Monday, 14 April 2025

 My Top UFC Fighters That Pissed Off Dana White.

Intro.

You know that saying Don't piss off the boss, well i'm pretty sure that whoever coined that phrase owes Dana White a nice cold beer, because over time during the Bostians tenure as the head chief of the worlds biggest fight organisation, many UFC fighters have angered the bossman, to the point of boiling rage, so here are my top five contenders for the top 5 fighters who pissed off Dana White.

5 Randy Couture.

Were do I even begin with this guy. You could make the arguement that this was coming. Randy's dispute with Zuffa went back nearly six years before Couture would take the organisation to court. Ranging from personal disputes over money, to overall respect. Randy knew his worth, and wanted more for himself, so after the outcome of his fight at UFC 74, against Gabriel Gonzaga in which he bested the Brazilian to retain the Heavyweight Championship, he wanted out of his contract, but Dana said nope your mine, and your not goping anywhere. This would lead to Randy essentially hold the belt hostage, until he was beaten for the strap by Brock Lesnar. Randy took the UFC to Court, and lost. His case. His belt in the fight, and the respect from Dana White.

4 Colby Covington.

This Florida native has one hell of a big mouth. In an interview he said that If he beats Kamaru Usman, he wouldn't want Dana to put the Welterweight belt on him, and if he did, then he would smash the President of the UFC over the head with it. To which Dana responded by saying. Good luck with that, he's a big dumb f****** idiot. Don't ever change Dana.

3. Matt Riddle.

Their isn't a lot that I can say about this guy other than, he's a marajuna loving idiot, who even wrestling fans can't stand the sight of. Don't Google him.

2. Paul Daley.

This is a vital lesson to any fighter who is coming up in the game. YOU DON'T SUCKER PUNCH YOUR OPPONENT IN THE AFTERMATH OF YOUR FIGHT. This is what happened in the after seconds of Paul Daleys fight against the brash an obnoxious Josh Koscheck. White said that he will never fight again in the UFC, and he didn't, but he did manage to carve out a decent going in Bellator.

1 Tito Ortiz.

The history between these guys, goes back years. Money, and business can be a devisive thing, and when you bite the hand that feeds you, things can go south quite quickly. From Money issues, to alligations of Bullying. Tito vs Dana people. I don't think I could sum this up any easier.

Sunday, 13 April 2025

 My Top 5 Takeaways From UFC 314 Volkanovski vs Lopes.

Honourable Mention.

Before I get into the main show part of this piece. I have to give a shout out to Amanda Nunes for getting into The UFC's Hall Of Fame Modern Wing. I think this is well deserved, because she took everyone on, beat them, and left a mark in the sport that will never ever be replocated. Well done Amanda, you're my goat.

5 Dominic Reyes Oh My.

Dominic Reyes is a beast, and his performance last night against Nikita Krylov, was something to behold. He ko'd Krylov with ease. Dominic Reyes oh my, oh my.

4 Jean Silva.

Jean Silva, beat. Bryce Mitchell by submission, as President Trump watched on. Can you say Irony. The sight of Joe Rogan done up as a nerd in the aftermath was a real sight to behold. He looked like cross between, Brains from Thunderbirds, and. Dexter from Dexters Laboratory.

3 .Patricio Pitbull Is In The UFC.

I didn't like this fight. Yair Rodriguez was a game competitor, but as for Patricio. I don't think that he was up for it last night, and this is a real shame because I have been a fan of his for some time. Yair got the win by unanamous decision.

 2. Oooooh Paddy The Baddy.

Last night Paddy Pimblett dominated Michael Chandler, in what was his best performance of his career so far. I mean what more can I say, other than this. Yes. I was entertained.

1 Volk Is Back.

Guess who's back, back again. Volk is back, go and tell your friends. Guess who's, back guess whos back, guess who's back, guess who's back, bah na na nu now. This was a masterful performance, and a reminder to never judge  someone by their age. Alexander Volkanovski is the man, and a two time Featherweight UFC Champion at the age of 36. I think he's everyones hero at this moment in time.



Saturday, 12 April 2025

 My Top 5 Takeaways From Friday Smackdown.

Apologies.

I have to start this off with not one, but two apologies. The first. Is because I wasn't able to do a full review of this weeks Friday Night Smackdown, due to my day job schedule, and the next one is because I won't be doing an AEW Collision review this week, this is because It's Wrestlemania week, and I have a load of content surrounding the show of shows that needs to be worked on. You guys know that I don't make these decisions lightly, because I want to give you guys my best, and these situations sometimes can't be helped.

