Hubris, Thy Name Rousey
Rousey's loss to Amanda Nunes was a tragedy. Rousey's dominance was unlike anything the sport had seen. She became an icon - and icons inevitably crumble.
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All The Crooked Edges: Why Phil ‘CM Punk’ Brooks Debut Had Us Marked From The Start
This weekend, Phil 'CM Punk' Brooks makes his UFC debut. Check that, he makes his MMA debut. To even consider that they are one and the same is maddening. But nonetheless, like Santa Claus on December 24, like death, like taxes, it's coming.
Read MoreBlurred Lines: Conor McGregor Calls The Entire WWE 'Pussies' And Things Get Meta
The Notorious' Conor McGregor called the whole WWE roster 'p*ssies'. What a glorious case of the meta. In a single breath, McGregor blurs the lines of just how much pro wrestling and MMA influence the other, thus elevating both.
Read MoreBrrrrock Lesnar! Suplex City Returns To The Ocatagon. That's Not A Good Thing.
Brock Lesnar after losing the UFC Heavyweight belt to Cain Velasquez at UFC 121
Brock Lesnar, 5-3 in the UFC, returns from a four-and-a-half year hiatus at the age of 38 to a sport that has drastically evolved since his last fight - which was his second consecutive TKO loss - to face a former K-1 kickboxer who has knocked out a who’s-who of top competition during the same time frame Lesnar has been play-fighting on a reduced schedule.
Read MoreThe House That Faber Built: How The Potential Collapse of Team Alpha Male Parallels A Once-Great Gym Of the 1990's
The circumstances of Team Alpha Male’s fall from grace are well documented. But they are also nothing new. A similar collapse happened a decade earlier. Take a drive south on the I-5 from Sacramento and in less than an hour, you’ll find yourself in Lodi, California, home of the once-great Lion’s Den.
Read MoreHolly Holm Teaches Ronda Rousey The Art of War
We’re dumb. That’s the message you should take from Holly Holm’s upset over Ronda Rousey on Saturday. As fans, as analysts, as journalists — we’re all dumb. Sun Tzu was smart. He wrote a book some 2500 years ago that to this day is still quoted for its depth of wisdom as it relates to combat.
Read MoreIn The Shadow Of A Throne Of Bones
Daniel Cormier defends his interim light heavyweight title against Alexander ‘The Mauler’ Gustafsson. Both men fight in the shadow of the one inevitability that will remain as the arena lights dim on this fight: neither man has bested Jon ‘Bones’ Jones.
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