Scraptitude

UFC 262 Data Analysis: Chandler vs Oliveira

UFC 262’s headliner is a curious clash for the lightweight title. Some have criticized the selection of Michael Chandler and Charles Oliveira. After all, the...

UFC 261: Thorn of the Rose

UFC 261 offered many storylines: The first two fights of the main card ended with sickening lower body injuries, Valentina Shevchenko continues to look superhuman,...

Scraptitude 2021 Q1 UFC Power Rankings

Rankings have inspired debate across all forms of competition. They struggle for consensus because the process ranges from mostly to entirely subjective. Scraptitude has opted...

UFC 260: Back for Blood

Good luck finding a UFC heavyweight fighter more accomplished than Stipe Miocic.  The two-time title holder possesses the record for most title fight wins in...

Abolishing Round-by-Round Scoring

It’s not long ago the UFC was battling state by state to secure sanctioning. New York was among the last pillars to fall in 2016,...

NerdCraft Nation

Editors’ Picks: 2021’s Best Songs

Written By Austin Hall (@ADWAustin), Brandon C. Kesselly (@bckesso), Jose Lopez (@Sh1tJayLowSays) & Chris Walker (@cwlkr20) Happy New Year, fellow music nerds! It’s finally 2022!...

“Guardians of the Galaxy” by Eidos-Montréal

Intro Guardians of the Galaxy follows the eponymous team from Marvel’s comics and films on a new adventure, separate from the continuity of the works...

“Metroid Dread” by Nintendo

Metroid Dread is—somewhat surprisingly for a premiere franchise from one of the largest game companies—the first mainline Metroid game since Metroid Fusion for the Game...

The Essential “Cowboy Bebop”

Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Cowboy Bebop is only one month away! While folks have reason to be skeptical about yet another Netflix anime adaptation, I’m...

“Psychonauts 2”, by Double Fine Studios

Introduction Asking a company to follow up a cult-favorite game from their past is generally asking them to disappoint their fans. Even good games tend...

Trends and Takes

Trends and Takes: Week 11

Written by Timothy Lewis (@TrendsAndTakes) — November 19th, 2020 Week 10 of the 2019 NFL season has come and gone! In other words, we have...

Trends and Takes: Week 10

Written by Timothy Lewis (@TrendsAndTakes) — November 12th, 2020 Week nine of the 2020 NFL season has come and gone! In other words, we have...

Trends and Takes: Week 9

Written by Timothy Lewis (@TrendsAndTakes) — November 5th, 2020 The eighth week of the 2020 NFL season has come and gone! In other words, we...

Trends and Takes: Week 8

Written by Timothy Lewis (@TrendsAndTakes) — October 29th, 2020 The seventh week of the 2020 NFL season has come and gone! In other words, we...

Trends and Takes: Week 7

Written by Timothy Lewis (@TrendsAndTakes) — October 22nd, 2020 The sixth week of the 2020 NFL season has come and gone! In other words, we...