This summer Lavar Johnson was shot in the back, forearm and abdomen. He found himself in an ambulance, asking if he was going to be OK. “I don’t know,” was the response he got. “It doesn’t look too good.” ... Read More
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Gladiator Challenge (GC), one of the top MMA promotions in California, proudly presents “Nemesis” on Saturday, August 22nd, live from the Konocti Vista Casino in Konocti, Calif. ... Read More
UFC 100, set for Saturday in Las Vegas, has the potential to be the most lucrative show in UFC history and the most-bought non-boxing event in the history of pay-per-view ... Read More
The emergency surgery that Lavar Johnson underwent on Monday morning “looks like it went well,” said his manager and trainer Bob Cook via a text to Sherdog.com.
The 32-year-old heavyweight prospect was shot once to the back and abdomen area with a semi-automatic weapon by an unidentified assailant in the early hours of July 5 in Bakersfield, Calif.
Cook did not know Johnson’s current condition, but said he’d visited the fighter on Sunday evening in a local hospital, and had been told Johnson was “between serious and critical” condition. ... Read More
Heavyweight Lavar Johnson was shot in the abdomen by an unidentified assailant at 12:34 a.m. PST on July 5 in Bakersfield, Calif., according to a news release distributed by the Bakersfield Police Dept. ... Read More
The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s marketing train was in full effect this past week, as the company launched its go-home hype for UFC 98 ... Read More
This week, readers weigh-in on a wide range of topics, including the direction of Strikeforce and the latest on Cole Escovedo, who returned to the ring after a life-threatening battle with a staph infection ... Read More
FRESNO, Calif. –- Mike Aina picked up a controversial and anticlimactic victory at the inaugural Strikeforce Challengers event Friday against Billy Evangelista ... Read More
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