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Feed SubscriptionMMA Tonight: Daniel Cormier talks UFC debut, Frank Mir, wrestling and more
A guest on Wednesday's episode of MMA Tonight (102.5 FM Nashville), Daniel Cormier discussed his upcoming co-main event fight with Frank Mir taking place this Saturday at UFC on Fox 7. A 2004 Olympian, Cormier also shared his thoughts on wrestling being in danger of being dropped from the Olympics and how the UFC may be able to help. Hosts Darren McFarland and Chris Pappas also discussed the upcoming UFC 159 card and much more. Read More »
Interview: Bjorn Rebney talks judo, Rick Hawn vs. Karo Parisyan, Olympic wrestling *VIDEO*
ProMMAnow.com reporter and 2004 Olympian Dr. Rhadi Ferguson sat down with Bellator Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney to discuss a topic close to his heart, judo, and the welterweight bout between Karo Parisyan and Rick Hawn set to go down Thursday at Bellator 95 in Atlantic City. Read More »
King Mo denies ‘fighting cocky’ led to knockout loss against Newton
We heard from King Mo's boxing coach Jeff Mayweather yesterday in an interview. Now we've got a quote from Mo about what happened from his perspective at Bellator 90 last week where he suffered a first round knockout loss to Emanuel Newton, and how he plans to deal with it and make adjustments moving forward. Read More »
The MMA Impact of the IOC’s Decision to Drop Wrestling
On Tuesday, news broke that the International Olympic Committee had dropped wrestling, one of the most ancient Olympic sports, from the Summer Games. Wrestling and MMA have always shared an odd-yet-symbiotic relationship. The development will certainly change the MMA landscape, but the question is: How? Read More »
UFC 157 media call with Ronda Rousey, Liz Carmouche, Dan Henderson, Lyoto Machida (full audio)
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) held a media call today to help promote their upcoming UFC 157 card on Feb. 23 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. UFC 157 is a historic event for the UFC and the sport of mixed martial arts in that it will mark the first female fight in the organization's history. Read More »
Battle of the sexes: Gegard Mousasi vs. Ronda Rousey
There's a 99.9% probability that there will never be a man vs. woman bout in the UFC. But there's also a 99.9% probability that if there ever is, Ronda Rousey would be the first to sign up for it. Read More »
Bench Press Throws for Explosive Power
You have been training on the mats for months, maybe years, yet your opponent is always stronger than you. You both have the same amount of technique, skill and experience, yet you feel over-powered at every turn. Read More »
Cole Konrad: ‘MMA was never really my passion’
Bellator has released a statement regarding Cole Konrad's retirement. The former heavyweight champion says that MMA was never really his passion. Read More »
Interview: Ryan Bader well-prepared for the Karate Kid *VIDEO*
ProMMAnow.com's Dan "The Wolfman" Theodore talks with UFC light heavyweight Ryan Bader about his upcoming bout with former UFC 205 pound champ Lyoto Machida. The two will face off Saturday night in the co-main event of UFC on FOX 4 taking place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Read More »
How Ryan Bader is preparing for the unorthodox striking of Lyoto Machida
"The Ultimate Fighter" season eight winner Ryan Bader is currently preparing for his upcoming co-main event bout with Lyoto Machida at UFC on FOX 4 which takes place Aug. 4 in Los Angeles. Bader talks about bringing in Shotokan Karate world champion Hiroshi Allen to mimic Machida's unorthodox style and the danger of getting away from his wrestling base when training so much stand-up. Read More »
Inside the Cage Radio: Josh Barnett interview, UFC and Anheuser-Busch, MMA news
Strikeforce's Josh Barnett discusses his upcoming bout with Daniel Cormier and his intentions of putting the Olympian on his back. The UFC/Anheuser-Busch situation and other MMA news is discussed. Read More »
Inside the Cage Radio: University of Illinois wrestling coach Jim Hefferman, MMA XM’s Stephen Andrews
Stephen Andrews talks about a new online marketplace for fighters, promoters and managers. Also college wrestling coach Jim Hefferman talks wrestling for MMA. Read More »
Interview with U.S. Olympic wrestler Heath Sims
ProMMAnow.com correspondent Wesley De Souza recently spoke to Olympic wrestler and MMA coach Heath Sims about leaving Tean Quest, moving to Singapore to work with Evolve MMA and much more. Read More »
Interview: Daniel Cormier talks upcoming bout with Josh Barnett in Strikeforce tournament finals
ProMMAnow.com talks with undefeated heavyweight and 2004 Olympian Daniel Cormier about his hand injury and upcoming bout with Josh Barnett in the Strikeforce heavyweight tournament finals. Read More »
Phil Davis not too impressed with “same old Rashad’s” wrestling *VIDEO*
Phil Davis doesn't seem too impressed with Rashad Evans' wrestling skills and remains mum about his Penn State comments toward him in this media scrum from over the weekend. Read More »
MMA training: Cutting weight the right way
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and undefeated MMA fighter Travis Steffen examines the performance benefits to cutting weight properly and the drawbacks of cutting too much weight too fast. Read More »
Chael Sonnen chats about USA Wrestling (Video)
UFC middleweight Chael Sonnen likes to talk, and that is a good thing because people keep putting microphones in his face. Read More »
Nick Simmons lands another Spladle at World Championships
Nick Simmons continues his run of pinning Eastern Europeans with an extremely painful combination. Check out the video right here at ProMMANow.com Read More »
Jordan Burroughs defeats Sadegh Goudarzi to win World Championship
After the U.S. Greco-Roman teams claimed zero medals, it appeared as if it was going to be another tough FILA World Championships for the U.S. team. However, in freestyle, Jordan Burroughs captured a gold medal in the 74kg weight class. Read More »
ESPN3 to broadcast FILA Wrestling World Championships starting Monday
Watch the best wrestlers in the world compete for a chance at a world championship live on ESPN3.com. Read More »
Nick Simmons sticks World Champion Radoslav Velikov with a spladle (Video)
Take a break and check out U.S. wrestler Nick Simmons catching a former world champion with a slick spladle. The FILA World Championships are coming up very soon. Read More »