December 2011
2 posts
TOUGH CALLS: UFC 140
Yes, it’s the return of the column that’s currently 4-1, thanks to Rick ‘Bedtime’ Story. I’m if anything less confident about this week’s picks, but sheer luck dictates that I ought to get two right. So. The big question for Saturday is: has anything in Lyoto Machida’s notoriously karate-saturated upbringing prepared him for a fighter like Jon Jones? The part of me that saw Bloodsport when I was...
TUF 14 FINALE: TASTE MY BRITISH ELBOWS*
There’s a saying in BJJ that when a black belt gets punched in the face once, he’s a brown belt. When he gets punched twice, he’s a purple belt. If that’s true, Diego Brandao must be some belt I haven’t heard of yet, because he got punched across the entire visible spectrum and still uncorked one of the sweetest armbars in fracture-clinic history. It was a good night for solid BJJ, and Tony...
