As we told you in last night's Evening News Report, Freddie Roach is currently working with Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (21-7), helping prepare him for his upcoming fight against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at UFC 161 in June. Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionFreddie Roach on Nick Diaz’s boxing: ‘He’s a good street fighter’
Freddie Roach, who has worked with some of the biggest names in MMA on their boxing, including Georges St-Pierre, shared his thoughts on Nick Diaz, who will face St-Pierre for the UFC welterweight title Saturday in the UFC 158 main event. Read More »
Evening News Report: Sexy blizzard, Bonnar comes out of hiding, double knockout, cornerman abuse, Bader injured and more
There's a lot going on this week around the world of MMA. A few things you must check out as die hard MMA fans include: Pat and Rosey dropping it like it's hot in a blizzard, Stephan Bonnar comes out of hiding, a new double knockout video, Nick Diaz does a marathon speed bag session, Shogun Rua is training with Freddie Roach, Doug Marshall abuses his cornerman, Ryan Bader is injured, the new Conor McGregor documentary from MTV UK and an edited version of the now classic UFC 158 conference call. Read More »
Independent MMA Link Club: Arianny the pop star, cities deserving of a UFC event, Anderson Silva vs. GSP
Welcome to this week's Independent MMA Link Club. Our friends from around the world and around the web have been working hard to bring you the goods. Read More »
Freddie Roach names the top 5 boxers in MMA
A guest Monday night on Inside MMA, legendary boxing trainer Freddie Roach gave his opinion on who he thinks are the top 5 boxers in MMA and explained his reasoning for each one. Read More »
Boxers Thomas Hearns, Mark Johnson and trainer Freddie Roach elected to Boxing Hall of Fame
The International Boxing Hall of Fame and Museum announced today the newest class of inductees to enter the Hall. Read More »
Georges St-Pierre on Nick Diaz: “I’m going to take care of the problem”
UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre gets in a workout at Freddie Roach's Wild Card Gym while he is in L.A. for the ESPY Awards. The champ takes out a few minutes to talk about his next fight. Read More »
Fight Camp 360: Pacquiao vs Mosley – episode 4
his is the final episode of Fight Camp 360: Pacquiao vs. Mosley before tonight’s bout. Watch as “Sugar” Shane Mosley prepares to face pop star, politician and the number one pound for pound boxer in the world, Manny Pacquiao. Read More »
Fight Camp 360: Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley (episodes 1-2)
Showtime takes viewers behind the scenes as Manny Pacquiao and "Sugar" Shane Mosley train for their upcoming fight which will take place May 7 in Las Vegas, Nev. Read More »
Why Andrei Arlovski’s longtime boxing coach Mike Garcia thinks he should retire
Boxing trainer Mike "The Fly" Garcia talks with ProMMAnow.com's Jack Bratcher about why he feels it's time for Andrei Arlovski to retire and shares his thoughts on why he thinks "The Pit Bull" has lost his bite. Read More »
Freddie Roach predicts Georges St-Pierre will knockout Josh Koscheck at UFC 124
Freddie Roach talks about recently working with UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre for a couple of days in the Philippines, helping him prepare for his upcoming bout with Josh Koscheck. Read More »
Georges St-Pierre trains with Manny Pacquiao and Freddie Roach in Philippines *PHOTOS*
UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre was astounded by the enormous fan reception during an Ultimate Fighting Championship promotional tour of the Philippines last week. Read More »
Frankie Edgar has the answer for B.J. Penn, takes home the UFC lightweight title
ABU DHABI - It was not a dominating victory for Frankie Edgar, although the judges gave him the unanimous decision over B.J. Penn at UFC 112 Saturday night in Abu Dhabi. However, the New Jersey lightweight used his speed and footwork ... Read More »
Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey *VIDEO*
On March 13, 2010, Manny Pacquiao took on Joshua Clottey at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Although Clottey landed the occasional good shot, they were too few and far between. Pacquiao, scoring his 51st victory, proved once again why he ... Read More »
Boxing vs. MMA with Freddie Roach: Kruck’s Korner *VIDEO*
On this week’s episode of Inside MMA, Ron Kruck talked with legendary boxing trainer Freddie Roach. Roach discussed the comparisons between boxing and MMA and talks about some of the best athletes in both sports. Roach said he would love ... Read More »
Inside MMA: 3-12-10 – guests include James Toney, Ray Mercer, KJ Noons *VIDEO*
It’s boxing vs. MMA as James Toney, Ray Mercer, and KJ Noons join Bas and Kenny this week on Inside MMA. Famed boxing coach Freddie Roach sits down with Ron Kruck. Read More »
Freddie Roach thinks the UFC is using James Toney
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Legendary boxing trainer Freddie Roach thinks the UFC is using James Toney to prove MMA fighters are better than boxers. At least that is what he said in a recent interview with Crave Online: I think they’re ... Read More »
Pro MMA Now Product Review: Boxing for MMA with Anderson Silva
Instructional materials for MMA are often lacking. Whether it be a failure to have a well-known fighter or instructor to help with the materials, or a failure to accurately translate such physical techniques to print form, the bottom line is ... Read More »
Shaquille O’Neal vs. Oscar De La Hoya
We’ve all heard the rumors about Shaquille O’Neal maybe one day fighting in MMA or the UFC. Well, this may be the closest you ever see to that. In this video, Shaq takes on boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya. ... Read More »
Andrei Arlovski pro boxing debut set for April 11
Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions has an April 11th professional boxing event scheduled at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Headlining that card is a middleweight bout between Paul Williams vs. Winky Wright. The card will also feature the ... Read More »
Arlovski signs with Golden Boy Promotions
Even though Andrei Arlovski got KTFO by Fedor Emelianenko at Affliction: Day of Reckoning, he has decided to transfer his talents into professional boxing. Who knows, maybe he will do better when all he has to concern himself with is ... Read More »
Tito Ortiz on UFC 99 return: “Zero chance of that happening”
PRO MMA (http://promma.info) talked all things MMA with former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Tito Ortiz at the Affliction: Day of Reckoning press conference. The “Huntington Beach Bad Boy” may not be fighting on this weekend’s card, however, he has been ... Read More »