Underdog for Life - For much of his life, Forrest Griffin has been an underdog. Expectations were never too high for the former Ultimate Fighting Season 1 Champion, and that has been the primary reason for his success.  He flew underneath the radar on the hit reality show, only to walk away as the winner. In that epic final against Stephan Bonnar, Griffin showed the heart and grit that it takes to one day be a champion. That fight was three years ago, and it is just now that he is finally on the doorstep of a title bout. Read More…

For the Love of Money - When the UFC announced they had officially acquired PrideFC over a year ago, many thought that those fighters were far superior than the talent that the UFC had available. Also, the only reason that the UFC fighters were even in the same league was because they were in the United States and the UFC had established a monopoly here. Unfortunately, most of those fighters haven’t panned out except for current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. Read More…

Gunning for Title: Ready or Not - On Strikeforce’s Friday event, Josh Thomson finally got his opportunity to fight current Lightweight Champion Gilbert Melendez for his title. This highly anticipated matchup was initially slated to take place back in March, however a shoulder injury forced Thomson to pull out and have surgery. Thomson dominate Melendez and has has finally arrived, ready or not.

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