Archive for December, 2009

In this interview with Fight Magazine, Frank Shamrock talks about the Strikeforce signing of Dan Henderson. Shamrock discusses who Henderson should fight and he even welcomes a bout with Hendo. Shamrock had some harsh words for current Strikeforce middleweight champion Jake Shields. Shamrock stated, “I just want to see anybody beat up Jake Shields.” Shamrock also says that Shields will never get a shot at him, because “I don’t like him.” Shields has previously said Shamrock won’t fight him because he’s a ground fighter. Shamrock answered by saying, “I don’t want to fight Jake because he has no personality and [...]

The UFC has long been expanding and as the sport becomes more and more popular, the organization is putting on events in new places. The TD Garden will be one of the UFC’s newest venues. Dana White announced today that the people of Boston can expect a show on Aug. 28, 2010. “You know how much this means to me and how long I’ve wanted to come there and how much I love the city of Boston,” White said. “People like (the Herald) and a lot of the radio stations and personal friends and some bar owners in Boston have [...]

Diego Sanchez introduced the “Yes Cartwheel” on the Countdown to UFC 107 show. Unfortunately for Diego, he was beaten down badly at the event and he never got the chance to show off the move again. Part of me was hoping to see Diego throw a Yes Cartwheel out of desperation to win the fight, of course that didn’t happen. In this video, there is a spectacular knockout that is the result of a cartwheel. I really don’t know how to explain it other than to say, “just watch and enjoy.”

USA Today is conducting a poll on the top ten sports breakouts of 2009. Mixed martial arts is ever growing and it’s emergence into the mainstream is currently leading the poll as top breakout. I encourage everyone to go vote in the poll and keep MMA at the top. Here is what USA Today had to say about MMA: Into the ring — or the octagon — exploded mixed martial arts, a sport with roots in ancient Greece but as modern as short attention spans. The sport combines wrestling, boxing and open-fingered gloves mostly in three five-minute rounds, and, since [...]

MMAWeekly.com is reporting that Marcus “The Irish Hand Grenade” Davis has signed a new four fight deal with the UFC. According to the report: Marcus “The Irish Hand Grenade” Davis has signed a new four-fight deal with the UFC, according to a source in his camp. Davis, 36, made his UFC debut on the second season of “The Ultimate Fighter” in August 2005 and has made 12 Octagon appearances since emerging from the reality show, earning an 8-4 record. The source said Davis was targeting a spring return to action, though he has not been approached with a specific opponent [...]

The Strikeforce organization invades San Jose, Calif. tomorrow night in an event that will be aired on Showtime. The fight card is headlined by a bout between two strikers, Cung Le and Scott Smith. Strikeforce’s lightweight title will unified in a bout between current champ Josh Thomson and interim champ Gilbert Melendez. Adding to the impressive card is Team Quest’s Mohammed “King Mo” Lawal who is one of the sports hottest prospects. King Mo will make his Strikeforce debut against Mike Whitehead. Another fighter making his promotional debut is Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt, Ronald “Jacare” Souza. His opponent will [...]

Mixed martial arts is continuing it’s expansion worldwide and the latest area to sanction MMA is Vancouver, Canada. The Vancouver City Council held a vote today and by a 6-3 vote the sport will now be allowed to hold events in Vancouver after  being banned for two years. “I’m ready to now support this sport,” Vancouver councillor Heather Deal said during the council meeting. “I think it’s time.” Per the report: Lawrence Epstein, a lawyer for Zuffa, which owns the Ultimate Fighting Championship, told council that the prominent MMA promotion has “never really had any serious injuries” or deaths at [...]

Zuffa and The Ultimate Fighting Championship have continued to announce their expansion on cable television. It was announced earlier in the week that the UFC would put on at least two shows on Versus in 2010 and we have learned more news today. In the last half of 2009 the UFC started showing hour long prelimary specials on Spike TV. This rare occurance will now become very common in 2010. The UFC announced that they will show at least ten one-hour preliminary shows on Spike throughout the year. It is not yet known which cards will have their prelims shown, [...]

Well, this needs no introduction. Just enjoy:

Frank Mir is coming off of a quick and impressive submission victory against Cheick Kongo at UFC 107. Mir has had his eyes set on a rubber match with Brock Lesnar since he suffered a loss to the current champion at UFC 100. Mir’s determination could be seen in his physique. The heavyweight came in noticeable bigger with more muscle than ever. Mir was a good twenty pounds bigger than we have come to expect. Reports are circulating that Mir could have his chance at the heavyweight gold as soon as March. Unfortunately for Mir, it is yet another interim [...]