I had a conversation with Doug Crosby, and he said that during one of the [UFC] fights, one of these boxing people that have come over and started judging MMA...someone was attempting a submission, and this person turned to him and said, 'what is he doing?' How CRAZY is that? This is a professional mixed martial arts judge at the highest level of the sport, someone who is judging an Ultimate Fighting Championship bout, between two guys that are professional fighters....their careers are on the line, it's a huge contest, two equally skilled guys in a hotly contested match, and the judge has literally no idea what's going on.Joe ...

While UFC president Dana White proudly declared that none of this past Saturday's "UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun" contestants were forced to visit the hospital following the event, that doesn't mean everyone came out 100 percent healthy. UFC 104's "Knockout of the Night" and "Fight of the Night" winner Patrick Barry was suspended by the California State Athletic Commission for up to 180 days unless cleared by a physician for a possible fracture of his left wrist. MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) recently requested and receive the medical suspension information, which also included lesser orders for six other fighters. Barry's opponent, Antoni Hardonk, was also suspended for 45 days – including 30 days with no contact – based ...

DC radio personality Chad Dukes, a friend of MMA but admittedly not a hardcore, has some harsh words for the self-appointed elite fans of the sport regarding Saturday's controversial decision: Uninformed MMA fans are some of the worst people on the planet. These are jerkoffs drawn to the raw violence of the sport, do not appreciate its complex nature, and do everything to ruin it for everyone else around them These are people that scream "...get him in the headlock!" or better yet "...rip his arm off and beat him with it!" Both of those I heard at the last UWC fight at the Patriot center. These are the ...