Sports
Blog posts, articles, and essays about sports.
- AEW Collision (Cedar Rapids, IA) ()
Photos and video of AEW Collision shot October 26, 2024 at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
- Robert McIntosh’s “Pretty Sweet” Quadcopter ()
A beautiful French film-buff friend of mine recently turned me on to the Channel Four documentary series The Story of Film. As it turns out, when a beautiful French film-buff recommends that I watch something, I’m 100% more likely to watch it, even if that “it” turns out to be a 15-part series of one-hour […]
- Fedor Emelianenko: An Appreciation ()
Nearing the end of his fighting career, Fedor Emelianenko was outspoken (or at least as outspoken as the reserved Russian might have ever been) in placing the fate of his destiny in the hands of his god. Over the course of his three foundation-shaking Strikeforce losses “The Last Emperor” chalked up both his defeats (“I […]
- UFC on Fox, Warrior and the Changing Face of MMA ()
While Culture Bully has been a predominantly music-focused blog, a few months back I had a crazy idea that I wanted to pursue which included expanding content to other “cultural” points of interest: This included sports and, more importantly, coverage of mixed martial arts and the UFC. Things have subsequently changed quite a bit, leading […]
- Fedor Emelianenko, Matt Hamill and the Writing on the Wall ()
It’s been an interesting couple of weeks in the world of mixed martial arts; particularly in Strikeforce. Aside from the brothers Overeem and Marloes Coenen being released, word came on August 4 that so too had “The Last Emperor” Fedor Emelianenko. On the heels of a first round TKO loss to Dan Henderson, Fedor’s third in […]
- Randy Moss Retires: The Legacy of an NFL Great ()
In a statement from his agent, Joel Segal, NFL great Randy Moss has announced that he’s retiring after 13 seasons in the league. Though word had been circling that Moss was in better shape than he has been in years (keeping in mind that said word came from Segal), and that he’d hoped to come […]
- Alistair Overeem & the Curious Case of the Strikeforce Grand Prix ()
Where to begin…? After much speculation Strikeforce dropped a bomb on the MMA world when it announced this past January that the World Grand Prix Heavyweight Tournament, branded as a competition to determine the world’s best heavyweight MMA fighter, would take place throughout 2011. Such a bold statement was backed with a rather bountiful crop […]
- Is Mirko “Cro Cop” vs. Roy Nelson Bad for Both Fighters? ()
When Dana White granted Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic’s wish to complete his contract with the UFC and take on one final fight there became a strong divide between fans who called for the once great Pride star to retire and those who celebrated the legendary fighter’s (presumed) final shot at glory. But when Filipovic announced […]
- An Awkward Pair: Questioning Chael Sonnen vs. Brian Stann ()
Last night the UFC announced that a matchup between middleweight contenders Chael Sonnen and Brian Stann had been verbally agreed to and would take place at UFC 136 in October. For Sonnen, the bout serves as his first since losing to UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva last August, while it marks another leap forward in […]
- Did Strikeforce Just Kill Women’s MMA? ()
As far as guilty pleasures on television go, there are few that I feel guiltier about than HBO’s True Blood. Every show is more and more nonsensical than the last and this past weekend’s kickoff of the series’ fourth season was no exception. There were pixies fighting demons, witches covens, and vampire, all somehow coexisting […]
- Ken Shamrock to Fight James Toney… For Some Reason ()
Details are quite limited at this point in time, but it’s now been confirmed that a fight between UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock and renowned multiple time boxing champion James Toney will go down in the near future. The date is tentatively locked in somewhere in the fall (September 23 and October 1 have both […]
- Was Nate Marquardt Wrongly Released by the UFC? ()
After a whirlwind of events this past weekend took UFC veteran Nate Marquardt from headliner status on Sunday night’s UFC on Versus 4 card to being unemployed, the longtime middleweight contender joined MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani for an interview on today’s edition of The MMA Hour. Yet while the fighter and his manager Lex McMahon […]
- What Does GSP vs. Diaz Mean For Strikeforce’s Future? ()
After publicly denying that the match was in the making, UFC President confirmed yesterday that a super-fight between UFC Welterweight Champion George St-Pierre and Strikeforce Welterweight Champion Nick Diaz would indeed be taking place. The bout is tentatively scheduled to go down October 29 at UFC 137 in Las Vegas. With the news comes a […]
- Fedor vs. Henderson Confirmed, Set to Prove Nothing ()
With the announcement that Fedor Emelianenko and Dan Henderson will square off at Strikeforce’s forthcoming July 30 event, so too comes an important question: why? Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker has explained that the impetus behind the bout can be found in Henderson, who apparently pleaded with him for the match, “at any weight, anytime, any […]
- Terry Fox ()
