We previously wrote about how we think Dana White is compromised. And his no-showing at UFC 316 pre-festivities only flans the flames of doubt. Dana White was always a staple at UFC events and now he’s mysteriously absent. Dana White has quite literally been the face of the UFC for two decades and now he’s … Read more
In the unlikely event Jon “Duck” Jones ever fights Tom Aspinall, MMA Guru will be there for mental warfare and a face-to-face encounter with the Duck. In other news, UFC fans are officially and formally disgusted with the UFC not taking action. Jon Jones is ducking Aspinall and the UFC won’t strip him on the … Read more
The UFC is going downhill fast and everybody knows it. Sure, there have been some nice moments over the last year or so, but the UFC used to churn out entertainment on a monthly basis and now it’s an MMA desert. A few familiar explanations: And, of course, Dana White is off in a galaxy … Read more
The Jon Jones is the GOAT tour. The refusal to force Jon Jones to fight or vacate the title. Sure, the UFC is going downhill, but why is Dana so reluctant to go against Jon Jones whatsoever. Right now this storyline is lost in a thicket of UFC incompetence and media rights negotiation deals, but … Read more
Ariel Helwani, once a substantial figure in MMA media, is struggling to maintain relevance. Without top-tier fighters appearing on his show, his influence and viewership are fading. The numbers don’t lie — Helwani’s videos are consistently underperforming, and we can’t see a recent six-figure view video in sight. Don’t tell Ariel’s ego this, but it … Read more
We really like the Colby Covington hard push into social media. With all of the eyes of the MMA world on him for UFC Fight Night Tampa, Colby picked up a win by quickly launching his own media channels, including his own website, ColbyChaos.com. He already has several ultra high production videos on YouTube and … Read more
We used to think Joe Rogan was mostly well-reasoned and fairly objective even though he obviously has good relationships with UFC fighters. Sure, there was the Rhonda Rousey boxing a debacle, but if you have literally thousands of hours of recordings of yourself, eventually you’ll say something stupid. A few months ago, MMA Guru busted … Read more
On August 10, 2024, Lucas Tracy (@LucasTracyMMA) made a big dramatic announcement that he was walking away from YouTube. Here was the dramatic opening for his retirement video, “It’s Time for Something New”: What’s going on? It’s Lucas Tracy MMA, and I am signing off. That’s right, you read the title. This is the last … Read more
“Pretty soon, there’s gonna be some news about Jon Jones. It’s gonna be really big, and it’s gonna shock the whole MMA community.” Rampage Jackson made that announcement on his Jaxxon Podcast and yet the big Jon Jones news never came out. MMA Guru even confirmed that he had talked to Rampage about it, but … Read more
Can you imagine if the UFC went for a Tom Aspinall and Jon Jones face-off after Jones beat Stipe Miocic? Some great moments have happened in the post fight face-offs. A few nice confrontations have been: We could have had another gigantic one. I’m guessing the UFC wasn’t against it, but Jon wanted the Octagon … Read more