DREAM THEME SONG

On this day 15 years ago, the Japanese MMA promotion DREAM debuted. DREAM was one of several Japanese Mixed Martial Arts promotions that tried to fill the void left by the end of PRIDE Fighting Championships but wasn't able to and eventually shut down in 2012. Still, I love the name DREAM and they had my favorite theme song in MMA.

PRIDE FC opening theme music

Happy 25th Anniversary to one of the greatest Mixed Martial Arts promotions of all time: PRIDE Fighting Championships. Sadly, it was bought out by the UFC in 2007 but as they say, PRIDE never die.

Pride Shockwave/Dynamite 2002 Opening Ceremony

Off by a week but Happy 20th Anniversary to the MMA/kickboxing supercard Dynamite 2002 which gives me the excuse to showing this awesome opening ceremony.

Norifumi Yamamoto (Japan) vs Kazuyuki Miyata (Japan) | KNOCKOUT 4 -secon...

Off by a month but March 15th would've been the 45th birthday of Mixed Martial Arts legend Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto. Sadly, Yamamoto passed away in September 2018 at 41 due to stomach cancer.

MAURICIO ''Shogun'' RUA Highlights Knockouts

Happy 40th Birthday to MMA Legend Mauricio "Shogun" Rua.

Enae Volare Mezzo - eRa; Fedor theme version

Happy 45th Birthday to MMA legend "The Last Emperor" Fedor Emelianenko. In my opinion (again, my opinion), the greatest MMA fighter of all time.

'The Monster'- A Kevin Randleman Highlight

Today would've been the 50th birthday of MMA legend, UFC Hall of Famer, and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Kevin "The Monster" Randleman, an underrated legend. Sadly, he passed away on February 11, 2016 at 44 due to pneumonia. 

Missing In Action: A Look at Would Be MMA Tournament Participants Part 1

Missing In Action: A Look at Would Be MMA Tournament Participants Part 1
May 30, 2021

By Ryan Porzl

Through out Mixed Martial Arts' history, one thing that it's well known for are it's tournaments. Throughout the last 30 years, many of the top MMA promotions including UFC, PRIDE, Bellator, DREAM, RIZIN, etc. have held tournaments or grand prixes consisting of eight to sixteen participants and the winner receives prize money, a trophy belt, and/or a medal. A lot of these tournaments also consisted of many great fighters, well knowns, or legends. However, not everything goes to plan and over the years, there have been situations where a promotion wants a fighter or negotiates with a fighter, or even flat out announces them for the tournament but for whatever reason, the fighter doesn't participate. Here now are a list of fighters who were supposed to appear in certain tournaments but never did.

 Happy Belated Birthday to MMA legend Georges St-Pierre who turned 40 on Wednesday. Sheesh, I feel old.

MMA Title Fights We Never Got Part 1

MMA Title Fights We Never Got Part 1
February 1, 2021 
By Ryan Porzl

Just recently, I saw a video from MMA On Point on YouTube and the video was "Top 10 Title Fights We Were Robbed Of" which was a video they did two years covering MMA Title fights we nearly got but they ended it up not happening and if they did end up happening, it was many years later or even a little later when a title was no longer on the line. Seeing the video, I thought it would be fun to do my own list especially since they left me with a treasure trove to work with. Not only do I credit MMA On Point for the inspiration for this list, I also decided out of fairness, not only do I give them credit but I will also not use their ten choices since they already used them so if you want to see their list, it's on YouTube as of writing.

Before we start, here was MMA On Points Top Ten List in case you're curious
10. Fabricio Werdum vs. Cain Velasquez
9. Jon Jones vs. Dan Henderson
8. Randy Couture vs. Mark Coleman
7. Jose Aldo vs. Anthony Pettis
6. Max Holloway vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov
5. Dominick Cruz vs. Renan Barao
4. Jon Jones vs. Anthony Johnson
3. Rafael Dos Anjos vs. Conor McGregor
2. Josh Barnett vs. Fedor Emelianenko (Affliction)
1. Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson

With that said, here's my list

Jeff "The Snowman" Monson highlights: X

Happy 50th Birthday to former MMA fighter and UFC Heavyweight Championship contender: Jeff "The Snowman" Monson.

