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This article has been submitted by Kyle “Free Lunch” Norton and is a weekly feature here at The ODC. UFC Fight Night 13 Recap Kenny Florian put himself one step closer to getting back into title contention on April 2nd with a win over the always-tough Joe Lauzon. Florian looked polished and vicious at the [...]

This article has been submitted by Kyle “The Anti-Virus” Norton and is the debut of a new series on non-UFC MMA promotions. As any hardcore MMA fan remembers, one of the most popular topics of debate in Internet forums was the UFC vs. Pride debate. Who had better rules? Who had the best fighters? Who [...]

This article has been submitted by “The Anti-Virus” Kyle Norton.April 2nd will mark the thirteenth iteration of UFC Fight Night on Spike TV, headlined by a duel between fighters with two of the worst nicknames in the business, Kenny “Ken-Flo” Florian and Joe “J-Lau” Lauzon. This will be the UFC’s first trip to the state [...]

This week in MMA is a weekly feature submitted by Kyle Norton. UFC Fight Night 13 – KenFlow – J-Lau With WEC 33 wrapped up, Zuffa will launch its next event in five days. UFC Fight Night 13 is headlined by a lightweight showdown between BJJ black belt and Sityodtong Muay Thai fighter Kenny Florian [...]

This Week in MMA is a weekly feature submitted by Kyle “Nortron” Norton. • The first round of Dream’s Lightweight Grand Prix was contested this week at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan in front of a sell-out crowd of 19,000. The night showcased the exciting nature of Japanese mixed martial arts in Dream’s [...]

This Week in MMA is a weekly feature submitted by Kyle Norton. • Rumors have run rampant over the past few weeks regarding Fedor Emelianenko’s contract status with M-1 Global. Since its founding in October of 2007, M-1 is yet to run its first independent event, having only run a co-promotion with K-1 Hero’s on [...]

This article has been submitted by MMA specialist Kyle Norton. Normally it will appear every Sunday, but today is a special Wednesday debut. Welcome to the delayed debut of This Week in MMA (TWIMMA). Every Sunday, I will cover the top stories from the week in mixed martial arts. • Anderson Silva cemented himself as [...]

This article has been submitted by Kyle “The Anti-Virus” Norton Other than the main event, UFC 82 – Pride of a Champion lacked marquee bouts especially when compared to the recently announced UFC 84 card That being said, it was a great night of fights. The middleweight division crowned an undisputed champion, a new heavyweight [...]

This article has been submitted by MMA fighter Kyle Norton. This Saturday, Dan Henderson will get a second chance to become a UFC champion and unify his Pride FC belt but this time around it will be in the Middleweight division. No other fight on this card needs any hype to sell this event because [...]

This article has been submitted by steroid-free Kyle Norton. Sean “the Muscle Shark” Sherk returns to action May 24th in Las Vegas after a less-than-voluntary nine month lay-off. After defending his title on July 4th, 2007 with a convincing decision win over Hermes Franca, the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC), suspended Sherk for testing positive [...]