Archive for the ‘UFC’ Category
Thursday, November 29th, 2007
One has to wonder how last night's quarter-final matchup on The Ultimate Fighter 6 between Tommy Speer and Ben Saunders would have turned out had Saunders not been so sick. Such is the life of a fighter - especially one on TUF. Come hell or high water, if you are ...
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Monday, November 26th, 2007
The UFC held a conference call today to officially announce that Georges St. Pierre (14-2-0) (right) will be replacing the injured Matt Serra at UFC 79 to challenge Matt Hughes (41-5-0) (left) for the interim Welterweight title.
Hot diggity, the UFC really worked their magic with this one. Sure, we all ...
Posted in Dana White, Georges St. Pierre, Matt Hughes, MMA, Press Conference, UFC | No Comments »
Monday, November 19th, 2007
Despite the fact that I was left a little underwhelmed with UFC 78 there was still tons of news to discuss. Such as:
* Is Rashad Evans ready for a shot at Rampage Jackson?
* Should Michael Bisping listen to everyone and move down to 185 lbs?
* How fast can Houston Alexander ...
Posted in Interview, MMA, UFC | 1 Comment »
Sunday, November 18th, 2007
A couple of days ago I proclaimed that "UFC 78 Is Really Not That Bad." I would now like to retract that statement.
Remember after Tito Ortiz and Ken Shamrock put up a stinker at UFC 61 and Dana White ran around telling anyone that he was embarrassed and wanted to ...
Posted in MMA, UFC | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007
Yesterday, we took part in the UFC 78 Conference Call in which Dana White had everyone drinking his brand of kool-aid as to why this is the greatest MMA card ever assembled. Alright, we're all in agreement that it isn't but a closer look shows some really intriguing fights on ...
Posted in Interview, MMA, UFC | 2 Comments »
Monday, November 12th, 2007
The UFC has held 22 pay-per-view events since the last time they visited the Northeast but that streak ends this Saturday night in Newark, NJ.
From the moment it was announced, the UFC 78 card was met with great scrutiny. It seemed as though most fans were expecting to see a ...
Posted in Houston Alexander, Michael Bisping, MMA, Rashad Evans, UFC | 3 Comments »
Thursday, November 8th, 2007
Jon Koppenhaver was a late replacement to the cast of the The Ultimate Fighter: Team Serra vs. Team Hughes (Wednesdays @ 10 pm EST on Spike) but it's say to safe that he made a lasting impression on everyone - especially his coach, Matt Serra.
Last night, "the War Machine," as ...
Posted in Interview, Jon Koppenhaver, MMA, The Ultimate Fighter, UFC | 2 Comments »
Thursday, November 1st, 2007
Last night's episode of The Ultimate Fighter was, by far, my favorite of this particular season. Finally, we had two dynamic characters butting heads in the form of Jared Rollins and George Sotiropoulos. Throw in the fact that we got a glimpse of what Matt Hughes is like when he ...
Posted in Interview, Jared Rollins, MMA, The Ultimate Fighter, UFC | 1 Comment »
Thursday, October 25th, 2007
Somewhere Vince McMahon must be smiling. First, Randy Couture announces he'll be holding a press conference to discuss his resignation from the UFC. A couple of days later, coincidentally or not, the UFC decides to hold a press conference to announce their new TV deal with Spike beginning 30 minutes ...
Posted in Brock Lesnar, Chuck Liddell, Dana White, Press Conference, Randy Couture, UFC, Wanderlei Silva | 1 Comment »
Thursday, October 25th, 2007
Meanwhile, here are some of the highlights from Couture's presser that was shown live HDNet and proelite.com were:
"I've had issues with Zuffa and the company since they bought it in 2001...It's the little things that make athletes feel appreciated that weren't done...weren't being done from my perspective that were ...
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