(PRESS RELEASE) -- – Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is a heavyweight legend looking to climb to the top of the mountain one more time following his win over Hall of Famer Randy Couture in August ... Read More
Rolls Gracie was viewed by many as the most technical Gracie grappler, and his oldest son, Rolles, has emerged as perhaps the first family’s next great hope in mixed martial arts. Three fights into his career, expectations are higher than ever. ... Read More
In the wake of his loss to Junior dos Santos, Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic told the world that the places in his mind once filled with a focus on kicking opponents in the head had been replaced by thoughts of fishing in Privlaka. ... Read More
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Brock Lesnar has faced some of the best heavyweight fighters in the world. The Ultimate Fighting Championship® heavyweight title holder dominated ... Read More
LAS VEGAS -- Wide stance. A different scream before each attack. The Vitor Belfort I saw at Xtreme Couture Mixed Martial Arts was different from the one I’ve followed since he was 15 years old. ... Read More
I do not know Hector Echavarria personally. He might very well be a kind man with a big heart. Maybe he finances a soup kitchen, or tends to dying puppies with lethal genetic diseases. If I needed a kidney, perhaps Hector would volunteer.
Hector might do all of these things, but one thing he absolutely needs to stop is making movies. In the past year, he has driven into production no fewer than four direct-to-DVD films that rely heavily on mixed martial arts themes and performers. If Echavarria simply operated the boom mike, or catered the production, there might not be a problem. But he insists on acting, producing, writing and directing each, and the results have been nothing less than the film equivalent of rotting fish. ... Read More