Bobby Lashley vs. Bob Sapp and Pedro Rizzo vs. Gilbert Yvel Announced for “Ultimate Chaos”
Heavyweight goliaths Bobby Lashley and Bob Sapp will co-headline “Ultimate Chaos” along with another heavyweight showdown between a pair of lethal strikers in Pedro Rizzo vs. Gilbert Yvel. The event will be presented by Prize Fight MMA and Fight Force International, and is set to take place in Biloxi, Missisipi on June 27. Other notable fighters on the card include Affliction‘s Tom... [Read More...]
Nick Osipczak’s TUF 9 Blog: Episode Five
We were really buzzing going into Dre’s (Winner) fight with Santino (DeFranco). The first fight had gone well, the training was going well and we were all bonding brilliantly in the house. Everything was looking great for the team. If anything, we were perhaps too confident at this point. We could see the cracks emerging in the American team and we all thought we’d just go out there and... [Read More...]
Report: Roy Jones Jr. agrees to fight Anderson Silva under MMA rules; Dana White turns it down
A new report by Michael Woods of FiveOuncesOfPain.com’s official content partner CBSSports.com claims that former pound-for-pound boxing king Roy Jones Jr. has offered to fight current UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva under MMA rules inside of a UFC Octagon. The proposed Silva vs. Jones showdown made headlines last summer after the two fighters tried to agree to fight outside of the UFC... [Read More...]
Loaded June 19 Strikeforce Challengers event to be headlined by Villasenor vs. Cyborg
Strikeforce has officially announced that its second installment of the Strikeforce Challengers fight series on Showtime is slated for Friday, June 19 at the ShoWare Center in Kent, Wash. The announced main event is a middleweight attraction between former EliteXC middleweight title challenger Joey Villasenor and former PRIDE competitor Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos, the husband of Cristiane... [Read More...]
Chonan and Bielkheden handed walking papers by the UFC
Yesterday middleweight Jason MacDonald revealed that he had been released by the UFC and today multiple reports indicate that three other fighters have been released by the promotion in the wake of their defeats at UFC 97 in Montreal earlier this month. MMAjunkie.com reported earlier in the day that David Loiseau’s second tour of duty in the UFC lasted all of one fight. Loiseau now finds himself... [Read More...]
Pleased to Meet Me
This one is for me. It is not for you. It is not for Sam Caplan. I am writing this one so I will always have something simple and honest to remind me why I started writing about MMA in the first place. I write about MMA because I have to. Not because I want you to like me, or because I am part of a secret WAMMA plot, or I want Dana White to credential me for UFC 100. I write about the sport to try... [Read More...]
David “The Crow” Loiseau cut from the UFC
Popular Canadian Fighter David “The Crow” Loiseau’s third stint with the UFC is apparently one and done. MMAJunkie.com has confirmed Loiseau’s release from multiple sources who are close to the fighter. Loiseau was brought back to the UFC after a two and a half year hiatus in which he fought for EliteXC and some Canadian organizations. His first fight back was against Team Quest fighter Ed... [Read More...]
Krzysztof Soszynski to Replace Houston Alexander at UFC 98
With the UFC forced to shuffle many of their fighters due to a rash of injuries on the UFC 98 card they have done a great job of lining up solid replacements. MMAJunkie.com is reporting that Krzysztof Soszynski will replace the injured Houston Alexander against Andre Gusmao at UFC 98 which will be held in Las Vegas on May 23. Soszynski is coming off a victory against former WEC light heavyweight champion... [Read More...]
Report: Fedor vs. Barnett close to being finalized (UPDATED)
A long-awaited heavyweight clash between WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko and former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett could be close to becoming a reality, according to a report on M-1Global.com, the official English-language website of M-1. Rumors of the matchup began to surface yesterday, but the official M-1 site quotes company President Vadim Finkelchtein as confirming that official... [Read More...]
