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While we all sit at home twiddling our thumbs and googling solo BJJ drills because of the coronavirus, allow me to take you back to April 1st, 2018. Twitter lights up with talk of an injury to one Tony Ferguson. … Continue reading Khabib, Tony and the Coronavirus: A Brief and Tragic History
Finally – finally – the UFC is back this weekend after a three week absence. We might complain about oversaturation from time to time, we might not always enjoy it or even want it, but when it’s gone, we crave … Continue reading Overeem vs Rozenstruik: Four Fighters who Need New Nicknames, and One who Doesn’t
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UFC 244 was, by almost all standards, a stellar event. While a disappointing doctor stoppage capped off what was a banger of a main event, there were enough strokes of masterful violence prior that it’s hard to classify the card … Continue reading Darren Till – PRESSURE
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
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
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
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
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
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
