Archive for the ‘UFC’ Category
Monday, January 28th, 2008
Forget about the Super Bowl, it's time to focus our attention on this weekend's UFC 81 and, needless to say, I am really looking forward to this one.
Basically, whenever a former WWE champion makes his UFC debut it's cause for excitement in my world. Of course, I am talking about ...
Posted in Interview, MMA, Tyson Griffin, UFC | 4 Comments »
Friday, January 25th, 2008
Remember the last time we featured an interview with UFC Octagon Girl Arianny Celeste? Well, her presence generated the most amount of traffic to Jarry Park...EVER. Seriously, it did. Kurt Angle, Bas Rutten, DDP, GSP - they should all bow down to the queen of the Octagon.
It didn't take me ...
Posted in Arianny Celeste, Interview, MMA, UFC | 11 Comments »
Thursday, January 24th, 2008
Leading up to The Ultimate Fighter 3, all the hype seemed to surround a fighter from Vancouver, WA, named Ed Herman (left). He would eventually make it to the finals of the show only to lose to Maui's Kendall Grove but, as we all know, both men were rewarded with ...
Posted in Ed Herman, Interview, MMA, UFC | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
The oh-so knowledgeable Jesse Holland of MMAMania.com stopped by JarryPark to help sort out the influx of UFC news from the last few days. No shortage of interesting topics to discuss but here are some of the ones we touched on:
* BJ Penn's victory over Joe Stevenson
* What to ...
Posted in Interview, MMA, UFC | 10 Comments »
Monday, January 21st, 2008
We're just a couple of days away from UFC Fight Night 12 and if this one's half as good as UFC 80 then, well, it will be great! And you know what? Top to bottom this card (on paper) looks like it should be better. It's a safe bet that ...
Posted in Gray Maynard, Interview, MMA, UFC | 3 Comments »
Friday, January 18th, 2008
Anthony "Rumble" Johnson is responsible for one of the best knockouts of 2007. His disposal of Chad Reiner in just 13 seconds at Ultimate Fight Night 10 in June was as solid a UFC debut a fighter can hope for. At UFC 76, it appeared as though the 23-year-old Johnson ...
Posted in Anthony Johnson, Interview, MMA, UFC | 9 Comments »
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
The Park goes a little country today as we welcome TUF 6 finalist, Tommy Speer, for a talk on all things, well, Tommy Speer. Topics discussed included:
* His upcoming fight against Anthony Johnson at Ultimate Fight Night 13 on April 2, 2008 in Denver, CO
* His thoughts on Johnson
* How ...
Posted in Interview, MMA, Tommy Speer, UFC | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008
Check out my latest Fight Network column about Justin McCully here.
UFC Heavyweight contender Justin McCully stopped by The Park today to discuss a whole host of MMA/wrestling topics. Some of the issues we talked about included:
* How he missed a chance to fight Cheick Kongo
* Why he deserves ...
Posted in Interview, Justin McCully, MMA, UFC, Wrestling, WWE | 6 Comments »
Friday, January 11th, 2008
On my last Fight Network Radio appearance, I mentioned that I was anxiously looking forward to Travis Lutter's return to the Octagon. Sure, he messed up by failing to make weight before his title bout against Anderson Silva at UFC 67 but that just makes me want to see him ...
Posted in Interview, MMA, Travis Lutter, UFC | No Comments »
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 »