Posted by Marc Staehling on 12th March 2008
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By Marc Staehling
Of the ten(the list started at eleven, but as I accurately predicted, Jake O’Brien lost) active fighters with unblemished octagon records, four are them are from the light heavyweight division. For several years the 205 lb. class has been the prestige division. Guys like Liddell, Ortiz, and Couture are responsible for the biggest shows(from an economic standpoint) in the company’s history. These four “UFC Warriors”, as Bruce Buffer would say, show the depth and diversity of the UFC’s marquee division.
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Posted by Marc Staehling on 20th February 2008
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By Marc Staehling
There are only eleven men actively fighting in the UFC, who have never tasted defeat in the Octagon. Last week we looked at the lightweights and welterweights, this week we take a glance at the middles and heavy. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Marc Staehling on 13th February 2008
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By Marc Staehling
Having a lengthy career in mixed martial arts without losing a single fight is a rare, nigh impossible feat to accomplish. The legendary Fedor Emelianenko has a blemish on his record. Chuck Liddell, Matt Hughes, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Wanderlei Silva, down the line you go of all the great warriors and champions this sport has seen over the years, and they’ve all tasted defeat. This is one of the reasons why the sport is so exciting and fun to watch. One false move, and you can be concussed with a single strike, or have a limb broken in the blink of an eye.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship currently has eleven active fighters on the roster who are undefeated at 3-0 or better in the octagon. Five of these eleven are not only undefeated in the UFC, but in their MMA careers. Let’s take a look at the lightweights and welterweights first shall we:
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Posted by Marc Staehling on 6th February 2008
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By Marc Staehling
Before getting knee deep into the lightweight rankings, I’d like to take a moment to acknowldge Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira’s historic feat this past weekend. He was already a legend, and a first-ballot hall of famer, but with his victory over Tim Sylvia on Saturday, “Minotauro” is most certainly, one of the greatest fighters of all time.
Ranking fighters is difficult business, especially the lightweight division. As I illustrated in Part One and Part Two, because of the vast array of fighters in various organizations fighting between 150 and 160 lbs, coming up with a definitive ranking is essentially impossible. What I can, and will do, is look at some online MMA rankings and offer my critique.
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Posted by Marc Staehling on 29th January 2008
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Posted by Marc Staehling on 15th January 2008
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It’s safe to say that the deepest, and most consistently entertaining division in mixed martial arts is the lightweight division. Just a glance at fight of the year candidates over the last several years and you’ll see a slough of classic lightweight bouts. Uno/Sato 5/99, Penn/Pulver 1/02, Sato/Nakayama 11/02, Uno/Hansen 3/05, Hansen/Azeredo 4/06, Gomi/Diaz 2/07, Griffin/Edgar 2/07 and Huerta/Guida 12/07 are just a sampling of the fantastic lightweight fights that have taken place over the last several years.
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Posted by Marc Staehling on 8th January 2008
With the beginning of 2008, we have been granted a brief respit between all the New Year’s Eve action and before an avalanche of fight-cards that really gets rolling with UFC 80 on January 19th. This hiatus gives us a chance to reflect on the year that was, and ponder what the new year will bring.
From a personal standpoint, easily my most memorable MMA moment of the year was attending UFC 79 in Las Vegas, my first ever live UFC event.
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