Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Chuck Liddell Hopes to... No, No, I Can't Do It

What the heck is the deal with all the lame article titles nowadays? Has the creative well run dry in the world of MMA sportswriting? A brief glance at the main pages of a few top newsites yields such gems as "Fighter Ready for Other Fighter", "Dude Ready for Dude", "So and So Looking to Win at UFC Whatever", and my personal favorite, "Ridiculously Obvious Statement as Title". Is this what it has come to? Or are the regular staff writers on vacation and the interns in charge at the office? Someone, please fix this. Jake Rossen over at Sherdog.com does a fine job cranking out some thoughtful pieces, but when it comes to thinking up titles he's king. The same with Josh Gross over at Sports Illustrated. Is it too much to ask that everyone else at least pretend to give a crap?

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