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  What's Next for Conor McGregor? When Conor McGregor wins, so does MMA. McGregor's ability to draw a large audience exceeds any other fighter in the history of the sport. When Conor fights, the eyes of many casual observers are drawn in to take a glance at the sport. When he wins, this glance becomes a gaze, and everybody involved is better for it. Conor's success is the proverbial rising tide that lifts all boats. Well, one would have to have an interesting standard of success to see McGregor's performance last night as a successful one. So what does Dana White's cash cow getting slaughtered by a supercharged Dustin Poirier before making it out to pasture mean for the sport?  Not The End of The World While Conor McGregor is by far the biggest draw in the history of the sport, his losing last night isn't going to make it go extinct. The sport itself is amazing and will continue to be with or without him. Martial arts are all a means of physically expressing on

Shamil Musaev Meets Uros Jurisic at KSW 58 Former Ultimate Fighter cast member and undefeated professional, Uros Jurisic is set to face absolute monster and fellow undefeated pro, Shamil Musaev at KSW 58. While I usually write about the UFC, I watch many different promotions and KSW is consistently one of the most interesting. This fight is the third fight from the main event of KSW 58 and will take place at welterweight. Musaev vs. Jurisic is an exciting matchup on paper and is virtually guaranteed to an action-packed battle between two technical fighters. Both fighters in this bout are undefeated, well-rounded, and aggressive seekers of a finish. This is also an exciting one because both fighters are very promising prospects that are likely to be successful in other organizations.  Uros Jurisic at a Glance Uros Jurisic 11-0 is an aggressive fighter by natural disposition and will seek the finish aggressively. Jurisic likes to move forward throwing heavy hands to punch his way into th

UFC Fight Night Takeaways: Volkov vs. Overeem Danilo Marques Submits Mike Rodriguez  Early on in the first round of this bout, Marques would secure a single-leg takedown. Rodriguez got to the fence and would stand. Marques went for another single leg and got it. Rodriguez would stand again and quickly be taken down again with an outside trip. Rodriguez would stand towards the end of the round and land a nice right elbow in the clinch. In the second, Marques would secure a single leg and run the pipe to finish before passing to side control. Marques took mount when Rodriguez retreated to the fence to stand. Rodriguez exposed his back to stand and Marques used the opportunity to put his hooks in and break him down. Once Rodriguez was broken down to the mat, Marques body triangled and attacked the choke. Marques tried to finish the choke with the hand on the head. He would switch to a gable grip and strangle Rodriguez unconscious. I was impressed with Marques' positionally sound BJJ a