I just finished watching the film about Terry Fox that Steve Nash helped create for ESPN’s 30 for 30 series (Into the Wind). His is a story that I’ve taken for granted—being Canadian it has always been there as long as I’ve been alive—but I suppose I was never of the mindset to appreciate the […]
- Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers: Emelianenko TKO’s Brett Rogers in round 2 ()
Brett Rodgers surprised many by making it out of the first round. But that surprise was short lived. Landing the first punch of the fight, Rogers opened up Fedor Emelianenko‘s nose with a deep cut that would bleed heavily throughout the round. After tossing punches toward Emelianenko, Rodgers began to show some swagger in his step […]
- Lyoto Machida ()
Despite giving up some 60 pounds to the Heavyweight Champion, the UFC’s current Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida said in a recent interview with Sherdog‘s Marcelo Alonso that he would jump at the opportunity to fight Brock Lesnar. Alonso: “I also heard you said if you can defend your title for five times you’re thinking […]
- As His Future Remains Uncertain, Roger Huerta Looks to Mickey Rourke for Guidance ()
During a post-fight interview following his loss to Kenny Florian at UFC 87, Roger Huerta commented on remarks he had previously made about his future in the UFC, “All I was saying is that as a business decision—and you can’t argue about this, it’s in all business—if a company offers you something better for you […]
- Dan Henderson to Strikeforce is anything but a done deal ()
Earlier today Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports reported that the UFC and Dan Henderson had broken off contract negotiations, quoting UFC President Dana White as saying, “He had a figure he believed he was worth, and we had our own figure, and we weren’t able to get together.” Immediately the internet went ablaze with discussion suggesting that Henderson was well on his way […]
- Marloes Coenen ready for title shot against Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos ()
After a dominating victory over Roxanne Modafferi at last night’s Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers event on CBS, MMA Fanhouse is already calling Marloes Coenen the “next female MMA star.” And what looks to be the next step for the next female MMA star? A title shot against Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos. Following her 65 second dismantling of Modafferi last night, MMA Fanhouse’s Ariel […]
- Clark: The Canadian Hockey Goalie ()
A 3-time MVP of the Saskatchewan Moose Lodge Hockey League (SMLHL), Clark wanted to try something new for the off-season… [This post was first published by Culture Bully.]
- ESPN Bracketologists ()
It’s really good to see ESPN sticking to their guns and delivering what they do best these days: humorous commercial segments. With the NCAA Basketball* tournaments sweeping the nation’s televisions, offices and betting lounges I thought it’d be appropriate to give a little time to focus on The Bracketologists – ESPN’s latest spoof series capturing […]
- Lakai’s “Fully Flared” Skate Video ()
Earlier this past week a friend hit me up with the video clip of this, the introduction to the Lakai Fully Flared video. After taking a minute or two to honestly soak it in, my response to him was “this is the most beautiful skateboarding footage I’ve ever seen in my life.” It’s one thing […]
- Blue Ribbon Glee Club, Fugazi & The Resistance ()
Idolator’s Maura Johnson posted a fantastic video mashup by Chicago’s Blue Ribbon Glee Club this past week, which sparked a trend of comments (well, just two actually) which bounced about the accessibility of Fugazi’s “Waiting Room.” The limited query was started by one comment asking, “My only question is, why is ‘Waiting Room’ ALWAYS the […]
- Chuck Klosterman on The Patriots’ Immortality ()
“It is not just that the Patriots have not lost any games; it is that they seem incapable of being a team that loses. At no point has their 18-0 run felt unnatural or unreasonable, just as there is no element of this photo that makes Tom Brady seem anything less than a man who […]
- Dallas Cowboys’ 2007 Season in 8 Seconds ()
How many people didn’t see this coming… OK, how many people don’t care but find it mildly amusing that Jessica Simpson is on the fast track to bringing failure to every man she sleeps with? But for reals, you didn’t see this coming? No matter how much I’d like to get into Super Bowl favorites […]
- Bring Back “2 Scoops”! ()
This past weekend the next generation of American Gladiators was unveiled unto a national audience craving an end to the ongoing writer strike. First hand accounts left me interested, could the Gladiators honestly be back? Well, this really depends on how you look at the program, is it simply a medium for muscle-clad athletes to […]
- Dropkick Murphys: Boston Red Sox World Series Celebration ()
While fairly oblivious to most sports these days, I’m far from it in terms of Boston’s own Dropkick Murphys. Following the Red Sox’s series defining game 6 against the Cleveland Indians this past week I received a brilliant email reading the following, “The Red Sox win over Cleveland tonight means the series goes to game […]
- Remembering Bam Bam Bigelow ()
Though never achieving the super-stardom of The Undertaker, Ultimate Warrior, or Hulk Hogan, Scott “Bam Bam” Bigelow represented something of superhero status for a generation of young wrestling fan — a generation of fan including myself. And as we grew up and moved away from our childhood heroes, Bam Bam, with his tattooed head and […]