Archive for April, 2008

MMARated.com: Chris Horodecki V. 2.0

Friday, April 4th, 2008

The mark of a true fighter (and champion for that matter) is how they respond to adversity. All's well when the wins are piling up but once that fighter suffers his first devastating loss just how will he respond? That's the question that looms over the Chris Horodecki-Nate Lamotte fight ...

MMARated.com: Meet One Of MMA’s Mosted Wanted Fighters

Friday, April 4th, 2008

Jim Miller last fought on March 7th. Since then, he was rumored to be fighting on last night's Ultimate Fight Night show against Marcus Aurelio while also rumored to be making his International Fight League debut. Obviously, the IFL won out as Miller will be fighting on tomorrow night's card ...

Want to join the MMARated.com/JarryPark.com Family?

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

As you can tell the Jarry Park empire is growing each and everyday meaning it's time to enlist some help. Basically, I am looking to feature some different voices over here and on MMARated.com. Want to write about MMA, boxing and/or wrestling? You're the man/woman I am looking for. If you're interested in ...

MMARated.com: Cung Le Reflects On Saturday Night

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

You'll have to forgive Cung Le if he sounds a little tired during our interview. It's tough being the new king of San Jose especially after earning that moniker following a grueling three round war against the likes of Frank Shamrock. Le impressed the entire MMA world this past Saturday ...

A Long Time Coming

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

The last time the UFC held an event in Colorado was on December 16, 1995, and while it took over twelve years to return they definitely made up for lost time with an explosive Ultimate Fight Night card. Stunning KOs, surprising finishes and a hot crowd made for another exciting ...

New York Times Features Yuri Foreman

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

Jarry Park resident, boxer Yuri Foreman, is the subject of a pretty interesting article in today's edition of the New York Times. Here's a snippet of what life is like as a practicing Jew and boxer: "Foreman attempts to restrict his fights to weekdays. If a bout lands on a Saturday, as ...

Memories From The Park: When Lance Storm Was Born

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

It was on this day 39 years ago that the leader of the Storm Troopers was born. Here's to you Lance! I always enjoyed Lance's work (partially because he hailed from Calgary...Alberta...Canada) and couldn't help but feel a little sad for him when he retired from World Wrestling Entertainment without fully ...

MMARated.com: From The Skating Ramp To The Cage

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Never heard of Mike Budnik? Well, obviously you aren't a fan of inline skating and don't have an eye for up-and-coming MMA talent. The former pro skater and X games veteran recently made the jump to MMA and, boy, was that a good decision as he is currently 6-0 and ...

Allow Me To Introduce You To MMARated.com

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

OK here it is: I am very proud to announce that I have been hired as the editor-in-chief of MMARated.com. Don't worry, though, I will continue to produce the same kind of work you have come to expect from JarryPark.com...and then some. Meaning great interviews, thought-provoking posts and (coming soon) ...

Stay Tuned…

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

"Yo Ariel, where have the interviews gone?" "AH, my man, why have you been MIA?" "Where the *!@# is Arianny???" Those are just some of the questions I have been asked lately and, trust me, there is a good answer for all them. In the meantime, all I can say is sit tight ...