So here’s a great idea. Let’s take a sport that predates the existence of the modern Olympic Games themselves and remove it from the Olympic program. That won’t piss off too many people, right? In case you missed today’s shocking news, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted in a secret ballot today to remove wrestling [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Boxing/MMA'
Rant Mode On: Wrestling Gets The Montreal Screwjob
February 12th, 2013 · No Comments
Tags: Boxing/MMA · Opinion/Editorial · Other · Patrick Swafford
The Upset To End All Upsets?
August 12th, 2010 · No Comments
When Randy Couture meets James Toney in the co-main event later this month at UFC 118, he may be fighting the most important fight of his career. What’s scary is that, despite all of Couture’s title fights and his amazing career at his age, a fight against a man making his mixed martial arts debut [...]
Tags: Boxing/MMA · Patrick Swafford
Fedor and the UFC
June 22nd, 2009 · No Comments
Perhaps the biggest question ever in MMA history. Will Fedor go to the UFC? I know to the naked eye it might seem like I’m always the first to jump on Fedor’s ‘dick’ if you will, and “oh Fedor this” and “oh Fedor that” but not being just a UFC observer, and seeing all of [...]
Tags: Boxing/MMA
Swafford and Lemke Show (6/14/09)
June 15th, 2009 · No Comments
As the final horn sounded to end the 2009 NBA Finals, Chris and Pat took to the air to discuss that, the Stanley Cup Finals and some of the happenings in baseball. It’s a big show this week.
Tags: Baseball · Basketball · Boxing/MMA · Chris Lemke · Ice Hockey · Patrick Swafford · Podcasts
June 11th, 2009 · 1 Comment
The following is the second ever installment of Audibly Offensives p4p list, as well as for the first time ever, rankings for each of the prodominate weight classes in the sport. As far as p4p rankings go, major shakeup, as I place UFC Welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre higher than phenom Fedor Emelinaneko, just due [...]
Tags: Boxing/MMA
From Abnormal To Absurd
May 26th, 2009 · No Comments
It finally looks like all the steroids that Jose Canseco did during his baseball career have finally affected his better judgment. Canseco, who’s published two books outing several supposed steroid users, entered the ring Tuesday night in Yokohama, Japan, to make his MMA debut against the seven-foot Hong Man Choi. Now, for those of you [...]
Tags: Boxing/MMA · Patrick Swafford
Sadly, Some People Don’t Find It Funny…….
April 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment
(Lashley ‘Mad’) Now it has been a while since you all have heard from the original badass of AO MMA news. Mitch has been handling himself well, but I though now that I can put my books down for the long Easter weekend, why not get something off from my chest? Bobby Lashley is a [...]
Tags: Boxing/MMA
The GameplaN: Jackson vs. Jardine
March 5th, 2009 · No Comments
Hard hitting powerhouse and former UFC Light Heavyweight champion, Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson is one win away from a UFC title shot. Standing in his way is ‘The Dean of Mean’ Keith Jardine, an awkward type of striker that uses an unusual style to frustrate his opponents. What does Rampage need to do in order to [...]
Tags: Boxing/MMA · Fight Preview
The GameplaN: Lauzon vs. Stephens
February 3rd, 2009 · No Comments
It’s a battle between two up and coming MMA prospects and it’s all free on Spike TV! It’s Ultimate Fight Night Live and it will be headlined by two up and comers in Joe Lauzon and Jeremy Stephens. Last week you readers here on Audibly Offensive witnessed the very first edition of the “GameplaN”. I [...]
Tags: Boxing/MMA · Fight Preview
The GameplaN: Penn vs. St. Pierre II
January 28th, 2009 · 3 Comments
When have we ever seen two amazing fighters in the prime of their career face off against each other inside of the Octagon? Sure B.J Penn and Georges St. Pierre have fought against each other before but that was many moons ago and today they are much different fighters. Both of them have taken their [...]
Tags: Boxing/MMA · Fight Preview
The BreakdowN: Thiago Silva v/s Lyoto Machida
January 20th, 2009 · No Comments
Things are a little different this BreakdowN, as not just Mitch will be breaking down the fight, as he has welcomed fellow MMA Guru Cory Forgeron in, as they debate between Mitch’s boy in Lyoto ‘The Dragon’ Machida, and Cory’s boy Thiago ‘Machida Killer’ Silva. Lets get to it. Striking Mitch: What makes this fight [...]
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AO Previews Affliction “Day Of Reckoning”
January 18th, 2009 · No Comments
On January 24th live on Pay-Per-View it’s Affliction “Day of Reckoning”. A stacked card with a HUGE main event between arguably the best pound for pound fighter in the world, Fedor Emelianenko and Andrei Arlovski! I’m here to give my thoughts on each of the main card fights so sit back, grab a snack and [...]
Tags: Boxing/MMA · Fight Preview