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If you’ve never heard of Ronda Rousey, then you’ve deprived yourself of the 2008 Bronze Olympic medalist judoka hailing from Santa Monica, California. Shame on you. If you could see my hand, I’m furiously shaking my finger at you in disgust. I’m also not wearing any pants while I write this, and I’m wrist deep

[div class=”notice” class2=”icon”]The following is from an article on DstryrSG, part of the MiddleEasy Network.[/div] Maybe it’s the lack of nutrients I’m experiencing at this moment after what can only be described as dangerous over-training, but I’m feeling a little edgy.  Thank god it’s Friday and we have tons of amazing BJJ/grappling stuff to check

For everyone that has been proclaiming there is no MMA on this weekend, they’re clearly out of their minds. Skip the doctor’s office to get your brain thoroughly examined. It’s a waste of time. Instead, elect to receive one of Alexander Shlemenko’s spinning back fist directly to your dome. You may awaken in a pool

Stockton, California is the city that never sleeps, but takes a lot of friggin’ weed naps. Nick Diaz knows what it’s like to use the hot water from the coffee machine at Circle K to make Cup-O-Noodles at two in the morning. We’ve all been there — and if you haven’t, I don’t think I

[div class=”notice” class2=”icon”]The following is from an article on LiverKick.com, part of the MiddleEasy Network.[/div] With K-1’s stunning silence throughout the year 2011 there is no doubt that Dutch promotion It’s Showtime has picked up the slack that K-1 left and then some. It’s Showtime has grown from a smaller organization that promoted a few

If you ever find yourself in a nightclub surrounded by UFC fighters, the best plan is probably to introduce yourself, maybe ask for a picture or two and then let the guys enjoy their night. Don’t act up and hassle them for too long because nobody wants to be ‘that guy’. Oh, another thing to

I am a married man. For this very reason I have been assigned this article by Zeus, who says my brain works differently now that I have a signed marriage certificate that resides in the same closet that I keep my dog’s food in. Zeus is wrong you see, my brain is no different than

The week is nearly over. Get ready to slam the door shut on your respective employer and join our Friday Morning MMA Link Party. In fact, the party has already started. Don’t worry, we still have an ample amount of MMA links for you to enjoy. Potato salad is outside on the table. Be sure

Welcome to our new feature here on MiddleEasy.com: ‘Dzilla Breaks it Down’. Tim Kennedy teaches us how to cook angry yet delicious meals, Yves Edwards blesses us with the wisdom only a Thug Jitsu Master can provide, and our BFF Damarques Johnson will now break it down for us like the written equivalent to Ozone

There is a really, really good chance Fightville is going to be one of the best MMA documentaries in existence. When I spoke to the creator of the film Michael Tucker last month I could feel his excitement about the film overflowing in our conversation. In my own personal opinion, which you did not ask

Death, the final frontier? I don’t really plan on dying, but if I did I wouldn’t burden my loved ones with having to deal with my body too much. I’m not high maintenance in life or death. I just simply want to be stuffed and put in a prominent area for display. Maybe in that

Jeff Curran has been there, man. From WEC, to the UFC, Strikeforce, IFL, Bellator…Dude even fought Hioki to a decision back in Pride. Jeff Curran has been there and he wants to go back, but tonight he has business to take care of. Big Frog’s promotion, the XFO, will be headed back to the Sears

I don’t know what it’s like to have your intestine leaking into your stomach and I hope I never will. Having your intestine leak into your stomach must be the same sensation you got when you found out wrestling wasn’t real — except 50x worst and, well, your intestine is leaking into your friggin stomach.

It’s fair to say the collective lightweight divisions of the American MMA landscape are deeper than Billy Robinson’s voice. None more so than the UFC who absorbed the WEC roster. Former Pancrase lightweight champion and SRC/Sengoku veteran Maximo Blanco has signed with SuckerPunch Entertainment, management home of many familiar UFC and Strikeforce names such as

[div class=”notice” class2=”icon”]The following is from an article on FighterXFashion, part of the MiddleEasy Network.[/div] Forget the dookie rope chain, it’s time to take a page out of Quinton Jackson’s wardrobe with this official UFC Rampage Jackson Chain. A plastic replica of the chain link typically worn by Rampage during his walkouts, here’s your chance