Close but No Cigar: List of Fighters Who Nearly Fought in UFC but Never Did

Close but No Cigar: List of Fighters Who Nearly Fought in UFC but Never Did
June 25, 2018
By Ryan Porzl

With the UFC about to celebrate it's 25th Anniversary, it's obvious they've been around for a long time which means thousands of fighters have fought in it's octagon. However, many fighters never fought there and in some cases, some of those fighters were sometimes a win or successful contract negotiation away from going to the UFC but it didn't happen. Here now is a look at some well known and/or legendary fighters who were on the verge of going to the UFC before it went up in smoke.

MMA Fights to Look Forward to in July 2018

MMA Fights to Look Forward to in July 2018
June 23, 2018
By Ryan Porzl

Note that at the time I release these, the full card of certain events have not been released so there may be other fights I would recommend but aren't announced until after I complete this. Also, card subject to change.

Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!- Who Framed Roger Rabbit Soundtrack (Lyics)

Happy 30th Anniversary to one of the greatest movies of all time and one of my favorites Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

Getting Jiggy: The 20th Anniversary of Banjo-Kazooie

Getting Jiggy: The 20th Anniversary of Banjo-Kazooie
June 19, 2018
By Ryan Porzl


Who would've thought an adventure game starring a honey bear with his red bird friend in his backpack as they venture to many worlds to stop an evil witch while collecting music notes and jigsaw puzzle pieces would become one of the greatest video games of all time? To Rare's credit, they did when they launched Banjo-Kazooie on June 29, 1998 on the Nintendo 64. To celebrate the upcoming 20th anniversary to one of video game's great masterpieces, we'll take a look at the original game as well as the history leading up to it, and the aftermath as the game's success would spawn a series.

Kiss Live in Rio - Brazil 1983

On this day 35 years ago, KISS began the Brazilian leg of their Creatures of the Night Tour/10th Anniversary Tour where they played three shows which were highly successful despite the band being at their lowest point in America with the first show being in front of the biggest crowd of their history playing to 137,000 people at Maracana Stadium. These Brazilian shows would be the last with the make up until the reunion tour in 1996.

Jurassic Park - Main Theme

Happy 25th Anniversary to Jurassic Park.

The Legend of Zelda - Link's Awakening - Complete Soundtrack

Off by three days but happy 25th to the Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening.