“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” – John Wooden The Wizard of Westwood, otherwise known as the late and great John Wooden helped established UCLA as one of the most storied and accomplished NCAA Basketball programs of all-time.  Wooden spent nearly three decades coaching, but ...

 August 7th, 2010 marked one of the most important dates in the UFC history. This was the night that Anderson “The Spider” Silva, arguably the second most invincible MMA fighter ever (beside Fedor Emelianenko), showed weakness.  For over four rounds, his opponent Chael Sonnen dominated the fight on the ground with superb wrestling.  For 20 minutes all of us were thinking, was this Sonnen guy with 10 career ...

The UFC credits most of its success to marketable fighters who know how to put on good entertainment for their fans.  The only reason to spend more than fifty bucks to watch a PPV event is for the unmatchable entertainment it provides.  Like all sports, big names mean big financial returns for the teams and for the organizations.  There was a decade long issue in Major League Baseball where the best and mos ...

In every sport there are athletes who elevate to a level of greatness that us fans call: phenomenal. The UFC officially has its new phenom with its Light Heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones. For a 24-year old, Jones is considered a kid in this sport of men, but his age has yet to prove to be a weakness. Jon Jones is the real deal, and all fans should fully expect him to dominate this division for time to ...

This Saturday the UFC returns to Atlanta for arguably the most significant fight of the year so far. Light Heavyweight champ Jon “Bones” Jones looks to defend his title against former champ Rashad Evans. Evans will surely be the toughest challenge to date for Jones, which makes this title bout that much more exciting. And lets not forget the fact that these two fighters used to be training partners and frie ...

#5: Rampage Jackson – Light heavyweight Quinton “Rampage” Jackson is known as a heavy-handed, hotheaded, and shit talking competitor: all great qualities of your typical bro.  Although his fighting days may be numbered, Jackson has already left his mark on the sport of MMA and has shown that guys like him don’t shit from anyone and have no problem being a complete d-bag in doing so. If that wasn’t enough, R ...

  #9: Frankie Edgar (14 – 2 – 1)  Frankie Edgar has had quite the past two years inside the Octagon. He went from being a relatively unknown rising star, to a hero who twice dethroned BJ Penn, to having to defend his newly acquired belt against the same foe two consecutive times, to lastly losing his Lightweight belt this year. Edgar has been told he will be having a rematch with Ben Henderson for the belt, ...