Ahh Spring. That magical time of year when the snow begins to melt and the world springs back to life. Flowers bloom, birds return from their sojourn to the south,…

Thomas Almeida is rightfully touted as the “next big thing” at bantamweight, and I’d argue he already is. A sensational, come from behind knockout against veteran Brad Pickett pushes his…

I have spent the last week being inundated with news from ComicCon, and writing about trailers for movies that won’t come out for another year. I’ve taken it all with…

A reader recently reminded me of a huge issue that we face today in the martial arts community: for dozens of years American martial artists have viewed martial arts with…

This week’s Smackdown kicked off with a nice tribute to the late “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, who lived in Portland for years. His family is at ringside. Seth Rollins starts off…

Not since the anti-climax of the legendary Rashad Evans-Rampage Jackson feud has a main event disappointed so many. But unlike the most disappointing grudge match in history, the outcome of…