Author: Etienne Marcel Pourtout
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Verbal Submission: Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson Review
Music to listen to: Just Like You Imagined by nine inch nails Several thoughts on the Strikeforce Henderson vs. Fedor event that took place last Saturday. -Dan Henderson has a chance to crack the top-10 of all-time MMA fighters at his current pace. With Henderson’s victory over Fedor on Saturday, he has a decisive victory…
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Offside Trap: My Thoughts on Jurgen Klinsmann and the state of US Men’s Soccer
Music to listen to: Day Dreamer by The Memorials This week, U.S. Soccer decided to relieve Bob Bradley of his duties as the head coach of the senior men’s soccer team, wished him well on all of his future endeavors and replaced him with Jurgen Klinsmann. This move isn’t surprising for several reasons. First, the…
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Verbal Submission: Strikeforce-Fedor vs. Henderson Preview
Music to listen to: Natural Disaster by The Memorials There was a time where a fight between Dan Henderson and Fedor Emelianenko would not only be considered the fight of the year but a mismatch. It was only 13 months ago when Fedor was considered not only the top heavyweight in MMA of all-time, but…
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Passing the Guard: MMA Power Rankings
Music to listen to: Death and Rebirth by Mexicans with Guns Time for an updated MMA Division Rankings post Heavyweight: 1) Cain Velasquez (9-0) 2) Junior dos Santos (13-1) 3) Alistair Overeem (35-11, 1 NC) 4) Brock Lesnar (5-2) 5) Fabricio Werdum (14-5-1) Also in consideration: Shane Carwin, Frank Mir, Antonio Silva Thoughts: These rankings…
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Passing the Guard: UFC 132 Preview
Music to listen to: The Great Curve (live) by The Talking Heads UFC 132 will mark some significant landmarks and crossroads for Zuffa and for the fighters. You have a bantamweight title fight headlining a PPV, the first time I can remember seeing this happen for the UFC. The challenger has double the popularity than…
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Beanball: Midseason MLB Awards Predictions Review
Music to listen to: Omar Rodriguez-Lopez live from Los Angeles (I) Since we’re around the halfway mark of the Major League Baseball season, I’m overdue for a review of my preseason predictions. I’ll do the standings portion of the review at the All-Star Break but for now, I will do analysis of my picks for…
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