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Monthly Archives: August 2010
Inside MMA with guests Mike Swick, Frankie Edgar and Greg Savage (8-27-10) *VIDEO*
Bas and Kenny were joined this past week in studio with guests Mike Swick and Sherdog's Greg Savage. UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar joined the panel via satellite. Read More »
This is why you don’t want Pat Barry kicking you in the head
The "guillotine" is a type of choke submission hold, but Pat Barry's high kicks should also be referred to as a "guillotine". The "guillotine kick" - you heard it coined here first. Read More »
Bellator adds undefeated rising star Chris “The Assassin” Lozano to stacked welterweight roster
Bellator Fighting Championships today announced the signing of undefeated MMA prospect Chris “The Assassin” Lozano to its already impressive roster. Read More »
Local feature fights officially announced for Bellator 27 at Majestic Theatre in San Antonio on Sept. 2nd
Bellator Fighting Championships today announced the official Local Feature Fights line-up for Bellator 27 taking place in San Antonio at the Majestic Theater on Sept. 2. Read More »
The Fight Club releases final fight card for “TFC 11: Full Force”
Rising Canadian fight promotion The Fight Club (TFC) today announced the finalized fight card for their next event, “TFC 11: Full Force” set for Sept. 10 at the Shaw Conference Center in Edmonton. Read More »
Maybe we expect too much from B.J. Penn
I'm about as big a fan of B.J. Penn as you'll find. He hardly has any holes in his mixed martial arts repertoire, and the few that he does have aren't very big. Read More »
Montreal’s Bell Centre to host St. Pierre vs. Koscheck II
The rematch between Georges St. Pierre and Josh Koscheck will take place at Montreal’s Bell Centre on Dec. 11. The fight is expected to headline UFC 124. Read More »
World Victory Road completes SRC Asia bantamweight tournament
Today, World Victory Road, the parent company behind Sengoku Raiden Championships, finalized the participants in their inaugural SRC Asia Bantamweight tournament. Read More »
Jon Jones likely to face Nogueira-Bader winner
During an interview with HDNet's Inside MMA, light heavyweight phenom Jon Jones said he will likely face the winner of the upcoming bout between Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Ryan Bader at UFC 119. Read More »
Vitor Belfort vs. Yushin Okami in the works for UFC 122 in November
Top middleweight contenders Yushin Okami (26-5) and Vitor Belfort (19-8) may square off at UFC 122 on Nov. 13 as the Ultimate Fighting Championship travels to Germany. Read More »
James Toney talks about loss at UFC 118, claims he will fight MMA again *VIDEO*
Although UFC President Dana White has stated that Toney will not be fighting any more for the promotion, Toney says he still wants to compete in MMA. Read More »
“Bellator 33: Alvarez vs. Huerta” heading to Liacouras Center in Philadelphia Oct. 21st
CHICAGO, Ill. (August 30, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships officially announced today that the promotion will make its debut in Pennsylvania when Philadelphia native and Bellator Lightweight World Champion Eddie Alvarez (20-2) squares off against former UFC Star Roger “El ... Read More »
BJ Penn speaks for first time following loss at UFC 118 *VIDEO*
The Hilo kid, B.J. Penn speaks for the first time since his loss to Frankie Edgar at UFC 118 not to a reporter, not in an interview with ESPN or some MMA website, but directly to his fans via BJPenn.com. Read More »
James Toney humble in defeat, loves the MMA fans and says he’s “in it for the long run”
Considering the things he was saying prior to the fight, James Toney seems to be handling his defeat to Randy Couture at UFC 118 relatively well and is finally showing signs of humility. Read More »
Dana White reflects on UFC 118; says no more Toney in the Octagon *VIDEO*
Dana White has no regrets about putting James Toney in the Octagon against Hall of Famer Randy Couture... once. However, he says we won't be seeing "The Dark Prince" back in the cage. Read More »
UFC 118 “fight-night” bonuses : Diaz and Davis, Lauzon, each get $60K
BOSTON – Nate Diaz, Marcus Davis, and Joe Lauzon, each earned $60,000 fight-night bonuses for their performances at Saturday’s UFC 118 event. Read More »
UFC 118 recap : Edgar dominates Penn in rematch, Couture makes short work of Toney
BOSTON – If anybody thought that Frankie Edgar’s victory over B.J. Penn the first time around was a fluke, tonight’s UFC 118 main event proved to the world why Edgar is the reigning UFC lightweight champion. Read More »
UFC announces operations in Asia
The UFC has officially announced they are opening operations in Asia and have hired sports industry veteran Mark Fischer as their Executive Vice President and Managing Director for the new division. Read More »
UFC 118 results, play-by-play
"UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2" takes place this evening at TD Garden in Boston. Headlining the event is a lightweight title fight between champion Frankie Edgar, who will be defending his title in an immediate rematch against B.J. Penn. Read More »
UFC 118 weigh-in results, video
The fighter weigh-ins for "UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2" took place Friday afternoon at TD Garden in Boston, Mass., the same location which hosts tonight's live Pay-Per-View broadcast starting at 10 p.m. ET. Read More »
Eliot Marshall gets the win in Ring of Fire 39 main event
In his first fight since being released from the UFC back in March, Eliot Marshall defeated UFC and Ultimate Fighter veteran Josh Haynes in the Ring of Fire 39 main event Friday night. Read More »