Lost in the sublime of the recent title fight between Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen is the fact that the challenger had never fought past the three round mark in his whole life. It is rather ridiculous that a veteran of over 30 fights in a 13-year career has never fought for more than three [...]
Pro MMA Now (www.prommanow.com) will provide live results and play-by-play commentary for tonight’s “Dream 15″ taking place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
About a year ago, I wasted about and hour of my life and tracked the lineal UFC heavyweight championship through the sport’s history. Since, Fedor Emelianenko lost his status as such champion recently when Fabricio Werdum applied a timely triangle choke, I decided to revisit the subject. Some of the lineal champions are not what [...]
Join Brian and Jack tonight at 10 PM ET for a special edition of The Cageside Beat, the official radio show of Pro MMA Now. Tonight’s episode has been subtitled “The Four Horsemen of the MMApocalypse” as Brian and Jack will be joined by fellow Pro MMA Now staff writers Denny Hodges and Richard [...]
In a lot of ways, Strikeforce simply does not get it. On Saturday, we were treated to one of the most awkward retirement ceremonies of all time. Of course, viewers were forced to watch Frank Shamrock talk about himself instead of one of the four unaired preliminary fights.
Travis Paulson put together quite a weekend a the 2010 U.S. World Team Trials. After finishing second last year, Paulson defeated 2008 Olympian Ben Askren and his twin brother to take the challenge tournament. He then won two straight matches against U.S. Open champion Andrew Howe to earn a spot on the World Team.
Paulo Filho takes out a heavyweight in Brazil
Former WEC middleweight champion Paulo Filho defeated Chilean heavyweight Daniel Gabriel. Gabreil submitted to punches inside the first round. The win marked Filho fourth-straight victory since dropping a decision to Chael Sonnen and receiving the boot from Zuffa.
Two weeks ago, ProMMANow.com reported that KJ Noons would get a second chance to conquer the fighting enigma known as Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett. Now, Noons will instead take on Conor Heun since Bennett has been forced off the card for unknown reasons.
Dustin Hazelett’s time away from the UFC might not be as long as he hoped. The fighter will return to the Octagon at UFC 117 and take on fellow prospect Ricky Story.
This weekend Kazushi Sakuraba takes on another member of the legendary Gracie family when he meets Ralek Gracie at Dream 14. There is not any fighter that has caused more damage to the reputation of MMA’s first family. If Ralek is able to pull of a victory it could become one of the most memorable [...]
Marcus Sursa will be replacing Wayne Cole on this Thursday’s Bellator 20 card. Sursa will now face Eddie Sanchez in a heavyweight bout on the main card. The card will take place at the Majestic Theatre in San Antionio, Texas.
The Las Vegas Sun has reported that former UFC light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin will be out of action until at least October. The article cites trainer Jimmy Gifford who says the fighter underwent minor surgery to correct a right-shoulder injury.
According to Urban Dictionary a Pot Stirrer is “A person who feels it is necessary to try and create more drama in regards to a situation/argument/debate in which they are an outside observer. Usually by way of comment or statement.”
MMAWeekly is reporting that a lightweight clash between Jim Miller and Gleison Tibau is expected for a UFC Fight Night card currently scheduled for Sept, 15. The card has not been officially announced, and no other details about the card are currently known.
On Sunday, USA Wrestling announced five wildcards for the 2010 World Team Trials. The tournament, which determines the country’s representatives at the 2010 FILA World Championships, will take place in Council Bluffs, Iowa on June 11 and 12.
On Thursday, news broke that Ikuhisa Minowa will face Imani Lee at Dream 14. The card will take place on May 29 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
As ProMMANow.com reported earlier, Robert Drysdale will make his professional MMA debut on July 17. A lot of fans have been excited about Drysdale in MMA, because his grappling is truly transcendent. Back in 2008, everyone got small taste of what he might look like as an MMA fighter when he took on Josh Musick [...]
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