Nick “Garfield” Mamalis: Being part of the Bellator Bantamweight Tournament means everything to me
With the third season of Bellator Fighting Championships fast approaching, the organization is scrambling to prepare for another twelve-week marathon. The fighters are in their training camps, preparing for their opponents. Everyone is working hard toward what will, if the recently concluded second season is any indication, end up being one of the most wildly entertaining rides in the world of mixed... [Read More...]
Dana White wants Jose Aldo to stay at 145 pounds temporarily
UFC President Dana White recently speculated on World Extreme Cagefighting featherweight champion José Aldo moving up to the UFC’s lightweight division and facing some of the top fighters there. “Yeah, there’s a possibility he could move to 155,” White admitted in a conversation with MMAFighting.com. “That’d be fun.” But not yet. “I think that he should... [Read More...]
Urijah Faber on his way to 135 pounds
At last weeks UFC Fan Expo in Las Vegas, ProMMARadio caught up with Urijah Faber and asked him what his plans going forward were after losing a bid for the title to Jose Aldo in April. It seems the featherweight star and poster-boy for the WEC is planning on a move to the bantamweight division. “It sounds like [the WEC] wants me to go down to 35,” Faber revealed. “It’s something... [Read More...]
Dominick Cruz: Champions will get younger and younger
A guest on last week’s “Inside MMA,” WEC Bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz was asked by host Kenny Rice how he felt being a young champion. A soft-spoken Cruz responded, “I think champions are going to get younger and younger as time goes on.” His opinion is an interesting one. It took almost three and a half years for the UFC to find its first young champion. Vitor Belfort, at 19 years... [Read More...]
UFC Fight Night 22 scheduled for Sept. 15, Jim Miller vs. Gleison Tibau rumored
Keeping close to custom, the twelfth season of The Ultimate Fighter – featuring a group of lightweight up-and-comers – will be prefaced by a UFC Fight Night. MMAjunkie.com first reported that UFC Fight Night 22, featuring a lightweight matchup between Jim Miller and Gleison Tibau, will lead into the first episode of the thriving reality show. Taking place on September 15, no venue or city... [Read More...]
“The Reem” Episode 3: Fight Night
If you live in the United States, you may have found it difficult to keep up with the overseas career of Alistair Overeem these past two and a half years. Foregoing fighting in the States, Overeem has cited lack of competition as his reason for staying busy in Japan and the Netherlands. It’s possible that, under the radar, he had lost a lot of American exposure and a lot of American fans. He is determined... [Read More...]
