Fight Previews and Posts

UFC 285 Preview: Jones vs. Gane By Michael Jones - @keepingitrealmma                                                                                                     &  Dave Manley - @mmabobblehead               And with the changing of the tide, Francis committed to his uncertain future. Now out of sight, only to leave a hole in our hearts. You may be in line with his reasoning or you may be on the company sauce, regardless, you're very curious to see if Jon Jones can take his place. With a win over Gane, we may forget all about the departed champion of the world. With a loss, we may be left to pick up the pieces.         1.  Jon Jones (26-1-1NC) vs. Ciry...

  UFC 284 Preview:  Volkanovski vs. Makhachev By Michael Jones - @keepingitrealmma                                                                                                     &  Dave Manley - @mmabobblehead Very rare are those  who bare the capacity to venture onward,  climb the mountain and gaze upon the horizon. Of those brave enough ,  only a few will wonder what lies beyond, craving the endless journey, a glory out of reach. Of those few, only two will scoff at legacy, motivated not by accolades, but by  reaching a plane where their accomplishment surpasses any previously established understanding of what's possible.  - - - Those two men are about to collide. Not for our ...

UFC 283 Preview:                                    Teixeira vs. Hill By Michael Jones - @keepingitrealmma & Dave Manley - @mmabobblehead           After all the  personal chaos at home (in-laws) or  last-second holiday shopping in  frenzied  department stores ,  (yeah right, I bought all my gifts on Amazon, no sweat),  Don't get too cocky bud, you're still part of the problem. After all that and the traumatic surge of domestic violence  raging on between UFC affiliates,  if after all of this, you've still managed to rationalize sticking around,  while we geek out on some good ol' fashioned combat sports... Welp, congrats on being just as disassociated and clinically insane as we are.  Happy New Year  Ladies and Gents. Let's Get It On!               1....

 UFC 282 Preview:                                   Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev By Michael Jones - @keepingitrealmma & Dave Manley - @mmabobblehead Time Waits For No Man:                                                                                                  'Don't expect any sympathy from us.                                                                                     If you need extra time to game-plan,         ...

UFC Fight Night:  Thompson vs. Holland   By Michael Jones - @keepingitrealmma &      Dave Manley - @mmabobblehead Coming off America's 401st Thanksgiving,  we find  ourselves  lethargically slipping right back  into the shuffle .  Headlining is a main course only made  curious  by the fact  one man  is coming off the sport's  shortest  retirement. S andwiched in  between  is  an accidentally very  important  middleweight bout. Finally,   hiding  deep  in  the  prelims, we had  a  necessary flyweight appetizer ,  but now there is   no hint  of a remarkable finish.         1.  Stephen Thompson (16-6-1) vs. Kevin Holland (23-8-1NC)          "Had a good run, 30 in a little over a month, got paid, I'm out". You might be asking yourself what does that even m...

UFC 281: Adesanya vs Pereira  A Trilogy In Combat, But A First in MMA By Michael Jones - @keepingitrealmma & Dave Manley - @mmabobblehead                     1.  Israel Adesanya (23-1) vs. Alex Pereira (6-1)                Yes these gentleman have fought twice before, both times in kickboxing. The first was in 2016 and by all measurements it was extremely close. They rematched in 2017 and it appeared as though we were getting a clone of the first match, then in the 3rd round it ended with a vicious left hand KO of Israel. Alex may have literally knocked him out of the sport, as Israel left kickboxing after that loss. Now Alex is deep in the MMA game, hunting Israel down. That was then and this is now. The rules are different, the gloves are different and the stage is different. Israel can't back up over the top rope of a ring, if he runs out of room while he backs ...