Since we at Scratj are involved with MMA businesses such as Registered Fighter & Cage Titans, we see a great deal of Mixed Martial Arts websites. Some of these websites are awesome, some of these websites may as well be RSS feeds, and some of these websites are on the brink of extinction. We decided to take the time to categorize these sites, and rate them based on functionality, performance, look, relativity, and other important factors.

•) RegisteredFighter.com
Since we manage this website, it wouldn’t be fair for it to be in our rankings. We believe “RF” has a long way to go, and will continue to bring the site closer to our goal of providing the best management center for fighters and MMA businesses around New England and the world. At the end of this summer (2011) you will see a lot of new features at RF, which we expect fans and fighters to enjoy a lot. We’re also finishing development on a new top secret portal that will benefit MMA management greatly.

•) NorthEastMMA.net
We’d have to give NorthEastMMA.net a good review for one reason: content. They continuously update fans with current, important information- including but not limited to Reviews, Press Releases, Standings, and General News. This year they updated their website’s look as well, bringing them out of the stone-ages (design-wise) and giving them a look that they deserve. Although not the most elaborate look as far as design goes, it serves it’s purpose. Keep doing your thing NorthEastMMA!

•) FightingTruth.com
Mildly impressive for such a young website, The Fighting Truth has brought a new light into MMA, and we enjoy it. They claim the truth for all their articles (except those marked as otherwise), and most of their articles prove true. One thing we’d like to see, is more fact-checking on reasons fighters drop out of fights, because “scared” a lot of the times, isn’t the final reason. We’d have to throw that opinion aside though, because it would be tough to prove actual reasons, and any “scared” fighter would make something up. Cudos to “TFT” for being the balls of local MMA. Update your design a little.

•) WesternMassMMA.com
Another content beast, hailing from Western Massachusetts, would be the MMA blog “WesternMassMMA.” Westernmass does a great job of putting out live updates, great news, and promotion announcements. They have a decent header graphic, and a Google blogger-style format. The only thing we’d like to see with them do is be more themselves…think of something new. They seem to take their ideas from other websites. Frequency of updates taken from NorthEastMMA.net, Live Updates taken from RegisteredFighter.com, and Fighter Spotlights taken from FightingTruth.com. Their “Western” name is also confusing, because they are all over the place, not just “Western Mass.”All in all, their passion for the game outshines these downfalls, and we look forward to seeing them progress.

•) Boston Herald – Inside the Octagon
Writer Mark Daniels does a great job of capturing most things going on in local MMA. Not only does he report on the happenings inside local promotions, but he also follows New England fighters who have made it “big-time,” such as Joe Lauzon and John Howard. The design of the site, of course, would be at a minimum, but the “BostonHerald.com Sports” logo backing you up, makes all that  wash away.

•) NEMMANews.com
New England MMA News is, to us, a miniature NorthEastMMA.net. As basic a design as you can get, it’s event result usually follow the same platform – W & L’s, but nothing pretty. They do, however, do a good job sometimes with their news articles. We recommend their big-brother (not related in any fashion) mentioned above.

•) CTMMANews.com
A spin-off of NEMMANews.com, CTMMANews is a hot mess, minus the hot. The news is dated, doesn’t come out very often, and the website is in basic form. We understand websites need some time in the sand-box, and maybe this one is still in there. They have a lot of work to do before they go anywhere near the public. That being said, we love seeing more New England MMA websites come out, but keep in mind, please..please make them different from all the rest. Also, don’t pull a WesternMassMMA and call your site “CT” but not feature Connecticut. Stick to what your website says it is, for the best results.

•) Sherdog Event Search
We’d have to give the veteran MMA news website “Sherdog” the upper hand for having the best event search platform, better than those that cater specifically to North East mixed martial arts. An “events search” (as well as fighter profile) up-and-comer to mention would also be “Tapology,” who’s system mimics that of a unique social network.