Category Archives: Commentary

Passion and Warfare: How to Stay True to Your Fighting Spirit

Posted on September 5, 2013 by moaimartialarts

When I was a teenager, I was sort of obsessed with guitarist Steve Vai.  His wild, fiery rock and roll playing is outrageously technical, and, some say, a tad overwrought.  But his craziest runs are often balanced by quieter, thoughtful … Continue reading →

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3 Events, 7 Days: The Brazilian Finale

Posted on September 3, 2013 by ALar

I’m dragging, barely functioning, but I will still answer the call for my loyal readers! If you watched this weekend’s UFC 164 card, there was no doubt that you were entertained by a tantalizing night of fights. If you ask … Continue reading →

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3 Events, 7 Days: Part Deux!

Posted on August 29, 2013 by ALar

ALar previews UFC 164: Henderson v. Pettis II With all this UFC action, my blogging fingers are growing weary, but I will fight through the pain and deliver for you, my loyal readers! This Saturday the UFC is throwing one … Continue reading →

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3 Events, 7 Days: Part One!

Posted on August 27, 2013 by ALar

UFC Fight Night 27: Condit v. Kampmann Rejoice! I have returned from a diet destroying bender on the Outer Banks to grace you with my eloquent MMA prose once again! A big shout out to the boss for some top-notch … Continue reading →

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Ready for Launch: A Preview of the UFC debut on FOX Sports 1

Posted on August 14, 2013 by ALar

New Channel. Same Octagon. Well, well, well… We are a house divided here at Moai Martial Arts. One of us will be in attendance at this Saturday’s so-called UFC Fight Night 26: Sonnen v. Shogun, while the other one of … Continue reading →

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Four Big Reasons to Watch World Series of Fighting 4

Posted on August 9, 2013 by ALar

In case you aren’t as plugged in to the world of MMA as some of us, upstart promotion World Series of Fighting is putting on a seriously impressive card this Saturday night on NBC Sports Network. If the recent lackluster … Continue reading →

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UFC 163: Dragons and Zombies in Brazil!

Posted on August 2, 2013 by ALar

So we are letting Zombies fight in cages now? Cool with me. So this Saturday, the UFC begins a barrage of Pay Per View title fights that will take us to the end of 2013. In the Main Event of … Continue reading →

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UFC on FOX: Johnson v. Moraga Preview

Posted on July 26, 2013 by ALar

The Calm Before the Storm Haven’t heard about this Saturday’s FREE UFC on FOX card yet? I don’t blame you. The UFC hasn’t exactly been throwing down the big bucks on promotion for this weekend’s event. With massive Pay Per … Continue reading →

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Upset Alert!

Posted on July 18, 2013 by ALar

Which UFC Champ has the biggest chance to lose their belt in 2013? Now that calmer heads have prevailed and  the allegations of throwing fights and tanking have moved on to Internet forum oblivion, we can all be at rest … Continue reading →

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The Case for Chris Weidman

Posted on July 4, 2013 by ALar

Can the underdog really defeat the Spider on Saturday night? Nowadays, along with drinking PBR, wearing ironically large framed glasses, and smoking cloves, it seems like the cool thing to do is to pick Chris Weidman to upset UFC Middleweight … Continue reading →

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