Michael David Smith is an award-winning journalist who has written for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and ESPN the Magazine. In addition to his work for MMAFighting.com he is a writer at ProFootballTalk.com. As a teenager he watched UFC 1 and has loved the sport since. He and his wife live in Chicago.
UFC 144 Predictions - Feb 22 on MMA Fighting
Greg Jackson Will Corner Jon Jones vs. Rashad Evans - Feb 19 on MMA Fighting
Jeremy Lin Comment Gets ESPN 'MMA Live' Host Suspended - Feb 19 on MMA Fighting
Keith Kizer Says Herb Dean's Reasoning Was Sound on UFC 143 Point Deductions - Feb 17 on MMA Fighting
UFC on FUEL Morning After: Jake Ellenberger Deserves a Shot at Carlos Condit - Feb 16 on MMA Fighting
GSP Will Return to a Welterweight Division He Hardly Recognizes - Feb 9 on MMA Fighting
MMA Top 10 Welterweights: Carlos Condit Creeps Up on Georges St. Pierre - Feb 8 on MMA Fighting
MMA Top 10 Heavyweights: The Final Four at UFC 146 - Apr 1 on MMA Fighting
Al Iaquinta Upsets Myles Jury on The Ultimate Fighter - Mar 30 on MMA Fighting
Amoussou, Baker, Rickels, Saunders Advance in Bellator Welterweight Tournament - Mar 30 on MMA Fighting
Bellator 63 Predictions - Mar 30 on MMA Fighting
UFC 146 Press Conference Video - Mar 27 on MMA Fighting
Bjorn Rebney Defends Bellator's Tournament Format - Mar 26 on MMA Fighting
MMA Top 10 Middleweights: Anderson Silva's Last Challenge? - Mar 25 on MMA Fighting
Justin Lawrence Knocks Out Cristiano Marcello on The Ultimate Fighter - Mar 23 on MMA Fighting
Woodard, Hawn, Weedman, Michel Advance in Bellator Lightweight Tournament - Mar 23 on MMA Fighting
Bellator 62 Predictions - Mar 23 on MMA Fighting
Cedric Benson Arrested Again - Jul 17 on SB Nation Chicago
Kobayashi Claims Hot Dog Record, Chicago's Pat Bertoletti Challenges Joey Chestnut - Jul 4 on SB Nation Chicago
Wrestling News: C.M. Punk, Vince McMahon Feud (For Real) - Jun 28 on SB Nation Chicago
Cubs Post Their 'It Gets Better' Video - Jun 20 on SB Nation Chicago
Cubs To Produce "It Gets Better" Video - Jun 3 on SB Nation Chicago
NFL Negotiating Session Takes Place In Chicago - Jun 2 on SB Nation Chicago
Sports Illustrated Ohio State Football Story Sheds New Light on Jim Tressel - May 30 on SB Nation Chicago
Jim Tressel Resigns At Ohio State, Major Change For Big Ten - May 30 on SB Nation Chicago
Memorial Day 2011 TV Schedule - May 30 on SB Nation Chicago
Eddie Long, Pastor To NFL Players, Settles Sex-Abuse Case - May 27 on SB Nation Chicago
UFC 143 Results: Josh Koscheck Beats Mike Pierce - Feb 4 on MMA Fighting
UFC 143 Results: Renan Barao Beats Scott Jorgensen - Feb 4 on MMA Fighting
UFC 143 Results: Ed Herman Beats Clifford Starks - Feb 4 on MMA Fighting
NFL Lockout 2011 News: Don't Tell Brian Urlacher There Are Any Positives - Jul 11 on SB Nation Chicago
NFL Lockout 2011 News: Don't Tell Brian Urlacher There Are Any Positives - Jul 11 on SB Nation Chicago
Sukanya Roy Wins Spelling Bee With Periscii, Cymotrichous - Jun 2 on SB Nation Chicago
Sukanya Roy Wins National Spelling Bee - Jun 2 on SB Nation Chicago
Spelling Bee Nears Conclusion, "Capilliculture" Stumps Barrington Sixth-Grader - Jun 2 on SB Nation Chicago
Shaquille O'Neal Retires, Kurt Thomas Becomes NBA's Oldest Player - Jun 1 on SB Nation Chicago
Shaquille O'Neal Retires, Kurt Thomas Becomes NBA's Oldest Player - Jun 1 on SB Nation Chicago
