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An MMA@Work (powered by MMAPlayground) Interview with UFC Bantamweight, Byron Bloodworth

3/30/12 12:00AM

Byron Bloodworth is a bantamweight fighter for the UFC, who debuted in October against 135 pound standout Mike Easton. He lost his debut fight, but doesn't seem set on letting that bring him down. Byron recently took time to answer some questions. * * * <

Fights to Make Following UFC on FOX 2

2/2/12 12:00AM

The UFC held its’ second event on FOX on Saturday night. The main event and the co-main event of the evening both featured number one contender fights. Rashad Evans and Phil Davis squared off in the main event for a chance at Jon Jones’ Light Heavyweight title. There was a lot of tr

Fights to Make Following Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine

1/13/12 12:00AM

Fights to make following Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine Strikeforce held its first event of 2012 on Saturday. The main event of the evening featured Luke Rockhold, defending his Middleweight title, against former UFC fighter Keith Jardine. Rockhold was coming

Fights to Make Following UFC 141

1/5/12 12:00AM

2011 was a huge year for the Ultimate Fighting Championship and what better way to close it out than by pitting two goliaths together in the octagon? The main event of the evening featured the long awaited return of MMA’s largest pay per view draw, Brock Lesnar. Lesnar had been out of

2011 MMAPlayground.com Awards

12/15/11 12:00AM

Voting for the first annual MMAPlayground.com Awards is now underway. These awards have been nominated by you, the user and will also be voted upon by you as well. The staff at MMAPlayground.com would like to than

CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT: Win a copy of the UFC Encyclopedia!

11/10/11 12:00AM

Want to win a copy of the UFC Encyclopedia ($50 Value!)? Follow @MMAPlayground on Twitter and Retweet our posts about the contest! It’s simple… Go to: Twitter.com/mmapla

MMAPlayground Interview Series - Vol. 13 ("Rowdy" Ronda Rousey)

11/8/11 12:00AM

As with any successful professional, mixed martial artists eat, sleep and breathe their craft. They put everything on the line when they wake up, hit the gym and pour their blood, sweat and tears into the sport we all love. When they enter that cage, for the fan, it's all about the entertainment,

MMAPlayground Interview Series - Vol. 12 (Michelle "The Karate Hottie" Waterson)

10/31/11 12:00AM

MMA@Work (powered by MMAPlayground.com) Ep. 2 w/Eliot "The Fire" Marshall

10/27/11 12:00AM

Join hosts Josh Webb and Tim Herb for this week's episode of MMA@Work (powered by MMAPlayground) tonight at 6:30pm EST. This week's guest is none other than UFC fighter, Eliot "The Fire" Marshall. Eliot is set to square off against Brandon "The Truth" Vera at this weeken

MMAPlayground Interview Series - Vol. 11 (Pablo "The Scarecrow" Garza)

10/25/11 12:00AM

Check Out The New MMA Radio Show!

10/21/11 12:00AM

In case you missed the live transmission, make sure to join hosts Josh Webb (BlueSkiesBurn) and Tim Herb (gartface) for MMA@Work,

MMAPlayground Interview Series - Vol. 10 (Chris "Kamikaze" Cariaso)

10/20/11 12:00AM

MMAPlayground Interview Series - Vol. 9 (Rich "The Raging Bull" Attonito)

10/17/11 12:00AM

MMAPlayground Interview Series - Vol. 8 (DaMarques "Darkness" Johnson)

10/14/11 12:00AM

MMAPlayground Interview Series - Vol. 7 (Brian Foster)

10/11/11 12:00AM

MMAPlayground Interview Series - Vol. 6 (Brian "Bad Boy" Ebersole)

10/6/11 12:00AM

MMAPlayground Interview Series - Vol. 5 (Nik "The Carny" Lentz)

10/4/11 12:00AM

MMAPlayground Interview Series - Vol. 4 (Julie "Fireball" Kedzie)

9/30/11 12:00AM

MMAPlayground Interview Series - Vol. 3 (Nam Phan)

9/27/11 12:00AM

MMAPlayground Interview Series - Vol. 2 (Charlie "The Spaniard" Brenneman"

9/21/11 12:00AM

MMAPlayground Interview Series - Vol. 1 (Pat "Bam Bam" Healy)

9/15/11 12:00AM

UFC 134 History Revisited

8/25/11 12:00AM

As we get ready for UFC 134 on August 27, 2011, pandemonium is sure to ensue the streets of Brazil and all MMA communities as UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, of Brazil, takes on Yushin Okami, of Japan, in what could be one of the most significant fights in MMA history. Not only is there hi

UFC 131: Carwin/JDS

6/11/11 12:00AM

At UFC 131, former Interim Heavyweight title holder Shane Carwin will face Junior Dos Santos, with the winner likely to receive a title fight against Current Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez. Originally, Junior Dos Santos was scheduled to face Brock Lesnar, but Brock was struck wit

