By MMA Writter-James Gilliland I’ve always been a big fan of action movies. Growing up in the 90’s I would go to the video store by my house and rent a cheesy action movie that went straight to VHS.  They were all kinds of movies that had the same plot. Another common thing about these [...]

As an MMA writer and observer I have read quite a few books pertaining to the sport. I have learned some interesting things about the promotions that have come and gone. It’s hard to know what’s true and what’s not when you don’t have any hard evidence that certain things took place. An example of [...]

I was going to blog about the Ultimate Fighter reality show and local fighters that were going to try out for it. But, I just got an update that two of the three fighters I had heard about are not trying out. So, I wonder why they weren’t going for the big opportunity that comes [...]

The heavyweight division has always been the most distinguished division in combat sports. In boxing, there were great fighters like Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, and Rocky Marciano. In MMA, you have Fedor Emelianenko, Randy Couture, and Brock Lesnar. As for the valley MMA scene there is maybe a hand full of heavyweights. The only local [...]