5 Nick Aldis Segment.

As an opening segment, this fell a bit flat, yes his moments with Randy Orton, and the Temu Bloodline was decent, but overall this was pathetic, and a bad case of been there seen it, and as for LA knight making the save, well I have no words. This also set up a tame main event.

4 Womens Tag Team Gauntlet Match.

Lyra Valkyria and Bayley, beat. PFC. Natalya, and Maxine Dupri. Kayden Karter and Katana Chance, and Secret Hervice, to become the no1 contenders for Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez at Wrestlemania. This was predictable.

3 The Flair And Stratton Situation.

This clip went viral. ( apparently ) Oh well I'd rather they batter the taste out of each other, than get the mess we got last week.

2 Drew Mcintyre.

Drew Mcintyre is my guy for this reason, he battered Damien Priest whilst cosplaying as Snake Pliskin. God bless you Drew.

1 Rey Fenix Has Another Lofi Banger.

Rey Fenix's start to his WWE career has started off on a good note, and on this night he had a lofi banger of a Match against Berto. I liked this.



Friday, 11 April 2025

My Top 5 Realest Moments In UFC History.

Content Warning.

This article contains references to Abuse that some readers might find upsetting, reader discretion is advised.

Intro.

In the hardcore world of MMA, reality can be quite scarce, from injuries, to fighters being awesome human beings, and everything that comes inbetween. This sport does have a darkside, that can be psychological, but the guiding light from some fighters, has never been gone out.

5 Jon Jones Before UFC 135.

Let this be a lesson to all robbers, don't ever come across Jon Jones, and Mike Winklejon after you've tried to rob a woman, because it won't end well for you. This is what happened before UFC 135, Before Jones beat Quinton Rampage Jackson. This is the type of thing that when you hear it, you think that this isn't true, but judging by the amount of eyewitnesses that their were, i guess this is the case. See kids this is proof that crime doesn't pay. Jon Jones could learn from that.

4 When Trash Talk Gets A PPV Moved.

Chael Sonnen, and the country of Brazil, go together like cheeseburgers, and  acid. This started off with The American Gangster running his mouth about Anderson Silva, and. Wanderlai Silva, and then insulting the entire country, and insulting its women. by acting like a sexist idiot. This pissed off an entire country of Brazil to the point that, due to fears for Chaels safety his fight against Anderson Silva, was moved from Rio Brazil in June, to California in July. You heard that right the UFC moved this fight card due to one mans mouth.

3. Real Estate.

Sometimes the call of the real world, and fighting don't always go together. I mean just take a look at the recent liable case surrounding the the UFC just to catch a drift into how badly fighters in some cases are treated. Case and point. In 2013, both Chris Leben, and. Brian Stann two former UFC standouts, retired from the sport, and took up jobs in real estate. Now I get that when you know that your time has come to retire, you need to listen to your boby, but to choose a new line of work, just speaks volumes, when you look at the toxicity of the sport.

2. The Build Around Fight Island.

For all of the world. March 2020 was a worrying, and all round concerning time. For what was coming around the corner, was here, and it held everything in it's grasp. All majors sports were outright held back until further notice, except for the WWE, and. The UFC. The Conneticut group  ran shows from their performance centre, whilst the Vegas outlet waited until the middle of May, to comeback, giving fight fans a sense of normalcy. This wasn't always the case. When the Pandemic kicked off. Dana White said in a company video message, that the company would be going ahead with all of its shows, this was until Vegas was shut down. In Mid April White came out and said that he was going to create Fight Island. Yas Island in Abu Dhabi was the home, and just like that. The Sport world sat up and took notice, and fans had something to look forward to.

 1 #FreeCainValesquez.

This is recent, disturbing, yet vital. In febuary 2022. Cain Valesquez was arrested for the attempted murder of a man who abused his son, and just last month he was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison. I think that this is extremely unfair. He did what any parent would do in that situation. I'm not a parent, but if I had children, and you did this to my child, then the only thing I can say is this. you better get in your car, and drive far away, because if I find you, then you're in trouble.



Thursday, 10 April 2025

AEW Dynamite Review.

Jon Moxley vs Katsuyori Shibata And Everything Else.

