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Last week was a pretty dead card, but luckily this week features UFC 241, maybe the best card of the year. With some greats fighters, come an opportunity for yours truly to impotently make fun of people and label them … Continue reading UFC 241: 5 Fighters Who Need New Nicknames
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It would be easy to dump on this card, but if you look at with your nerdiest eye (mine’s the right) then you’ll find some interesting little gems. The UFC debut of french heavyweight prospect Cyril Gane and juicy BJJ … Continue reading UFC Shevchenko vs Carmouche 2: 5 Fighters Who Need New Nicknames
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After a short break week because I literally forgot there was even a card until the day of, we’re back with arguably Stipe Tapped’s most tedious recurring feature. You can tell me you’re fed up with my self-deprecating humour until … Continue reading Dos Anjos VS Edwards: 5 Fighters Who Need New Nicknames
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You’re back on the most redundant section of the interwebs. UFC 239 is upon us, and a lot of the attention here in the UK is directed towards the accessibility of this card, or lack thereof. You see, even if … Continue reading UFC 239: Fighters Who Need New Nicknames
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Here at StipeTapped we pride ourselves on pithy pettiness and niche scrutiny. What’s more petty than a name; a nickname to be exact? Some fighters have great nicknames. Who can forget a Quinton “Rampage” Jackson or Anthony “Showtime” Pettis? Who … Continue reading Ngannou vs Dos Santos: 5 Fighters Who Need New Nicknames
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The fine art sport of mixed martial arts is something of an acquired taste, but when you do pierce the veil you’ll find an array of flavours to try. Within the established fandom that exists, you’ll find sects, casual fans, … Continue reading Six Fights That Will Convert Anyone To A Just-bleeder
So, you just got choked out… Well, maybe you didn’t, but I did, or so I’m told. Recently, ya boy got put to sleep by an apparent cross collar choke in a gi jiu jitsu class. It went like this: Step 1: “I should worry about that collar grip.” Step 2: “My dick hurts.” Step 3: “What do you mean I went to sleep.” I’m sure you have questions about that second part; don’t worry, Lloyd Irvin is not my jiu jitsu instructor. I’ll break it down for you. I was rolling with my training partner, we’ll call him “Kevin” … Continue reading I Just Got Choked Out For The First Time
Here at StipeTapped.com we have a pretty well developed espionage department. Well, I say well developed, it’s just me and my dog Rupert and we kind of follow people some times. Rupert is pretty easily distracted so we rarely actually get anything done. Actually, it’s me, I”m the distracted one. I need to stop blaming my problems on others… That’s why Sarah left. What? What was I talking about? Right, so, somehow, some way, we got a hold of a memo that was floating around the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) offices. During the Lobov vs Knight card, promoter David … Continue reading The Insane Demands Of Bareknuckle Face-Punching
Imagine an androgynous twenty something male with extravagant hair and a ludicrous jacket. They’re about to do bloody battle with a thickly muscled monster covered in cheap tattoos. That’s right, I’m talking about Devil May Cry. Oh, you thought I was talking about Pride? Hmm, it’s as if I’ve crafted this opening paragraph as a means to crudely weld together the subjects of MMA and DMC. Imagine that. Alright, less of this bollocks; you know what Stipe Tapped is all about, so lets pretend we had the ability to defeat some fighters in combat and acquire their very souls as … Continue reading MMA May Cry: Acquiring The Souls Of Your Victim
MMA is a colourful sport, and we have a deep and convoluted lore for such a young sport. We have running gags, promos, characters, walkout songs and hell, we even have an evil authority figure. Let’s face it, MMA is basically pro wrestling, just with legitimate competition (most of the time). This will upset some of you, no doubt, but “it is what is”. That’s Max Holloway’s catchphrase by the way; he has an actual catchphrase. Let me put it another way: a man actively a part of his own country’s counter terrorism outfit, a man who has taken actual … Continue reading 5 Fighters Who Should Become Heels Immediately
