Michael David Smith
FanHouse MMA Writer
Michael David Smith is an award-winning journalist who has written for the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, the New York Sun, the Los Angeles Daily News, ESPN the Magazine, FoxSports.com, NBCSports.com and SI.com. In 2007 he was named Mainstream Media Sports Blogger of the Year by Sports Illustrated.
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Follow Michael's TweetsCruz Surprised Bowles Didn't Fight Through Broken Hand
By Michael David Smith Posted : 3/11/2010 4:30 PM ET
Five days after taking the World Extreme Cagefighting bantamweight championship from Brian Bowles when Bowles failed to answer the bell for the third round, new champion Dominick Cruz expressed ...
Physically and Mentally, GSP's Approach Leads to 185
By Michael David Smith Posted : 3/11/2010 9:30 AM ET
The most interesting parts of Wednesday night's UFC Primetime show were the ones that took us inside the training camp -- and the mind -- of welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre. And although all ...
Without Urijah Faber, WEC Ratings on Versus Are Weak
By Michael David Smith Posted : 3/10/2010 2:00 PM ET
Saturday night's WEC 47 show on Versus featured promotional videos for Urijah Faber's upcoming fight, commercials starring Faber and an interview with Faber. In fact, it felt like Faber was on the TV ...
Soszynski's Win Upheld, Bonnar Rematch Likely for June
By Michael David Smith Posted : 3/10/2010 7:45 AM ET
The bad news for Stephan Bonnar is that his loss to Krzysztof Soszynski at UFC 110 won't be overturned.
The good news for Bonnar is that he's likely to get a second shot at Soszynski in June. ...
Couture: Time for Fedor to Step Up and Fight the Best
By Michael David Smith Posted : 3/10/2010 7:15 AM ET
No one has more respect for Fedor Emelianenko than Randy Couture. For years, Couture has proclaimed Fedor the best fighter on the planet, and Couture's burning desire to test himself against Fedor ...
Ring or Cage, Doesn't Matter to Shinya Aoki
By Michael David Smith Posted : 3/09/2010 7:00 PM ET
As Dream lightweight champion Shinya Aoki prepares for his first fight outside Japan and his first fight in a cage, he says that he doesn't see much reason for concern in going over the differences ...
UFC Primetime: Gentleman GSP vs. Trash Talker Hardy
By Michael David Smith Posted : 3/09/2010 6:30 PM ET
UFC Primetime, the three-part Spike TV series designed to hype the UFC 111 bout between Georges St. Pierre and Dan Hardy, debuts on Wednesday night. And the overarching theme of the series is ...
MMA Top 10 Bantamweights: Rise of Cruz, Fall of Torres
By Michael David Smith Posted : 3/09/2010 9:30 AM ET
We saw a major shift in the bantamweight division of mixed martial arts on Saturday night, when two major upsets took place at WEC 47. The bantamweight title belt, of course, changed hands when ...
James Toney Wants to Be Two-Sport Athlete
By Michael David Smith Posted : 3/08/2010 10:25 AM ET
James Toney insists that he's taking mixed martial arts seriously. But he also says boxing is still his top priority. Toney, who signed with the UFC last week, told MMAFighting.com that he won't stop ...
Jorge Santiago Beats Mamed Khalidov in Sengoku Rematch
By Michael David Smith Posted : 3/07/2010 11:00 AM ET
In the best middleweight match-up that Japan can offer, Jorge Santiago earned a unanimous decision win over Mamed Khalidov on Sunday at Sengoku 12. The bout was a rematch of their November Sengoku 11 ...
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