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I guess "rear naked choke" isn't the name of a porno after all. Anderson Silva uses that very move to pin Dan Henderson to retain the middleweight UFC title. [Washington Post]

A talk with a UFC guy with a positive steroid test. [Randball]

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Another Example Of How UFC Has Overtaken Boxing

We can't possibly thank With Leather enough for digging up this clip of UFC star Chuck Liddell — just hours after his title-belt loss to that Rampaging Jackson fellow — enjoying himself considerably. What's not to love about Chuck Liddell? Nothin'! More »

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They'd Probably Charge At Least Five Bucks For This One

We're not inherent UFC fans, but we understand the appeal, and jeez, the damned thing's on the cover of SI these days. If you've ever watch a Pay-Per-View, you'll probably enjoy this parody; we think this fight might be rather fun to watch, actually.

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Not The Best Weekend For The UFC

Like a lot of sports fans, we only recently started keeping an eye on this whole UFC business, approaching it gingerly, with as much optimism as one can have for anything that prominently features Joe Rogan. The last two weeks have been a blitz of positive publicity, with an oddly fawning Sports Illustrated cover story and every Don King-weary pundit declaring the UFC our new boxing replacement. With champion Chuck Lidell on magazine covers and "Entourage," the sport was drawing the eyes of the curious. More »

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Rampage Jackson Will Knock You Out And Hump Your Leg

(UPDATE: That video is dead... but you can see it here. You should probably hurry.) More »

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Hopefully, Tim Duncan Suffers From Cyanophobia

A fear of the color blue is what we're counting on to tighten this series up. The attire of the fans in Salt Lake City is the focus of the AP article previewing Game Three of the Spurs/Jazz series. Everyone in Energy Solutions arena will be decked out tonight in "True Blue" shirts that will, I don't know ... intimidate the Spurs? A noisy light-blue background is what we're counting on to make this series interesting? Awesome. More »

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To Watch Tonight...

• 8:00, ESPN2. NASCAR. Busch Series Carquest Auto Parts 300. I hope they let that stripper watch from her cell.
• 8:30, ABC. NBA Playoffs. San Antonio Spurs @ Utah Jazz. I miss you, Hubie Brown.
• 10:00, PPV. UFC 70. Chuck Liddell vs. Quinton Jackson. I'm pretty sure that Jimmy Snuka could take either of these guys.

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I'll Post Anything That Gets Joe Rogan This Excited

UFC fights don't traditionally get a ton of attention here on Deadspin, and that's probably not going to change anytime soon. Sorry. But I do think you'll enjoy this video of one huge man kicking another huge man really hard in the ear. More »

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We Welcome Our New Ultimate Fighting Championships Overlords

The owners of Ultimate Fighting Championships want to take over the world. With their acquisition of Japan's Pride Fighting Championships now complete, they've got their eyes on the big time pay-per-view market; and you know, with savvy sports insights such as demonstrated in the quote below, how can anyone bet against them? More »

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This Is Now A Mainstream Sport

John McCain once called the Ultimate Fighting Championship "human cockfighting." (He meant that in a bad way.) That was in the 1990s, and McCain was leading an effort to ban the sport. More »