“Sonny Liston is nothing. The man can’t talk. The man can’t fight. The man needs talking lessons. The man needs boxing lessons. And since he’s gonna fight me, he needs falling lessons.” The art of talking trash is nothing new, as Muhammad Ali demonstrated in 1964, prior to his fight with Sonny Liston. Talking smack […]
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Fantasy Fights in 2009
As talent emerges from various MMA promotions, fans are beginning to realize that top fighters exist outside of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. While the popularity and pervasiveness of MMA skyrockets, will the cries of fans grow loud enough to persuade UFC management into acquiring other fighters? With a limited amount of intriguing fights on the […]
Royal Ramifications for the UFC in 2009
EDITOR’S NOTE: We are pleased to welcome Adam Kronengold as a contributor to MMAPayout.com. Adam is currently pursuing his BA in Hotel Administration at Cornell University. In the past he was an intern for the International Fight League and a contributor to its website. The Ultimate Fighting Championship has ignited and perpetuated the development of […]
UFC 91 Set For Portland; GSP vs. Penn Superbowl Weekend
Dana White sat down with Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports on Thursday and confirmed the final few events of the 2008 Calendar. The UFC will make its debut in Oregon with UFC 91 on November 15th at Portland’s Rose Garden Arena. While the majority of the card has yet to be finalized, White confirmed that […]
Scoring Systems and Power Rankings Impacting UFC Business
A lot has been made over the past few days about Jackson vs. Griffin, the latest, and probably most high profile of controversial fight decisions in the UFC. The fight highlighted the inadequacies of the current 10-point scoring system and the need for some sort of criteria-based ranking system. Understandably, results like that of UFC […]