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Opinion & Analysis
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Penick's Take
- Aug 30, 2010 - 11:20:23 PM
PENICK: Randy Couture turns to the last run of his career after UFC 118 win over James Toney; should begin with Forrest Griffin or Rich Franklin
Opinion & Analysis
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Penick's Take
- Aug 29, 2010 - 12:01:32 PM
PENICK: Frankie Edgar had "The Answer" for a disappointing B.J. Penn at UFC 118
Opinion & Analysis
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Penick's Take
- Aug 28, 2010 - 10:45:22 AM
UFC 118 PREVIEW: Penick's breakdown and predictions for Edgar vs. Penn II and Couture vs. Toney event
Opinion & Analysis
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Penick's Take
- Aug 22, 2010 - 4:50:36 PM
PENICK: Bad officiating and no drug testing at "Strikeforce: Houston" showcase issues with the Texas Athletic Commission
Opinion & Analysis
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Penick's Take
- Aug 20, 2010 - 4:57:47 PM
PENICK: B.J. Penn vs. Kenny Florian II should be next if both fighters win at UFC 118
Opinion & Analysis
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Penick's Take
- Aug 16, 2010 - 7:30:15 PM
PENICK: Mirko Cro Cop's path back to heavyweight relevance fast tracked with UFC 119 opportunity against Frank Mir
Opinion & Analysis
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Penick's Take
- Aug 15, 2010 - 1:12:44 PM
PENICK: Georges St. Pierre vs. Anderson Silva the perfect headliner for the UFC's debut in Toronto at the Rogers Centre
PPV & TV Events
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Other Events
- Aug 13, 2010 - 8:20:41 AM
BELLATOR 24 RESULTS: Penick's quick fight thoughts and ratings on tape delayed broadcast
Opinion & Analysis
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Penick's Take
- Aug 8, 2010 - 4:00:03 PM
PENICK: Anderson Silva's epic UFC 117 win an amazing comeback in the greatest title fight in UFC history
Opinion & Analysis
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Penick's Take
- Aug 8, 2010 - 3:17:50 PM
PENICK: Possible options to set up Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen II without an immediate rematch
Opinion & Analysis
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Penick's Take
- Aug 7, 2010 - 9:00:09 AM
UFC 117 PREVIEW: Penick's breakdown and predictions of Silva vs. Sonnen event from Oakland
Opinion & Analysis
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Penick's Take
- Aug 5, 2010 - 1:32:27 PM
PENICK: Chael Sonnen gets caught in a lie, rides ridiculous denials into UFC 117
Opinion & Analysis
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Penick's Take
- Aug 2, 2010 - 6:02:28 PM
PENICK: Jon Jones needs a top tier opponent, how about Forrest Griffin at Fight Night 22?
Opinion & Analysis
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Penick's Take
- Jul 4, 2010 - 6:15:50 PM
PENICK: Brock Lesnar's UFC 116 victory reminiscent of heavyweight legends Nogueira and Emelianenko
Opinion & Analysis
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Penick's Take
- Jul 3, 2010 - 11:00:25 AM
UFC 116 PREVIEW: Penick's breakdown and predictions for Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin event from Las Vegas
Opinion & Analysis
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Penick's Take
- Jun 29, 2010 - 1:53:03 PM
PENICK: A Fedor vs. Werdum rematch makes sense for the fighters but a terrible idea for Strikeforce
Opinion & Analysis
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Penick's Take
- Jun 27, 2010 - 3:04:42 PM
PENICK: Fedor's loss means the top fighter in each division now in the UFC
Opinion & Analysis
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Penick's Take
- Jun 27, 2010 - 10:09:37 AM
PENICK: Fedor Emelianenko's loss to Fabricio Werdum quite possibly the best thing to happen to Scott Coker
Opinion & Analysis
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Penick's Take
- Jun 26, 2010 - 1:49:12 PM
STRIKEFORCE AND M-1 GLOBAL: FEDOR VS. WERDUM PREVIEW: Penick's thoughts and predictions for Showtime event
Opinion & Analysis
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Penick's Take
- Jun 23, 2010 - 10:50:03 AM
PENICK: How Matt Hamill got cleared to fight with an apparent staph infection at The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale
Opinion & Analysis
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Penick's Take
- Jun 19, 2010 - 11:25:22 AM
PENICK'S BLOG: Fedor, Lesnar and the "importance" of their upcoming bouts
Opinion & Analysis
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Penick's Take
- Jun 18, 2010 - 6:19:03 PM
PENICK: Looking back on the career of Chuck Liddell part five - The fights that never happened
Opinion & Analysis
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Penick's Take
- Jun 17, 2010 - 9:52:44 PM
PENICK: Looking back on the career of Chuck Liddell part four - Liddell's five greatest fights
Opinion & Analysis
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Penick's Take
- Jun 17, 2010 - 12:40:18 PM
PENICK: Strikeforce Los Angeles an unadulterated night of fun
Opinion & Analysis
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Penick's Take
- Jun 16, 2010 - 6:45:12 PM
PENICK: Looking back on the career of Chuck Liddell part three - "The Iceman" goes out swinging
Opinion & Analysis
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Penick's Take
- Jun 15, 2010 - 11:59:49 PM
