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Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) DVD Reviews
Pride 32: The Real Deal DVD Review
by Stew Boyd on 7 June 2009
I questioned in my review of "The Second Coming" where this bad boy had gotten to... in an erratic style reminiscent of the sadly passed PRIDE Fighting Championships during its existence, FightDVD has indeed released DSE's initial Las Vegas soiree some months after giving their second a DVD berth. In the coming weeks, I shall be sewing up the final weeks and months of PRIDE...
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UFC 88: Breakthrough DVD Review
by Stew Boyd on 31 May 2009
"Breakthrough" was to prove a prophetic title for the UFC's first ever visit to the state of Georgia on 6 September 2008. Whilst conventional wisdom had primary wrestler Rashad Evans as ideal fodder for Chuck Liddell's sprawl and counterpunch game, thus putting the former 205lb champion on the fasttrack to a rematch for the strap, "Sugar" Rashad's seemingly intangible inability to actually lose fights up to this point, which coupled with the presence of strategic demi-god Greg Jackson in his corner (who had previously mapped out Keith Jardine's route to victory over "The Iceman"), meant a metaphoric breakthrough for the TUF 2 Heavyweight champion on this night was far from out of the question...
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UFC 85: Bedlam DVD Review
by Stew Boyd on 23 May 2009
Much like the imminent UFC 98, there was a tangible air of gypsy curse surrounding the UFC's July 2008 stop-off in London. The originally scheduled main event pit Chuck Liddell against Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, before injury forced the Brazillian to withdraw. Rashad Evans was subsequently drafted in as a replacement, but a graphic thigh injury suffered by Liddell sent that proposal the way of Global Hypercolour too. Furthermore, the planned co-headliner of Michael Bisping vs Chris Leben would wind up atop UFC 89 in Birmingham after a brush with the stateside constabulary put paid to "The Crippler's" short term visa prospects...
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Pride 33: The Second Coming DVD Review
by Stew Boyd on 18 March 2009
Eh? Where's "The Real Deal" gotten to then? No big drama, though, as PRIDE's second foray into the live Western market, from Las Vegas' Thomas & Mack Centre on 24 Feb 2007, left their Nevada debut eating it's dust, likely snaring the crown for focal point in an annum that was roundly heralded as the year of the upset in MMA. Indeed, anyone who stuck an accumulator on this event probably wound up owing the bookies money...
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The Ultimate Fighter Season 7 DVD Review
by Stew Boyd on 17 January 2009
"The winner of this fight will get $5000.00, courtesy of Burger King." Corporate sponsorship has hijacked the TUF juggernaut, and thrown the audience a curveball when it comes to Uncle Dana's pre-fight, crow-along intros. Seven seasons in, and I can't believe no-one's brought this up yet..... who in the hell uses the term "sudden victory" to describe a tie-break, anyway?
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 UFC 84: Ill Will DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 11 January 2009
UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin DVD Review
by Ian Allen 26 December 2008
UFC 80: Rapid Fire DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 30 November 2008
UFC 79: Nemesis DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 11 November 2008
UFC 78: Validation DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 29 October 2008
UFC Ultimate Knockouts 5 DVD Review
by Ian Allen 23 August 2008
The Ultimate Fighter Season 6 DVD Review
by Ian Allen 21 July 2008
UFC 77: Hostile Territory DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 18 April 2008
UFC: The Ultimate Fighter Season 5 DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 6 April 2008
UFC 76: Knockout DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 27 March 2008
UFC Ultimate Ultimate Knockouts DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 26 March 2008
BodogFIGHT: The Complete Second Series DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 9 March 2008
UFC 75: Champion v Champion DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 9 March 2008
UFC 74: Respect DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 2 March 2008
UFC 73: Stacked DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 2 March 2008
UFC: The Ultimate Fighter Season 4 DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 24 February 2008
UFC 72: Victory DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 3 February 2008
UFC: The Ultimate Fighter Season 3 DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 6 January 2008
UFC 71: Liddell vs Jackson DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 15 December 2007
UFC 70: Nations Collide DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 27 November 2007
UFC 33 & 34 Double DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 24 November 2007
UFC Ultimate Japan & Ultimate Brazil Double DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 5 November 2007
UFC Ultimate Ultimate 1995 & 1996 Double DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 23 October 2007
UFC 69: Shootout DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 30 September 2007
UFC 68: The Uprising DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 17 September 2007
UFC 31 & 32 Double DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 6 September 2007
UFC 67: All or Nothing DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 18 August 2007
UFC: Ultimate Iceman DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 13 August 2007
UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2 DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 29 July 2007
Pride Grand Prix 2000 DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 17 July 2007
UFC 65: Bad Intentions DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 8 July 2007
UFC 29 & 30 Double DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 27 June 2007
Cage Rage 19: Fearless DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 5 June 2007
UFC 64: Unstoppable DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 31 May 2007
Pride 30: Fully Loaded DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 22 May 2007
UFC Ultimate Knockouts 4 DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 13 May 2007
UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 5 May 2007
Cage Rage Knockouts DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 30 April 2007
UFC 25 & 26 Double DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 19 April 2007
Pride Bushido Volumes 1-5 DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 10 April 2007
UFC 23 & 24 Double DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 7 January 2007
Pride 19 & 20 Double DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 28 October 2006
UFC 21 & 22 Double DVD Review
by Stew Boyd 18 October 2006
Cage Rage 16: Critical Condition DVD Review
by Paul Kelly 16 August 2006
Pride 9 & 10 Double DVD Review
by Paul Kelly 4 June 2006
UFC 13 & 14 Double DVD Review
by Paul Kelly 23 May 2006
Cage Rage 15: Adrenalin Rush DVD Review
by Paul Kelly 14 May 2006
UFC 11 & 12 Double DVD Review
by Paul Kelly 5 May 2006
UFC 56: Full Force DVD Review
by Paul Kelly 9 April 2006
Cage Rage 14: Punishment DVD Review
by Paul Kelly 13 March 2006
UFC 55: Fury DVD Review
by Paul Kelly 12 March 2006
Pride Heavyweight Grand Prix 2004 DVD Review
by Paul Kelly 1 March 2006
Pride FC 5 & 6 Double DVD Review
by Paul Kelly 15 February 2006
Cage Rage 13: No Fear DVD Review
by Paul Kelly 22 January 2006
Cage Rage 12 DVD Review
by Russ 3 December 2005
Pride 3 & 4 Double DVD Review
by Russ 28 November 2005
PRIDE 26: Bad to the Bone DVD Review
by Russ 23 October 2005
UFC 1 & 2 Double DVD Review
by Adam Sibley 4 April 2005
UFC 50: The War of '04 DVD Review
by Adam Sibley 10 March 2005
Cage Rage 9 DVD Review
by Adam Sibley 1 March 2005
UFC 35-38 DVD Overview
by Adam Sibley 25 March 2004
UFC 44 Undisputed Review
by Adam Sibley 10 February 2004
UFC 43 Meltdown Review
by Adam Sibley 13 January 2004
UFC 42: Sudden Impact Review
by Adam Sibley 16 November 2003
UFC 41: Onslaught Review
by Adam Sibley 28 October 2003
UFC 40: Vendetta
by Adam Sibley 5 September 2003
UFC: Ultimate Knockouts
by Adam Sibley 3 September 2003
UFC: Ultimate Submissions
by Adam Sibley 2 September 2003
UFC 35 - Throwdown
by Adam Sibley 8 August 2003
UFC 36: Worlds Collide
by Adam Sibley 8 August 2003
UFC 38: Brawl at the Royal Albert Hall
by Adam Sibley 8 August 2003
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