I wasn't planning on posting an entry, since I've essentially abandoned this blog for real life. However, I left comments on another MMA blog site, realizing my old MMACrossfire blog URL was in the URL field of the comments. Oops! Wasn't intentional, as I'd intended for this blog to fade into oblivion. I simply don't have time to maintain it. My daughter is with me full-time now, and my life is rather full. I don't have time to write predictions, and even less time to regurgitate news y... Read Full Story

I have been VERY lax in keeping up with this blog. That's because I have been VERY busy. Hopefully I will get back to making predictions for upcoming events.A Long, Long Time Ago...Once upon a time, Randy Couture was the crafty veteran who would outsmart the new bully in town, Brock Lesnar. And... we all know how it turned out. 2nd round TKO victory for Lesnar, and the end of Couture's reign as UFC Heavyweight Champion.Randy Couture is still a top-10 heavyweight. Nobody disputes ... Read Full Story

Predictions for Saturday's EliteXC/CBS event. [As usual, I'll come back and mark my good guesses in blue, and my bad guesses in red.] Post-event Update Predictions were based on the lineup published on EliteXC's official site.  Unfortunately, most of the fights were not paired accordingly.  However, the night's big upset occurred during the main event when Seth Petruzelli stepped in as an alternate to Ken Shamrock and dismantled Kimbo Slice in under 15 seconds. ... Read Full Story

Wow. Who saw that one coming? Tonight, in the main event of UFC 88, "Sugar" Rashad Evan became the first man to put Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell to sleep.Just shy of two minutes into the second round, Rashad Evans landed a perfect overhand right, placing it squarely and powerfully on the chin of Chuck Liddell. Chuck's head jerked violently to his right, which caused him to go limp and collapse to the canvas. Out cold.Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan were discussing the up... Read Full Story

Here are my predictions. Last time, I got eight right out of 10. I don't expect to do as well this time, since I'm making some out-of-the-box predictions, especially for fights scheduled for the untelevised portion of the undercard.[As always, I will come back after the event and mark my good guesses with blue and my bad guesses with red.]Chuck Liddell vs. Rashad Evans - Liddell by stoppage, R3Rich Franklin vs. Matt Hamill - Franklin by decisionKaro Parisyan vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida -... Read Full Story

That's right. Randy Couture recently stated that he is willing to face Fedor Emelianenko under the UFC banner. He wouldn't be simply willing:"I'd love for the UFC to step up and make the fight happen. It has the potential to be the biggest mixed martial arts fight to date..."  This tidbit came by way of MMAMania.com by way of The Adam Carolla Show.As significant as his comment seems to be, Couture's little wish has gotten buried under the weight of his other c... Read Full Story

Yes, I'm making my predictions very late. But better late than never. I am a software engineer by day -- and lately by night too. I have had very little time to devote to MMA, other than watching events, and commenting on MMAJunkie.com and MMAMania.com.My last event prediction was a stinker. But not my worst! (I'm shooting for 0% as a badge of honor.) Seriously, it doesn't matter. I have spent very many hours researching fighters' records for an event only to achieve ver... Read Full Story

Did you know that it is possible for a round to be judged 10-10? This was an interesting point of debate brought up in thread on MMAMania.com.10-10 rounds are very rare, and few fans can point to an example. But they are possible. There is a section in the Unified Rules that deals specifically with 10-10 rounds.Here is the verbiage from theNew Jersey State Athletic Control Board - MMA Unified Rules: 13:46-24A.13 Judging (a) All bouts will be evaluated and scored by three judges. (b) The 10... Read Full Story

First, congrats to Forrest Griffin for a very hard-fought battle, showing superior strategy and drive!In a close bout, Forrest Griffin out-pointed Rampage Jackson to win the UFC light-heavyweight title at UFC 86. By my scoring, the first round went to Rampage, while the second round clearly went to Forrest as he delivered vicious kicks to Rampage's leading left leg. The third round saw Rampage pick up the pace again, probably winning the round. Rampage did a decent job of attempting to... Read Full Story

Another great multi-part interview put together by the fine folks at MMAMadness.Part 1 of 2Part 2 of 2 Read Full Story