Ryan Harkness

Ryan Harkness started watching mixed martial arts (MMA) in 1998 and has been writing about the growing phenomena since 2006. Over the years, he's worked for FOX Sports, Yahoo! Sports, UPROXX, MSN, Bleacher Report, HDNet and CagePotato, among others. He was also the founder and creative force behind the snark blog Fightlinker, which earned him a well-deserved spot on UFC's "Do Not Credential" list. In 2017, he joined MMAmania.com, where he breaks down daily news and provides the kind of context to stories that only 15 years of obsessing over the sport can provide. He currently resides in Ottawa, Canada.

Biography:  https://www.mmamania.com/authors/ryan-harkness-mma-news-writer

58%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

85%

Examples:

  • Alex Pereira has larger ambitions for the year
  • Pereira wants to defend the belt in a very fast pace, in a row, two times
  • Poatan would like to turn around immediately after a win

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • If all goes according to plan, Poatan would like to turn around immediately after a win and headline UFC 301 in Brazil on May 4th as well.
  • Pereira sounds driven to make it happen.
  • Poatan would be fighting former champion Hill, and then facing the next No. 1 contender a month later.

Deceptions

30%

Examples:

  • The statement 'Pereira has larger ambitions for the year' is not supported by any evidence or facts mentioned in the article.

Recent Articles

UFC 300: Light Heavyweight Title Bout Between Jamahal Hill and Alex Pereira, Strawweight Title Fight between Zhang Weili and Yan Xiaonan on Main Card

UFC 300: Light Heavyweight Title Bout Between Jamahal Hill and Alex Pereira, Strawweight Title Fight between Zhang Weili and Yan Xiaonan on Main Card

Broke On: Monday, 19 February 2024 UFC 300 features six fights, including a light heavyweight title bout between Jamahal Hill and Alex Pereira. The co-main event will be for the strawweight title between Zhang Weili and Yan Xiaonan.