If it wasn’t for Mauricio “Shogun” Rua tearing apart light heavyweight champ Lyoto Machida like a shark on a seal, we’d all still be talking about the blight that was Josh Koscheck vs. Paul Daley. As it is, one of the most egregious incidents in recent UFC history gets a casual glossing over. A coaching [...]
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Dana White’s gets two-faced towards Paul Daley
MMA Live UFC 113 Post Fight Show
I thought I should put this up for those of you who didn’t see it last night. MMA Live covered the weigh-ins, pre-fight and post-fight for this event which I enjoyed and they plan to do the same thing for UFC 114. Hopefully this will become a standard because they always do a good job [...]
MMA Live 5-7-10
Is Shogun PRIDE’s Last Stand?
In mixed martial arts, fighters are not necessarily defined by the skills they possess, their physical appearance or their athletic ability. In this sport, fighters are often synonymous with the promotion with which they choose to apply their craft. A fighter who rose to prominence in a certain company will always be identified with that [...]
TUF 11 Episode 6: Did You Dizzle
This week’s episode began with Kyacey Uscola’s criticism of Tito Ortiz as he believes the team is overtraining. Most of the fighters disagree, and Ortiz proceeds to call Kyacey out on his comment that doing plyometrics, an exercise that McCray had never previously performed, was probably not the smartest thing to try out two days [...]
UFC 113 Preview
At the Bell Center in Montreal on Saturday, May 8 at 10pm est on ppv… IT’S ON!!! The long awaited Shogun vs Machida rematch to decide who the champ REALLY is. As is customary, the UFC is showcasing 7 Canadian fighters at this event as well as a potentially GREAT main card. One negative factor [...]
Top Five Reasons I’m Rooting Against Machida
5. He’s beaten some of my favorite fighters. I know, I know. That’s what they’re paid to do. But I can’t say it doesn’t cause cumulative annoyance over time. And even though a lot of these are due to fighters going up in weight, Machida beating fighters like Rich Franklin, B.J. Penn, Thiago Silva and Rashad Evans breaks my [...]
Machida vs Shogun Poll
It’s fight week boys, who are you backing in this much anticipated rematch? Get your votes in and explain your reasoning in the comments if you want.
Tito and Jenna Reconcile
TMZ is now reporting that both Tito and Jenna have reined in the attack dogs and according to Titos lawyer “this was all just a misunderstanding” Jenna was quoted as saying “What actually happened has now been dramatically distorted and misinterpreted and remarks that both Tito and I made after the police arrived reflect the [...]
TUF 11 Episode 5: If It Breathes, It Bleeds
The episode begins with Tito offering an uncharacteristic apology to Clayton McKinney after McKinney has to have some major shoulder surgery. Tito had accused him of being mentally weak and wanted him to suck it up, and then unexpectedly admitted he was wrong. Clayton obviously sees the apology as too little too late as he gives Tito the finger [...]
Post-Fight Interviews: Shana Olsen and Yoko Takahashi
Shana Olsen got Fight of the Night and Fighter of the Night honors in her exciting bout with Yoko Takahashi on April 24th at the Target Center’s Mayhem in Minneapolis card, where she outpointed the Japanese fighter and advanced to 4-0. I managed to catch both fighters after their bout and snag some quick interviews. [...]
Tito’s Public Statement (Video)
Tito Ortiz Arrested (Video Update)
The following story was reported by TMZ TMZ has learned Tito Ortiz was just arrested for felony domestic violence at the home he shares with Jenna Jameson. We’re told when cops arrived at the couple’s home in Huntington Beach, CA — Jenna Jameson had “visible injuries.” We’re told someone called 911 today at 9:53 AM [...]
Urijah Faber’s Thigh
Note from Faber’s Twitter: This thing is changing by da hour. At least thong got some color going in it. Should b black Tommorrow. Aldo really did a number on Faber this past Saturday, it’s obvious to see why he was in such pain during the fight. Can you say.. Ouch?
Mayhem in Minneapolis
Ten MMA bouts took place at the Target Center in Minneapolis on Saturday, April 24th’s XKL Evolution II–Mayhem in Minneapolis. The promotion featured seven UFC veterans including Brock Larson, Drew Fickett and Jeff Monson, and a highly anticipated women’s bout between local up-and-comer Shana Olsen and Japan’s Yoko Takahashi. The play-by-play for all ten bouts is [...]









