It was announced today that former female boxing sensation Holly Holm has now signed a four-fight deal with Legacy Fighting Championship. The three-division world boxing champion recently made a decision to move into Mixed Martial Arts and officially retired from professional boxing earlier this month. Read More »
Tag Archives: Jackson’s MMA
Feed SubscriptionMelvin Guillard facing assault and battery charges in New Mexico
UFC lightweight Melvin Guillard is currently facing a series of charges in the state of New Mexico that could see the 29-year-old knockout artist behind bars for up to eighteen months if found guilty. Read More »
Ray Sefo: Arlovski vs. Johnson fight is not meaningless
Former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei "The Pit Bull" Arlovski (19-9, 1 NC) and former UFC welterweight standout Anthony "Rumble" Johnson (14-4) will both be looking to pick up their fifth straight win when they square off this Saturday night in the World Series of Fighting (WSOF) 2 main event at Revel Casino in Atlantic City, N.J. Read More »
WSOF 2 preview: Andrei Arlovski vs. Anthony Johnson *VIDEO*
World Series of Fighting has put together an in-depth video preview for the WSOF 2 heavyweight main event between Andrei "The Pitbull" Arlovski and Anthony "Rumble" Johnson. WSOF 2 is scheduled for this Saturday, March 23, in Atlantic City, N.J. and will air live on NBC Sports Network, with the prelims streaming live on Sherdog. The preview does a good job showing the story lines leading up to this fight as Arlovski, a former UFC heavyweight champ, tries to put together his fifth straight victory as he takes on Johnson, who used to fight at welterweight with the UFC. Read More »
UFC Primetime: St-Pierre vs. Condit – episode 2
Episode 2 of "UFC Primetime: St-Pierre vs. Condit" continues to look behind-the-scenes and into the training camps of welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and interim champ Carlos Condit as they prepare for UFC 154. Read More »
Interview: Joey Villasenor on his past, future and life at Jackson/Winkeljohn Academy
ProMMAnow.com's Daniel Theodore recently caught up with "Smokin" Joey Villasenor to talk about his storied career, life inside the Jackson/Winkeljohn Academy and what the future holds for the 36-year-old veteran. Read More »
Julie Kedzie talks about her loss to Miesha Tate at ‘Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman’
ProMMAnow.com caught up with Strikeforce women's bantamweight fighter Julie Kedzie following her third round submission loss to former champ Miesha Tate at “Rousey vs. Kaufman” Saturday night at Valley View Casino Center in San Diego. Read More »
Travis Browne talks upcoming fight with ‘Bigfoot’ Silva at UFC on FX 5 *VIDEO*
ProMMAnow.com caught up with unbeaten UFC heavyweight Travis Browne (13-1-1) Saturday night while he was hanging out at UFC on FOX 4 in Los Angeles, an event he was originally supposed to fight on against "Big" Ben Rothwell before Rothwell was forced to withdraw due to injury. Read More »
Heather Jo Clark talks XFC 18 win and calls out Marianna Kheyfets for a rematch
It took Albuquerque's Heather Jo Clark, of Team Jackson/Winkeljohn, under two minutes to get the fight to the ground and submit Avery Vilche this past Friday night at "XFC 18: Music City Mayhem" in Nashville, Tenn. It was a bit of redemption for Clark who suffered a TKO loss in her last fight against Marianna Kheyfets at XFC 16 in February when the doctor stopped the bout after the first round due to concern over Clark's eye being swollen. Read More »
So Evolve MMA had Greg Jackson over in Singapore to do a seminar and it was awesome
World renowned MMA coach Greg Jackson recently taught a seminar at Evolve MMA in Singapore and ProMMAnow.com's Asia correspondent Wesley De Souza was there for it all. So was Shinya Aoki. Read More »
To chase or bang: Sean Loeffler ready for Jackson’s MMA gameplan in UFC debut
After fighting for more than a decade as a professional, Sean Loeffler will make his UFC debut against Jackson MMA's Buddy Roberts at UFC on Fuel TV on Wednesday. Read More »
Jon Jones vs. Rashad Evans official for UFC 145 on April 21 in Atlanta
Following his decision victory over Phil Davis on Jan. 28, former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans has been granted a title shot against current 205 pound belt-holder Jon Jones. Read More »
Video: UFC 143 Diaz vs. Condit Primetime
In one of the UFC’s best UFC Primetime shows to date, UFC 143 Diaz vs. Condit Primetime goes behind-the-scenes and into the lives and minds of UFC 143 welterweight headliners Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit. Read More »
Interview: Ryan McGillivray talks MFC 32
ProMMAnow.com talks with TUF 13 vet Ryan "The Kid" McGillivray to discuss his upcoming fight with unbeaten welterweight Diego Bautista which takes place this Friday at MFC 32 and airs live on HDNet. Read More »
The Wild Card Blog: Traveling and training
In this week's "Wild Card Blog" top featherweight prospect Jarrod Card travels the country from North Carolina to Oklahoma and makes several training stops along the way, including Brian Stann's new gym in Atlanta. Read More »
Greg Jackson talks about Jon Jones vs. Rashad Evans
Coach Greg Jackson refuses to be a part of Jon Jones fighting Rashad Evans and reacts upon hearing for the first time that Evans plans to leave the Jackson camp. Read More »
Does a Diego Sanchez poop in the woods?
UFC welterweight Diego Sanchez goes on a hike in the beautiful Jemez wilderness in New Mexico with teammate Willie Parks. But sometimes nature calls and if you gotta go, you gotta go. Read More »
Jon Jones talks Ryan Bader and how he keeps grounded amidst all the hype
At the UFC 126 open workouts this week Jon Jones spoke to a group of reporters about a number of topics including how his wrestling style differs from Ryan Bader's and how he remains grounded. Read More »
Andrei Arlovski unleashes his inner Leonidas with “This is Sparta” super kick *VIDEO*
It must be a real barrel of fun at Jackson's MMA in Albuquerque as we see videos coming out of there featuring everything from stolen cars, to Jedi Force training and now this. Read More »
Kyle Noke talks about upcoming UFC 122 fight in Germany
Australian TUF 11 veteran and Jackson MMA fighter Kyle Noke talks about his upcoming bout against Rob Kimmons scheduled for Nov. 13 at UFC 122 in Germany. Read More »
Catching up with Clay “The Carpenter” Guida *VIDEO*
Clay Guida talks about what he's been up to since his third round stoppage of Rafael dos Anjos back in April at UFC 117 in Oakland. Guida is back at Jackson's preparing for Gomi after a whirlwind tour of Europe. Read More »
Diego Sanchez returns to Team Jackson with a warm heart
After about a three year absence, like the prodigal son returning home, current UFC welterweight Diego Sanchez has confirmed he will be returning to the camp that helped turn him into a household name, Jackson's MMA. Read More »