Takanori Gomi vs. Joe Stevenson at “UFC on Versus 2″
Earlier this week, news came out about a fight between John Howard and Jake Ellenberger at UFC on Versus 2. Today, another great has been added to the card as Takanari Gomi will make his return to the Octagon in an attempt to get his first victory in the UFC against the always tough winner of the second season of the Ultimate Fighter Season 2, Joe “Daddy” Stevenson according to a recent report... [Read More...]
Bellator 15 post-fight press conference to stream LIVE at Bellator.com tonight
CHICAGO, Ill. (April 22, 2010) — For the second consecutive week, Bellator Fighting Championships will provide a LIVE video stream of its post-fight press conference at Bellator.com. Tonight’s stream, broadcast from the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn., will begin at approximately 11 p.m. ET, one hour after the conclusion of Bellator’s LIVE Fox Sports Net broadcast. Fans can participate in the... [Read More...]
WEC 48: Are you ready?
This weekend WEC is finally stepping out of the shadow of the UFC and putting on a pay per view card of its own. Since Zuffa, the parent company of the UFC, purchased WEC in 2006 it has used it primarily to showcase the fighters in the lower weight classes. This has allowed Zuffa to maintain its MMA monopoly by tying up the best talent in the weight classes not currently covered by the UFC. However... [Read More...]
Matt Lindland vs. Kevin Casey headlines May 21 Strikeforce Challengers
NEW YORK (April 22, 2010) – Former Rickson Gracie protégé and highly confident middleweight (185 pounds) “King” Kevin Casey (3-1) of Los Angeles will face the toughest test of his Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) career when he faces former Olympic wrestling silver medalist and MMA superstar Matt “The Law” Lindland (21-7) of Oregon City, Ore., in the STRIKEFORCE Challengers main event at Rose Garden... [Read More...]
WEC 48: To buy or not to buy, that is the question
In an effort to write about something other than Kanye Miller and the “mayhem” he caused on Saturday night that has been poured over in every blog, vlog, website, Facebook, Twitter, and Foursquare check-in, I thought I would focus on the MMA palette cleanser of the week WEC 48. Dana White’s newest challenge, take a free-model of extremely talented fighters on Versus and move it to PPV and charge... [Read More...]
Chris Lytle vs. Matt Brown set for UFC 116
The undercard for UFC 116 just got a bit more exciting with a fight between Matt Brown and Chris “Lights Out” Lytle has been booked according to a recent report on MMA Fighting. Both fighters usually put on some of the most exciting fights in the welterweight division and this fight should be no different. This fight has been added to what should be a huge event with the return of Brock Lesnar... [Read More...]
Bellator 15 Weigh-In Results
Bellator/Zack Lynch CHICAGO, Ill. (April 21, 2010) — On the eve of Bellator Fighting Championships’ much-anticipated show at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn., all 16 fighters competing in tomorrow’s event participated in an official weigh-in earlier this evening. Bellator 15 will be broadcast live in prime time nationwide on Thursday on FOX Sports Net and during special Bellator highlight... [Read More...]
John “Doomsday” Howard vs. Jake Ellenberger set for “UFC on Versus 2″
A welterweight showdown between fellow fast-rising UFC prospects has been laid out for the second “UFC on Versus” event. The prospect of the bout was first reported by MMA Diehards. Nothing is set in stone through the promotion at this point but the card is currently expected to take place on August 1 from the EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. Ellenberger is anxious to return... [Read More...]
Bellator debut drastically boosts Fox Sports ratings
CHICAGO, Ill. (April 19, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships made its FOX Sports Net debut April 8th as FSN’s highest-rated national program on both Thursday and Sunday night. The Thursday premiere lifted the network’s prime time ratings by an impressive 60 percent compared to the same time period average in the 2nd Quarter of 2009. In addition, the Bellator 13 re-air was also up 57 percent... [Read More...]
Dana White has high hopes for WEC pay-per-view debut
UFC president Dana White is expecting a successful pay-per-view debut for the UFC’s sister organisation, the WEC, this Saturday April 24 at ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California. The outspoken promoter threw his weight behind the event while hosting a media conference call on Tuesday. “The place is going to be sold out, packed, great energy, believe me, thank God this card is happening,” White... [Read More...]