Im skipping the intro this week, and getting straight into the action. Moxley cut a predictable promo to get the show up and off the ground, laying shame to the entire AEW Locker room, whilst giving a warning to The Young Bucks. I didn't like this, because it felt like the same old promo that we've heard before, and offered nothing new, however his Match against Shibata was ace from the start. Both men showcased their excellent chemistry and was cleverly booked. Mox got the win after he gave Katsuyori a bulldog choke. The Young Bucks came out. They gave their answers for doing what they did this last Sunday at Dynasty. Moxley and Marina had walked off at this point. Both Matt, and. Nick Jackson said they did this for their friend Hangman Adam Page, and the fact that they want to do business with The Deathriders, and asked Jon to come back out, but instead they got a comedian version of Kenny Omega, he insulted Matt and Nick, and talked about their heel actions, that put him on the shelf, stating that under their management, the house that he helped build, was rotting away into a pile of dookie. Kenny wanted a fight, but he was greated by Kazuchika Okada, and The Bucks legged it when Swerve Strickland came out, but he got decked by Pac, and their Match followed, and it was over way two soon, as Pac Injured his ankle, and an audible had to be called. Swerve gave him a stomp for the win.

Explosive 8 Man Tag Match.

The team of Mark Briscoe. Will Osperay. Speedball Mike Bailey, and. Kevin Knight, beat. Lio Rush. Action Andretti. The Beast Mortas, and. Ricochet. In a fun Match, that means these men are in the money, and if you see them in a bar over the weekend, then I think that the drinks will be on them.

Adam Copelands Is Out  Indefinately.

It's one thing to piss fans off, but it's a seperate thing to piss off Tony Schiavone. I think he wants a fight against Dax Harwood. Adam Copeland is out Indefinately, and you don't mess with Tony Schiavone.

The Hurt Syndicate Segment.

I liked this. It made the centre point of The Hurt Syndicate look a solid output, whilst it Made MJF looking like a fuming mess. MVP started off the proceedings and he was in a celebratory mood. MJF joined the line up when he came out. Max took the fans on a tour de force, and stated that he want his triple b back. Bobby said that it was cute that Max helped them on Sunday in retaining the AEW Tag Team Championships, but it was he who got the job done, when he sphered Big Bill. Both men had a verbal spat, that both MVP, and. Shelton Benjamin had to step in and stop things from escaltaing. Both Shelton, and. Bobby both then said that they don't want Max in their crew, only for later on in the broadcast, he was told by MVP that he's going to work on his crew.

Megan Bayne Segment.

Ok, i'm going to bow down to Megan Bayne, because she's one fierce woman.

Thunder Rosa vs Kris Statlander Womens Owen Hart Tournament.

I liked this. Toni Storm was on commentary, and it sounded like she was having a great time. She had fun laughing at the moment when Statlander got her tits slapped, and when  she told Taz that she's moved his car. The Match on the other hand was decent. It's no secret that I'm a big fan of Thunder Rosa, and I love watching her work, and this was no different. Even though she didn't win, she did some good business by putting over Statlander.

Damn It Don Callis Segment.

Damn It Don Callis bigged up his boys, and stating that one of them is going to win the Owen Hart Tournament.

Undisputed Kingdom Segment.

Kyle O'reilly, and. Roderick Strong, showed how proud they are of Adam Cole, and Adam said that he's going to try and bring in a new era in AEW. Ok I guess.

Chris Jericho Segment.

At first I hated this segment, but then it shifted gears. Chris Verbally berrated his team Big Bill, and. Bryan Keith, and Big Bill fired back, by saying that he was let down after he and Bryan, were made to feel like victims, by Chris when things went wrong. Chris flipped out, wrecking the TV screen prop, and dropping a nice little f-bomb. And walked out. I liked this, it's just a shame that i'm not a big fan of Jericho.

Claudio Castagnoli And Wheeler Yuta vs Samoa Joe And Hook.

I liked this. The Matches within the Match, made sense, as they sold folded in the near falls, and helped give the Match time to breathe. Joe, and. Hook got the win, after simutanuously putting Yuta, and. Claudio in the redrum, and anaconda choke, at the same time. This came to be after Mox got involved. Claudio gave Hook a Spike chair Neutriliser, and Joe took to the mic and challenged The Deathriders for the Trios Championship, as the show went off the air.

Overview Of AEW Dynamite.

This was a fun broadcast. Yes it had it's problems, but overall I had fun watching this. The in-ring work went from good to great, and the promos were solid.

This weeks AEW Dynamite is a solid 8/10.