Jason MacDonald confirms his release from the UFC
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has released Jason MacDonald from its roster of middleweight fighters. MacDonald confirmed the news on Monday in a column for the Sportsnet.Ca website. “I received an e-mail Saturday from the UFC, from their legal department, saying ‘my services were no longer needed’ and ‘my contract has been terminated,’” wrote MacDonald. Nicknamed... [Read More...]
Matt vs. Matt: It’s Been a Long Time Coming
The original match between Matt Hughes and Matt “Terror” Serra was set to occur at UFC 79 on Dec 29, 2007 after they were rival coaches on season six of The Ultimate Fighter, it was a title match with Serra still holding the gold since he did what most would consider to be one of the biggest upsets in UFC history, and defeated Georges St. Pierre at UFC 69 by TKO due to a savage flurry of solid... [Read More...]
Houston Alexander is latest victim of UFC 98 curse
The hits just keep on coming. Another fighter has fallen victim to the UFC 98 injury curse as Houston Alexander has been forced to withdraw due to a broken hand he suffered during training. MMAJunkie has a report detailing the Alexander injury that will force him to miss out on his bout with Andre Gusmao. They are also reporting that Gusmao will still be on the card but no opponent has been named as... [Read More...]
Don Frye Is Back!
The legendary mustached assassin from the beautiful desert landscape of Tucson, Arizona returned to the win column last night when he mauled long time rival Rich Moss in the early moments of the first round. The bout was just one of a number exciting match-ups that went down at last evening’s Shark Fight 4 event that took place at the City Bank Coliseum in Lubbock, Texas. The card was headlined... [Read More...]
Sengoku Eighth Battle Post-Fight Report
Sengoku Eighth Battle looked, on paper, to be one of those cards that might fly under a lot of fans’ radar, but also like a card that had the potential to reward the viewers with interesting matches and great action. In execution, it started out very oddly but ended up more than living up to its potential. The tournament battles, in particular, were all exciting and well-fought. There were also almost... [Read More...]
Chokeouts and Beatdowns Aplenty at Bellator Fighting Championship Week 5
If you happen to be one of the unfortunate combatants that came up on the losing end of last night’s Bellator FC card, you more than likely caught a nasty beatdown or got yourself choked out. Eight of the evening’s total nine bouts were finished by either triangle choke, guillotine, rear-naked choke, or strikes. Bellator held it’s lightweight semifinals last evening in separate match-ups... [Read More...]
James Irvin to face Wilson Gouveia at UFC 102
With Chael Sonnen being pulled from his UFC 102 bout with Wilson Gouveia to face off with Dan Miller at UFC 98, James Irvin has recently been tabbed as his replacement against the dangerous American Top Team trained fighter. The bout has recently been confirmed in a report by MMAweekly.com. UFC 102 will take place on August 29 from Portland, Oregon and is expected to be headlined by a heavyweight match-up... [Read More...]
Don “The Predator” Frye: The Last of a Dying Breed
Don Frye is the last of a dying breed. A true cowboy from the old days, “The Pedator” seems to have had the misfortune of being born about one hundred years to late. Every time I speak with Don I get the sense that he would have been right at home riding into town on the back of his trusty stead with his six-shooters at his side and getting into a good old fashioned brawl at the local saloon. One... [Read More...]
All fighters make weight for Sengoku Eighth Battle
There are a total of twenty-two combatants scheduled for Saturday evening’s Sengoku Eighth Battle in Japan, and every single one of those fighters have successfully made weight and are prepared for battle tomorrow night. Outside of the four bouts scheduled for the second round of the Sengoku Featherweight Grand Prix, the event will feature a total of seven other non-tournament bouts and will... [Read More...]
Sengoku Eighth Battle Featherweight Grand Prix Preview
It’s a total oversimplification, and it’s not entirely true, but I’m going to say it anyway: DREAM attracts more attention because of the big names and freak show fights, but Sengoku is the organization that does everything it can to match the best fighters against each other and create the most exciting bouts. Most of the names on the card for Sengoku 8 will be familiar only to the hardest... [Read More...]