Check Out GameBookers.com

12/8/10 12:00AM

Though the UFC is filled to the brim with fighters of un paralleled athleticism, few shine as brightly as current welter weight title holder Georges St-Pierre. The Quebec born athlete was even named the Canadian Athlete of the year in both 20080 and 2009 by Rogers Sportsnet. St-Pierre was bor

Blue Skies Burn

10/31/10 12:00AM

Coming into UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez a lot of people were questioning whether or not Lesnar could be stopped by anyone in the heavyweight division. Since his loss to Mir at UFC 81, he's been on a tear in the division; overwhelming people with sheer size and athleticism. Prior to Velasquez, the

A Look Into the Potential Future of the UFC’s Middleweight Division

10/19/09 12:00AM

Submitted by John King Many months ago, UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva released a statement outlining his intentions to retire from MMA competition after fulfilling the remainder of his contract with the UFC. The perpetually skeptical and always vocal intern

Rampage: Right or Wrong?

10/5/09 12:00AM

Submitted by The Karate Choppin Ninja I always thought of Quinton "Rampage" Jackson as a fighters fighter. Similar to Couture, Chuck, Wandy, Sakuraba,Hendo, Bas, and Nog. All men who just "are fighters" , instead of being guys " who fight for a living" . I believe tha

Why There Are No Locks In MMA

9/26/09 12:00AM

Submitted by THE KARATE CHOPPIN NINJA How many times have you heard or seen it written? "This guys a lock”, ”guy can't lose”, "a sure thing”. Not in MMA. Their really isn't in any sport, but MMA has more variables than other combat sports. Next time someone tells you

The Changing Of The Guard

7/1/09 12:00AM

Submitted by Danno "Turd" Ferguson About a decade and a half ago the Gracie family decided to showcase the martial art ,that they had honed and fine tuned into a fighting style, that could lead to a much larger man falling prey to a smaller more skilled fighter. The U

Making the Case for other Organizations

5/27/09 12:00AM

John King The debate between which was better, PrideFC or the AFC, once reigned dominant on the internet’s mixed martial arts boards. Now, years after the demise of PrideFC, the boards have steadily become more and more quiet. Conversations occasionally spring up abou

Why Fighters Cant Stop

5/13/09 12:00AM

The Wrestler, starring a suitably haggard-looking Micky Rourke, has just come out on DVD following rave reviews from its theater screening, and upon the recommendation of a good friend and fellow martial artist, I rented it and gave it a shot. This friend said I would draw a lot of parallels to the

IS ANDERSON SILVA LOOKING UP TO THE WRONG GUY?

4/26/09 12:00AM

Submitted by The Karate Choppin Ninja Pound for pound champ? Best stand up in MMA of any top fighter? Serious Killer instinct? Well rounded? Brutal in the clinch? Cleaned out a division? So good he could move up a weight class and take that title? All these claims we

The Top Ten Myth

3/25/09 12:00AM

Submitted by Shawn Rafferty In 1967, Murray Woroner wanted to run a program on the radio, pitting the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time against each other to see who would win if they'd done battle in their respective primes. Considering gloved boxing had been a

Ten Fighters I'd like to See in the UFC/WEC

3/11/09 12:00AM

Submitted By Andrew D This is a list of the fighters that I think would bring the most to the table from the UFC’s standpoint. It is NOT a list of the ten best fighters fighting for other promotions, although there is definitely some overlap. I’ve tried to focus on th

The Peril of Dream Matches

3/5/09 12:00AM

Submitted by Turd Ferguson Everybody loves an underdog. Everybody loves seeing a little guy get the better of a bigger man. Everybody loves a good story about people making good on their chances to rise to the top and do something never done before. Unfortunately for

Pride Failure?

2/23/09 12:00AM

Submitted by Shawn Rafferty With UFC in full swing and with no sign of the dark days ahead, a new organization arose in the Land of the Rising Sun in 1997, boasting odd round and scoring structures, a truly international roster and including the vicious rules that wer

New feature alert and a friendly reminder

2/6/09 12:00AM

For those of us who are familiar with MMA forums, "avatar bets" are a commonplace thing. To help expedite the process of avatar betting, and to make sure that people stick to their end of the bargain, we've added a new feature. You guessed it... an Avatar Bet page. From here you can propose and acce

Calling All MMA Historians!

10/1/08 12:00AM

Do you have an interest in MMA records, fighter backgrounds, or the various martial arts that have been blended into modern MMA? Are you familiar with Wikipedia and their open content, community powered encyclopedia project? If you've answered yes to these questions, then our partner

New feature alert

9/9/08 12:00AM

Thanks to the continual input of our dedicated fanbase of educated fight fans we now have an historical fighter ranking archive at our disposal! Application 1: Check out the new option to view rankings by date in our Top 10 Fighters section. Ahhh it seemed like only yesterday that my

Secondary League Bankrolls Are Now Reset - UFC 88 on Saturday!