Wednesday, 9 April 2025

 My Top 5 Favourite TrashTalk Moments in UFC History.

Intro.

I love MMA Trashtalk. I just love the feeling of how entertaining it is when two fighters have a go at one another, yes this is selling the fight, but in some cases it can be looked at as funny, humerous, or damn right pathetic, so here are my top 5 favourite moments of Trashtalk in UFC History.

5 Connor Mcgreggor vs Khabib Nurmagomedov UFC 229

What Can I say about this press conference. It was a stark reminder of just the world was in a differant place back in 2018. Yes this press conference is funny, but given what would come down the line for Mcgreggor, it acted as a forshadowing for what was just around the corner.

4 Don't cry.

In the build up to UFC 190. Bethe Correia said some truly terrible things to Ronda Rousey, about her dads suicide, so it made me happy when she was TKO'd her to retain her Bantamweight Championship.

3. Quinton Rampage Jackson vs Rashad Evans TUF Season 10.

This is one of my favourite seasons of TUF. with this being the 1st ever all heavyweights season, normally the centre piece is the fighters, however the animousity between the coaches, was the highlight here, and all I have to say about that is this. Don't say nothing to me.

2. Michael Bisping.

This guy gets on this list, just for being himself. The season of TUF when he was placed Against Jason Mayhem Miller is a classic.

1 Chael Sonnen.

The American Gangster Chael Sonnen, this man had an entire fight card moved to another country because of his mouth. I mean what else can I say.


Tuesday, 8 April 2025

 Monday Night Raw Review 8.4.2025.

Superstars Seen Showing Up.

Gunther. The New Day. The War Raiders. The Judgement Day. Penta, and. Paul Heyman, were seen showing up to the arena.

Womens Championship Segment.

I didn't like this. It all felt forced, and very forgetful, and another copy and paste segment, only this time, the triple threat Match was confirmed for Mania. I'm done with this feud, and just want all three ladies to move on at this point.

The Judgement Day Segment.

It's not all good in the Judgement Day hood, because both Finn, and Dom are in the 4 way for the Intercontinental Championship at Mania. Yeah he wasn't a happy man was he.

Lyra Valkyria vs Bayley.

I liked this. The Match had a solid flow to it, and decent Physicality. Lyra got the win after a excellent final exchange.

Bert Kerschesier Segment.

I don't know who this guy is, but Chad Gable hates him, and. Otis loves him. This was weird.

 AJ Styles Segment.

AJ Styles said that he's in a good place about his Match against Logan Paul, at Wrestlemania, now just stay out of it Kazza Kross.

LWO vs The Crede Brothers And El Grande Americano.

This was a lot of fun, from Chad Gable, sorry I mean El Grande Americano cheating to get the win, and Jaquin wilde flying high. I liked this.

Gunther Segment.

This wasn't the standard the heel promo, and it if i'm being honest this was the right thing to do. Gunther came out, but before he could say a word, out came Jey Uso, and he verbally took Gunther to school, from the ramifications of family life, being scared of him, to Jey controlling the narrative and driving this segment to the point of needing forgiveness, because he won't know what to do with himself, after what he does to Gunther at Mania. I loved this segment.

The New Day vs The War Raiders WWE Tag Team Championship Match.

This was a complete waste of time. The Match was thrown out when Ivor used a steelchair, and then was attacked by Kofi, as security stopped a neck assault from The New Day.

Penta vs Dominik Mysterio.

This fell flat to me. Penta got the win, and then came the shenanigans from The Judgement Day, and. Bron Breakker, this felt predictable.

Paul Heyman Segment.

Paul Heyman came out and adressed the fans, he gave the stereotypical look of being split down the middle, he's loyal to his tribal chief, and to his best friend Cm Punk. This brought out Seth Freakin Rollins, and he went on a promo tour de force, laying down some hard truths, that catered to Pauls need to be accepted, he worked on twisting and turning Pauls gears, to the point that the wiseman snapped after Seth had slapped him. Seth then attacked him. Cm Punk then made the save, and had a fight with Seth, and it happened. He put himself in harms way saving Punk from a stomp. Seth then thanked him, and then told Paul that he now owes him a favour. This was a brilliant way to take the show off the air.

Overview of Monday Night Raw.

This broadcast was a real low mix-bag, and as we head into the final stops of Mania season, this wasn't good enough.

This weeks Monday Night Raw is a mid 6/10.

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