http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. Ric Fogel for ESPN.comWhat's more embarrassing: Getting your head pounded in or being named a recipient of steroids?Every so often, the dormant conver...]]> August 15, 2010 18:34:50 PDT Every so often, the dormant conversation about the silent-partner role of steroids in mixed martial arts gets a nice kick in the rear -- though now th...]]> August 15, 2010 15:34:50 PDT Sherdog.comJoe Rogan knows: Fighters such as Shane Carwin never want to admit defeat -- even after a loss.Nobody ever really loses in MMA. There are w...]]> July 28, 2010 12:08:39 PDT Nobody ever really loses in MMA. There are weird anomalies when the referee raises someone else's hand and when misguided record-keepers apply an "L" ...]]> July 28, 2010 09:08:39 PDT Ric Fogel for ESPN.comAs much as we'd love to see Brock Lesnar back in action ASAP, the man has earned a break.One of this sport's biggest buzz k...]]> July 07, 2010 10:15:24 PDT One of this sport's biggest buzz kills is the interminable downtime between fights at the top level. Georges St. Pierre, despite escaping a March bout...]]> July 07, 2010 07:15:24 PDT Calling a bout between two super heavyweights fight-of-the-year material used to be the setup to a punch line. Being big and athletic meant heading fo...]]> July 04, 2010 18:03:52 PDT Calling a bout between two super heavyweights fight-of-the-year material used to be the setup to a punch line. Being big and athletic meant heading fo...]]> July 04, 2010 15:03:52 PDT Check this space beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET Saturday for live coverage of UFC 116.]]> July 02, 2010 06:15:29 PDT Have any two men been regarded as the elite of their division with the limited playing time of Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin? Lesnar, with a blip of a...]]> June 30, 2010 19:32:27 PDT Have any two men been regarded as the elite of their division with the limited playing time of Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin? Lesnar, with a blip of...]]> June 30, 2010 16:32:27 PDT AP Photo/Paul BeatyWill Fedor fans stand by their man if he walks away before facing today's best heavyweights?When the time comes that your difficult...]]> June 22, 2010 10:22:22 PDT When the time comes that your difficulties outside of the ring overshadow what you've done inside of it, some course correction is probably in order. ...]]> June 22, 2010 07:22:22 PDT Shane Carwin arguably has done enough in recent bouts to warrant a move up the heavyweight ranks.]]> April 20, 2010 20:22:15 PDT Who knew the Jim Braddocks and Muhammad Alis of the 21st century would be tattooed, Herculean hybrid fighters? Maybe none of us, but it should come as no surprise that it's the MMA heavyweight division that has captured the public consciousness.]]> September 01, 2009 09:17:11 PDT