UFC Primetime GSP vs. Hardy episode 1/part 1 (Video)
Georges St-Pierre and Dan Hardy are featured on Spike TV‘s UFC Primetime, a three part series to promote the pair’s upcoming clash for GSP’s welterweight tile at UFC 111. UFC 111 is set to take place on Saturday, March 27 from the Prudential Center, in Newark, NJ. Check out part 1 of the first full episode below: Read More →
James Toney: I want Brock Lesnar first
James Toney will be a guest on tonight’s Inside MMA on HDNet. In the preview clip below, the 12 time world champion talks about potential fights and his desire to fight Brock Lesnar in his MMA debut. One has to wonder if Toney is doing a masterful job of hyping his debut or if he really has no idea what he is getting himself into. Read More →
Grappling With Issues – 3/12/10
Are you excited or indifferent towards the UFC’s signing of James Toney? How do you think the UFC weighs the relationship between entertainment and sport? Has Miguel Torres lost his mojo? Will Strikeforce be looking for a new network to call home after their April event? Keyboard warrrrriors….come out to plaaaay-yay! Thank you for stopping by to check out another edition of “Grappling with Issues”,... [Read More...]
Video: Countdown to UFC on Versus
The UFC will broadcast its first ever card on the Versus network March 21, as Brandon Vera will face off with Jon Jones in the night’s main event at the 1st Bank center in Broomfield CO. The following countdown show takes a closer look at the main event with a complete breakdown of both fighters: Read More →
Nick Thompson vs. Eduardo Pamplona set for Shine Fights “Worlds Collide: Mayorga vs. Thomas”
Miami, FL (USA): Shine Fights is excited to announce the official signing of a bout between former Bodog Welterweight Champion Nick “The Goat” Thompson (38-12-1) and Brazilian veteran Eduardo Pamplona (12-2). The bout will take place on the main card at “Worlds Collide: Mayorga vs. Thomas,” which will be held at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina on May 15, 2010. “Worlds Collide”... [Read More...]
Public Service Announcement: Nate Quarry speaks on fighter sponsorship (Video)
This little gem of a public service announcement was released a little over a month ago, but my guess is that many of you may have missed it. Check out Nate “The Rock” Quarry speaking about the value of fighter sponsorship in mixed martial arts and the implications it can have on their loved ones in the brutally honest video below, and make sure your fighters get paid… thank you: Read More →
Bellator signs Jared Hess and Sean Loeffler
CHICAGO, Ill. (March 11, 2010) – Bellator Fighting Championships made two more noteworthy additions to its upcoming Season 2 middleweight tournament today with the signings of 9-1-1 Bellator Season 1 tournament finalist Jared Hess and 18-4 MMA veteran Sean “The Destroyer” Loeffler. Hess and Loeffler are the fourth and fifth confirmed participants in the eight-man middleweight tournament, joining... [Read More...]
Jorge Rivera and his two pickaxes (Video)
Jorge “El Conqustador” Rivera recently put together one of the more amusing hype videos in recent memory to promote his upcoming showdown with Nate “The Rock” Quarry. The pair of heavy handed middleweights will slug it out during UFC Fight Night 21 on March 31 from Charlotte, North Carolina. Check out Rivera as he speaks on his two pickaxes and much more in the video below: Read More →
Stephan Bonnar loses UFC 110 appeal, ready for part II with Krzystztof Soszynski
The Combat Sports Authority of New South Wales has come to the decision that Stephan Bonnar’s appeal over a defeat suffered due to a cut at the hands, or head, of Krzystztof Soszynski will not be overturned according to a recent report at MMAJunkie.com. Bonnar faced Soszynski during UFC 110 and mid-way through the final round an accidental head butt left Bonnar’s dome spewing blood like a water... [Read More...]
GSP on UFC Primetime tonight (Video)
Georges St-Pierre and Dan Hardy will be featured this evening on Spike TV‘s UFC Primetime. Tonight’s episode will be the first of a three part series to promote the pair’s upcoming clash for GSP’s welterweight tile at UFC 111. UFC 111 is set to take place on Saturday, March 27 from the Prudential Center, in Newark, NJ. Check out a quick preview of the upcoming UFC Primetime... [Read More...]
