Rickson Gracie: ‘It would take me longer to submit Fedor than it would [Brock Lesnar]‘

Fifty year old eighth degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Rickson Gracie has seen his fair share of controversy following his last professional fight in May of 2000. The mythical submission specialist has claimed to possess a fighting record somewhere in the range of 400-0.  Rickson caught quite a bit of backlash following comments made to Tokyo Sports in which he stated that heavyweight king Fedor... [Read More...]

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Lorenzo Fertitta open to Rickson Gracie fighting for the UFC

It remains to be seen whether the legendary Rickson Gracie will ever compete in MMA again, but if he does, it appears that UFC owner and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta would welcome the man known as “The Greatest Gracie” competing in the historic Octagon for the first time. Gracie, 50, has not competed since a 2000 bout in Japan where he submitted Masakatsu Funaki with a rear naked choke at 12:49... [Read More...]

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The WEC comes up big yet again

This review will be much shorter than usual, because as I write this I am just about ready to catch a flight. But I just wanted to say that last night’s WEC show was perhaps the best MMA show I have ever seen on basic cable. If you did not enjoy last night’s show, I have to question whether you are a true MMA fan. There weren’t any fight of the year candidates, however, all the matches... [Read More...]

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WEC 32: Condit vs. Prater Results

When: Feb 13, ’08 Where: Albuquerque, NM. @ Santa Ana Star Center Carlos Condit def. Carlo Prater via Submission (Guillotine Choke) R1. Jamie Varner def. Rob McCullough via Knockout R3 Miguel Torres def. Chase Beebe via Submission (Guillotine Choke) R1. Manny Tapia def. Antonio Banuelos via Split Decision. Leonard Garcia def. Hiroyuki Takaya via Knockout R1. Josh Grispi def. Mark Hominick via... [Read More...]

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Betting Odds For WEC 32

For those of you into these sorts of things, here are the betting odds for tonight’s WEC 32 event as provided by Bookmaker. CARLO PRATER +320 CARLOS CONDIT -400 JAMIE VARNER +115 ROB MCCULLOUGH -145 MIGUEL TORRES +110 CHASE BEEBE -140 ANTONIO BANUELOS +255 MANNY TAPIA -315 LEONARD GARCIA -125 HIROYUKI TAKAYA -105 JOSH GRISPI +240 MARK HOMINICK -300 CHARLIE VALENCIA -150 YOSHIRO MAEDA +120 CHANCE... [Read More...]

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Full WEC 32 Card Finalized

What: WEC 32 When: 2/13/08 Where: Santa Ana Star Center – Albuquerque, New Mexico Carlo Prater vs. Carlos Condit (for WEC Welterweight Title) Jamie Varner vs. Rob McCullough (for WEC Lightweight Title) Miguel Torres vs. Chase Beebe (for WEC Bantamweight Title) Manny Tapia vs. Antonio Banuelos Hiroyuki Takaya vs. Leonard Garcia Josh Grispi vs. Mark Hominick Del Hawkins vs. Ox Wheeler Charlie... [Read More...]

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