Brunson!
Time and time again during 2012, exciting fights booked by the UFC and Strikeforce have been cancelled…Read More
Jamie Varner Puking Makes Melvin Guillard an Extra $42,000
As Joe Rogan indicated during this past weekend’s The Ultimate Fighter Finale broadcast, the planned…Read More
Things I’m Looking Forward to in 2013: Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar
There are a lot of things in the MMA world that I’m looking forward to as the calendar turns to…Read More
The Ultimate Fighter Finale Reactions: The Prelims
If there is one thing I will always be on this blog it is honest: I had to get up early to watch The…Read More
UFC on FX 6 Initial Reactions: Wow Ross Pearson!
UFC on FX 6 is in the books from Australia and we now have two TUF: Smashes winners to add to the ever-growing…Read More
Wanderlei Silva Sticks to Promise, Will Finally Fight Brian Stann
In early 2011, there was a bit of a meme going around the MMA world that Wanderlei Silva was afraid…Read More
Mark Hominick Retires: Thanks for the Memories
Last night on “UFC Tonight” it was revealed that former UFC featherweight contender Mark…Read More
Matt Mitrione Too Busy Training to Pee and Give Blood
I was really looking forward to “Big Country” Roy Nelson taking on Shane Carwin in the main…Read More
Shame on You for Booing Raphael Assuncao!
It cannot be disputed that there were some violent battles at UFC on Fox 5 last night. Most notable…Read More
Can We Please Stop Pretending Benson Henderson Isn’t Worthy Now?
After Benson Henderson first defeated Frankie Edgar for the UFC Lightweight Title, there was considerable…Read More
Bellator Has a Strange, Unfortunate Night
Last night, Bellator 83 took place and it was, in a word, weird. From the beginning, things seemed a…Read More
Add Johny Hendricks to the List of People Screwed Out of Title Shots
Let me preface this by saying I am a big Nick Diaz fan, I am excited to see him fight Georges St. Pierre…Read More
Awesome Fight On the Way: Stefan Struve vs. Mark Hunt
Today MMA Weekly reported that verbal agreements are in place for Stefan Struve to take on Mark Hunt…Read More
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