Archive for the ‘MMA’ Category
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
For the last hour or so, I've tried to find the history of the ring card girl but to no avail. For most of us (except maybe my 90-year-old great uncle who checks out the site from time-to-time), ring card girls have been a part of the combat sports world ...
Posted in Arianny Celeste, Interview, MMA, UFC | 6 Comments »
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
A couple of weeks ago on HDNet's Inside MMA, Ken Shamrock and Kurt Otto had some not-so-flattering things to say about Jarry Parker (catchy, eh?) Kurt Angle's interest in mixed martial arts. Basically, Otto said that after Angle sat in the front row at an IFL event in September ...
Posted in IFL, Interview, Kurt Angle, MMA | 13 Comments »
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
Michael Malice is the editor of overheardatcollege.com and worstemailever.com. He is the author of Overheard in New York and also the subject of Harvey Pekar's Ego & Hubris.
So, what the hell is he doing co-authoring "Made In America" - the Matt Hughes autobiography? Good question.
A year ago, if I ...
Posted in Interview, Matt Hughes, Michael Malice, MMA, UFC | 1 Comment »
Monday, January 7th, 2008
The last time we saw Mike Swick he was getting manhandled by Yushin Okami at UFC 69. That loss was certainly hard to swallow for the 28-year-old Swick as it came in his hometown of Houston, TX, but, more importantly, it derailed his meteoric rise up the Middleweight rankings.
Nine months ...
Posted in Interview, Mike Swick, MMA, UFC | 4 Comments »
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
If the rumors of Kenny Florian battling Joe Lauzon on an April edition of Ultimate Fight Night are true all I can say is it's about time.
I had a heard a ton of great things about Joe Lauzon even before his shocking victory over Jens Pulver at UFC 66 in ...
Posted in Interview, Joe Lauzon, MMA, UFC | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008
Coming into the The Ultimate Fighter 6 it was crystal clear as to who the favorites and underdogs were. Phoenix, Arizona's Richie Hightower was no doubt viewed as a long shot to win the reality show. So, it was kind of surprising to see Hightower make it to the quarterfinals ...
Posted in Interview, MMA, Richie Hightower, The Ultimate Fighter, UFC | 4 Comments »
Monday, December 31st, 2007
2008 is upon us but we're still stuck in 2007. For our complete list of the Top 15 Combat Sports Moments of 2007 click here.
#3: The Death Of WCW, er, Pride
What: The UFC purchases Pride and then quietly puts it to sleep
Where: Las Vegas & Japan
When: Spring 2007
The similarities between ...
Posted in 2007 Moments, MMA, Pride, UFC | No Comments »
Monday, December 31st, 2007
Seems to be standard procedure nowadays for title holders under the Zuffa banner to experience long layoffs between title fights. WEC Lightweight champion "Razor" Rob McCullough is no different. The last time he defending his title belt was in September but thankfully for him his next bout is officially scheduled ...
Posted in Interview, MMA, Rob McCullough, WEC | No Comments »
Sunday, December 30th, 2007
Earlier this month, Joachim Alcine retained his WBA Light Middleweight title. Tonight, Georges St. Pierre became the interim UFC Welterweight champ when he defeated Matt Hughes at UFC 79. And next Saturday, Herman Ngoudjo looks to dethrone the IBF Light Welterweight champion, Paulie Malignaggi. Forget about Edmonton, Detroit, Boston, Pittsburgh ...
Posted in Georges St. Pierre, MMA, UFC | No Comments »
Sunday, December 30th, 2007
Everyone loves a countdown list so here's ours: The top 15 combat sports moments of 2007. For the entire list click here.
#5 & #4 : Superman Returns...Then Departs
What: Randy Couture returns to the UFC and captures their Heavyweight title. Seven months later, he resigns from the company vowing to never ...
Posted in 2007 Moments, MMA, Randy Couture, UFC | 3 Comments »
