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Oh, Hi There

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:26:33 -0500

I’ve been compelled to take up pen and pap… errr, keys to screen… (see what I did there) And continue blogging. So here’s what’s up, the world is a dark place that needs a bright light in the form of words.

Ok, so enough with the bs…

In the past, GGB has been a place of MMA news and commentary, art, tech, and now soccer, and other tidbits of news.

This blog has never been dedicated to one thing in particular but more or less a forum for me to write about anything and everything I want to, so here’s to anyone that wants to read and has similar thoughts and likes as me.

Let’s see what shakes loose.

LIVE VIDEO BLOG: TODAY @ 10am, LIVE ON USTREAM

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 08:17:09 -0400

Click the video link to the right to check it out. We’ll be wraping up UFC on VERSUS 2, and previewing this weekends UFC 117 fight. Participate in the show by jumping in the chat room, or email us at goodgameradio@gmail.com, or tweet us @goodgamebro.

If you miss the show, the audio portion, and the video archive will be availble afterwards.

Alan Belcher Has Emergency Eye Surgery, Out Of UFC Fight Night 22 Main Event

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 07:44:29 -0400

Alan Belcher Has Emergency Eye Surgery, Out Of UFC Fight Night 22 Main Event:

mmaconsortium:

UFC Fight Night 22 has lost one half of its main event. Alan Belcher was forced to pull out of his headlining fight against Demain Maia due to a detached retina. Belcher explained on…

THE CASE FOR JON JONES WHILE CONSIDERING CAIN VELASQUEZ

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:45:27 -0400

While watching these two young athletes make their impressive meteoric rises in the UFC, I couldn’t help but notice one extremely impressive similarity between the two; the fact that both have literally been absolutely dominant in all of their fights. Of course, there is a stark difference between a showing of dominance and being tested. On one hand, we haven’t seen Jones in a number of different outcomes where he can prove that his game is flawless (example: being on his back), and in Cain’s case, his chin was tested multiple times against Cheick Kongo, being rocked by hard shots, but coming back quite impressively.

With this being said, both fighters have managed to not only be absolutely dominating in all of their fights (controlling their opponents offensively at will), but also do so against formidable opponents.

Even though neither fighter has showed that their game is flawless, I don’t think that keeps them from being considered the best, and in contrast, I think that showing their dominance in the manner that they have, and against the opponents they have had, easily warrants them as being amongst the best. Obviously, I’m not saying they are unbeatable, as everyone looks different once they face the best of the best, the champions. Look at Machida, he looked to be in similar fashion against his opponents before facing the likes of Shogun, who defeated him, a chance that some of the best in the light heavyweight division, and HW champ Brock Lesnar posesses.

My biggest question, or sense of confusion rather, lies in the place the UFC has put Jon Jones. Obviously he is a young talent that they want to milk for all he is worth, but when doing MMA math (which I know is mostly irrelevant, but bare with me), it doesn’t make sense that he isn’t already considered amongst title contenders. Lets look at it this way…

The UFC has put Randy Couture on a pedestal of being a contender for the light heavyweight title, something I personally don’t agree with because he hasn’t really fought top contenders in the light heavy weight division recently himself, and even though the UFC hasn’t come right out and said he was a top dog at 205, their motives are quite clear in my opinion. If this is the case, and looking at MMA math, Couture had a VERY tough time Brandon Vera, who Jones dismantled with ease. Additionally, Couture fought Mark Coleman, a man that beat Stephan Bonnar in a tough matchup, and a person who Jones also beat pretty single handily.

If this is the case, it doesn’t make much sense that Jones wouldn’t be ahead of Couture in their standings. Though, it must also be said that this is exactly why the UFC doesn’t post public rankings, so that they make the matchups they want.

Anyways, my point is, give a dog his day and acknowledge that Jones has not only beat a handful of tough opponents…

Bonnar (faced a former lhw champion in Forrest Griffin twice, and beat a number of good opponents)
Hammil (Very tough wrestler who beat Jardine, Munoz, and fought against Bisping, and Franklin)
Vera
and now Matyushenko

His dominance against these individuals should be enough, and furthermore, he is in a similar place Cain Velasquez is in, and Cain is fighting for the title.

Yes, let him be built up, but we may be on the brink of one of the best light heavyweight fighters to compete today.

LIVE TWEETIN DURING UFC ON VERSUS 2 TONIGHT

Sun, 01 Aug 2010 18:31:31 -0400

I’ll be LIVE tweeting during the main card tonight. Follow me over at http://www.twitter.com/goodgamebro for opinions, results, and more. See ya soon.

UFC on VERSUS 2 PICKS

Sun, 01 Aug 2010 10:00:00 -0400

Tonight’s UFC on VERSUS 2 card kicks off a loaded next few months of MMA action after a slight lull. Tonight, Jon Jones looks to further his claim as a contender for the light heavyweight title against Vladimir Matyushenko. Here are my picks.

