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Passing the Guard: Mixed Martial Arts Power Rankings August 2012

Music to listen to: Born Under Punches (live) by The Talking Heads No better way to get back into the rhythm of The Sports Inquirer than a Mixed Martial Arts Power Rankings. Heavyweights 1) Junior Dos Santos 2) Cain Velasquez 3) Alistair Overeem 4) Fabricio Werdum 5) Daniel Cormier …
Backdoor Cut: NBA Playoff First-Round Preview

Music to listen to: Kashmir by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Quick NBA first-round playoff predictions: Chicago over Philadelphia in six: This series may come down to the first team that scores 90 points wins each individual game. The Sixers were looking like a trendy pick to notch a first-round upset a month ago but…
Backdoor Cut: NBA Regular Season Awards

Music to listen to: Hammer Dance by Slaughterhouse Time to give my NBA Awards since the regular season ends tonight: Defensive Player of the Year: 1) Tyson Chandler, New York 2) Kevin Garnett, Boston 3) Dwight Howard, Orlando Honorable mention: Serge Ibaka (Oklahoma City), LeBron James (Miami), Andre Iguodala (Philadelphia), Luol Deng (Chicago) Thoughts: …
Passing the Guard: MMA Fighter Rankings

Music to listen to: Chanbara by At The Drive-In Time for a Mixed Martial Arts Rankings here at the Inquirer: Heavyweight: 1) Junior Dos Santos 2) Cain Velasquez 3) Alistair Overeem 4) Fabricio Werdum 5) Frank Mir Just outside of top-five: Shane Carwin, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Thoughts: We were all looking forward to a semifinals…
New Posts are Coming

Music to listen to: Fahrenheit by At The Drive-In One of my favorite bands ever, At The Drive-In reunited at Coachella last weekend and it was great to see them. While I may be critical and over-analytical about the live performance, the fact is that those five guys finally put grudges aside and put…
Passing the Guard: UFC 143 Preview and other MMA Thoughts

Music to listen to: Girl I Love You by Massive Attack Before I preview UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit, here are some quick thoughts on UFC on Fox 2 -Phil Davis should have no shame in losing to Rashad Evans. While I did have the fight marked as 50-45 in favor of Evans on my…