Archive for the ‘UFC’ Category
Monday, March 3rd, 2008
I'm sure most of the residents of Jarry Park have attended at least one UFC event at some point in their lives.
Not so for our weekly ranter, John Pollock. The producer of Fight Network Radio and Live Audio Wrestling popped his UFC cherry this weekend when he made a last-minute ...
Posted in John Pollock, The Fight Network, UFC | 6 Comments »
Monday, March 3rd, 2008
Remember our last fireside chat with the lovely Ms. Arianny Celeste? Well, of course you do because it just reeked of awesomeness! Team ECK 4 Life.
Ahem, anyhow, one of the highlights of the interview was when Arianny promised she would show the millions upon millions of the Jarry Park faithful ...
Posted in Arianny Celeste, MMA, UFC | 4 Comments »
Saturday, March 1st, 2008
It's a busy weekend at the Jarry Park headquarters. Not only did we have the IFL season opener and Bute-Joppy last night, UFC 82 and Marquez-Vazquez III tonight, we're also putting the finishing touches on our brand-spankin' new website.
Remember those promises about a newer website? Dreams do come true my ...
Posted in Boxing, MMA, UFC | 7 Comments »
Thursday, February 28th, 2008
Quite the day for the sport of mixed martial arts.
First, we hear about Elite XC striking a multi-year deal with CBS to air events starting in April and then the UFC lands its first mainstream sponsor in Bud Light. So, who had the better day? Well, right now I would ...
Posted in Elite XC, MMA, UFC | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
There's another loaded weekend of combat sports on the horizon so we're going to get a head start and hit you with a preview of the big one first: The 82nd Ultimate Fighting Championship pay-per-view.
I've been looking forward to this card since the Dan Henderson vs. Anderson Silva main event ...
Posted in Interview, MMA, Sam Caplan, UFC | 11 Comments »
Monday, February 25th, 2008
Imagine being an MMA fighter whose ultimate goal is to someday compete for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. You've compiled six straight victories in your career and things are starting to look good. You decide to try out for The Ultimate Fighter 7 show but only make it as an alternate. ...
Posted in Interview, MMA, Rob Yundt, UFC | 3 Comments »
Monday, February 4th, 2008
A year ago, most of us had heard very little (if not nothing) of Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou. Obviously, all that quickly changed once he knocked out Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Ricardo Arona in a span of two months.
Then, everything really changed for The African Assassin. Pride FC was purchased by ...
Posted in Interview, Mirko Cro Cop, Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, UFC | 8 Comments »
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008
I touched on this in our UFC 81 preview with John Chandler (found below) but, again, I really do get the feeling that MMA purists are hoping Brock Lesnar loses to Frank Mir tonight and quietly goes back to the "fake stuff." I have even read some people contemplating whether ...
Posted in Brock Lesnar, UFC, WWE | 11 Comments »
Friday, February 1st, 2008
The very talented and knowledgeable John Chandler of MMAontap.com stopped by The Park to break down the UFC 81 card. Some of the topics we discussed included:
* Why this is the most expensive PPV in UFC history
* The reasons behind the price increase
* The marketing buzz surrounding Brock Lesnar's debut
* ...
Posted in Interview, John Chandler, MMA, UFC | 4 Comments »
Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Marvin "The Beastman" Eastman's last fight in the UFC was at UFC 67 against then-newcomer Quinton Jackson. Twelve months later, Jackson holds the Light Heavyweight title while Eastman prepares to make his Middleweight debut this Saturday night against Terry Martin. Needless to say, he is in desperate need of a ...
Posted in Interview, Marvin Eastman, MMA, UFC | 2 Comments »
