I asked a bunch of friends to describe me by only using one word, and this is what I got: Educated, Curious, Honest, Ballsy, F'BR, Swag, Legshot, Underestimated, Authentic, Truthful, Opinionated, Envious, Hard Ass, and Coach
Written by James Ryan “I tried to commit suicide last night—I won’t be doing that again. I nearly f*cking died.”—Justin Faux In case you haven’t already heard, the UFC’s plan to hold an upcoming event in Melbourne, Australia, was cancelled this week due to one small, very significant factor—the Octagon. According to the Sydney Morning [...]
“Progress always involves risk. You can’t steal second base and keep your foot on first.”—Frederick B. Wilcox When I was first approached by my good friend, Pat “the Beard” Barba, with the idea of hosting my very own video show (“What??!! Are you crazy??!!!), I have to admit that I had very mixed feelings about [...]
It’s been a very upsetting past 24-hours for Will Ribeiro supporters, as news filtered out yesterday into multiple social media networks, that Will was apparently being barred from attending the UFC 134 event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this upcoming weekend. The reason? Apparently, my new book, Desolate Warrior was to blame. Despite the many [...]
The way I see it, the problem with MMA’s popularity (or “lack of” popularity from a mainstream sporting perspective) has absolutely nothing to do with accessibility. In other words, between Spike TV, Sportsnet, Facebook, and of course, UFC Pay-per-views (or illegal Internet streams of PPV’s—whichever suits your financial needs), I haven’t had to miss a [...]
As many MMA fans are already well aware, this past week was a massive step forward towards the UFC’s ultimate goal of mainstream acceptance and popularity, as they signed an exclusive network television deal with Fox Television worth approximately $100 million per year over the next several years. That’s a lot of cheese. “Familiarity with [...]
“If you get a concussion, they’ve got to take you out of the game. So if you can hide it and conceal it as much as possible, you pay for it the next day, but you’ll be able to … stay in the game.”—Washington Redskins Fullback, Mike Sellers “I would not hide that. That’s not [...]
Without a doubt, one of the toughest aspects on the journey to becoming a professional athlete, is in the ability to find quality representation that will aid and assist through whatever means are necessary in order to ensure the long-term success of that athlete. After all, it’s an investment worth protecting. Back in September of [...]
“It is only the enlightened ruler and the wise general who will use the highest intelligence of the army for the purposes of spying, and thereby they achieve great results.”—Sun Tzu, The Art of War After suffering a disappointing, yet hard-fought loss last weekend against the Hamilton Ironmen, the Niagara Bantam Spears (the reigning OVFL [...]
“Never underestimate the heart of a champion.”—Rudy Tomjanovich Last weekend at UFC 129 in Toronto, Ontario, Mark “the Machine” Hominick proved without any shadow of a doubt that he absolutely possesses the true heart of a champion. After suffering a serious knockdown in the third round of his fight, Hominick somehow managed to keep his [...]
Jonny “Bones” Jones: A lot of us fighters just need to get a little better about our professionalism. Like me personally, I don’t have health insurance. And, you know? I should have health insurance, so it’s just… James Ryan: Are you covered through the UFC? JJ: No, not at all. JR: Not at all? JJ: [...]