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The Lowdown 08.14.09: Nate Marquardt and Demian Maia
(08.15.2009)
Last week we looked at the superfight on UFC 101 that was anything but super in real life, Forrest Griffin and Anderson Silva. Silva made Griffin look like he was moving in molasses. This week we will look at a matchup on UFC 102 between two middleweight contenders for Anderson Silva’s crown, Nate Marquardt and Demian Maia. Join us for that and more in the Lowdown. |
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The Lowdown 08.07.09: Anderson Silva and Forrest Griffin
(08.08.2009)
Last week we looked at the Lightweight matchup of Josh Neer and Kurt Pellegrino in UFC 101. This week we look at a matchup near the top of the card with two of the more celebrated strikers in MMA today, Middleweight Anderson Silva and Light Heavyweight Forrest Griffin. Join us for that and much more on this weeks Lowdown. |
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The Lowdown 07.26.09: Kurt Pellegrino and Josh Neer
(07.26.2009)
Last week we looked at the Middleweight matchup of Kendall Grove and Ricardo Almeida in UFC 101. This week we look at the Lightweight division with an early card matchup of Josh Neer and Kurt Pellegrino. Join us for that and much more on this weeks Lowdown. |
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The Lowdown 07.18.09: Ricardo Almeida and Kendall Grove
(07.18.2009)
Last week we looked at young fighter Jon Jones and the matchups for UFC 100. Join us this week as we cover one of the matchups in UFC 101 in the Middleweight division, Ricardo Almeida and Kendall Grove. We will also look back at UFC 100 and more. |
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The Lowdown 07.11.09: Jon Jones
(07.11.2009)
Last week we looked at one of the fighters on the top of the card of this Saturday's UFC 100, Michael Bisping. This week we will go to the prelim bouts to a fighter whose fights I have enjoyed in his short MMA career thus far, Jon Jones. We will also look at the card for UFC 100 and let you know my feelings on all the fights on the main card. All this and more in the Lowdown. |
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The Lowdown 07.04.09: Michael Bisping
(07.04.2009)
Last week we looked at one of the veterans of the Heavyweight division, UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman. This week we look at one of the challengers for Anderson Silva in the Middleweight division, Michael Bisping. Join us in the Lowdown as we discus Bisping and his upcoming fight with Dan Henderson in UFC 100 next weekend. |
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The Lowdown 06.27.09: Mark Coleman
(06.27.2009)
Last week we looked at one of the beasts in the lightweight division in Clay Guida. Guida was the main event in last weekend Fight Night event. This week we look at a veteran prelim fighter trying to stay around for awhile longer in the heavyweight division, Mark Coleman. Join us for that and more in the Lowdown... |
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The Lowdown 06.20.09: Clay Guida
(06.20.2009)
Last week we looked at one of the hardest hitters in MMA, Wanderlei Silva. This week we will look at one of the headliners in the upcoming UFC Fight Night on the 19th of June, Clay Guida. Join us as we take a closer look at the Carpenter in the Lowdown. |
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The Lowdown 06.13.09: Wanderlei Silva
(06.13.2009)
Last week we looked at the once and present king of the Featherweight division, Mike Brown. His five round victory over Urijah Faber kept the belt around his waist. This week we are going to look at a veteran of MMA and one of the headliners for this weekends UFC 99 Wanderlei Silva. Join us as we look at the Axe Murderer in this weeks Lowdown. |
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The Lowdown 06.06.09: Mike Brown
(06.06.2009)
Last week we looked at the most dominant fighter in the WEC Featherweight division, Urijah Faber. This week we will look at his opponent on June 7th and the Featherweight champion, Mike Brown. They will be headlining a good WEC card this Sunday. We will also briefly look at the whole card and look forward to the UFC event next weekend. All this and more in this weeks Lowdown. |
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The Lowdown 05.30.09: Urijah Faber
(05.30.2009)
Last week we looked at the former WEC welterweight that moved into the UFC, Brock Larson. This week we will look at another the face of the WEC, Urijah Faber, who tries on June 7th to get his Featherweight title back from Mike Brown. This and some reaction to the results from UFC 98 in the lowdown. |
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The Lowdown 05.23.09: Brock Larson
(05.23.2009)
Last week we looked at the gatekeeper for the middleweight division, Drew McFedries. With UFC 98 coming up this weekend, we will look at a veteran fighter from the WEC middleweight division, the other Brock, Brock Larson. We will also talk about the event as a whole and let you know what fights I am looking forward to. All this week in the Lowdown. |
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The Lowdown 05.16.09: Drew McFedries
(05.16.2009)
Last week we looked at lightweight veteran Sean Sherk. This week we look at a gatekeeper for the middleweight division, from Bettendorf, Iowa, Drew McFedries. |
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The Lowdown 05.09.09: Sean Sherk
(05.09.2009)
Last week we looked at veteran Matt Hughes in anticipation of his fight in UFC 98 on May 23rd. This week on the Lowdown we will look a little lower down the card to lightweight Sean Sherk. |
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The Lowdown 05.02.09: Matt Hughes
(05.02.2009)
Last week we looked at a young fighter in Lyoto Machida. This week on the Lowdown we will look at a grizzled veteran of the octagon, Matt Hughes. Hughes will finally settle his grudge match with Matt Serra in UFC 98 on May 23rd. |
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The Lowdown 04.25.09: Lyoto Machida
(04.25.2009)
At the Lowdown we are going to preview some fighters from upcoming pay per views. The first fighter under the microscope is Brazilian Lyoto Machida who will be fighting Rashad Evans for the UFC lightweight crown in UFC 98 on May 23rd. |
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Musing From the Bleachers 04.09.09: Welcome Back
(04.09.2009)
A familiar refrain has been heard in baseball stadiums around the United States, “Play Ball”. It is a sweet music to many fans ears, this one’s included. We welcome baseball back from the offseason and look at some early quirks that have us wondering. |
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Musing From the Bleachers 03.21.09: Redemption
(03.21.2009)
The mercy rule was put in place to save teams the embarrassment of having to play the full nine innings when the score gets out of control. It goes all the way down to the little league level, but this week it happened at a much higher level. The United States team had it enacted during a game with Puerto Rico, ending the game in seven innings with the score 11-1. The United States team could have chosen to pack it in and go back to their respective MLB teams or do something about it. Read further to see how they chose. |
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Musing From the Bleachers 03.06.09: The World Baseball Classic
(03.06.2009)
Spring training is in full swing with exhibition games going strong. Some players have left their Major League teams to play for their country in this year’s World Baseball Classic. The event though seems more known for who is not there than for who is there. We discuss the World Baseball Classic and the other big news in Baseball in this edition of Musing From the Bleachers. |
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Musing From the Bleachers 02.19.09: The Strangest Off-Season
(02.19.2009)
Pitchers and catchers have reported all over Florida and Arizona. That is, however, not the conversation in baseball circles. The free agent class, which looked so promising for players, has turned into a bargain basement bin. Established big leaguers, like Bobby Abreu, are only signing for one year and 11 million less than last year. There is also the elephant in the room. Steroids. Specifically Alex Rodriguez. Join us as we try to make sense of it all. |
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