Dana White and Tom Atencio: Fightin’ Words!
There’s no real mystery to the boiling feud that has been brewing between the largest fighting organization in the world and one of the most successful MMA apparel companies in the business. Sure, they used to be good, but that was back in the days when Affliction was one of the UFC‘s biggest sponsors and way before the fight clothing giant announced their intentions to promote mixed martial... [Read More...]
Antônio Rogério Nogueira submits Dion Staring with a triangle choke in Brazil
Antônio Rogério Nogueira made it five straight last evening as he secured a tight triangle choke on Dion Staring to earn himself the victory in his very first bout in his homeland of Brazil. The fight was part of the Jungle Fight: Ceara event that took place in Fortaleza, Brazil. Nogueira controlled the action for as long as the contest lasted, utilizing a superior stand-up and ground arsenal against... [Read More...]
Paulo Filho on Wanderlei Silva: ‘I’m here to help’
Wanderlei Silva recently announced that he had a desire to bury the hatchet and train with formal rivals Paulo Filho and Ricardo Arona, today a response was reported from Filho in regards to the invitation. “It would be an honor, I’m very happy to have received this invitation and tell him to wait for me… What he needs from me, I’m here to help” Filho was quoted as saying to Tatame.com... [Read More...]
Rousimar Palhares out of UFC 101 with injury
Brazilian middleweight submission specialist Rousimar Palhares has been forced to pull out of his fight with Alessio Sakara at UFC 101 due to a fractured fibula suffered while training. The report of the injury came courtesy of intheguard.tv and went on to say that Palhares underwent successful surgery in Rio de Janeiro. Palhares broke into the UFC in May of 2008 at UFC 84 against Ivan Salaverry and... [Read More...]
Gesias “JZ” Calvancante possibly headed to Bellator
FiveOuncesOfPain.com has learned that top lightweight Gesias “JZ” Calvancante has expressed interest in the possibility of joining the fledgling Mixed Martial Arts organization Bellator’s second season. The bit of information came in a conversation with Bellator CEO/founder Bjorn Rebney at this past Friday’s Bellator VI event. American Top Team’s Calvancante attended a previous Bellator... [Read More...]
Team Brazil hands it to Team Imperial in fourth edition of M-1 Challenge
As usual, there was no shortage of decisive finishes at last night’s M-1 Challenge. Men were choked to the brink of unconsciousness and flying knees were flying as eleven of the evening’s fifteen scheduled team challenge bouts ended before the final bell. Back and forth see-saw battles, spectacular submissions and dazzling knockouts, it seems as if there is always something for everyone... [Read More...]
Takanori Gomi victorious at Shooto’s “Tradition Final” show
PRIDE veteran Takanori Gomi was once considered the best lightweight fighter in MMA. It really didn’t matter what set of MMA rankings you looked at, Gomi use to reign supreme atop the lightweight division. However, things took a turn for the worse for Gomi after he dropped two consecutive fights while competing for the Sengoku promotion in Japan. At Sengoku 6 in November, Gomi dropped a split-decision... [Read More...]
Chris Lytle vs. Kevin Burns set for TUF 9 Finale
The UFC has officially announced a welterweight match-up between Chris Lytle and Kevin Burns for the finale of the ninth season of The Ultimate Fighter. The event is scheduled to take place on June 20 at The Pearl in the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas and will be airing live on Spike TV. Lytle is a full-time firefighter and prize fighter that is a veteran of over 40 professional mixed martial arts... [Read More...]
Joe Soto and Yahir Reyes Advance to Featherweight Finals at Bellator Week 6
In a battle of unbeaten prospects Joe Soto was able to keep the fight standing and avoid any submission attempts from the dangerous Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Wilson Reis to hand the tournament favorite his very first loss at last evening’s Bellator event. The show marked the sixth installation of the organization’s ongoing tournament and went down at the Central Pavilion Arena in Robstown,... [Read More...]
Doug Marshall, Cole Escovedo and Erin Toughill return to action with wins at PFC 13
Former WEC light heavyweight champion Doug “Rhino” Marshall returned to the ring for the first time since November last night when he edged out Jaime Jara by split decision in a closely contested, hard fought battle at PFC 13: Validation which took place at The Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore, California. The fight with Jara was Marshall’s very first fight at 185 pounds when... [Read More...]
