d, more importantly, lack a solid, convenient, and easy to use navigation bar. MMAFighting, Sherdog, and CBS Sports: MMA and Boxing are three very valuable, unbiased, and information-packed sites concerning mixed martial arts found on the Web. The MMAFighting and Sherdog sites contain the top stories in mixed martial arts, without favoring any mixed martial arts organization or company in particular, and include fighter rankings for each weight division as well as a list ranking the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world. The major differences between the two sites are the more professional appearance of the MMAFighting site and the easy to use forum found at the Sherdog site that allows the reader to voice his or her opinion concerning the most recent events and news in the mixed martial arts world. CBS Sports: MMA and Boxing is a nice site, but because the site covers mixed martial arts and boxing it is unable to present the reader with all the latest stories and announcements in mixed martial arts. The final two additions to my linkroll, On the Mat and Ultimate Grappling Magazine, offer interesting coverage on recent events and news in mixed martial arts and, unlike many other sites, include instructional videos and articles that allow both the up and coming fighter and the average fan to obtain advice, training tips, and strategies from the best grapplers and strikers in the world.
March 29, 2008
The Exploration of Mixed Martial Arts: Essential Sites and Resources
In order to further aid the readers of this blog I have once again decided to explore the Web in search of valid, useful mixed martial arts information. I have added ten extremely helpful and essential meta-sites (found in the linkroll), all of which meet the Webby Awards and IMSA criteria, that I hope allow my blog to serve as a repository and a resource. The International Fight League, Strikeforce, Pro Elite, King of the Cage, and Pancrase: Hybrid Wrestling sites all share similarities regarding the style of the site and the content found in the stories and promotions, differing only in the fighters, events, and stories they cover. Each site promotes and supports the events and fighters under contract in their respective organizations however the main difference between the sites are the layouts. Often times the layout of the site can determine its validity. The International Fight League, Strikeforce, and ProElie sites are a bit more professional in appearance, beneficial, and far easier to navigate through than both the King of the Cage and Pancrase: Hybrid Wrestling sites that use somewhat unprofessional fonts and backgrounds and, more importantly, lack a solid, convenient, and easy to use navigation bar. MMAFighting, Sherdog, and CBS Sports: MMA and Boxing are three very valuable, unbiased, and information-packed sites concerning mixed martial arts found on the Web. The MMAFighting and Sherdog sites contain the top stories in mixed martial arts, without favoring any mixed martial arts organization or company in particular, and include fighter rankings for each weight division as well as a list ranking the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world. The major differences between the two sites are the more professional appearance of the MMAFighting site and the easy to use forum found at the Sherdog site that allows the reader to voice his or her opinion concerning the most recent events and news in the mixed martial arts world. CBS Sports: MMA and Boxing is a nice site, but because the site covers mixed martial arts and boxing it is unable to present the reader with all the latest stories and announcements in mixed martial arts. The final two additions to my linkroll, On the Mat and Ultimate Grappling Magazine, offer interesting coverage on recent events and news in mixed martial arts and, unlike many other sites, include instructional videos and articles that allow both the up and coming fighter and the average fan to obtain advice, training tips, and strategies from the best grapplers and strikers in the world.
d, more importantly, lack a solid, convenient, and easy to use navigation bar. MMAFighting, Sherdog, and CBS Sports: MMA and Boxing are three very valuable, unbiased, and information-packed sites concerning mixed martial arts found on the Web. The MMAFighting and Sherdog sites contain the top stories in mixed martial arts, without favoring any mixed martial arts organization or company in particular, and include fighter rankings for each weight division as well as a list ranking the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world. The major differences between the two sites are the more professional appearance of the MMAFighting site and the easy to use forum found at the Sherdog site that allows the reader to voice his or her opinion concerning the most recent events and news in the mixed martial arts world. CBS Sports: MMA and Boxing is a nice site, but because the site covers mixed martial arts and boxing it is unable to present the reader with all the latest stories and announcements in mixed martial arts. The final two additions to my linkroll, On the Mat and Ultimate Grappling Magazine, offer interesting coverage on recent events and news in mixed martial arts and, unlike many other sites, include instructional videos and articles that allow both the up and coming fighter and the average fan to obtain advice, training tips, and strategies from the best grapplers and strikers in the world.
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Considering that I know virtually nothing of the UFC world, I like the comprehensive nature of the guide you have posted here. One thing I noticed was your emphasis on the contract-based nature of these websites. It sounds like the first five websites you mentioned were contract companies that had a collection of fighters, and used their websites to post statistics and fight information concerning the fighters in their contract. One thing I immediately wanted to know was: how biased are these sites? Do they just pump up their fighters, or do they present objective looks at the fighters? One thing I certainly agreed on, though, was your analysis of the professional style of IFL, etc. versus King of the Cage and Pancrase. King of the Cage just looks like a billboard ad without substance, and Pancrase looks like a forum with too little substance. Comparatively, the other sites do look much better, and this is a good point to make note of.
I liked your analysis of CBS' site as well. Looking at the site, I found quite a bit of Boxing info as well as MMA info, and even though there is a MMA-only link to the site, the info was not as complete. This is also an excellent distinction to make, because many of your more mainstream readers will probably go to this site for their MMA coverage, and they won't get as complete coverage.
As far as the blog post itself is concerned, I personally prefer multiple smaller paragraphs instead of fewer larger ones, but that is a personal choice. I could still read the entire paragraph without getting lost (a problem one would normally have if too much text is in one paragraph), so it's not a problem. Overall, this looks like a great collection of resources. I do feel quite sorry for the poor sod that's receiving the grapple in your picture, though.
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