MMA

Alberto Del Rio says he’s returning to MMA next year

Alberto Del Rio is known primarily for being a former WWE wrestler and for his tumultuous previous relationship with current WWE Smackdown general manager Paige.  Hardcore MMA fans will also tell you he competed in Pride in 2004 and ended an impressive international run of 6-1 back in  2010. He has bounced back and forth … Read more

Chael Sonnen discusses the Chuck vs Tito ‘disaster’

Last night we witnessed a bittersweet ending to the long rivalry between Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz. It happened under Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy banner as the main event of their first MMA offering. We knew it was going to be a freak show but we watched anyway because we felt obligated to … Read more

Final odds for Ortiz vs Liddell 3 widen last minute

Chuck Liddell takes on Tito Ortiz for a third time tonight on a card brought to  you by Golden Boy. The legendary rivalry started in the UFC. Chuck knocked out Tito in both fights but the second fight saw Ortiz fare much better. Ortiz made it to the third round and arguably won the second.  This … Read more

VIDEO: UFC 51 post fight where Ortiz rekindled Liddell rivalry

Tito Ortiz dodged defending his light heavyweight championship from the true number one contender at the time in Chuck Liddell. He would lose it to Randy Couture at UFC 44 but that freed us up to finally get a showdown between the Iceman and Huntington Beach Bad Boy at UFC 47. Chuck knocked him out and we thought it was over. Wrong. This is Tito Ortiz, man. After UFC 51 during Ortiz’s post fight victory interview he damn near incited a riot when he called out and confronted first Ken Shamrock and then Chuck Liddell. Check it out to get hyped for tonight’s Liddell vs Ortiz 3.

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Final stare down for Liddell vs Ortiz 3 takes us back

To keep it real like we always do here at PMN we weren’t sure if Chuck Liddell versus Tito Ortiz III was going to be on our watch list. Two guys outside of their prime with a combined age of around 90 years old climbing in a cage for some hammy pulling, Ben Gay inducing action. Watching this final face off today we might have changed our minds.  It was a time warp, a flashback to the days when mixed martial arts was on the rise and future Legends were fighting each other almost monthly.  Both Chuck and Tito look like they are taking this seriously and the intensity looks to legitimately still hide underneath their calm exterior. This is the last face off before they throw down on Saturday for Golden Boy.

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Chuck addresses ‘moron’ Tito’s heckling, claims of a camp mole

Chuck Liddell faces bitter rival Tito Ortiz for a 3rd time on November 24th and he still feels the same disdain inside that started the feud. Taking the fight was a no brainer with a caveat from Liddell. While he is happy for the chance to KO Ortiz he admits that fighting somewhere else probably would have been smarter to secure a big payday. They both stand to make a lot of money if the PPV does well this Saturday – IF. Bellator or ONE would be able to guarantee the big money no matter the buy rates but Golden Boy is making its first foray in to the MMA business which makes a good paycheck a ‘gamble’ for him. He had a lot more to say to MMAFighting about Tito’s heckling and claims of having a mole in Chuck’s camp. Check it out.

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Bellator 210 hype video featuring Chidi Njokuani

Bellator 210 has been quietly approaching with barely any fanfare to harken its arrival. On November 30th we will see a stellar match-up on the card between Melvin Manhoef and Chidi Njokuani who both possess a solid, well rounded MMA arsenal of skills. Bellator has chosen to focus on these two men along with Joe Warren’s return to hype the event. Check our this Njokuani highlight vid and make your own case for why or why not he will/won’t beat Manhoef in the comments.

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Fight Night Beijing: Blaydes vs Ngannou 2 preview

Heavyweight contenders Francis Ngannou and Curtis Blaydes square off in Beijing, China on Saturday. In their first go round in 2016 Ngannou came out on top via TKO albeit by doctor stoppage. Since then Blaydes has gone 5-0-1 ending that run with an impressive TKO over Alistair Overeem. Ngannou on the other hand is on a 2 fight skid and looking to reestablish himself in the title picture.

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Rachael Ostovich officially out of VanZant fight due to injuries from attack

We reported earlier this week that UFC flyweight Rachael Ostovich had been attacked and hospitalized in a domestic violence incident in Hawaii. We speculated that her January clash with Paige VanZant on the historic UFC debut for the ESPN+ streaming service would be called off and unfortunately we were right. Ostovich has a lot of … Read more