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No list of top Canadian fighters is complete without mentioning Georges St-Pierre. In fact, you might as well dismiss any such list that doesn’t feature GSP at the top. He has a professional record of 20-2 with 14 of those wins coming in the UFC, recognized as the predominant mma organization in the world. He’s sitting on a seven-win streak with four successful title defenses. There is currently no viable contender for the welterweight belt. That, in itself, is an indication of how dominant he is.

So much has been written about Georges St-Pierre, it seems to be a disservice to the other promising and talented Canadian fighters who rarely get any attention. So here we are with a list of top Canadian fighters other than Georges St-Pierre. Read more »

This Saturday at UFC 115 in Vancouver, Canada, former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin sets out to continue his rise back to a title shot.    To most casual fans, the name Rich Franklin doesn’t conjure up many memories of who his personality is and what his accolades as a combat fighter entail.

His nickname, “Ace”, is derived from his resemblance to Canadian actor/comedian Jim Carrey, who played a character named “Ace Ventura” in the film of the same name. And this is how many mma fans know Franklin – as a Jim Carrey lookalike.

Franklin has 32 professional mma fights.  He’s 26-5, with 14 knockouts and 9 submission wins.  That’s impressive in itself, considering he’s defeated guys like Wanderlei Silva, Matt Hamill, Yusin Okami, Evan Tanner (twice), Ken Shamrock, and Marvin Eastman. Read more »

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Within the past two or three years, the heavyweight division in mixed martial arts (mma) has had a rebirth of a sort. During the quiet years of mixed martial arts, it appeared that it wasn't as many talented fighters  in comparison to today's numbers.  And with that, the talent pool was hit and miss, especially in the big boy division. There simply wasn't any true heavyweight that was able to garner the attention of the casual fan, which is the fanbase that has recently fueled the rebirth of mma.  And as we've seen with boxing, if there's not one or two dominating and well-known heavyweights, the entire sport seems to border on the realm of obscurity to the general masses. Read more »

All eyes will be on Vancouver June 12 when the city hosts its first major sanctioned mma event. And it doesn’t get more “major” than the UFC, who took it upon themselves to lobby the local government for sanctioning. They’ve held three events in Montréal and want very desperately to expand through all of Canada, to take advantage of the second largest mma audience in the world. The Vancouver show is a milestone. So why did we get stuck with such a boring card?

No offence to the fighters involved – I know they train their asses off to get in that octagon and provide the fans with great entertainment. But the matchups on this card are actually somewhat worse than the matchups on the card at UFC 114, which turned out to be quite a snoozefest. I talk about that Read more »

When I turn on mma, I want to watch two guys (or two women) fight. I don’t tune in to see them lay on each other. There are plenty of sites on the internet where I can see that sort of thing….

As a fan, I want to be entertained. The UFC gives out a monetary award to fighters who have an entertaining fight. No fighter has ever won the Fight of the Night honours by laying on another fighter for fifteen minutes. It’s boring. Read more »

Dong Hyun Kim (Korea)---still undeated (13-0; 6 ko's)

The totals below are inclusive, considering that they do not include deductions for items such as taxes, licenses, and insurance.  As well, the totals do not include money paid to the fighter by their sponsors, which usually amount to a substantial portion of a fighter’s income.   And I’m sure they get a small cut of the revenue generated by ppv sales. Read more »

The month of May has ended for fight fans, as we were treated to an assortment of elite and very intriguing match ups.  Both boxing and mma delivered this month in supplying us with something to watch almost every weekend and even during weekdays.

There was not a day this month that we weren’t bombarded with breaking news about the Rampage vs. Rashad match.   And the Floyd Mayweather vs. Shane Mosley fight was one of the most anticipated boxing match ups – probably since Mike Tyson’s heyday.

In the month of May 2010, this is the lineup of big fights that we enjoyed: Read more »

UFC 115 will be held in Vancouver, BC, Canada on Saturday June 12, 2010. It is the first sanctioned mma event to be held in the province of British Columbia and the fourth sanctioned event in all of Canada, where the sport is technically illegal, due mostly to outdated laws.

Dana White, president of the UFC, has said repeatedly that Canada is the second largest market, outside the United States, for mma. This is backed up by phenomenal pay-per-view buys across the country. (The sport is illegal to stage in Canada, but not Read more »

Rashad Evans

Has the Rampage/Rashad trash talking gone too far?

As with most mma events, Rashad Evans and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson have been trading pre-fight trash-talk. Like most fans, I love it! There is almost an art and beauty to this method of hyping a fight and trying to get under each other’s skin that is beautiful to watch and listen to. But recent comments by Evans make me wonder if he may have taken things a step too far.

Rashad was given a chance to backtrack his recent comments by mma reporter Ariel Helwani, however, Evans stated that he didn’t regret anything he said. Read more »