Category Archives: Commentary

Taking Care

Posted on August 9, 2020 by moaimartialarts

Given the state of the world in 2020, I’ve been thinking a lot about care lately—for self, for others, for society, for the planet. This thinking, perhaps paradoxically, lead me to think of martial arts. Continue reading →

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UFC 194: The Granddaddy of Them All

Posted on December 5, 2015 by ALar

Here we are only a 7 days away from the biggest UFC card of the year and I am FINALLY making my triumphant return to outlandish MMA prognostications! With every major media outlet ramping up their UFC coverage, I thought … Continue reading →

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Why can’t we have nice things?

Posted on April 28, 2015 by ALar

With our imaginary combat sports adversary boxing quickly approaching its biggest event in damn near decades, we sit here as MMA fans with our heads in our hands. Why can’t we have nice things!? Our greatest Champion is on the … Continue reading →

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Why isn’t Anthony Pettis a superstar?

Posted on March 11, 2015 by ALar

How come THAT DUDE isn’t a budding MMA superstar? Sure, the cage combat faithful are jazzed up that Pretty Tony is returning to the cage this weekend, but why hasn’t he crossed over to become the Hollywood-esque martial artist we … Continue reading →

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The Ronda Show: A Glimpse at the UFC 184 Main Event

Posted on February 27, 2015 by ALar

As MMA fans, we should cherish every single time Ronda Rousey fights. She isn’t going to be here forever. Even with her budding star power and excellent displays of brutality, it’s still hard to get amped up for this weekend’s … Continue reading →

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Can 35-year-old Frank Mir capture ‘Bigfoot’ Silva?

Posted on February 20, 2015 by ALar

The answer is no. Simply, no. In most of my blogs, I try to take a deep dive into the strategy and backstory behind UFC main events. For this one, I am going to more or less ask HOW and … Continue reading →

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No love: Prepare yourself for some Brandon Thatch scented violence!

Posted on February 11, 2015 by ALar

Why go see 50 Shades of Grey this weekend when there is some ol’ fashioned cage fighting going down in Colorado?!? A little Rocky Mountain MMA has all the roughness, ruckus, and sadism you could ever ask for! My loyal … Continue reading →

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No More Heroes

Posted on February 4, 2015 by ALar

We all know what news broke last night. As an MMA fan and supporter, it was saddening. Disappointing, even. I’ll be damned if it wasn’t totally sobering. One of our stars, our most lethal hero, one of the last mythical … Continue reading →

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#HotTake: Daniel Cormier will DISMANTLE Jon Jones

Posted on January 2, 2015 by ALar

It’s going down. This Saturday night has that special tingly feeling about it. That feeling that only comes around once in a blue moon in today’s MMA landscape. Ever since the “Year of the Superfight” was declared, I was expecting … Continue reading →

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Weekend Fight Watch: Triple Threat!

Posted on December 12, 2014 by ALar

How much spare time do the MMA decision makers think us fight fans have? This weekend alone there will be THREE reasonably populated MMA cards that could make for a long few days on the couch for the average fight … Continue reading →

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