ESPN routinely ranks the greatest UFC fighters of all time, and yet neither Khabib Nurmagomedov nor Conor McGregor feature in the top 10. These two prize fighters are among the most popular UFC stars of our time, and it's worth evaluating their skills against the likes of champions like Anderson Silva, Georges St Pierre, John Jones, Matt Hughes, and Chuck Liddell, et al.

The NFL Draft is when magic happens. Draft selections can make or break a team, and immortalize football players in the annals of NFL history. In this post, I'm going to explore 6 NFL Draft selections that turned out to be sensational picks. These players became giants of the NFL, leading from the front, and steamrolling the competition in the process.

Who are the Harlem Wizards and do they play in the NBA?

The Harlem Wizards were created in 1962 by Howie Davis, a legendary sports promoter. His vision for a basketball team was very different to the norm. Howie wanted to merge entertainment and sports, which pretty much every NBA basketball team already does, but the Wizards do it in a unique way. He wanted to do better than the Harlem Globetrotters, so he created the Harlem Wizards.

The NBA is the epitome of basketball excellence. It is the platinum league of the sport where the creme de la creme of basketball royalty perform gravity-defying acrobatics on the court. Over the years, many exceptional superstars have come and gone. Some have left an indelible imprint on the game, others less so. This post showcases my pick of the 7 best basketball players by jersey number. It's a tough call, selecting just 7 players from a packed field of powerful performers, but let's give it a shot!

The Chicago Bulls are one of the most legendary teams of all time. There's no question about it. Based out of Chicago Illinois, they have competed in 54+ seasons of the NBA between 1966/67 through to the present day, and they have a commendable win/loss percentage of .511 (2227 wins - 2135 losses). The team has reached the playoffs 35 times in its history, and boasts an incredible 6 NBA championships.

The Harlem Globetrotters are arguably the most entertaining basketball team in the world to watch. They are the basketball team that does tricks, and boy oh boy are they gr888. They’ve got incredible ball skills, with dribbling, dunking, and trick shot play. The Harlem Globetrotters are internationally celebrated among fans and they’ve got a huge following in New York and across the nation. This team features prominently in the media and in sports events, and it routinely showcases the crème de a crème of NBA stars in exhibition matches and tournaments.

The New Jersey Devils are one of those legendary East Coast NHL teams. I've always loved this Garden State hockey team, even though they have failed to shine in recent years, they remain one of my favorites. The New Jersey Devils have played in the NHL for 45 seasons, with 3 Stanley Cups to their credit and 23 NHL playoff appearances, with a playoff record of 137 – 122. The team has won a total of 1515 games, lost 1572 games, and tied 328 games (as of March 2020).

There is one basketball tournament that captivates America's attention like none other – NCAA March Madness. According to the official data from NCAA Division 1 Men's Basketball, between 1970 and 2018, the attendance figures have steadily crept up over the years at many schools, but this pattern has not been consistent throughout. Given the large sample of data available to us, I have limited my date range to more recent years between 2010 and 2018, to include the Top 5 teams every year in that date range.

The top-ranked colleges in the US also feature some of the most valuable CBB teams – but not always! Think Cornell, Harvard, Yale, Columbia – they’re Ivy League but their CBB teams are hardly that valuable in terms of their ability to win their division, let alone the NCAA Championships.