Best of Gary Goodridge

Happy 55th Birthday to MMA's most famous gatekeeper: Gary "Big Daddy" Goodridge.

Don Frye Tribute

Off by four days but Happy 55th Birthday to MMA legend and former pro wrestler Don Frye.

Most Notable One Hit Wonders In MMA

Most Notable One Hit Wonders In MMA
October 19, 2020 
By Ryan Porzl

The term "One Hit Wonder" is a phrase perhaps mostly associated in the music world as it describes singers or bands with one hit single or album but were never able to recapture that success and eventually fell into obscurity. The phrase can also be used for Mixed Martial Arts. In the world of MMA, there are a variety of MMA champions. Some have won many titles and tournaments be it in one promotion or multiple promotions like Randy Couture, Dan Henderson, Fedor Emelianenko, Gegard Mousasi, Cris Cyborg, Anderson Silva, Ronda Rousey, and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. Some are strictly multiple time tournament winners like Royce Gracie, Don Frye, and Mirko Cro Cop. Finally, some have won just one major belt but either won it multiple times or successfully defended it many times like Jon Jones, Tito Ortiz, and Chuck Liddell. Then, there are the one hit wonders, fighters who won one tournament in a major organization and never won another again or won a major championship from a major organization but lost it in their first defense and never won another again. In this article, we'll take a look at some of the notable fighters who won a major tournament or title but were never able to hold onto a title for long or recapture that success despite in some cases getting multiple opportunities. Before we start, I should point out I will only include fighters who won major honors so independent promotions don't count as a fighter could've had multiple honors in a smaller promotion. As far as champions go, the fighters on this list are those who only won one title and failed to successfully defend it. However, if they won a tournament before or after, they won't be on the list. For example, Kevin Randleman only won one UFC Heavyweight Championship but he successfully defended it so he won't be on the list. Guys like Forrest Griffin and Matt Serra won titles and never successfully defended them but they won The Ultimate Fighter so they won't be on the list.

2019 MMA Year End Awards

2019 MMA Year End Awards
February 26, 2020 
By Ryan Porzl

Another year has come to a close which means it's time I give my year end awards for what I considered both the best and worst in Mixed Martial Arts. Keep in mind, I didn't focus on MMA as much as I wanted so I won't have as many categories this year.

Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic Entrance (Theme) Song (Wild Boys)

Can't believe I forgot but Happy Belated Birthday to Mixed Martial Arts and Kickboxing legend Mirko Cro Cop who turned 45 on September 10th.

Kazushi Sakuraba documentary

Happy 50th Birthday to Mixed Martial Arts Legend and "Gracie Hunter" Kazushi Sakuraba.

2018 MMA Year End Awards

2018 MMA Year End Awards
March 26, 2019 
By Ryan Porzl

Another year gone which means it's time I give my year end awards for what I considered both the best and worst in Mixed Martial Arts.

Top Ten Most Overrated MMA Fighters

Top Ten Most Overrated MMA Fighters
March 18, 2019
By Ryan Porzl

In the near 30 year history of Mixed Martial Arts, there have been plenty of legends that are highly regarded and respected. Everyone has their favorites and ones they find overrated and I'm one of them. Like every fan, there are fighters I believe are worthy of the hype and those I feel get more than they should. Here now is my list of the top ten most overrated fighters in MMA history. Keep in mind, these are obviously my opinions and mine alone. Also, keep in mind that just because fighters make this list, it doesn't mean I think they're bad.

Can The Last Emperor Return to the Throne?

Can The Last Emperor Return to the Throne?
January 23, 2019
By Ryan Porzl

Regardless of whether you're a fan of his or think he's not worth all his hype, you have to admit that Fedor Emelianenko is a legend in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts and one of the all time greats. He had a career almost no one has had, was arguably the fighter of the 2000s, won multiple championships and tournaments, and beat some of the best fighters of his time. Then after going unbeaten in 28 fights, Fedor finally fell at the hands of Fabricio Werdum before stumbling through two more fights then bounced back with a three fight win streak before retiring in 2012 and it looked as though his time was over. Fast forward three years and Fedor returned in 2015 but it was lackluster in his first three fights before entering the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix and seemingly returning to form. Now on January 26th, The Last Emperor will fight in the finals and is one fight away from returning to champion status which many thought was over long ago.