D.C. Sports Bog Archive: Fighting Sports

That Guy Who Snapped His Arm Near Nats Park

[Warning: Sort of gross.] It's a good thing the Nats are on this little run of success. Because otherwise I might have been tempted to suggest that what happened at Battle of the Biceps II last weekend fit in well with this most unnatural of seasons. The event, in its...

Redskins, Vick Jerseys and WWE

Campbell, McIntosh, Sellers, in the pit. Let's take a break from the Vick soap opera to report on some real sports: pro wrestling....

Michael Westbrook Beats Up Pudgy White Guy

Is there no limits to which the 21st century human sports celebrity will go in an effort to prolong said celebrity? Evidently not, but who cares when it's bloody great entertainment, in 21-minute blocks. As promised during my chat last week, Michael Westbrook was on MTV's Bully Beatdown last...

MMA Fighter Mike Easton: "All D.C.'d Up"

I don't usually write about MMA fighters in this space. But I'll make an exception for a guy who lives about two miles from my house; who trains to go-go music (Rare Essence and Junkyard Band!), roots for the Caps and D.C. United and met his trainer at a...

Chuck Norris, Plaxico, MMA and Politics

(By Jeff Chiu - AP) On a slow return to work, here's a guest item from Bog friend Dan Levy. Hello D.C. Bogosphere. Agent Steinberg was gracious enough to rent out some space today (his rates are very reasonable) to help me promote our latest interview On the DL....

Evander Holyfield at Club Bud

From left, tennis player Casey Dellacqua, Evander Holyfield, random Australians. Here's the other thing about being at Beijing in the Olympics--and I know I've made this point before, but it's no less true today than it was last week or than it will be next Thursday: at some point,...

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Sergeant Slaughter Isn't Afraid of UFC, Dan Steinberg , June 12, 2007

Before the Peterson Fights, Dan Steinberg , May 24, 2007

Mayweather and De La Hoya Spew Venom, Dan Steinberg , May 4, 2007

Boxers Take the Red Line, Dan Steinberg , February 21, 2007

UFC Madness at the WaPo, Dan Steinberg , November 20, 2006

Two Idiots Flailing Away At Each Other, Dan Steinberg , November 16, 2006

Fight Night, Dan Steinberg , November 3, 2006

T-Rex on Mike Tyson, Dan Steinberg , October 18, 2006

Money Mike Sawyer on the Fight That Wasn't, Dan Steinberg , October 11, 2006

"Money" Mike Sawyer, Dan Steinberg , September 14, 2006

Lange v. Wilt, Dan Steinberg , September 14, 2006