CHARLOTTE, N.C. – “UFC Fight Night 21: Florian vs. Gomi” takes place tonight at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. Headlining the event is a lightweight bout featuring one of the division’s top contenders, Kenny Florian, going up against Japanese legend ... Read More »
Monthly Archives: March 2010
ProMMAnow.com UFC Fight Night 21 staff picks
The ProMMAnow.com staff has come together once again (and cutting it close) to give you our oh so professional predictions. This time we’re looking at “UFC Fight Night 21: Florian vs. Gomi“, taking place tonight at the Bojangles Coliseum in ... Read More »
Former UFC fighter War Machine busted for assault with deadly weapon
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Everyone’s favorite “The Ultimate Fighter” alum, War Machine, formerly known as Jon Koppenhaver, was busted outside a San Diego bar called “Thruster’s Lounge” Tuesday evening around 11:00pm for allegedly assaulting a victim with a deadly weapon ... Read More »
Antonio “Mandingo” McKee: the “El Negro” effect hits the MFC
Something’s going on at the Maximum Fighting Championship that’s making our competitors nervous. Maybe you caught a glimpse at MFC 20: Destined for Greatness or MFC 22: Payoff. Derrick Noble and Carlo Prater sure did. That something is Antonio “Mandingo” ... Read More »
“UFC Fight Night 21” spotlight: Mario Miranda – ProMMAnow.com exclusive interview
“UFC Fight Night 21: Florian vs. Gomi” takes place Wednesday, March 31, at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. Making his UFC debut on the card is 30-year-old middleweight Mario Miranda. Miranda is coming into the big leagues with a ... Read More »
Bellator Middleweight Champion Hector Lombard to face former WEC Champion Paulo Filho in May 13 “Super Fight”
CHICAGO, Ill. (March 30, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships announced today that its reigning middleweight champion, Hector Lombard, will fight a non-title “Super Fight” against former WEC Champion Paulo Filho at Bellator 18. The fight will take place on Thursday, ... Read More »
Jesse Taylor to fight Thales Leites in main event at MFC 25
Jesse Taylor signs contract to meet Brazilian standout at MFC 25 Fresh off signing a two-fight deal with the Maximum Fighting Championship, Jesse “JT Money” Taylor has garnered a spot in the main event for MFC 25: Vindication. Taylor (14-5) ... Read More »
UFC Fight Night 21 weigh-in results
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The “UFC Fight Night 21: Florian vs. Gomi“ fighters stepped on the scales today at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C., and ProMMAnow.com is happy to report all 22 competitors successfully made weight. A live stream of ... Read More »
Trouble in Abu Dhabi
According to an MSNBC report, Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed al-Nahayan, 41, has died in a glider crash in Morocco. He was the younger brother of the ruler of Abu Dhabi, who is also president of the United Arab Emirates. Sheikh ... Read More »
Kim Couture finds punching bag in Mexico *VIDEO*
Kim “Sugar Free” Couture, ex-wife of former UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion and UFC Hall-of Famer Randy Couture, apparently “fought” a woman by the name of Rosa Vizcarra last week at “Xtreme Fighters Mexico.” Couture and her entourage, which ... Read More »
Dana White UFC 111 video blog – 3-27-10
7 things you can learn from this video: If you work around Dana White you better have thick skin, cause you will get your balls busted. Dana is a fan of the Dead Kennedys. Dana loves Nate Diaz. Wilmer Valderama ... Read More »
“UFC Fight Night 21″ spotlight: Lucio Linhares – ProMMAnow.com exclusive interview
On Wednesday, March 31, Brazilian fighter Lucio “Spartan” Linhares (13-5, 0-1 UFC) will make his second trip to the Octagon to face top-ten ranked Japanese middleweight Yushin Okami (23-5, 7-2 UFC) at “UFC Fight Night 21″ at the Bojangles Coliseum ... Read More »
The Cageside Beat March 24 Recap
On the most recent episode of The Cageside Beat, the official radio show of Pro MMA Now, Brian and guest co-host Jack Bratcher were joined by Mark Crawn, who is set to make his professional MMA debut on April 2 ... Read More »
Japanese sensation Takanori Gomi makes UFC debut against Kenny Florian live on Spike TV
Top Lightweight Contenders Do Battle On “UFC Fight Night” Wednesday, March 31 At 8:00 PM ET/PT New York, NY, March 29, 2010 – Two of the world’s best lightweight (155 lb.) mixed martial arts fighters, Kenny Florian and Takanori Gomi, ... Read More »
TUF 11 conference call with Chuck Liddell – notes and audio
ProMMAnow.com, along with other media outlets, was on a conference call today with Chuck Liddell. Liddell will be coaching the fight team opposite Tito Ortiz on this season of “The Ultimate Fighter 11″. The season premiere of TUF 11 airs ... Read More »
Poll: Carwin vs. Lesnar
Now that Shane Carwin has proven he is the UFC’s number one heavyweight contender with his complete destruction of Frank Mir, the next stop on this freight train’s ride is a heavyweight title shot against champion Brock Lesnar. The two ... Read More »
Rashad Evans and Houston Alexander star in Danny Trejo’s “Vengeance”
Film expected for November 2010 release Hollywood, CA (USA) – Mixed martial arts stars “Suga” Rashad Evans and Houston “The Assassin” Alexander are set to make their big screen debuts in Danny Trejo’s Vengeance, an upcoming film expected for a late 2010 release. ... Read More »
Opponents named for Pudzianowski and Khalidov at KSW 13
Mariusz Pudzianowski’s opponent for KSW 13 In his MMA debut Mariusz Pudzianowski needed only forty-four seconds to dispatch his opponent. His second fight won’t be that easy as his next foe is much more experienced and demanding. On May 7, at ... Read More »
Brazilian MMA legend Master Rickson Gracie coming to One Spirit Martial Arts Gym in Sterling March 31
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Expert Making First Area Appearance at Gym’s Grand Opening Launch Sterling, VA (March 29, 2010) – Master Rickson Gracie, one of the most respected and accomplished Mixed Martial Arts fighters/instructors in the world from the legendary Brazilian Gracie ... Read More »
Fort Campbell’s Hunter Worsham to face Nashville’s Zach Underwood at Strikeforce April 17
NASHVILLE (March 29, 2010) – Hunter “The Future” Worsham, a member of the United States Army’s 101st Airborne and son of mixed martial arts (MMA) pioneer Cal Worsham, will square off with Nashville resident Zach Underwood in a middleweight (185 ... Read More »
“The Ultimate Fighter 11″ starts this Wednesday – sneak peek *VIDEO*
You Ready? UltimateFighter.com See More: TUF 11 • middleweights • Dana White • Chuck Liddell 28 new middleweights arrive at the TUF training center to meet the coaches and we get a glimpse of the first elimination match-up in this exclusive ... Read More »
UFC 112 in-depth preview *VIDEO*
“UFC 112: Invincible” takes place on April 12 in Abu Dhabi. This ten minute in-depth preview focuses on the two title fights, Anderson Silva vs. Demian Maia, B.J. Penn vs. Frankie Edgar, and the legends match between Renzo Gracie and ... Read More »