Huerta vs. Curran, Imada vs. Vanier set for Bellator lightweight semifinals
CHICAGO, Ill. (April 20, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney announced today that Roger Huerta will face rising star Pat Curran while “Submission of the Year” title holder Toby Imada will face Carey Vanier at Bellator’s May 6th event at the Wang Theatre in Boston. The two fights comprise the semifinal round of Bellator’s ongoing Season 2 lightweight (155 lbs.)... [Read More...]
Frankie Edgar vs. B.J. Penn II set for UFC 118
It looks like it’s going to be B.J. Penn vs. Frankie Edgar II up next in the UFC lightweight division after all. Fighter’s Only magazine has reported that both Penn and Edgar have agreed to a rematch of their controversial lightweight championship fight at UFC 118. The fight will take place on August 28, and the fight will headline the UFC’s first event in Massachusetts, the event will take... [Read More...]
Bellator coming to Dallas on May 20
CHICAGO, Ill. (April 20, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships, the fist-of-its-kind tournament-style mixed martial arts promotion will bring its world-class, nationally-televised brand of MMA to the Lone Star State next month. The event—which will be broadcast LIVE and in prime time across the country on FOX Sports Net and during special weekend highlight shows on NBC, Telemundo and mun2—takes... [Read More...]
Jacob McClintock vs. Ryan Thomas booked for Bellator 15
Jacob McClintock CHICAGO, Ill. (April 19, 2010) — Ryan “The Tank Engine” Thomas, whose controversial loss to former U.S. Olympian Ben Askren generated substantial comment in the MMA world following Bellator 14 in Chicago last week, has been announced as a last-minute replacement for “Judo” Jim Wallhead at Bellator 15 in Connecticut this Thursday. Wallhead (18-5), who was anticipating making... [Read More...]
Video: “Strikeforce: Nashville” on EA Sports MMA
Many of you may have noticed the gameplay footage from “EA Sports MMA” being previewed during Saturday evening’s “Strikeforce: Nashville” card, and the makers of the game have recently made a portion of that same footage available for all of you diehard gamers anticipating the title’s release on the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 platforms later this year. You can check... [Read More...]
Shattered Dreams and Eye Patches: Fouls are not handled properly in MMA
Most professional sports have specific consequences prepared for every sort of devious conduct. But in MMA, fouls are assumed to be unintentional and therefore forgivable. Recipients of illegal attacks are given five minutes to recover and then expected to man-up and continue. This is silly foremost because intent is often impossible to glean from a split-second attack. But furthermore it is unfair... [Read More...]
George Sotiropoulos vs. Kurt Pellegrino set for UFC 116
A lightweight matchup between title contenders George Sotiropoulos and Kurt Pellegrino has been pencilled in for UFC 116 on July 3 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The news of the anticipated match up comes courtesy of a recent report from MMAMania. Sotiropoulos (12-2-0) is currently riding a six-fight win streak and is yet to taste defeat inside the Octagon while Pellegrino (16-4-0)... [Read More...]
Jason Miller issues formal apology for behavior
Though featuring a trio of championship bouts and an equal number of athletes scoring landmark wins against top competition, a single subject remains the defining moment of this past weekend’s ”Strikeforce – Nashville” event in the minds of many – the embarrassing, unnecessary brawl ensuing in the cage after Jason Miller interrupted the freshly victorious Jake Shields’ post-fight speech... [Read More...]
Post-fight brawl at “Strikeforce: Nashville” overshadows lackluster victories for Shields and Melendez
Jake Shields retained his Strikeforce middleweight championship this evening against Dan Henderson in a thoroughly convincing unanimous decision victory. Although it was Henderson who brought a wrestling advantage to the table on paper, it was Shields who had his way with the Greco-Roman grappler in the takedown department on his way to the first defense of his middleweight crown. A worst case scenario... [Read More...]
King Mo dominates Gegard Mousasi to become new Strikeforce light heavyweight champion
There’s a new sheriff in town at 205 pounds in Strikeforce, as Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal utilized an obscenely superior wrestling ability to manhandle Gegard Mousasi and tear the light heavyweight championship from his waist Takedowns were the name of the game in the title clash that took place this evening during “Strikeforce: Nashville” live on CBS, with Lawal serving... [Read More...]
