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Passing The Guard: UFC on Fox 4 Thoughts
Music to listen to: Blood on the Motorway by DJ Shadow Some quick thoughts on UFC on Fox 4: -It wasn’t a good night for Phil Davis. The last time that the UFC was on Fox, Davis was in the main event against Rashad Evans in a light heavyweight title eliminator that could…
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Passing the Guard: UFC on Fox 4 Preview
Music to listen to: Parallels by Yes Quick predictions for UFC on Fox 4: Shogun Rua over Brandon Vera by TKO 4th round: I think that Rua’s overall aggressiveness will make Vera wilt under the pressure and the Brazilian gets the advantage in the championship rounds. Vera is a very talented fighter and arguably…
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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 …
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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…
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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…
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Passing the Guard: UFC 140 Preview
Music to listen to: Renegades of Funk by Rage Against the Machine Heard an interview with Tom Morello of Rage with Aisha Tyler on her pod cast and was reminded me how much I enjoyed the band years ago and starting looking back. Enjoy. Jon Jones vs. Lyoto Machida: Tonight’s battle for the light heavyweight…
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