“Ring of Combat XXIV” went down Friday night, April 17th in Atlantic City, New Jersey at the Tropicana Hotel & Casino. There were fourteen fights in total. Even without Rolles Gracie, who was originally scheduled to fight on the card, ... Read More »
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Rolles Gracie returns at “Ring of Combat XXIV” tonight!!! – LIVE WEBCAST AVAILABLE
Rolles Gracie, son of the legendary Rolls Gracie, returns to the MMA cage tonight for the first time since September 2007 and only for the second time in his career. Rolles will be taking on the ROC 2007 “Beast of ... Read More »
Saturday could be the last time Chuck Liddell fights in the Octagon
“[This] might be the last time you ever see Chuck Liddell fight live or on television; the legend, the Iceman, the man who helped build mixed martial arts.” That was UFC President Dana White’s answer Thursday to radio show host, ... Read More »
Meet three TUF 10 hopefuls
Hoping to follow in the footsteps of the UFC stars before them and gain a spot on The Ultimate Fighter season 10, 186 middleweight, light heavyweight, and heavyweight fighters from all over the world showed up in Seattle, Washington on ... Read More »
Sherdog founder, Jeff Sherwood talks about long standing feud with Dana White
Most everyone has heard about Dana White’s recent video blog in which he lashed out at Sherdog reporter Loretta Hunt. And most long time MMA fans know at least partially about the beef Dana and Sherdog have seemingly had for ... Read More »
Bellator III weigh-in results
PRO MMA (promma.info) has received from the promotion the official weigh-in results for “Bellator III” which were held today. All but one of the fighters successfully made weight. Donald Sanchez came in at one pound over the 146 lbs. limit ... Read More »
PRO MMA rising star: Kyle Dietz
Kyle Dietz is a 22-year-old young man who grew up in Iowa and is living his dream. No, he did not win as a contestant on American Idol and he is not a well-known actor reaping the benefits of fame ... Read More »
Chuck Liddell talks Dana White and porn stars (video)
Our buddy, Steve Cofield caught up with Chuck Liddell prior to his this weekend at UFC 97 in Montreal. Chuck talks about Dana’s video blogs, his alleged relationship with a certain porn star, and his broken engagement. No matter what, ... Read More »
Reggie meets Junie
What do you think would happen if the “Backwoods Bandit” met the “Kentucky Crippler”? Let’s find out: Read More »
Dana White “Off the Record”
On Wednesday, April 15th, UFC President Dana White made an appearance on “Off the Record,” on the Canadian English language cable channel TSN (The Sports Network). The show’s host, Michael Landsberg, is known for asking very confrontational and to the ... Read More »
The Ultimate Fighter: U.S. vs U.K.- Episode 3 recap
The episode starts at the house as the American team arrives, followed by the arrival of team U.K. shortly after. Both teams start off with introductions and handshakes as the alcohol is being poured and served. Santino DeFranco remarks that, ... Read More »
UFC 97: REDEMPTION – PRO MMA staff picks
Once again the PRO MMA (promma.info) elders make their predictions. The event is UFC 97: REDEMPTION going down this Saturday night, April 18th in Montreal, Canada. The headliner is a UFC Middleweight Title fight between Champion Anderson Silva and Thales ... Read More »
Anderson Silva UFC 97 open workout
Anderson Silva brought about twelve training partners with him to Montreal. He and his crew worked out hard for over an hour today at the UFC 97 open workout. Here is a look at the UFC Middleweight Champ following his ... Read More »
Tennessee MMA cult legend Johnathan Ivey fights at XFC 8 in Knoxville April 25th
PRO MMA (promma.info) will be in Knoxville, Tennessee next weekend covering the Xtreme Fighting Championships as they hold their second show within the state and make their debut on national television. XFC 8: REGIONAL CONFLICT takes place on April 25th ... Read More »
Watch RING OF COMBAT XXIV live webcast April 17 featuring two title fights & Sean Salmon
This Friday, April 17, 2009, PRO MMA (promma.info), in association with Go Fight Live, will be offering access to a live webcast of Lou Neglia’s RING OF COMBAT XXIV which is taking place at the Tropicana Hotel & Casino in ... Read More »
“Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz” fighter salaries and live gate
On April 11th, STRIKEFORCE: SHAMROCK vs. DIAZ took place at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California and was broadcast live on Showtime. 15,211 MMA fans showed up to watch the event live with a total gate from ticket sales ... Read More »
Countdown to UFC 97: Redemption (full video)
Here is the complete “Countdown to UFC 97: Redemption” video as seen on Spike TV. Featured in the video are main event fighters Anderson Silva and Thales Leites, who will be fighting for the UFC Middleweight Title and Chuck Liddell ... Read More »
He’s back! – Dana White UFC 97 video blog 4/13
After a certain incident a couple of weeks ago, MMA fans almost lost their exclusive behind-the-scenes look into the life of every one’s (not Loretta Hunt) favorite promoter. However, UFC President Dana White had a change of heart and maybe ... Read More »
Bellator III takes place April 17th in Oklahoma
The third week of the BELLATOR FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS’ inaugural 2009 season takes place this Friday, April 17, 2009, at the Lloyd Noble Center at the University of Oklahoma beginning at 8:00PM. The event will air the following day on ESPN ... Read More »
Frank Trigg Easter video blog
Frank Trigg is back with an Easter video blog commenting on the STRIKEFORCE: SHAMROCK vs. DIAZ card and repents to Diaz for calling his fight with Shamrock wrong. If you want to see some creepy Trigg anime check out his ... Read More »
Anderson Silva vs. Thales Leites headlines UFC 97: REDEMPTION this Saturday
This Saturday, April 18, 2009, UFC 97: REDEMPTION takes place at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. The sold out, no foot-stomping event will broadcast live on pay-per-view beginning at 9pm CT. In the main event, UFC Middleweight Champion and the number ... Read More »
Joe Lauzon out of action until Spring 2010
On March 6th UFC lightweight prospect Joe Lauzon (18-4) had ACL surgery and his meniscus repaired on his right knee. Although “J-Lau’s” recovery is going very well, he will most likely be out of action at least until the Spring of ... Read More »