The Sports Inquirer

Verbal Submission: UFC 130 Review

Time to review UFC 130 Music to listen to: Miss Those Days by Celph Titled & Buckwild -“Rampage” still a major face in the UFC: When the Frankie Edgar-Gray Maynard fight got postponed due to injuries, the UFC didn’t hesitate to elevate Rampage into the main event and with good reason. Whether its because…
Verbal Submission: UFC 130 Preview

Time to preview UFC 130 Music to listen to: Late Nite Tip by Three 6 Mafia If you don’t know why this song was chosen, shame on you. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Matt Hamill: The simple analysis of this would be to view this contest as the striker vs. the wrestler but its deeper…
Passing the Guard: Thoughts on New Zuffa Insurance Policy

Music to listen to: Zion Train/Exodus (live) by Bob Marley This week, the UFC has made the unprecedented announcement that all of their fighters will now be under an insurance policy. Before I get into my thoughts on it and why you should care about this if you’re a sports fan, here are the highlights…
Verbal Submission: MMA Power Rankings

Music to listen to: Un Buitre Amable Me Pico (live) by the Omar Rodriguz-Group Heavyweight ranking: 1) Cain Velasquez (next opponent: TBA) 2) Junior Dos Santos (next fight vs. Brock Lesnar) 3) Fabricio Werdum (next fight vs. Alistair Overeem) 4) Brock Lesnar (next fight vs. Junior Dos Santos) 5) Shane Carwin (next fight vs. Jon Olav…
Verbal Submission: UFC 129 Review

Video to watch: Steven Seagal being Steven Seagal after UFC 129 Here are my quick thoughts on UFC 129: -Jose Aldo is human but still a world-class fighter Coming into UFC 129, there were some that believed that the best pound-for-pound fighter on the card may not necessarily be Georges St. Pierre or at least…
Backdoor Cut: NBA Playoff Review 1

Music to listen to: Black History Month by Death from Above 1979 I saw DFA 1979’s performance at Coachella this year and was reminded of how good of a band this was. Thankfully the fellas have reunited and are touring this summer. Anyway, we’re now throughly into the conference semifinals of the NBA playoffs and…