9/1/08 12:00AM

Now that Season 4 of our Secondary League has come to a conclusion the bankrolls have been reset in preparation for Season 5. Please make sure that you double-check to make sure your wagers are locked in for WEC 36 so that you can get off to a strong start! Also, Saturday is UFC 88 -

UFC 87: Seek and Destroy Preview & Picks

8/2/08 12:00AM

UFC 87: Seek and Destroy Preview & Picks By Matthew Brothers The UFC is back with their August offering, UFC 87: Seek and Destroy, and we’re back with an info-filled preview to help you make up your mind on who to pick for your high-dollar fantasy wagers. This time around we’ve got a

Season 4 incoming!

7/15/08 12:00AM

A freshly baked season of play begins here on the Playground this Saturday with the "anti-Affliction" UFC fight night card. For Season 4 we have overhauled the fight camp ranking system. Among other changes, roster moves are no longer applied retroactively. Some new data view screens will also be av

UFC 86 - Preview & Picks

7/1/08 12:00AM

UFC 86 Preview & Picks By Matthew Brothers Now that we’ve crowned our 7th “Ultimate Fighter” in Amir Sadollah, it’s time for the coaches to lace up the gloves and go to battle. The UFC light-heavyweight championship of the world will be on the line when the champ, Quint

Quick note for our forum users!

6/26/08 12:00AM

Forum avatar maximum dimensions are now 120x120 pixels rather than 100x100 pixels. We aren't Mac users, so if the adjusted poster profile column on the forum is misbehaving for you, please drop us a line.

Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale Preview

6/21/08 12:00AM

Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale Preview Submitted By Matthew Brothers Welcome to MMAPlayground’s newest feature, a match-by-match preview to help you make up your mind on who you think will win, how they’ll finish the fight, and in what round. By no means do

Secondary League Season 3 Coming to a Finish

5/16/08 12:00AM

Just a quick reminder folks, World Victory Road - SenGoku 2 will complete Season 3 in the Secondary League this weekend. Player bankrolls are reset at the beginning of each season; this will occur early next week. Season 4: In the Groove will then kick off May 31st with EliteXC on CBS, including fig

UFC 83 goodies and a couple other items of note

4/18/08 12:00AM

To celebrate the UFC's debut in Canada we'll be giving away some T-shirts in addition to the usual per-event cash prizes. The top 5 earners and top 5 point totals will receive a free T-shirt to mix things up a bit. (This applies to US and Canada addressees only!) We'd also like to tak

PLEASE NOTE: Bankrolls for the Secondary League are now reset

2/21/08 12:00AM

Any wagers you may have placed in between the time the last season of play in the Secondary League ended and today have been cleared out during the bankroll reset and the corresponding activation of the new parlay features.

Secondary League Season 2 rolls to a finish

2/20/08 12:00AM

A big congrats to SilentOutlaw and LR for their first place finishes in the points and earnings games respectively! Nicely done guys! Our next season of play in the Secondary League kicks off with the STACKED March 5th World Victory Road card. If you'd like to get in on a new season f

January 30th site news and updates

1/30/08 12:00AM

Just a few bits and pieces for our Players: We've postponed our planned maintenance downtime until tomorrow. So, please be aware, if you are unable to access the Playground for a couple hours tomorrow, have no fear! We're simply performing an upgrade in database software and will be

Season 4 is coming up fast!

1/25/08 12:00AM

We're only 10 days away from the conclusion of another MMA Playground Season! Season 3 concludes on the 5th with the highly anticipated Griffin vs Jackson light heavyweight title fight card. There was some recent, ahem... "confusion" regarding parlay wagers that included the cancelled

An update on the new parlay wagering system

1/4/08 12:00AM

After going through a few days of feedback we've made a few adjustments on the new parlay wagering. Getting these changes in before our first event of the new season takes place is important, so bear with us! At any rate, here's what you can now expect, quoted from the wager page itse

Season 2 wrap-up

1/2/08 12:00AM

Our second season of play in the main league here on MMAPlayground has come to a finish. Congratulations to our top performers! Points 1 reesandrew 2 B_Goetz 3 Sticksta13 3 DefyTheEye 5 buck 6 pickledpunk 6 owen1 8 deformative

Season 2 to Season 3 transition

12/28/07 12:00AM

Just as an FYI, we have some new features and general site upgrades in the works right now that will be in play before the first event of Season 3. General site architecture enhancements, adding a parlay wager option, and a re-vamped news section are among some of the things nearing completion as we

12/17/07 Playground Updates

12/17/07 12:00AM

We had some hubbub recently over the addition of a bout to an event in our secondary league approximately 12 hours or so out from the lockout time. In the future we will most likely extend this limit to 48 hours for the benefit of those that don't have daily access to the website either from work, h

New season of play begins in the MMAPlayground Secondary League

11/6/07 12:00AM

Our first season of action in the MMAPlayground Secondary League has come to a close. Initially built as something to help pass the time between long UFC layovers, the Secondary League has far exceeded our expectations and become a vital part of the Playground. With so many talented fighters outside