Wanderlei Silva expresses surprising desire to train with former rival
A Brazilian rivalry dating back to 2005 may be nearing it’s end in the near future, at least according to one of the feud participants. Wanderlei Silva and Ricardo Arona are age old enemies who first met up at PRIDE Final Conflict 2005 in the semi-final of PRIDE’s middleweight grand prix. Arona surprised many when he handed the dominant middleweight champion his first defeat in over five... [Read More...]
Ricky Derouen (Promoter of Sapp-Lashley): ‘It’s gonna be fireworks!’
For the first time since the dark ages of the UFC, Mississippi will host major league MMA when Bobby Lashley and Bob Sapp square off for Fight Force International on June 27. While Sapp is one of the biggest drawing cards in Japan, still capitalizing on the sudden fame that changed his life from football failure to icon, it is the former WWE Champion Lashley that promoters hope will draw a crowd to... [Read More...]
Chuck Liddell: To retire, or not to retire, that is the question
Ever since Chuck Liddell has hit some rough times in his past few fights, talk has been that it’s time for the former UFC light heavyweight champion to retire. Is that really the way to go? I beg to differ, I think “The Iceman” still has what it takes to compete at a high level of MMA. Yes, it’s true, he has been on a rollercoaster downhill it seems, in fact he has won just one... [Read More...]
Kevin Randleman returns against Mike Whitehead at June 6 Strikeforce event
UFC and PRIDE veteran Kevin “The Monster” Randleman will make his return to the mixed martial arts following a hiatus from the sport that lasted just over one year when he faces off with Mike Whitehead at a Strikeforce event scheduled for June 6. The bout will be part of the live televised portion of the card and will take place at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Randleman... [Read More...]
TapouT crew added to UFC Undisputed video game roster
New and exciting details have been revealed regarding the upcoming UFC 2009: Undisputed video game with a scheduled release date of May 19. The game will now be featuring all three of the well known MMA apparel icons of the TapouT crew. THQ recently confirmed the addition of the TapouT members in a report to MMAjunkie.com. The game will will now be featuring the late Charles “Mask” Lewis Jr., “Skyscrape”,... [Read More...]
No stranger to adversity: Joe Lauzon recovering knee on schedule
When referencing some of the most shocking upsets in the UFC, Joe Lauzon‘s first round of knockout of Jens Pulver springs to mind quickly. Back in 2006 at UFC 63, Lauzon came into the fight with Pulver facing lopsided 7-to-1 odds. Lauzon was essentially brought in as the young fighter that Pulver would destroy in his UFC comeback. No one gave Lauzon a chance. Facing tremendous adversity, Lauzon... [Read More...]
Roy Jones Jr. pursuing mixed martial arts bout with Nick Diaz
After recently being shut down by the UFC in his attempt to fight middleweight champion Anderson Silva in a mixed martial arts contest, multiple weight class boxing champion Roy Jones Jr. has not given up his goal to compete in MMA completely. Showtime Senior Vice President Ken Hershman and Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker confirmed the boxer’s interest in a possible match-up with Nick Diaz in a recent... [Read More...]
Rampage Being Considered For Another Run As TUF Coach
With his sharp sense of humor, undeniable charisma and outgoing personality Quinton “Rampage” Jackson is a huge ratings draw. According to Fighter’s Only Spike TV executives are looking for him to return to a coaching role on The Ultimate Fighter season ten. Nothing has been offered and there are other options being considered but Spike officials have let the UFC know of their admiration for... [Read More...]
Chris Tuchscherer set to make UFC debut against Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC 102
Gabriel Gonzaga will be looking to bounce back from his loss to Shane Carwin when he takes on Chris Tuchscherer at UFC 102 in August. Fighter’s Only reported on the match-up yesterday between the inconsistent Brazilian and Tuchscherer who trains along with Brock Lesnar at the Minnesota Martial Arts Academy. Gonzaga went in to the fight with Carwin knowing if he were to defeat the unbeaten wrestler... [Read More...]
The Wrap-Up: TUF 9 U.S. vs. U.K. Episode 6
Team U.K. still holds a 2-1 lead over Team U.S. going into episode 6 of The Ultimate Fighter as we learn that Michael Bisping’s absence for Dean Amasinger’s fight against Damarques Johnson was due to oversleeping. At the house this week we are shown more dislike and hatred amongst the U.S. fighters as Cameron Dollar admits that, “This house does so many weird things to you”. Dollar also feels... [Read More...]
