The Rashad Evans-Quinton Jackson bout for UFC 114 has been hyped to epic proportions, thanks to the rivalry between the two men that has lasted nearly a year in the media. Check out my column on FoxSports.com to see my analysis:

There’s only one ‘Rampage’ Jackson
Brian J. D’Souza, Heavy.com
Updated May 26, 2010 10:28 PM ET
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Had a chance to talk to Randy Couture and Shogun Rua in person over the last week. Randy spoke about the James Toney bout, whereas Shogun reflected on his win over Machida. And of course, both guys wanted to face each other.

Coming up this Saturday is Strikeforce in St. Louis, Missouri. On the card is Brett Rogers, a 10-1 heavyweight who lost a competitive fight to consensus #1 heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko in his last fight. Rogers faces the very dangerous Alistair Overeem, a Dutch K-1 and MMA fighter who holds the Strikeforce heavyweight title.

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I managed to do a solid Q & A with two-division UFC champion B.J. Penn on the subject of his new book, “Why I Fight: The belt is just an accessory.” It appears in the May issue of FIGHT! magazine.

Since the first match was so popular, Shogun Rua and Lyoto Machida will face off again this Saturday at Montreal’s Bell Centre. I had a few thoughts on the event:
Shogun-Machida II: A pound-for-pound star returns
The road to a championship belt is an exhaustive journey—it can be harder to hold on to a title than it [...]

Do you remember the animated Disney feature film Tron from the 80’s? Believe it or not, although it became the butt of many jokes, it’s one of those films that gives me that warm, fuzzy feeling inside. Some audiences were befuddled because the computer technology and concepts pre-date the internet era that we currently live [...]

An epic rematch between undefeated Lyoto Machida and legend Shogun Rua is slated for the May 8th UFC show in Montreal, but further down on the undercard, local fighter Jonathan Goulet will also compete. Unfortunately, due to a complex series of issues, his coach will not be in his corner. I spoke with Goulet’s trainer. [...]