Saturday night PROMMA.INFO’s Brian Furby attended “Hardrock MMA 14″ in Danville, Ky. at the Danville National Guard Armory. I kept up with the action throughout the event. Featuring thirteen fights (11 amateur and two pro), Hardrock delivered some exciting finishes ... Read More »
Monthly Archives: October 2009
Mike Easton wins very controversial split decision over Chase Beebe at “UWC 7: Redemption” – full results
“UWC 7: Redemption” took place Saturday night Oct. 3 at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va. In the main event Mike “The Hulk” Easton won a very controversial split decision over Chase Beebe to retain the UWC Bantamweight Title. Easton ... Read More »
A different kind of fight: Fight Ribbon Clothing Company’s visit to Kosair Children’s Hospital
For those of you not familiar with Fight Ribbon Clothing Company, and its co-founders Brent Thompson and Scott Wells, they are making some major waves in the MMA clothing world. Fight Ribbon makes and sells clothing and training gear and ... Read More »
Mann Talk – Robbery of the Year
My girlfriend rolled over in bed and said, “is it over yet?” While holding my laptop that lit up the dark room, I told here that Chase Beebe just won. She asked, “is that Chase?” as she pointed to a ... Read More »
Forrest Griffin reveals the real reason he went for a jog
Known as “the original Ultimate Fighter” Forrest Griffin will most likely always have a place in the UFC for as long as he desires. Griffin was last inside the Octagon at UFC 101 against middleweight champ Anderson “The Spider” Silva ... Read More »
Fight of the year candidate: Mike Nickels vs. David Heath
MFC 22: Payoff took place Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, in Alberta, Canada. It was a great night of fights but one fight in particular stood out from the rest and it was this bout between UFC veterans Mike Nickels and ... Read More »
Inside MMA: 10-02-09
Guests this week on Inside MMA include regional promoters from Rage in the Cage, Shark Fights, and Vendetta Fighting Championship. Ron Kruck talks with Rashad Evans about Quinton “Rampage” Jackson’s decision to pull out of their fight and leave the ... Read More »
ICC promoted to larger venue
Mark Romano of Infinite Combat Championship (ICC) announced this week that ICC will move their October 17th card from Tupelo, Mississippi to the Isle of Capri Casino in Lula Mississippi south of Memphis. ICC has held nine very successful fights ... Read More »
A chat with “The KO Kid from OK” Sarah Maloy
Projekt Label fighter Sarah Maloy spoke with resident ProMMA.info honeys the CageDivas this past week. She described her first MMA training days including strapping cushions to her ironing board and doing Muay Thai drills. She credits her strong athletic and ... Read More »
Lyle “Fancy Pants” Beerbohm: “I want to be the champ” – PROMMA.INFO exclusive interview
Lyle Beerbohm is not your prototypical mixed martial artist. He has overcome many obstacles along the way to his current 13-0 professional record, including drug addiction and incarceration. The Spokane native recently took the time out of his busy schedule ... Read More »
MFC 22 play-by-play commentary and results
Maximum Fighting Championships presents “MFC 22: Payoff” Friday night, Oct. 2, 2009 from the River Cree Resort and Casino in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and airing LIVE on HDNet. PROMMA.INFO will be providing live play-by-play commentary and results of all the action. Quick ... Read More »
Support the stache – Get your very own Dan “The Beast” Severn mustache today!
51-year-old Dan “The Beast” Severn holds a record of 90-16-7 and has been fighting consistently every year since his first appearance inside the Octagon at UFC 4 in 1994. Not only his he still fighting, he is still winning. The ... Read More »
Roy Nelson talks about his win over Kimbo Slice
This past Wednesday the world saw “Big Country” Roy Nelson defeat Kimbo Slice in the highest rated Spike TV program of all time. Over five million viewers tuned in to see the big man take Kimbo down and totally incapacitate ... Read More »
Remaining bouts confirmed for UFC 104
Las Vegas, NV (USA) – With undefeated Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida defending his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight belt against the always dangerous Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and a showdown of heavyweight contenders Cain Velasquez and “Big” Ben Rothwell already ... Read More »
HDNet to air DREAM 11 Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 Final on Oct. 6
A new champion will be crowned on HDNet – Tuesday, October 6 at 7:00 a.m. ET WHAT: HDNet to broadcast “HDNet Fights Presents: HEIWA DREAM 11 Featherweight Grand Prix 2009, Final Round” Tuesday, October 6 at 7:00 a.m. ET, from ... Read More »
Behind the scenes with Chuck Liddell at Dancing with the Stars
As UFC 104 approaches, UFC legend-turned-dancer-extraordinaire Chuck Liddell gets his Dancing with the Stars cast mates’ opinion on the Lyoto Machida vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua fight. Chuck talks with Aaron Carter, Michael Irvin, Louie Vito, and Chelsie Hightower about the ... Read More »
“First I want to say, good job Quinton Jackson” – Cung Le
Former Strikeforce middleweight champion Cung Le’s newest film Pandorum opened on Sept. 25. Le joined PROMMA.INFO’s The INFO radio show this week to discuss his new career. “I was introduced to Jeremy Bolt by my manger. He is the producer ... Read More »
PRO MMA Exclusive Interview – John Simons
Odyssey MMA Instructor John Simons made the trip from Virginia to come out to instructor Dave Camarillo’s Guerrilla Jiu Jitsu grand opening. PRO MMA’s (promma.info) Fast Eddie Constantine asked Simons about being one of the select few Guerrilla Jiu Jitsu ... Read More »
UWC, MFC, Sportfight, CageSport and Boxing Picks
Recap Last weekend I righted the ship. The pressure was on, but I still went 11-2 (3NC). My overall record is now 90-24 (13NC). My picking rate is headed in the right direction again at 79%. This week we take ... Read More »
5.3 million viewers tune in to see Kimbo Slice – Roy Nelson on “The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights” on Spike TV
Easily Beats The Competition On Broadcast And Cable, Drawing Both Young Men And Women October 1, 2009, New York, NY - Spike TV’s “The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights” is the undisputed ratings champ on Wednesday nights. The most recent episode of ... Read More »
HOOKnSHOOT looking for real amateur fighters
HOOKnSHOOT established in 1994, running MMA since 1995 (second only to the UFC) – It seems the MMA scene has been overtaken with a plague of more shows than fighters. It’s seemingly impossible to put together even 10 fights anymore. ... Read More »
Autism fundraiser Oct. 10 at Grapplers Quest in Long Beach, Calif.
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Grapplers Quest, “The World’s Largest Grappling Competition,” is hosting The 2009 West Coast Submission Grappling and Jiu Jitsu Championships on Saturday, October 10, at California State University-Long Beach’s Pyramid. Competition starts at 10:00 AM and runs ... Read More »