This Girl just Pulled Off A RIDICULOUS JUMPING HEAD KICK KO!!

This ridiculously beautiful girl is a superstar and also an incredibly skilled savage. This is Paige VanZant, Paige is ranked number 10 in the UFC 115 pound women's strawweight division. This UFC fighter is one of many talents, an accomplished dancer, a model and one of the baddest women on the planet!!

Paige VanZant is a 22 year old American Mixed Martial Artist with a record of 7-2, 7 wins and 2 loses. She is (4-1 UFC) with 3 finishes which is actually the most finishes in the short history of the UFC women's strawweight division. She is a very well rounded fighter holding victories 2 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission and 3 by decision. Although she has a very impressive record she is incredibly young in the MMA world and relatively inexperienced but is only 2 fights away from being in the title conversation.

Paige has been a poster girl for the UFC very early on with not much credit to her name fightwise, this is very simply because she's incredibly beautiful with a decent prospects in the sport. Reebok also notice that being a pretty girl in such a male dominated sport with women becoming more and more popular as Paige is one of few fighters who have an endorsement deal along with Ronda Rousey, Holly Holm, Conor McGregor and Holly Holm. VanZant is also a pretty damn good dancer, she placed second in series 22 of Dancing With The Stars, which came at a great time in her MMA career after her first loss in the UFC it was perfect timing to refresh, take a break while gaining even more fame than she did fighting and becoming a bigger name.

Paige then returns to the octagon against Bec Rawlings and pulls off one of the most spectacular finishes in the history of women's MMA at the top level. Paige VanZant pulls off a jumping switch head kick KO. In the second round. At 115 pounds. Jesus christ. She was clearly looking for the technique as part of her game plan, she threw it a couple of times in the first round while generally not engaging and looking to try and wear out Rawlings although largely not successful losing the first round. She comes out in the second round and in 14 seconds connects with the ridiculous kick and puts Rawlings out immediately, you can see her eyes roll back in her head and when she hits the ground you can actually see her wake up a little bit and moves a little bit but takes more shots from Paige then the referee was forced to stop the fight. It was a ridiculous knockout and will be held as one of the best in the strawweight division for a little while I think.

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Conor McGregor VS Nate Diaz!! The Breakdown!!

Most of you will have seen the UFC breakdown's by Dan Hardy and Robin Black both of which are amazing breakdowns. This article is going to be my own take on how each fighter can win the fight.

Right I'll start with Nate Diaz. We all know that Diaz has the ability to beat McGregor. The UFC did very good breakdowns on Diaz. The first thing I will talk about is the head movement of Diaz. The only thing I feel that was missed out of the other breakdowns I've seen is this. The breakdowns talked about the shoulder roll, Diaz used his right shoulder to block McGregor's left hand causing it to glance off of his head, stopping the full impact from hitting his chin.

However one thing I remember talking to my coach about when the first fight was announced was the ability that Diaz has to lean back just an inch away out of the punch or kick. This could become a complete game changer because of the way Conor throws his left hand. If you watch a birds eye view of the end result of the left hand his fist is by his hip. If Diaz was to throw a right hook straight left combo at this point Conor wouldn't be able to defend it in any way. We didn't see this during the first fight because Diaz took the fight on eleven days notice and he didn't spar before the fight. Any fighter or martial artist will agree with this statement, when you take time off of sparring the first thing to go is your timing. So when you come back you end up getting caught with shots you normally would slip out of the way of. Diaz even mentioned this in his post fight interview which everyone has forgotten about.



JIU JITSU!! Nate Diaz is a black belt under Cesar Gracie (anyone who does not know who the Gracie's are never read this blog again and go watch tennis!) for over a decade. Diaz's twenty wins twelve of them are made up of submission wins. All three of McGregor's losses are by submission. Even with McGregor bringing in a jiu jitsu specialist for the last eighteen weeks will not be enough. Yes it will help raise his game if he was fighting a Chad Mendes or Frankie Edgar who is going to take you down and beat you up, that jiu jitsu help will make you more comfortable on your back.

However when you are grappling with a Jiu Jitsu practitioner on the level of Diaz eighteen months isn't enough let alone eighteen weeks. However Diaz only has thirty two percent take down accuracy. Diaz has so many submissions due to the fact he puts so much pressure on his opponents that they mentally break and shoot for a take down even if it successful Diaz is in his element.

The final point I have is that he needs to keep the fight in boxing range NOT Conor's kicking range. (which I'll talk about in McGregor's breakdown.) Nate Diaz has been boxing since he was a young kid with his brother. Diaz has a very unorthodox style of boxing where he throws his punches at fifty percent power until he sees that he has you hurt. He also throws his shots as a flick so there is no load up for example his hooks are more like slaps.

