January 24, 2012
Chael Sonnen is fighting Michael Bisping this weekend. I’m sure you know this, but do you care? I wrote at the end of 2011 that many experts in the sport were concerned about the UFC’s plan to run 34 live events in 2012. Add in...
January 20, 2012
This Week: A conversation with legendary cut man Jacob “Stitch” Duran along with all the news from Strikeforce and the UFC. Clinch Gear Radio with Jeff Dotseth and “The Fight Professor” Stephen Quadros airs LIVE every Wednesday from 4pm-6pm ET on Sirius 94 and XM...
December 26, 2011
Everybody has heard the saying “absence makes the heart grow fonder” and that is the way I felt last week as I took a break from MMA and hosted a local sports talk radio show here in San Diego. It’s what I have done most...
December 19, 2011
Cris “Cyborg” Santos confirmed her spot as best female fighter in the world with a 16 second blowout over Hiroko Yamanaka Saturday night in San Diego. It was an excellent performance that in the end may be a bad thing for the future of women’s...
October 25, 2011
I’m an idiot. Whoa! Calm down…not all the time, but over the last couple of weeks I was proven to be an idiot for asking the question “Is there too much MMA (UFC) available right now?”I asked the question on Clinch Gear Radio wondering if...
September 12, 2011
Last week saw two of the most confusing and head scratching days in the Zuffa era of the UFC. Wednesday afternoon, we heard the news that Nick Diaz had been bumped from his main event with George St Pierre at UFC 137. As the story...
August 15, 2011
If you have ever listened to Clinch Gear Radio, you will often hear Stephen Quadros and me talking about “celebrity fights”. Those are fights that feature guys who are popular, but may not always be the best fighters. I am a big believer in exciting...
August 1, 2011
Forty-eight hours later, I think anybody who was in the Sears Center is still buzzing about the fight between Dan Henderson and Fedor Emelianenko. It seemed to be one of those fights that fans dream about, but never really expect to happen because of the...
June 27, 2011
26 seconds. 26 seconds was all it took for a total momentum swing in the fight between Pat Barry and Cheick Kongo and for questions to be asked about what is next for both guys. The UFC on Versus card got off to a shaky...
May 16, 2011
I’m trying to like Bellator, I really am, but the management of the promotion seems to try to do everything in their power to make it impossible. It starts with the fights being on MTV2. It makes no sense to put your fights on a...