If you browse around MMAFanGuide.com, you’ll see that we don’t report MMA news. Sometimes we cover a news story if it relates to something new fans should know, such as the “Fighters weigh in on judging” video, but normally we save the news reporting for the sports journalists. So, where do you go to catch [...]
If you’re coming into MMA after being a sports fan in general, you’re probably used to teams and individuals being ranked in some order. Football, hockey, baseball, tennis, etc. – everyone is ranked in a standard fashion. So, how are MMA fighters ranked? The truth is, there is no official ranking system in MMA. At [...]
If you have ever watched the weigh-ins the day before a UFC event, you may have seen fighters weigh in one pound over their weigh class limit, yet they were considered to have “made weight.” Why is that? It’s because of the one pound weight allowance. This allows lightweights (a 155 lb limit) to weigh [...]
“Throwing in the towel” is a common expression these days. It is used synonymously with “quitting” and “giving up,” even when there is no towel involved. The expression is carried over from boxing, where throwing in the towel (literally) is a legitimate way to stop the fight. If a cornerman throws the fighter’s towel in [...]
If you were reading about weight classes and cutting weight, you might be wondering about this. The weigh-ins themselves are pretty self-explanatory (fighters step on a scale,) but there is always one question – Why not have weigh-ins right before the start of event? It’s a good question. I mean, why have someone weigh in [...]
With a lot of collegiate wrestlers now choosing to enter MMA, there is a lot of talk about their wrestling backgrounds and credentials. The most common question is, what does it mean to be an All-American? First, let’s look at the All-America designation in general: An All-America team is an honorary sports team composed of [...]
You may have heard the term “gatekeeper” thrown around to describe certain fighters, and you are wondering what that means. First, let’s look at the general definition of gatekeeper: a person who controls access to something. So in MMA, a gatekeeper would be a fighter who controls access to something. The way I see it, [...]
A lot of people still don’t think of MMA as a sport. So this question comes up: Is MMA meant to simulate street fighting? The quick answer is, no. MMA is a sport, and with all the rules in place in modern MMA, it is nowhere near as brutal as it used to be. Modern [...]
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