Now for the Notorious one. Conor did have a huge amount of success in the first encounter. However if he plans on fighting the same way again and hoping for the same success he could be in for a long and rough night. Not because Conor's skills have decreased but because of the points I touched upon.

The first thing McGregor needs to do is check his ego as soon as his music hits those speakers. He went in to the last fight emotionally invested because of Diaz's blatant disrespect and disinterest in Conor. What I mean by checking his ego is going back to his footwork. Diaz is the bigger guy and loves a dog fight so walking flat footed and meeting him in the middle of the octagon is what he wants. Conor needs to use his footwork to get him into his striking distance and not just walk through Nate's.

Secondly the Notorious one needs to use his kicks. This will eliminate the range advantage help by Diaz, because as everyone knows a leg is longer than an arm. Conor will definitely win the exchanges of legs, but you can argue that Diaz is the better boxer even though Conor has great hands and is a national boxing champion. Nate Diaz spars with Andre Ward. He needs to diversify his kicks to keep Diaz guessing. So throwing everything from side kicks to the body and thigh to hook kicks to the head. The more straight kicks he uses such as side kicks and push kicks the harder it will be for Diaz to utilize his game plan.

The final thing is DO NOT I repeat DO NOT GO FOR A FUCKING TAKE DOWN. Now we all know McGregor is a true champion and as a result will want to prove he can take Diaz down and do damage, but please I beg you do not do it, it isn't worth it.

That is my brief analysis of how I feel both fighters can win this fight. Feel free to comment with any points I may have missed.

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UFC 202: FULL CARD PICKS!!

UFC 202 is one of the greatest card of the year and arguably the best! There's a whole plethora of incredible fights and of course the ridiculously hyped rematch in the main event. Here's who we think will win, welcome to the picks!

Caleb's Picks
Fight Pass Prelims
Marvin Vettori        by Submission
Colby Covington    by Submission
Neil Magny             by Decision

Prelims
Randa Markos         by Decision
Artem Lobov           by KO/TKO
Raquel Pennington  by Decision
Cody Garbrandt       by KO/TKO

Main Card
Tim Means              by KO/TKO
Mike Perry              by KO/TKO
Donald Cerrone      by Submission
Anthony Johnson    by KO/TKO
Conor McGregor     by KO/TKO

Jordan's Picks
Fight Pass Prelims
Marvin Vettori        by Submission
Max Griffin             by KO/TKO
Neil Magny             by Decision

Prelims
Randa Markos         by Decision
Artem Lobov           by KO/TKO
Raquel Pennington  by Decision
Cody Garbrandt       by KO/TKO

Main Card
Tim Means              by KO/TKO
Mike Perry              by KO/TKO
Donald Cerrone       by KO/TKO   Round 3
Anthony Johnson    by KO/TKO
Nate Diaz                by Submission

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More Than Just McGregor Vs Diaz!! UFC 202 Is Stacked!

The UFC 202 card has been spear headed by the highly anticipated rematch between Featherweight champion Conor McGregor and the winner of their last contest Nate Diaz. The two of them have done a ridiculous amount of media and truly captured the mainstream with their equally ridiculous antics and words.

Unfortunately this means that there has almost been no coverage of any of the other fights... and they're great!! The casual fan or someone who follows mainstream sports news may not even be aware that there are other fights on August 21st or of the monsters that will step foot in the octagon prior to the main event.

We kick off the underrated fights at UFC 202 in the Welterweight division on fight pass, top 10 contender Neil Magny and exciting upcoming contender Lorenz Larkin. The featured fight pass prelim promises to be a fight with a lot of action, Neil Magny has a huge average of 4.15 significant strikes per minute and his opponent Lorenz Larkin has a 59% KO/TKO finishing rate.

The next underrated fight on this card is Cody Garbrandt vs Takeya Mizugaki. This is a killer fight between the young knockout phenom Garbrandt and the hardened veteran Mizugaki. What's even crazier is that this fight is only on the prelims! Cody Garbrandt is undefeated, a wrestler and a boxer winning 8 of 9 wins by KO/TKO, 6 of those in the first round. He faces the 32 fight veteran and extremely tough fighter Takeya Mizugaki who has won 21 of those bouts. Number 8 vs number 11 means if this fight comes to an exciting finish either man could be one fight away from a title

The three fights that finish the card are ridiculous and first up is Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone vs Rick Story. Don't let Cowboy's 14th ranking fool you, Cowboy is predominantly a lightweight however after losing his title shot he moved up to 170 but continued to say that he will fight at either weight depending on what fight comes first. Although recently he has looked better than ever at 170 and could potentially put a run together at welterweight. A man looking to stop him is the recently returning Rick Story, Story looked good in his return bout in the octagon after nearly two years off and a win over Donald Cerrone would put him very close to the top 5 and into the number 1 contender conversation.

