Celebrity Boxing: A Fad?

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The latest former somebody to get their rear handed to them in the ring was Major League Baseball power hitter Jose Canseco. Known in his heyday for pummeling the baseball, Canseco earned even more notoriety in 2005 when he admitted to using steroids. Of course, this was no surprise to anyone who had ever seen [...]


MMA Retirement: Who’s Next?

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After sixteen years, several belts, and one faux retirement, Frank Shamrock announced his official retirement from MMA in June. His announcement comes at an interesting time in the sports history: the old guard, dominated by men like Shamrock, his adopted brother Ken, Randy Couture, and the Gracie family, is on its way out. At thirty [...]


Fight of the Year: The Rematch

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Whether you love him or hate him, Brock Lesnar is here to stay. The mammoth ex-WWE fighter has both entranced and enraged MMA fans when he brazenly left his career in the world of wrestling to try his hand at the real thing, and his fight in June against contender Shane Carwin has left many [...]


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