MAIN CARD

Jon Jones vs. Vladimir Matyushenko
Mark Munoz vs. Yushin Okami
Jake Ellenberger vs. John Howard
Takanori Gomi vs. Tyson Griffin

PRELIMINARY CARD

Paul Kelly vs. Jacob Volkmann
DaMarques Johnson vs. Matthew Riddle
James Irvin vs. Igor Pokrajac
Mike Massenzio vs. Brian Stann
Darren Elkins vs. Charles Oliveira
Rob Kimmons vs. Steve Steinbeiss

Jones, Okami, Ellenberger, Griffin, Volkmann, Riddle, Irvin, Massenzio, Elkins, Kimmons

James Toney Warns Jon Jones to "Watch His Mouth"

Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:36:47 -0400

James Toney Warns Jon Jones to "Watch His Mouth"

UFC on VERSUS 2 Weigh Ins LIVE on UFC.COM

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:42:26 -0400

Check it out, it all starts at 7pm EST.

Zuffa, LLC sues Bellator, Ken Pavia over alleged theft of trade secrets

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:39:33 -0400

Zuffa, LLC sues Bellator, Ken Pavia over alleged theft of trade secrets

SHARK FIGHTS GOES ALL IN WITH SEPTERMBER 11th CARD More recently...

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:39:11 -0400

SHARK FIGHTS GOES ALL IN WITH SEPTERMBER 11th CARD

More recently than not, with the development of Austrailia’s IMPACT FC, we’ve seen new places for fighters to go that don’t want to get into longer contracts with organizations like Bellator and Strikeforce, and that may be in limbo with the UFC. Texas’ Shark Fights promotion is another one of those promotions, and man, do they have an incredible card in store. Their champ, Trevor Prangley headlines the card against former UFC light heavyweight Keith Jardine in a non-title fight, as well as the second fight sense his release form the UFC in Paul Daley, as well a number other great matchups.

The company has not announced where the fights may be seen yet, but looks to by next week.

MAIN CARD

Champ Trevor Prangley vs. Keith Jardine (light-heavyweight non-title fight)
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Houston Alexander
Paul Daley vs. TBA
Drew McFredries vs. Joey Villasanor
TBA vs. TBA

PRELIMINARY CARD

Champ Douglas Evans vs. Ronnie Mann (featherweight title fight)
Brock Larson vs. TBA
Dave Herman vs. Aaron Rosa
Karen Darabedyan vs. Marcus Hicks
Eric Davila vs. Pete Spratt

SHORT NOTICE: Live Video Blog Tonight at 7:30pm EST

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:17:47 -0400

Sorry for the short notice, won’t have time tomorrow so I’m doing it now. If you miss the live broadcast, we will have audio up, as well as the archive sometime tomorrow.

GGR ThrowBack: Check Out One of Our First Episodes

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:30:28 -0400

GGR ThrowBack: Check Out One of Our First Episodes

Bright & Early Live Video Blog 7/23 @ 8:30am EST

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:42:40 -0400

That’s right, we missed Wednesday’s show, but we’ll be back to make up for it Friday morning at 8:30ish AM EST, LIVE on USTREAM.

As always, you can click the video button to find it. Help take part in the show by chatting with us on USTREAM, tweet us @GoodGameBro, or send us an email: goodgameradio@gmail.com

For now, we’re going to switch the date of the show, yet again over to Wednesdays or Fridays at times that will be announced. Make sure you’re following the blog, and following us on twitter to know when.

Also, I’m working on getting this bad boy up on iTunes so you can download the audio.

Stay tuned bros!
-GoodGame

How Big Nog Got A Part In The Expendables

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:30:40 -0400

How Big Nog Got A Part In The Expendables:

mmaconsortium:

Big Nog and his crew of fighters landed small parts in The Expendables when Sylvester Stallone decided male models didn’t make for very believable soldiers.

HT: MiddleEasy

NEW SCREEN SHOTS OF EA...

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:20:45 -0400

NEW SCREEN SHOTS OF EA MMA

http://middleeasy.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2603:check-out-these-never-before-seen-pictures-of-ea-sports-mma&catid=34:organizations

JAMIE VARNER/DONALD CERRONE 2 MOST LIKELY AT WEC 51

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:15:03 -0400

JAMIE VARNER/DONALD CERRONE 2 MOST LIKELY AT WEC 51

Live Video Blog is Back Tomorrow

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:45:06 -0400

We’ll be doing our live blog from USTREAM tomorrow and we’ll be talking about the latest from Strikeforce, Impact FC, and all kinds of other MMA goodies.

Tune in tomorrow at 10am by clicking the video blog link, log in and chat with us, @ reply us @goodgamebro, or email us at goodgameradio@gmail.com.

Daley, Filho, Rizzo, Taylor All Get Wins at Impact FC 2

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 07:56:26 -0400

Daley, Filho, Rizzo, Taylor All Get Wins at Impact FC 2:

Click the link for a full breakdown.

REMINDER: Impact FC 2, Tonight on PPV

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:04:51 -0400

Card starts at 10pm as Paul Daley makes his return, as well as Paulo Filho, Ken Shamrock, and Jesse Taylor, as well as more notable fighters. Check it out.

UFC Signs Jake Shields

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:23:28 -0400

Yep, you heard it right. As many thought and speculated earlier, Jake Shields will enter the world’s top fighting organization at 170 punds instead of 185.

His opponent has yet to be determined, however, I’m looking at it now, and both Martin Kampmann and Mike Swick are without opponents at this point.