Famed boxing trainer Freddie Roach not a fan of Fedor’s standup

He’s the current WAMMA heavyweight champion and former PRIDE heavyweight champion. He’s 28-1 lifetime in MMA with his only loss coming by way of a cut. He’s also considered by some to be “The Baddest Man on the Planet.” But in the eyes of famed boxing trainer Freddie Roach, Fedor Emelianenko is just another MMA fighter that is lacking in standup technique. “He’s... [Read More...]

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Cain Velasquez receives high praise from AKA trainer Javier Mendez

In Dave Meltzer’s latest column at Yahoo! Sports, he profiles up and coming heavyweight talent Cain Velasquez. Velasquez trains out of American Kickboxing Academy alongside talents such as Josh Koscheck, Mike Swick, and Jon Fitch. He was an All-American wrestler at Arizona State and is arguably the best heavyweight prospect in the UFC today (sorry, Shane Carwin). We all know how coaches talk... [Read More...]

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Arizona State axes wrestling program

Sad news from MMA Weekly regarding one of the best PAC-10 wrestling programs in the country which has recently produced a number of up and coming prospects in the world of mixed martial arts, including TUF 7 contestant C.B. Dollaway and current UFC heavyweight Cain Velasquez: In its official statement on Tuesday, the university sited “economic realities experienced over a long period of time” as... [Read More...]

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Brad Morris vs. Cain Velasquez scheduled for UFC 83

Two heavyweight UFC newcomers are now set to duke it out at UFC 83: Serra vs. St.Pierre 2 according to UFC.com. Australian Brad Morris (8-2) will take on highly touted Cain Velasquez (2-0). Morris is coming off of a TKO win over UFC veteran Kristof Midoux at Bodog Fight: Vancouver back in August of last year. Cain Velasquez fights out of American Kickboxing Academy and will come into this fight with... [Read More...]

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