Michael Blaustein
The Archive
MMA fighter chooses between 'broken' penis and winning
Lightweight Thiago Tavares is an MMA veteran who fought in the UFC for nearly 10 years, but even he could not have imagined the situation he found himself in Thursday...
Brazil overcomes Neymar's selfishness to survive
Brazil was seconds away from matching its arch-enemy Argentina’s demise. Neymar, Brazil's superstar, was not having things his way, and the rest of the team just couldn’t find a breakthrough....
One Harry Kane goal just changed everything for England
When England needed a little something extra during a game moving inevitably toward a disappointing 1-1 draw, its star striker and captain, Harry Kane, stepped up and grabbed an injury-time...
Cristiano Ronaldo single-handedly matches Spain in game for the ages
It is going to be nearly impossible to beat Friday afternoon’s instant classic between heated rivals Spain and Portugal for the honor of “best game of the tournament.” The 3-3...
UFC fighter who survived domestic abuse rips Greg Hardy
UFC women's flyweight Jessica-Rose Clark is not happy the UFC gave a contract to former Dallas Cowboy and alleged domestic abuser Greg Hardy. Clark, 30, a domestic violence survivor, is "very...
UFC's race war is coming
The UFC is home to the freaks, weirdos and castoffs that could not exist in any other professional sport. There are guys like Brock Lesnar, a professional wrestler, Greg Hardy, an...
Greg Hardy wows UFC president with 57-second knockout
Former Dallas Cowboys defensive end and alleged domestic abuser Greg Hardy is officially a UFC fighter. Competing on “Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series” in Las Vegas, Hardy, 29, won...
UFC troll Colby Covington might get his trip to the White House
Before his interim welterweight title fight at UFC 225, Colby Covington boasted that he'd bring the belt to the White House to celebrate with President Trump after his win. Covington...
CM Punk's awful UFC 225 performance ends two careers
Phil “CM Punk” Brooks got absolutely destroyed Saturday night in Chicago at UFC 225. The loss takes the former WWE superstar's UFC record to 0-2, and after the fight UFC...
This UFC 225 card is exactly what MMA needs right now
On Saturday night in Chicago, the UFC is putting on 13 fights. That’s pretty typical for a pay-per-view card. What is not typical is how many ranked fighters will be...
Conor McGregor's arrest ruined his UFC 224 shot at history
The world is still waiting to hear the legal ramifications of Conor McGregor’s alleged bus assault in Brooklyn before UFC 223. However, on Wednesday, “The Notorious” revealed at least part...
UFC 225 is chance for 'king troll' to back up hate he spews
Colby Covington is the UFC’s preeminent troll. He’s also a former All-American wrestler, has a 13-1 record in MMA and is the No. 4-ranked welterweight in the UFC. But Covington’s...
Weapon-wielding fans storm facility, beat up soccer team
Forty to fifty masked fans invaded a Portuguese soccer team's training facility on Tuesday and attacked players, coaches and backroom staff with belts and metal bars. The terrifying incident happened at the...
Income inequality hits the Premier League. Hard.
The biggest difference between sports in the UK and the USA is that the former embraces a free market while the latter accepts socialist wealth redistribution. Americans do this directly,...
Coaches might have been right to ignore UFC fighter's pleas
The story coming out of UFC 224 is not one of great triumph or even spectacular fights. Instead, the headline of the pay-per-view is the fact that Raquel Pennington's corner...
UFC 224 is a pay-per-view without a cause
If a UFC pay-per-view goes down without a hitch, and there’s no out-of-the-octagon controversy, does anyone care? It’s a question that applies to two-thirds of the UFC’s events each year...
UFC employees robbed at gunpoint in Brazil
A group of UFC employees were held up at gunpoint on the beach outside their hotel in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday night, according to UFC president Dana White. The assailants apparently...
Southampton begin their push towards the great escape
A dramatic victory means Southampton still have hope of staying up in the Premier League.
Don't expect the UFC to punish Conor McGregor any time soon
UFC president Dana White is in no rush to punish Conor McGregor for his now-infamous bus attack. "He's gotta be punished by the law first," White told TMZ. "Let's see what...
Ronda Rousey still can't talk UFC demise without breaking down
The tears flowed Wednesday night as Ronda Rousey opened up about the two devastating losses that ended her UFC career. “I did a whole lot of crying, isolating myself,” a...