Category Archives: MMA

Strikefarce: The End of the Road

Posted on January 11, 2013 by ALar

Strikefarce: The End of the Road Words by ALar It isn’t easy to sit down and attempt to chronicle the demise of a once prosperous MMA promotion. In a day and age where the UFC is the king of all … Continue reading →

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UFC 155 Preview: Dos Santos v. Velasquez Dos

Posted on December 28, 2012 by ALar

ALar’s UFC 155 Preview Here we are in the final days of 2012 and one of the biggest (metaphorically and physically) fights of the year is going down on Saturday night. Like most other events in 2012, this card has … Continue reading →

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The Inaugural Moai Martial Arts Year-end MMA Awards!

Posted on December 20, 2012 by ALar

The 1st Annual M.M.A. Year-End MMA Awards Hosted by none other than ALar Everyone and their mother across the Mixed Martial Arts blogosphere is cranking out some sort of year-end award list to commerorate the year that was. I figured … Continue reading →

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Weekend Fight Watch: December 14th

Posted on December 13, 2012 by ALar

Free Fights Galore! After being treated to a heck of a card last Saturday (I am still crying over BJ Penn’s loss…) the UFC is turning around and putting together, not one, but two free cards this weekend on two … Continue reading →

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ALar’s UFC on Fox 5 Preview

Posted on December 7, 2012 by ALar

Christmas comes early to fight fans! Hands down this is the best MMA card to ever be on free TV. Dana White has stated that multiple times in the lead up to this stacked evening of fights, and we have … Continue reading →

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The ‘Baddest Man on the Planet’: A Chronology

Posted on December 4, 2012 by ALar

The Baddest Man on the Planet: A Chronology By Alex Larsen All things considered, any man that wants to step into a ring or cage and fight another dude is a ‘Bad man’ in my book.  The title ‘Baddest Man … Continue reading →

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Anderson Silva Eat Your Heart Out

Posted on November 28, 2012 by moaimartialarts

This video of Jean-Claude Van Damme and GSP is a little too cool for a mere tweet. Yeah, clearly The Muscles from Brussels is taking a page from Steven Seagal’s playbook by hitching his wagon to an MMA star. So … Continue reading →

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The Seth Davis Predicament: How do we educate?

Posted on November 20, 2012 by ALar

Depending on how tuned in to the MMA Twittersphere you are, you may or may not have seen a conversation between Ariel Helwani and CBS College Hoops broadcaster Seth Davis yesterday morning. Davis let loose some inflammatory and somewhat degrading … Continue reading →

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ALar’s UFC 154 Preview: He’s Baaaaaaaaaackkk!

Posted on November 15, 2012 by ALar

Dana White can utter just two tiny words to sell Saturday night’s UFC 154 Pay Per View to the masses: “He’s Back.” Saturday night in Montreal, Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre returns to the cage for the first time since … Continue reading →

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Poetry in Motion

Posted on November 13, 2012 by moaimartialarts

I generally consider this a family-friendly blog, but please indulge me this PG-13 rated post. (It’s really not that bad!) First, a story. Teaching high school English is my day job, and we recently held an assembly on how to … Continue reading →

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