PENICK: Looking back on the career of Chuck Liddell part two - "The Iceman" becomes the face of MMA during Championship reign
Opinion & Analysis
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Penick's Take
- Jun 14, 2010 - 5:40:10 PM
PENICK: Looking back on the career of Chuck Liddell part one - "The Iceman's" road to prominence
Opinion & Analysis
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Penick's Take
- Jun 12, 2010 - 10:53:56 AM
UFC 115 PREVIEW: Penick's breakdown and predictions for Liddell vs. Franklin event
Opinion & Analysis
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Penick's Take
- May 30, 2010 - 9:00:43 PM
PENICK: After UFC 114 loss to Rashad Evans, Rampage Jackson needs to determine his next career move
Opinion & Analysis
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Penick's Take
- May 28, 2010 - 10:42:20 PM
UFC 114 PREVIEW: Penick's breakdown and predictions for Rampage vs. Evans event in Las Vegas
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| KELLER'S UFC 118 BLOG: Toney vs. Couture, Edgar vs. Penn... Random Thoughts in Chronological Order |
| UFC 118 RESULTS: Penick's live round by round report of Edgar vs. Penn II, Couture vs. Toney event from Boston |
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| STRIKEFORCE: HOUSTON RESULTS - Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza captures vacant Middleweight Championship with decision win over Tim Kennedy |
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| THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER REPORT 5/5: Hyden's (Virtual Time) rundown of all the fights, all the drama on Spike TV |
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| BELLATOR 27 RESULTS: Carter's Live Report - Featherweight Title Bout and Three Bantamweight Quarterfinal Match-ups |
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| STRIKEFORCE: HOUSTON RESULTS - Unaired preliminary card results for event from the Toyota Center |
| BELLATOR 24 RESULTS: Carter's Live Report - Season Three Debut Show |
| LOCAL SCENE: First round finishes abound at "Combat on Capitol Hill 2" in St. Paul, MN |
| LOCAL SCENE: Havoc at the Hyatt II brings good fights and controversy to Minneapolis on Saturday night |
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| HYDEN BLOG: James Toney's Ridiculous Payday at UFC 118 Is A Slap In The Face To MMA Fighters |
| UK SCENE: Bisping lashes out, UFC 120 heats up and more in the week of UK MMA |
| HENDERSON: MMA journalism and the Yves Lavigne-Josh Koscheck situation |
| ARNOLD: When a Japanese DREAM turns into an MMA nightmare |
| PARK: Profiling five of the UFC's top submission specialists |
| ROUNDTABLE (pt. 2 of 2): Who wins the Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard rematch? Can the UFC sell it as a headlining fight? Perez, Carter, Williams, Lee, Shelby and Penick |
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| UFC QUOTABLES: Forrest Griffin wants to win a fight before the end of 2010 |
| UFC QUOTABLES: Lyoto Machida - "Rampage Jackson is a bit limited standing... not that good on the ground, either" |
| UFC QUOTABLES: Frank Mir - "I can beat Cro Cop in more ways than he can beat me" |
| STRIKEFORCE QUOTABLES: K.J. Noons says the "trash talking, pot smoking chump" Nick Diaz is going to have to kill him to beat him on October 9 |
| BELLATOR NEWS: Travis Reddinger credits trainer Sergio Cunha for his progression; ready for "explosive" bantamweight tournament |
| STRIKEFORCE QUOTABLES: Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal says he deserved to lose to Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante because he abandoned his gameplan |
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| MMATorch Staff Rankings - August 2010 |
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| MMATorch Staff Rankings - July 2010 |
| UFC 115 Prediction and Betting Contest Results |
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| DVD REVIEW: "UFC: Rampage Greatest Hits" a great collection of fights for Rampage fans new and old |
| DVD WORLD: Pride 33 "The Second Coming" - Dan "Hollywood" Henderson vs. Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva (pt. 8) |
| DVD WORLD: Pride 33 "The Second Coming" - Nick Diaz vs. "The Fireball Kid" Takanori Gomi (pt. 7) |
| DVD WORLD: Pride 33 "The Second Coming" - Alistair "Ubereem" Overeem vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (pt. 6) |
| DVD WORLD: Pride 33 "The Second Coming" - Sergei Kharitonov vs. Mike Russow (pt. 5) |
| DVD WORLD: Pride 33 "The Second Coming" - Hayato "Mach" Sakurai vs. Mac Danzig (pt. 5) |
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| Torch Flashbacks |
| FLASHBACK: Keller's full fight report and more Dana White quotes on UFC's debacle of an event back in 2001 |
| KELLER: Dana White had a night even worse than Strikeforce's on Saturday night back in 2001 |
| FLASHBACK (3 YRS AGO): Keller's UFC 69 Report with Georges St. Pierre vs. Matt Serra, Koscheck vs. Sanchez, Huerta vs. Garcia |
| ENNIS (Flashback 2006): Pride vs. UFC: Which Aspects of Each Promotion Would You Keep? |
| FLASHBACK - 3 YRS AGO: Ennis's UFC 67 Report - Rampage and Cro Cop debut, Anderson Silva defends, Scott Smith, Roger Huerta |
| 1 YR AGO - PENICK'S UFC 88 REPORT: Rashad Evans vs. Chuck Liddell, Rich Franklin vs. Matt Hamill, plus Hendo, Marquardt (w/star ratings) |
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| MMATORCH POLL: Who will win and how in the UFC 113 main event between Lyoto Machida and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua |
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