It was a banner night for Great Britain on Nov. 14 as the Ultimate Fighting Championship staged UFC 105 in front of its biggest U.K. crowd to date. ... Read More
(PRESS RELEASE) -- FightZone TV enters their fourth year of broadcasting the best of MMA events from around the country and UK with the premier of AFL1: "Unconquered Begins, Rumble At The Rock" ... Read More
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The stakes will be high when STRIKEFORCE closes out a spectacular 2009 with the return of one of the most prolific and exciting fighters in Mixed Martial Arts - unbeaten former STRIKEFORCE world middleweight champion Cung Le ... Read More
The expectations created by Fedor Emelianenko’s media profile make it impossible for him to perform in a way that pleases everyone: if he had crumbled Brett Rogers Saturday in a manner akin to Tim Sylvia -- women sobbing cageside, Medivacs hovering overhead -- fans would sigh and complain that Rogers never belonged in the ring with him.
In taking nearly seven minutes to finish Rogers off, gushing blood all the while, Emelianenko is instead viewed by a portion of the audience as a less-than-prime fighter. The paint, some would argue, is coming off the pedestal.
There is some truth in the idea that we don’t yet know how impressive it really was to beat Rogers: maybe he’s a devastating heavyweight who hasn’t had much of a chance to show off. (His lone win over a top-10 opponent, Andrei Arlovski, earned him this slot.) Maybe he’s a one-dimensional athlete who won’t go much further. ... Read More
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Brett Rogers and Jake Shields are the latest fighters signed to appear in EA Sports MMA interactive arts video game, announced the gaming purveyor on Friday. ... Read More
The Weekly Wrap walks readers through the last seven days in MMA, recapping and putting into context the week's top story, important news and notable quotes. ... Read More
Radio was solid today as former WEC light-heavyweight champion Doug Marshall and "King Mo" Muhammed Lawal joined "Beatdown" and "The Savage Dog Show" today.
Lawal talked about signing with Strikeforce and what he thought about fighting in the promotion. Mo also touched on fighting at heavyweight and who he thought might be in front of him soon.
On "Beatdown," Lotfi and I were joined by Doug "The Rhino" Marshall. The former WEC 205 pound king is fighting Keith Berry this saturday night in Purecombat. "The Rhino" spoke about moving down to middleweight from heavyweight where his career started. And if he felt he could make 170 pounds and fight in the welterweight division.
Also, I have just taken over podcast duties from our managing editor Mike Fridley. Unfortunately for me the transition process isn't as easy as I was hoping. If you're listening via podcasts you'll notice that "Beatdown" is unavailable. I am working on it. For now please download that show from the radio page.
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