I figure I go to my favorite mma websites at least once a day, I've got like 3 or 4 that are my favorites. MMA forums I visit much more frequently, more like up to 5-10 times per day. I like the mma forums better because there are discussions and arguments as opposed to the news items and rumors that you get from an mma website. I feel like it's going to be much easier for me to come up with what I feel is the best forum as opposed to the best mma websites. I would guess it's because I enjoy checking out a variety of topics rather than just mma news.
What I want from an mma forum:
- A variety of mma topics - mixed martial arts, grappling and bjj, training discussions, diet and supplements, gear, etc.
- I also lurk a lot and have only joined a handful of forums. I lurk to check out the flaming that goes on. Some forums have such a tight community that it almost feels like you're an outsider, on an anonymous online forum, and you'll get chastized or flamed for any difference in opinion. For that reason I am careful in which ones I sign up for.
- Being free is a bonus too.
- The structure is also important to me because if I can't navigate around easily or the mma forums are too messy, it makes me want to go find a site that is cleaner. Laugh all you want.
What makes the best mma websites?
- Again, a variety of topics. Not just articles about the next UFC fight card or who has been burned by who. Or whom. I want current mma news, gossip, rumors, training methods and styles, maybe some biographical info.
- I also appreciate clean mma websites too. Too many ads, too many pop-ups, virus warnings, all turn me off which is no easy feat. Ask any chick I have ever talked to.
- To make the best mma websites list below, I also look at the quality of the reporting and stories. You can usually tell if some 18 year old basement hack has just thrown something together, like some of the other posts on here. Some names in the mma world are just bigger than others, and the best mma websites typically have those names.
What do you want from an mma forum or website?
Why are you calling that an mma forum and not a website Steve?
This may seem abstract but I am making the distinction between the two based upon what I, and what I figure most people, visit their website for. If most visitors are going there to talk about mma, I'll label that as a forum. If I believe more people go there for news and rumors, I'll call that a website. Disclaimer: I don't know any of their traffic numbers or stats so I truly don't know why people go there or for what purpose. I'm just basing it off of my interactions with people and what they seem to primarily target.
So fire up your computer, log in to AOL, and let's get to it. Which is first? Guess your computer must already be on for you to be reading this huh? I'm an idiot.
Best MMA Websites (in no particular order)
bloodyelbow - Great mma news site. It has a personal blog feel, great layout, and a variety of stories and topics, including a video section and a ton of other sports so you can kind of one stop shop if you like.
mmafighting - Hmmm. Now that I am actually looking at these sites one after the other, I'm noticing a pattern. THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME! I initially had 5 mma websites on here but I shortened that list when I realized ANOTHER site was the same. These must all be operated in the same network. Man I am disappoint. Yes I wrote that last sentence on purpose.
Ariel Helwani used to be this meek, mild mannered mma reporter, like a Clark Kent that never turned into Superman. But then he rode the mma explosion and became popular. Then
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