Author Archive for Curtis Clontz
Curtis works as an associate editor for MMA Opinion. He is the old man of the bunch at 28. Like many of our viewers he is a U.S. Military vet. He has spent almost 9 years in the U.S. Navy. The Aviation Rescue Swimmer spends his time engulfed in the world of MMA. He has written for over 9 different websites and online magazines in all. He helps out with ESPN Radio 1310’s The Fight Zone on a regular basis. Curtis is a sports enthusiast and loves Duke basketball.
Is Randy Couture In Title Picture?
Talk about a funny question. When the name Randy Couture is mentioned, champion is one of the first things that come to mind. Randy is MMA tradition defined, constantly evolving his game in ways that the likes of Matt Hughes and Jeremy Horn could not. We all know that he is yet again a 205′er, but is this [...]
UFC 113 Hangover and Impact.
The curtains have closed on another great night of fights. We now have a new champion at 205, a new breed of coaches for TUF, and the UFC handed walking papers to two well known fighters. Now that the event is in the books, it is time for us to take a look back and [...]
Dana White…The Magician?
Magicians typically surprise us by pulling rabbits out of a hat, cutting up their attractive assistants, or making things disappear. You wont believe this, but Dana White has pulled his own magic trick right in front of our very eyes! The trick doesn’t include smoke or mirros. It actually begins and ends with the fighter known [...]
Strikeforce and Herschel Walker: A Perfect Marriage
Josh Stein put together a very though provoking piece about Strikeforce and how they are using their fighters(Strikeforce:The things that matter, and the things that don’t). It was a good article, unfortunately I didn’t agree with him.
UFC 108: Gilbert Yvel vs. Junior Dos Santos
The UFC limps into Vegas this weekend for what is supposed to be their best show of the year. Instead the injury bug has cut it down to a mediocre one at best. That being said, it should still be a good night fights with some great highlight reel action. Making the final roster is [...]
Is Mike Swick in a lose-lose situation against Paulo Thiago?
If you haven’t heard, Kos is out of his UFC 109 fight with Paulo Thiago due to an undisclosed injury. His fearless buddy Mike Swick is stepping up to take his place. While tons of analysts are saying how great a move this is, I don’t see it that way. This fight is a very [...]
Chris Horodecki: Loss of Focus equals Loss of Consciousness
In any combat sport you must remain vigilant at all times. One would think that this would not be a problem in the sport of MMA. I mean really, the other guy is trying to knock your teeth out, why would you “turn the other cheek”? In the debut of Chris Horodecki in the WEC, [...]
UFC 107 Preview and Predictions
Prodigy. One word defined as having extraordinary talent at a young age. In a MMA dictionary it refers to one incredible fighter that has made a living out of submitting top talent time and time again. Tonight Penn will lay his title on the line against Diego Sanchez, arguably his toughest test at 155 to [...]
TUF 10 Preview and Predictions
I have been hit or miss around the website lately, but I am here to share my Finale preview and predictions. Everyone knows what the staff here at C and K think about TUF 10. It was terrible. That being said, it is almost over! Kimbo gets his shot at UFC fame (after he denied [...]
TUF 10 Sucked: Here’s Why and How to fix it
This is the tenth season of The Ultimate Fighter. The UFC’s can’t miss weekly reality show is losing its luster, and fast! To be honest, you could probably say that it lost it a long time ago. This season was supposed to be the one that generated the most popularity, was to be the unveiling [...]
