Miguel “Frankenstein” Torres
Earlier in the week, we showed you the war wound Miguel Torres received from Joseph Benavidez at WEC 47. Here is the photo after he got sewed up with 20 stitches. Miguel “Frankenstein” Torres!
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Mar 13, 2010 | 4 comments | View Post
MMA Live: 3-11-10 – Jon Jones and Howard Davis Jr. *VIDEO*
Pat Miletich joins Rashad Evans and Jon Anik at the desk this week to recap WEC 47 and catch up on the MMA news. Newly-minted WEC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz checks in, as does UFC light heavyweight Jon Jones. Also, 1976 Olympic gold medalist Howard Davis Jr. analyzes the trend of boxers crossing over into [...]
Mar 11, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
WEC fighters pay tribute to Jens Pulver *VIDEO*
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Saturday night, following a first round submission loss to Javier Vazquez at WEC 47, 35-year-old Jens “Lil’ Evil” Pulver spoke at the post-fight press conference as if his time inside the cage was over.
In his prime, Pulver beat the best of the best. In February 2001, he defeated Caol Uno to become the [...]
Mar 08, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
WEC 47 recap: Cruz is new champion at 135, Benavidez stuns Torres, and Vazquez submits Pulver
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Saturday night’s WEC 47 championship bout between Brian Bowles and Dominick Cruz was a match up of power versus speed coming in, but not many people expected Dominick Cruz to be as fast and elusive as he proved to be.
Using his speed and superior footwork, Cruz outboxed Bowles, getting in and [...]
Mar 06, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
WEC 47 results and play-by-play
COLUMBUS, Ohio – ProMMAnow.com is on the scene at Nationwide Arena this evening for “WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz.” Headlining the event is a bantamweight title fight with champion Brian Bowles defending his title for the first time against number one contender Dominick Cruz. Former bantamweight champion Miguel Torres tries to get back on track [...]
Mar 06, 2010 | 10 comments | View Post
“WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz” weigh-in results
COLUMBUS, Ohio – ProMMAnow.com (www.prommanow.com) reporter Brian Furby was live on the scene at Friday’s “WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz” fighter weigh-ins. All 22 fighters made weight without incident, including main event bantamweight Brian Bowles, who will be defending his title against number one contender Dominick Cruz.
A taped video broadcast of the WEC weigh-ins will be [...]
Mar 05, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
24-year-old Dominick Cruz looks to earn first world title on Saturday
Las Vegas, NV (USA) – When bantamweight Dominick Cruz speaks of the sacrifices he’s made to get to Saturday’s world title fight against champion Brian Bowles at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, you can tell that there’s more at stake for him than a shiny gold belt. You quickly see that [...]
Mar 05, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Pro MMA Now coverage of the 2010 Arnold Sports Festival
This weekend, Columbus, Ohio will take center stage as the destination for some of the world’s top bodybuilders, athletes, and combat sports competitors, and Pro MMA Now will be there to cover the action. In 1989, The Arnold Classic began as strictly a professional men’s bodybuilding competition lasting one day. It has since expanded to [...]
Mar 04, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
ESPN MMA Live 3-4-10 *VIDEO*
Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker checks in to talk about why Fedor will not be fighting on the April 17th CBS card, and a number of recent fight announcements. Also, MMA Live gives a complete preview of WEC 47. UFC heavyweight prospect Todd Duffee makes his MMA Live debut.
Mar 04, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Film Study – Chad Mendes vs. Max Rosefigura (Wrestling)
This weekend Chad Mendes will make his promotional debut on the undercard of WEC 47 against Erik Koch. So far in his MMA career, Mendes has defeated all five of his opponents. Before coming to MMA he wrestled for Cal Poly where he was a two-time All-American and the 2008 Pac-10 wrestler of the year. [...]
Mar 04, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
World Extreme Cagefighting confirms remaining bouts for March 6 in Columbus
L.C. Davis vs. Deividas Taurosevicius
Karen Darabedyan vs. Bart Palaszewski
Diego Nunes vs. Leonard Garcia
Scott Jorgensen vs. Chad George
Anthony Pettis vs. Danny Castillo
Courtney Buck vs. Fredson Paixao
Chad Mendes vs. Erik Koch
Bendy Casimir vs. Ricardo Lamas
WEC: Bowles vs. Cruz
From Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio; Saturday, March 6
Fight to [...]
Feb 16, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
World Extreme Cagefighting announces Aldo vs. Faber title fight on pay-per-view April 24
JOSE ALDO DEFENDS FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE AGAINST
TOP CONTENDER URIJAH FABER
AT ARCO ARENA IN SACRAMENTO, CALIF.
PLUS, HENDERSON VS. CERRONE FOR LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE
AND BROWN VS. GAMBURYAN
Saturday, April 24
WEC: Aldo vs. Faber
Tickets on Sale Saturday, Feb. 6 at 10 a.m. PT
From ARCO ARENA in [...]
Feb 03, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
The Cageside Beat January 28 Recap
On the latest episode of The Cageside Beat, the official radio show of Pro MMA Now, Brian and Mike were joined by WEC Octagon girl Brittney Palmer. Follow the jump to see a few of the topics discussed, information on how to enter the latest trivia contest to win an autographed picture of Brittney, [...]
The Cageside Beat January 28, 2010: WEC Octagon girl Brittney Palmer
Join Brian and Mike for the newest episode of The Cageside Beat, the official radio show of Pro MMA Now. Brian and Mike will be joined by WEC Octagon girl Brittney Palmer. This week’s episode is sponsored by Silver Star and will feature more MMA trivia with prizes in the form of some [...]
Jan 27, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
The Cageside Beat January 21 Recap
On the latest episode of The Cageside Beat, the official radio show of ProMMANow.com, Brian and Mike were joined by Luke and Charis Burrett, co-founders of Silver Star Casting Company.
The group discussed Silver Star’s rise to prominence in the MMA world, new developments with the company, new products being released, and Silver Star’s plans for [...]
Jan 24, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Torres vs. Benavidez, Pulver vs. Vazquez official for WEC 47
Las Vegas, NV (USA) – Two legendary names in the world of mixed martial arts return on Saturday, March 6 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio in what is shaping up to be one of the deepest World Extreme Cagefighting® cards ever. WEC General Manager Reed Harris confirmed today that [...]
Jan 18, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
The MMA Show with Mauro Ranallo
Here is this past week’s episode of The MMA Show with Mauro Ranallo. The show starts off with an interview with UFC President Dana White where he talks Abu Dhabi, UFC 112, and Brock Lesnar.
White also gives his opinion on Fight NIght 20 and voices his displeasure on some of the judging. He doesn’t feel Gray [...]
Jan 17, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
The Cageside Beat January 14, 2010: Current News in MMA
Join Brian and Mike tonight at 10:00 PM ET for the newest episode of The Cageside Beat, the official radio show of ProMMA.info. Toinght’s episode will cover some current news and recent developments in MMA, including the UFC’s announcement of an upcoming event on Versus TV, as well as the possibility of a WEC [...]
Jan 14, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