Finally the co-main event of UFC 202 which has had almost no media coverage which is ridiculous considering it's Anthony Johnson vs Glover Teixeira which is #1 vs #2 in the light heavyweight division! The winner of this contest will have the next title shot and it's between two absolute monsters. Anthony Johnson is an absolute killer and Glover's boxing skills are extremely good, Rumble has a 71% KO/TKO rate and Glover has an 84% finishing rate!! This is an insane fight people!! why was it not promoted?!

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UFC Fight Night Salt Lake City: Full Card Picks!

This weekend the UFC finally arrives in Salt Lake City, Utah where the card will be headlined by explosive and unpredictable strikers and rising contenders Alex Caceres and Yair Rodriguez. More incredibly we have Cub Swanson vs Tatsuya Kawajiri on FIGHT PASS PRELIMS!! What?? Cub is ranked fifth in the rankings, a UFC veteran, still a contender and he's on the fight pass prelims. This is a smaller card though which usually means anything can and will happen... and we've got to predict it... here we go!

Caleb's Picks
Fight Pass Prelims
Chase Sherman          by KO/TKO   Round 1
Cub Swanson             by Decision

Preliminaries
Teruto Ishihara           by KO/TKO
David Teymur            by KO/TKO
Viktor Pesta                by Decision
Court McGee              by Submission

Main Card
Danielle Taylor           by Decision
Joseph Gigliotti           by KO/TKO
Santiago Ponzinibbio  by KO/TKO
Chris Camozzi            by Decision
Dennis Bermudez       by Decsion
The main event really is a flip of aa coin and I've been with Caceres all week but today my pick is
Yair Rodriguez           by KO/TKO  Round 2

Jordan's Picks
Fight Pass Prelims
Chase Sherman          by KO/TKO
Cub Swanson             by KO/TKO (How is he on the fp prelims?!)

Preliminaries
Teruto Ishihara           by Decision
Jason Novelli              by Decision
Marcin Tybura            by KO/TKO
Dominique Steele       by Decision

Main Card
Maryna Moroz           by Submission
Joseph Gigliotti          by Decision
Zak Cummings           by Submission
Thales Leites              by KO/TKO
Dennis Bermudez       by KO/TKO
Alex Caceres              by Decision

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Steven 'Wonderboy' Thompson To Be The Greatest Welterweight Of All Time!

Steven Thompson is the worst possible match up for Tyron Woodley. It is obvious that Woodley knows this as well as he did not ask to fight Thompson next. Even though he is undoubtedly the number one contender.

Here is why he is such a bad match up for Woodley and anyone in the UFC's welterweight division. Thompson comes from a sport karate (kickboxing points fighting) background. This means that he can control the distance better than any fighter in that division. One thing Woodley needs to land the T-Wood bomb is the distance. Woodley needs to keep the fight in boxing range, one way he does this is by blitzing his opponents. However Thompson has spent most of his life being blitzed and has developed a very very very effective defense which is his front leg side kick. Speaking from experience blitzing a side kick is about as effective as running in to a brick wall. Actually running in to a brick wall would hurt less.

Also there are not many people who a fighter could bring in with the same style as Thompson. One fighter who will emulate his style is Raymond 'the real deal' Daniels who is the greatest points kickboxing fighter of all time. Even he couldn't help Rory MacDonald who is arguably Thompson's toughest test in the welterweight division who couldn't beat Thompson when they fought in Chuck Norris's World Combat League (WCL). The reason for this is Thompson has been training in martial arts since he was about four years old. He has been fighting full contact since he was fifteen years old. In that time he had fifty seven amateur and professional fights. That's fifty seven grown men trying to figure out his style, who have all failed. So just because someone will train to beat his style for three months the simple truth is that it isn't enough time.

Now for everyone who will say that Thompson's opponents just need to take him down and hold him down. Which is a valid statement however it is easier said than done as Thompson has an eighty one percent take down defense. This is due to his training with former middle weight champion Chris Weidman.

I see Thompson defeating Woodley via second round KO. It isn't to far fetched to believe that he could have as many if not more title defenses the greatest welterweight off all time GSP.

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