Maybe Ngannou and Dana White are both right — So Francis Ngannou has signed a historic deal with the PFL. It lets him box and continue pursuing MMA while giving him a chairman position of “PFL Africa” according to the New York Times piece that announced the deal a few weeks ago. Since, White, Ngannou, and even Jon Jones…

Again with the UFC over MMA — The above question came to me on Quora and having written about MMA being the sport and the UFC being a promotion so many times, it made me think about some names, so my answer wound up being… MMA Scribbles Newsletter — Soap Box Edition- Issue #59 Insert soap box here.carbazel.medium.com All of them. The fighting life, especially that of a professional fighter…

UFC and WWE will be one — I forget the name of the AEW event where he said it, but CM Punk once said ( and I might be paraphrasing here), “There are pro-wrestling fans, and there are WWE fans. They’re not the same thing.” …

It certainly wouldn’t hurt. — The above question popped up on Quora and since I used to do concert security and was a bouncer in my younger days, I chimed in Times have changed since I frequented places that needed bouncers or have been requested to work as one, but generally, it seems you just…

Jon Jones and Alexa Grasso make history. Jon Jones has returned to the UFC and Alexa Grasso not only shocks the world but made history in the sport while doing it. That’s the thing about combat sports. The “puncher's chance” exists in more ways than just a punch. Coincidentally, both…

Fedor Emelianenko’s retirement put a stamp on a whole generation of MMA — As we enter the second month of the new year, we go to see something in MMA that made this young sport feel old, the announcement of a match-up for two guys that need it, and an undermarketed UFC pay-per-view that should have more eyeballs on it. Those are the…

It’s been an interesting January, especially for the UFC. With news of the recent departure of Francis Ngannou from the UFC, Brandon Moreno’s title win, and Slap Leagues’ bad ratings, the hits keep on coming for the UFC (in more ways than one) but somehow they keep moving ahead. I’ve…

It’s safe to say MMA has officially crossed over in 2022 — By the time some of you read this, we’ll already be in 2023. *We’ll know who won the Bellator vs RIZIN event in Japan, you’ll start looking ahead at your 2023 schedule, (or combat sports schedule like I do), and have some personal goals in mind for what you want…

Price Hikes, Co-promotion, and Ali Act First things first. If this edition of the newsletter looks a little different to some of you, it’s because Revue is shutting down. Revue was Twitter’s newsletter writing tool that this thing started on and was easily published there and here on Medium. …