WEC 47 takes big hit on ratings, down 42%
The results are in for WEC 47, and it’s not looking good. The latest event from WEC, which took place on March 6, saw it’s rating suffer a 42% decline from the promotion’s previous effort. WEC 47 drew a total of 373,000 viewers compared to the 640,000 brought in from the prior event, WEC 46, according to MMAJunkie.com. WEC 47 was the second lowest rated event in the last year and... [Read More...]
So You Want To Be A Fighter: TUF 12 tryouts set for Charlotte, NC on April 1
The casting call for the next season of The Ultimate Fighter will be open to fighters and would-be warriors in the lightweight and light heavyweight divisions. The casting call has been officially set by the UFC and Spike TV for Charlotte, North Carolina on April 1 from The Omni Charlotte Hotel. The festivities are slated to kick off at 8 am ET, with tryouts expected to begin at 10 am ET. If you want... [Read More...]
GSP and Dan Hardy coming to UFC Primetime on Spike TV
New York, NY, March 9, 2010 – In anticipation of their world welterweight title clash at UFC 111: ST-PIERRE vs. HARDY, UFC® champion Georges St-Pierre and challenger Dan Hardy will be featured on UFC Primetime®, a weekly, three part series premiering Wednesday, March 10 at 10:00 PM ET/PT on Spike TV. In the first episode, Hardy boastfully speaks about his chances of dethroning the champion, St.... [Read More...]
Paulo Thiago vs. Martin Kampmann set for UFC 115
A welterweight tussle between Paulo Thiago and Martin Kampmann is looking extremely likely to take place during UFC 115. Both fighters have verbally agreed to the match-up according to a recent report on The Las Vegas Sun, with the bout expected to be finalized in the coming days. UFC 115 is loosely expected to take place from Vancouver, Canada on June 12, although nothing is set in stone at this point. Thiago... [Read More...]
James Toney: It’s a lose-lose situation for Randy Couture, he’s gonna get knocked out
James Toney and the UFC have combined to create a whirlwind of heated debate and speculation following FiveOuncesofPain.com recently revealing the news of the all-time boxing great’s signing to the biggest fight promotion on the planet. During a recent appearance on FightHype.com‘s OnTheGrindBoxing radio show, Toney went on to reveal the terms of his newly inked UFC contract, stating,”It’s... [Read More...]
M-1 Global and Strikeforce negotiate for Fedor to return in June or July
After weeks of speculation that something funky was going on behind the scenes between Strikeforce and M-1 Global to prevent Fedor Emelianenko from taking part in the upcoming April CBS event, it now appears that the two sides have renegotiated terms for a deal that will see “The Last Emperor” making his return to the cage for Strikeforce sometime in June or July. “I think June, July... [Read More...]
Kimbo vs. Mitrione set in stone for UFC 113
After a series of unfounded rumors speculating that the bout had been scrapped, a heavyweight showdown first reported by FiveOuncesofPain.com between Kimbo Slice and Matt Mitrione is now official, again, for UFC 113. The pair of TUF 10 veterans will duke it out in Vancouver, Canada on May 8. The UFC has finalized the already expected bout on it’s website. Kimbo will be looking to improve his... [Read More...]
Mike Swick to enter surgery for injured elbow
As recently reported, UFC welterweight Mike Swick announced he’d undergone an MRI to examine damage to his left elbow sustained during his UFC 109 bout with Paulo Thiago and expected an update on the situation during a doctor’s visit planned for early this week. That appointment has now come and gone, and as Swick suspected, the results were “pretty bad”. The American Kickboxing Academy product... [Read More...]
Inverted Triangle Warning: Toby Imada returns to Bellator
CHICAGO, Ill. (March 8, 2010) – Toby Imada, whose jaw-dropping “Submission of the Year” helped put Bellator Fighting Championships on the map during its debut season, will return to the promotion for its upcoming Season 2 lightweight tournament. Imada’s remarkable submission, an inverted triangle choke of the heavily favored Jorge Masvidal at Bellator V, became an overnight YouTube sensation... [Read More...]
Joseph Benavidez tops WEC 47 salaries
This past Saturday night was one 24-year old Joseph Benavidez will undoubtedly remember for the rest of his life. Along with “Submission of the Night” honors, a definitive finish over highly touted opponent Miguel Torres, and a likely shot at the WEC Bantamweight Championship, Urijah Faber’s protégé also took home the largest check of the evening by earning $39,000 for his performance at the... [Read More...]
