Mike Chiappetta has worked for MMAFighting.com since 2009. Prior to that, he launched mainstream media coverage in mixed martial arts with the creation of the first full-fledged MMA section on a major sports site at NBCSports.com in 2006. He's also been a writer and contributor for ESPN.com, Spike and Fight! Magazine, among others, and appeared as an analyst on countless television shows and radio programs.
With UFC 249 postponed, there are lessons (bad and good) to be learned
At the end of the day, there was the only thing to put a stop to UFC 249 - a mouse.
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We debate what action the UFC should take—if any—after Jon Jones’s recent arrest.
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s measured decision to skip UFC 249 is totally justified
Khabib Nurmagomedov won’t be competing at UFC 249 after all.
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We take a closer look at the one big superfight that got away.
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The industry-leader’s plan for dealing with the coronavirus outbreak is dangerous.