Let me preface all of this with an admission – I have a gambling problem.

I will bet on just about anything that can remotely be considered a sport and any angle of that competition. I was down a grand by the time the anthem was over at the Super Bowl and I have an open bet with anyone that a bengal tiger would beat a giraffe in the Ultimate Animal Fight Championship (UAFC) that I hope to launch some day in the less legally reststrictive confines of Uzbekistan. Read More

Remember the build up to Affliction Banned? Donald Trump proclaiming a sellout at every turn, Tito Ortiz set to announce his allegiance to the Affliction brand, Randy and Fedor a lock for the sequel to Banned. Read More

I went to a party a few weeks ago where the headliner was The Iron Sheik.

Yes, the Iron Sheik. Read More

I listened.

I already knew the punch line but wanted to hear someone else describe it so I could jump in at the end and pound the table with my fist along with everyone else who was hearing about it for the first time. Read More

So there I was at UFC91 in Las Vegas.

A break in the action so I make a dash to grab some peanuts, beer and a sausage (seriously, can’t the MGM stock some pizza or something other than peanuts and giant pretzels?).

As I walk up the stairs the cameras are flashing, the crowd is rising to their feet and I think, wow, finally I am getting some recognition for my work in the publishing field of mixed martial arts. Read More

Brock Lesnar is the UFC Heavyweight champion along with Antonio “Big Nog” Nogueira.

Lesnar holds the UFC heavyweight belt – does that make sense?

In a sport that is vying with boxing for pay per view ratings supremacy and mainstream acceptance, someone with a grand total of four professional fights is on top of the premier division in the sport. Read More

At the weigh-ins we booed Brock Lesnar as he expected going up against a legend in the sport.

We were all there cheering “Randy! Randy! Randy!” throughout the fight.

With any momentum he would gather we would jump out of our seats to see if he could bring the big man down. Read More

Ok, now that I have your attention let’s debate Cote vs. Silva going the distance.

I have heard all of speculation that what we witnessed last night was Anderson Silva jogging on the treadmill at a “5″ instead of a “10″ and simply don’t buy it. Silva is a professional that has worked his entire life to be at the pinnacle of his sport and had everything to lose last night with little to gain – he is too smart to mail in any of his fights and risk an upset. Read More