Crying in the shower has been the de facto way to show your sorrow for years now. It was initially made famous by Dr Tobias Funke in California around the turn of the century and has made it’s way into the lexicon of of dramatic emotional displays ever since. What happened when Fedor lost to
The next EA MMA Live Broadcast is knocking on our collective doorsteps, so you better rush into our terry cloth bathrobes, find your bifocals and waddle over to the front door and answer it, because if you don’t EA and MiddleEasy will kick it in and demand something delicious to eat and drink while we
Getting a promo video for a Genghis Con created MMA documentary series is like going to Whole Foods Market on free gourmet food sample day. Always visually appealing and full of palate pleasing tasty goodness- the only difference is one tantalizes your brain, eyes and ears while the other dances a yummy dance across your
There are times in life when you just have to accept the cards you have been dealt and say to yourself, “it is what it is.” Anthony Pettis is in such a situation. After earning his WEC championship title shot at the end of last year and during the absorption of the WEC into the
[div class=”notice” class2=”icon”]The following is from an article on DstryrSG, part of the MiddleEasy Network.[/div] We’ve noticed a big push recently by the young, world class grapplers to stake claims on the internet through social media and personal websites. It’s a great sign that the sport is expanding and it’s athletes are responding. Sure, we
If this is the type of stuff we can expect in a post-ZUFFA Strikeforce, then sign me up. Call me a ZUFFA zombie as long as we can see more gnarly apocalyptic posters being produced. The only thing that’s missing is Josh Barnett’s silhouette atop the spewing magma, adorned in an iron-spiked suit of armor.
[div class=”notice” class2=”icon”]The following is from an article on MMA-Japan, part of the MiddleEasy Network.[/div] The Dream Fight for Japan BWGP Finals are shaping up to be another exciting event for the promotion, their second event of the year. The final round features the Ashkan Judan, Masakazu Imanari against Hideo Tokoro. This will certainly be
Kurt Pellegrino is a funny guy. I mean, he nicknamed himself Batman and conducts interviews in the shower. The term ‘UFC veteran’ is bandied about too often, however with a 16-6 career, twelve fights in the Octagon and five Fight of the Night or Submission of the Night honours, Kurt is the epitome of a
[div class=”notice” class2=”icon”]The following is from an article on LiverKick.com, part of the MiddleEasy Network.[/div] You’ll remember last week It’s Showtime sent out an announcement that they would be possibly taking legal action against K-1 for a total of $400,000+ that is owed to It’s Showtime fighters. This all came after It’s Showtime announced It’s
There’s a video of myself interviewing Dan Henderson and being dis-invited to his annual summer BBQ before I even asked for an invitation. Dan knew that I was in the process of grovelling and he shut-off all means of communication by quickly walking away. I managed to chase him down and asked him about the
If your name isn’t Scott Smith or Rampage Jackson, then it’s hard to take a direct punch to the face and it’s even more difficult to take a mat to the face. Some people call it a ‘faceplant’, but once botanists develop the technology to place actual faces on plants, that term will have to
Every job has high and low points, but when your job is to spar with the pro fighters at the Team Nogueira training centre, the lows are that you get kicked by Anderson Silva a lot. You can weigh up the pros and cons for yourself. Roberto Corvo already weighed them up and decided that
Choosing a name for your pet is a potential minefield. You want something that will not only look really cool on veterinary forms but also a name you won’t be embarrassed to shout in public when your new pet disappears because someone left the door open again. Phil Davis found a solution to this problem
[div class=”notice” class2=”icon”]The following is from an article on DstryrSG, part of the MiddleEasy Network.[/div] As most frequent followers of our site already know, I’m a fan of Eddie Bravo and his “System.” As of late I have seen pieces of “The Twister” become more and more popular in big competitions. The Twister Roll can
I’m sure you’ve probably stayed up late at night in order to figure out what type of name ‘Chael Sonnen’ is. His mother chose his first name because it was the last five letters of the name ‘Michael’. As far his last name, Sonnen’s are heavily distributed throughout Texas and Pennsylvania. The last name originated
Shogun doesn’t care about Jon Jones, the horse he rode in on or Eddie Murphy’s couch. He also doesn’t care how your girlfriend copes with her life debilitating Shogun Rua obsession. He just wants the belt and he’s willing to do anything to get it, including returning to the octagon to face Bones Jones once