Tag: ufc

• Passing the Guard: The Sports Inquirer MMA Power Rankings August 2014

  Music to listen to: Look of Love by Isaac Hayes   Its been a long frickin time since we did a mixed martial arts power rankings here on the Inquirer. That changes now. Heavyweight: 1) Cain Velasquez 2) Junior Dos Santos 3) Fabricio Werdum 4) Travis Browne 5) Antonio Silva Other contenders: Josh Barnett, Alistair…

  Etienne Marcel Pourtout

  August 2, 2014

• Verbal Submission: What we learned from UFC on Fox 12

  by E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor   Music to listen to: The Orange Peel DJ Mix by Found Atlantis   Here’s what we learned from UFC on Fox 12 last Saturday:   -Robbie Lawler needs an extended vacation before facing Johny Hendricks. Lawler is on the hottest streak of his career, culminating with a decisive decision…

  Etienne Marcel Pourtout

  July 27, 2014

• Passing the Guard: UFC 173 Preview and Bellator Thoughts

  Music to listen to: Youth (live) by Matisyahu Before we delve into UFC 173, some quick thoughts on Bellator 120   -I thought it was a decent effort for the promotion’s first foray into pay-per-views. Having Eddie Alvarez pull out of the main event lightweight title fight against Michael Chandler a week before the event…

  Etienne Marcel Pourtout

  May 21, 2014

• Passing the Guard: Lessons learned from UFC on Fox 11 and UFC 172 preview

    Music to listen to: Youth by Matisyahu Lessons learned from UFC on Fox 11 -Older dogs can learn new tricks in the evolution game. When you think of Fabricio Werdum, the first thoughts that come to mind usually relate to him being a solid pro, beating Fedor and having one of the best ground…

  Etienne Marcel Pourtout

  April 22, 2014

• Passing the Guard: MMA Power Rankings January 2014

    Music to listen to: Still of the Night by Whitesnake Been a long time since we’ve done a mixed martial arts Power Ranking. There have been new champions, injuries, future matchups announced and many other things. We’ll get to many of them below. Heavyweight 1) Cain Velasquez 2) Junior Dos Santos 3) Fabrico Werdum…

  Etienne Marcel Pourtout

  January 7, 2014

• The Sports Inquirer Podcast 33

  In this podcast, we discuss the NBA, NFL, college football, UFC, my experiences in Chicago and why complaining sports media members are Ruffling my Feathers. Audio link below:

  Etienne Marcel Pourtout

  December 13, 2013