http://big-nasty.com Journalistic Insubordination Personified Mon, 19 Sep 2011 08:50:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 http://big-nasty.com/2011/04/ufc-129-new-start-time-shields-bandwagon-couture-and-judges-vs-machida/ http://big-nasty.com/2011/04/ufc-129-new-start-time-shields-bandwagon-couture-and-judges-vs-machida/#comments Sun, 01 May 2011 01:05:58 +0000 The Big Nasty Athletic Dept. http://big-nasty.com/?p=7790 UFC 129 goes live tonight, and while George St. Pierre is the clear favorite on the books, many MMA pundits have called for an upset tonight. Shields on paper is every bit as impressive as St. Pierre. ]]> http://big-nasty.com/2011/04/ufc-129-new-start-time-shields-bandwagon-couture-and-judges-vs-machida/feed/ 0 http://big-nasty.com/2011/03/ufc-128-jon-jones-is-good-like-ali-good/ http://big-nasty.com/2011/03/ufc-128-jon-jones-is-good-like-ali-good/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 06:08:49 +0000 The Big Nasty Athletic Dept. http://big-nasty.com/?p=7679 Jon Jones' dominating victory over PRIDE legend and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Mauricio "Shogun" Rua should not have come as a surprise despite Jones' youth and perceived inexperience. ]]> http://big-nasty.com/2011/03/ufc-128-jon-jones-is-good-like-ali-good/feed/ 0 http://big-nasty.com/2011/03/ufc-128-dont-call-it-a-preview/ http://big-nasty.com/2011/03/ufc-128-dont-call-it-a-preview/#comments Sun, 20 Mar 2011 01:10:23 +0000 The Big Nasty Athletic Dept. http://big-nasty.com/?p=7670 UFC 128 was supposed to see a surging challenger, in Rashad Evans, attempt to regain his light heavyweight championship from reigning champion and MMA legend Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua.]]> http://big-nasty.com/2011/03/ufc-128-dont-call-it-a-preview/feed/ 2 http://big-nasty.com/2011/03/ufc-128-weigh-ins-good-thing-jones-and-shogun-can-fight/ http://big-nasty.com/2011/03/ufc-128-weigh-ins-good-thing-jones-and-shogun-can-fight/#comments Sat, 19 Mar 2011 06:00:52 +0000 The Big Nasty Athletic Dept. http://big-nasty.com/?p=7653 The UFC 128 weigh-ins saw very little activity outside the standard fighter standing on a scale in his boxer fodder - and there really isn't much fodder for that type of activity at all, nor should there be. ]]> http://big-nasty.com/2011/03/ufc-128-weigh-ins-good-thing-jones-and-shogun-can-fight/feed/ 1 http://big-nasty.com/2011/03/meanwhile-ufc-buys-its-competition/ http://big-nasty.com/2011/03/meanwhile-ufc-buys-its-competition/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 05:33:42 +0000 The Big Nasty Athletic Dept. http://big-nasty.com/?p=7598 In a story that could easily be overlooked amongst March Madness and the NFL Lockout, the mixed martial arts conglomerate now known as UFC has purchased its most recent minor threat to overtake the MMA market share in Strikeforce. ]]> http://big-nasty.com/2011/03/meanwhile-ufc-buys-its-competition/feed/ 0 http://big-nasty.com/2011/02/fedor-emelianenko-yup-hes-overrated/ http://big-nasty.com/2011/02/fedor-emelianenko-yup-hes-overrated/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 05:33:06 +0000 Big Nasty http://big-nasty.com/?p=7381 In case you missed it, and given Strikeforce's awareness woes you probably did, Fedor Emelianenko suffered his second loss in two bouts last weekend. ]]> http://big-nasty.com/2011/02/fedor-emelianenko-yup-hes-overrated/feed/ 1 http://big-nasty.com/2011/02/ufc-126-anderson-silva-stopped-vitor-belfort-with-his-toe/ http://big-nasty.com/2011/02/ufc-126-anderson-silva-stopped-vitor-belfort-with-his-toe/#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:54:31 +0000 The Big Nasty Athletic Dept. http://big-nasty.com/?p=7287 UFC 126 was somewhat disappointing overall, mainly because I thought Bader/Jones was a fight of the year candidate but it was nothing more that Jones snacking on yet an appetizer of a fight. ]]> http://big-nasty.com/2011/02/ufc-126-anderson-silva-stopped-vitor-belfort-with-his-toe/feed/ 0 http://big-nasty.com/2011/02/ufc-126-dont-call-it-a-preview/ http://big-nasty.com/2011/02/ufc-126-dont-call-it-a-preview/#comments Sat, 05 Feb 2011 18:00:02 +0000 Big Nasty http://big-nasty.com/?p=7256 UFC stacks up yet another show on Super Bowl's eve, this time with a sizzling card being headlined by Anderson 'Love him or hate him' Silva as he seeks to destroy Vitor Belfort. ]]> http://big-nasty.com/2011/02/ufc-126-dont-call-it-a-preview/feed/ 0 http://big-nasty.com/2011/01/wwe-rumor-killer-lesnar-dos-santos-to-coach-ultimate-fighter/ http://big-nasty.com/2011/01/wwe-rumor-killer-lesnar-dos-santos-to-coach-ultimate-fighter/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 04:45:27 +0000 The Big Nasty Athletic Dept. http://big-nasty.com/?p=6857 Reports of Brock Lesnar's improbable return to WWE remain just that - improbable. Another Dave Meltzer-inspired tabloid rumor, of Brock Lesnar's possible signing with WWE to appear at Wrestlemania XXVII, has fallen by the wayside as Lesnar will report back to the UFC to coach season 13 of the Ultimate Fighter opposite Junior Dos Santos.]]> http://big-nasty.com/2011/01/wwe-rumor-killer-lesnar-dos-santos-to-coach-ultimate-fighter/feed/ 0 http://big-nasty.com/2010/12/ufc-chuck-liddell-officially-retires/ http://big-nasty.com/2010/12/ufc-chuck-liddell-officially-retires/#comments Fri, 31 Dec 2010 01:52:16 +0000 The Big Nasty Athletic Dept. http://big-nasty.com/?p=6670 Chuck Liddell has officially retired from MMA. This isn't one of those Dana White-induced retirements, but rather the real deal. ]]> http://big-nasty.com/2010/12/ufc-chuck-liddell-officially-retires/feed/ 0