The proposed Strikeforce bout between lightweights Josh Thomson and Lyle Beerbohm is now off. Beerbohm suffered an elbow injury in his victory over Vitor Ribeiro and wil not be able to compete on the promotion’s June card. Read More »
Monthly Archives: May 2010
Joao Assis takes home UFC Fan Expo Absolute title
While most of the grappling world focused on this weekend’s superfights, Joao Assis took the 2010 Grapplers Quest at UFC Fan Expo Vegas Pro Absolute Championship. He took home a cool $1,000 for his efforts. Read More »
Roller, Glover and Cooper shine at Grapplers Quest at UFC Fan Expo
For the second summer in a row, Grapplers Quest hosted a grappling tournament in conjunction with the UFC Fan Expo. The event spanned over two days. Headlining the event were several superfights between established grapplers and MMA fighters. Read More »
Case against MMA fighter who ripped out heart of training partner proceeds
KLAMATH, Calif. – Mixed martial arts occasionally gets some bad press, but this story takes the cake. If you have yet to hear about it, on March 21, professional MMA fighter Jarrod Wyatt (1-0) cut open the chest, ripped out ... Read More »
Dana White UFC 114 video blog (5-28-10)
Dana White takes viewers inside the UFC Fan Expo 2010 and to the “Rampage vs. Evans” weigh-ins in what is his third video blog for UFC 114. We get an up close and personal view of the stare down between ... Read More »
A look inside this weekend’s UFC Fan Expo in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Sin City was flooded with everything MMA this Memorial Day weekend. Everywhere there were Tapout, Xtreme Couture, and Affliction T-Shirts, and special UFC Fan Expo passes hung proudly on the necks of dedicated MMA fans. Fans, ... Read More »
Chael Sonnen: “Everybody else in the UFC is a bunch of cowards except me”
It seems Chael Sonnen and UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva had a little run in at the UFC Fan Expo. Sonnen explains what happened. Sonnen also talks about his upcoming fight with Silva and how he was the only one ... Read More »
Chad George’s “Road to Japan: Part 2” blog day 1 – Enter Japan
Projekt Label fighter Chad “Savage” George (11-5) is back in Japan once again to train with the camp of Japanese Shooto legend Rumina Sato. The first time around, George had an amazing experience and found a huge following with his ... Read More »
UFC 114 fight-night bonuses: Russow, Jensen, Nogueira and Brilz earn $65k
LAS VEGAS – Mike Russow, Ryan Jensen, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Jason Brilz each earned $65k fight-night bonuses for their performances at Saturday’s “UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans” event. Russow was awarded the “Knockout of the Night” award for his ... Read More »
UFC 114 recap: Evans defeats “Rampage”, Bisping decisions Miller, and Russow stuns Duffee
LAS VEGAS – The build up to the main event tonight was filled with threats, trash talk, and unprecedented hype, but in the end it came down to two critical points in the bout. The first one came quickly as ... Read More »
UFC 114 results and play-by-play
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – “UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans” takes place tonight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. Headlining the event is the long awaited bad blood match between former UFC light heavyweight champions and TUF ... Read More »
Welterweight legend Matt Hughes joins UFC Hall of Fame
TWO-TIME UFC® CHAMPION ENSHRINED FRIDAY, MAY 28 Las Vegas, NV (USA) – “A country boy can survive.” For two-time UFC® welterweight champion Matt Hughes, those words echoed by singer Hank Williams Jr. don’t just serve as his inspiration before big ... Read More »
Hybrid Fight League brings live MMA action to Hopkinsville, Ky. Saturday, May 29
HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. – If you are in the vicinity of Hopkinsville, Ky. this evening, make your way out to the Princess Theatre to watch Hybrid Fight League‘s live mixed martial arts action. Some of the area’s top up-and-coming amateurs will ... Read More »
ESPN2 to continue televising ESPN.com’s MMA Live
The popular mixed martial arts news show MMA Live, which started out by airing every Thursday on ESPN.com, was picked up by television station ESPN2 at the beginning of May on a trial basis. If the show, which was allotted ... Read More »
Dana White UFC 114 video blog (5/26 – 5/27)
In Dana’s third video blog leading up to UFC 114, Dana hangs out with Rampage, makes a phone call to Mike Tyson to make sure he’s coming to the fights on Saturday, shows off a nice new piece of artwork ... Read More »
DREAM 14 – results & fight videos
SAITAMA, Japan – DREAM 14 took place on Saturday, May 29, at the Saitama Super Arena. The event was broadcast live here in the U.S. on HDNet. DREAM really out did themselves with their presentation at the event. Billed as ... Read More »
Inside MMA with guests Chris Lytle and Benji Radach (5-28-10) *VIDEO*
Benji Radach and Chris “Lights Out” Lytle join Bas Rutten and Kenny Rice this week on HDNet’s “Inside MMA.” The gang previews “UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans” which takes place Saturday night, May 29, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena ... Read More »
Pro MMA Now book review: Jackson’s Mixed Martial Arts, The Stand Up Game
Famed MMA trainer Greg Jackson recently announced that he is throwing his hat into the cage as he takes on a new role as an MMA promoter. However, the MMA world knows Jackson as one of the top MMA trainers. ... Read More »
The Cageside Beat Recap
On the newest episode of The Cageside Beat, the official radio show of Pro MMA Now, Brian and special guest co-host Jack Bratcher took a look at this weekend’s UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans event. This episode was sponsored by ... Read More »
UFC 114 weigh-in results
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – “He’s dead! I’m happy to be back in the UFC. I’m ready to crack some skulls tomorrow night. He’s dead!” Those were the words shouted by Quinton “Rampage” Jackson Friday at the UFC 114 weigh-ins at ... Read More »
King Mo shares thoughts on ‘Rampage vs Evans’
Strikeforce light heavyweight champ “King Mo” Lawal talks about his Team Thirsty co-hort and friend Rashad Evans, regarding his preparation for this weekend’s bout with Quinton “Rampage” Jackson at UFC 114. Lawal has been training with Evans for this fight ... Read More »
Luciano Azevedo joins MFC’s stable
Brazilian lightweight only man to beat World Champion Jose Aldo By MFC Staff The Maximum Fighting Championship has added a fighter with impressive credentials to its talent roster in the lightweight ranks. Brazilian star Luciano Azevedo (16-8) boasts a strong ... Read More »