In this new exclusive video interview by the MMA Analyst, Shogun talks about his recovery from injury, his new training facility and his departure from Chute Box. Shogun also talks about his brother, Murillo “Ninja” Rua, and how he thinks ... Read More »
Monthly Archives: August 2008
Randy Couture to drive at NASCAR event
by: Jack Bratcher He is a mixed martial arts legend. He is the only person ever to hold the UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight titles. He is a trainer, coach, entrepreneur, and actor. He is a race car driver? Well sort of. Randy Couture will serve as honorary race official and will drive the pace car at the Pepsi 500 NASCAR Sprint ... Read More »
Official UFC 88 Preview
Here is the full official UFC 88 Preview video. Not only will the undefeated Rashad Evans face the legend, Chuck Liddell but Rich Franklin makes his return to the light heavyweight division. UFC 88 will take place on September 6 ... Read More »
PRO MMA Product Review – From the Fighter’s Perspective
by: Billy “24/7” MacDonald I’m going to start with a little background on me. I am the co-owner of WWW.Sponsor-Fighters.com and Reality Entertainment Group based out of Fort Worth, Texas. My professional fight debut will be on November 1st, 2008. ... Read More »
Countdown to UFC 88 sneak peek
Chuck Liddell vs. Rashad Evans was supposed to happen months ago, until Liddell suffered an unfortunate history. See exclusive footage of the actual injury on Countdown to UFC 88 – Weds, Sept 3 on Spike TV. Here’s sneak peek at ... Read More »
New matches announced for Sengoku 5 set for September 28
Press Release: World Victory Road confirmed the following fights for SENGOKU 5 which will feature the first round of a Middleweight Grand Prix. It has been rumored that the winner of the Grand Prix gets the prize of fighting Kazuo Misaki. ... Read More »
Ken Shamrock: Fighters Should Take Notes
By: Kelvin Hunt When you mention the name Ken Shamrock it is typical for a lot of thoughts to flood your mind all at once. It is possible one might think of Ken’s two fights in the very first UFC event ... Read More »
Quinton Jackson finds a home
by: Jack Bratcher Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has joined fellow fighters Michael Bisping and Paul Kelly at the Wolfslair fight team according to Fighters Only. Gym owners, Anthony McGann and Lee Gwynne confirmed he has signed a three-year deal with the ... Read More »
MMA Analyst breaks down UFC 88
Here’s the MMA Analyst breaking down UFC 88 which will be held on September 6th in Atlanta. The MMA Analyst is an official partner of PRO MMA. You can catch PRO MMA’s own Tru and The MMA Analyst every Wednesday ... Read More »
PRO MMA Exclusive: Razor Rob McCullough
by: Jack Bratcher In February of this year, “Razor” Rob McCullough lost his WEC lightweight title to Jamie Varner in an upset. The odds were stacked against Varner but he was able to pull out the win and take home ... Read More »
“Superfly” Matt Major defeats Shonie Carter at Cage Combat
“Superfly” Matt Major defeated MMA veteran Shonie Carter via unanimous decision at Cage Combat: Rumble in the Park on Saturday, August 23, in Fresno, California. One person described the fight like this, “Matt kept Shonie at bay with a lot ... Read More »
Robert Drysdale to make MMA debut
by: Jack Bratcher PRO MMA has just learned that the Xtreme Couture BJJ instructor and grappling phenom, Robert Drysdale is set to make his amateur MMA debut at Tuff-N-Uff’s Future Stars of MMA on October 17 at the Orleans Hotel ... Read More »
Kimbo Vs. Shamrock set for Oct. 4th on CBS
by: Cory Brady Multiple sources close to the fighters are reporting that this bout has been finalized and EliteXC is expected to make an announcement regarding the bout later this afternoon. Kimbo Vs. Shamrock is scheduled to be the nights ... Read More »
PRO MMA Exclusive: Leonard “Bad Boy” Garcia prepares for Pulver
by: Jack Bratcher In April of 2007 Leonard “the Bad Boy” Garcia was called into the UFC on short notice to fight Roger Huerta in what became one of the most exciting fights in UFC history. Garcia stepped onto the ... Read More »
Trigg defeats Olympic gold medalist at Sengoku
by: Jack Bratcher On August 24, 2008 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, Frank “Twinkle Toes” Trigg stepped back into the ring after an eight month layoff to face Japanese Olympic gold-medalist Judoka, Makoto Takimoto. Trigg was a ... Read More »
Sengoku 4 – Fight Videos
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Sengoku 4 results and play by play August 24, 2008
Valentijn Overeem-def. Yoshiki Takahashi–KO (Flying Knee)——–1 2:42 Moise Rimbon—-def. Peter Graham——Submission (RNC Sub.)—2 0:42 Yang Dong Yi—-def. Pawel Nastula——TKO——————2 2:15 Mizuto Hirota—-def. Ryan Schultz——-KO (Superman Punch)—-2 4:25 Kazunori Yokota–def. Bojan Kosednar—–Decision (Unanimous)—-3 5:00 Eiji Mitsuoka—–def. Rodrigo Damm—–Submission (RNC Sub.)—-1 3:13 ... Read More »
Sengoku 4 weigh-in results
Here are the results for Sengoku 4 weigh-ins. All fighters made weight. First Round of Lightweight Tournament: Clay French (69.9 kg; 154.1 lbs) vs. Satoru Kitaoka (70.0 kg; 154.3 lbs) Eiji Mitsuoka (69.9 kg; 154.1 lbs) vs. Rodrigo Damm (69.9 ... Read More »
Taekwondo athlete kicks referee in head at Olympics in Beijing
by: Jack Bratcher During an Olympic Taekwondo bronze-medal match, Cuba’s Angel Matos acting out in frustration, deliberately kicked a referee in the head after the athlete was disqualified. In response, the World Taekwondo Federation has recommended that he be banned ... Read More »
Historic MMA Fights
It’s time for another edition of Historic MMA Fights. This match took place at UFC 47 in April of 2004. It was Nick Diaz’s second fight in the UFC and he was coming off a win over Jeremy Jackson. It ... Read More »
Don Frye – An American Bad Ass
by: Cory Brady Don “The Predator” Frye is among the last of a dying breed. A real all-American bad ass. Believe it or not, Don actually ended up fighting for nothing but the love of fighting in his first bout, ... Read More »
UFC 88 breaks through to Atlanta
Here’s an in-depth look at the main event for UFC 88 in Atlanta which is scheduled for September 6, 2008. Chuck talks about how he matches up with Rashad. Rashad says this fight is long overdue. PRO MMA writer, Kelvin, ... Read More »