Archive for January, 2010

Former bantamweight champion Miguel Torres (37-2) was on the wrong end of the bout that many labeled “upset of the year” in 2009. Prior to his WEC 42 loss to current champion Brian Bowles, Torres was on a 17-fight win streak that had spanned over six years. Torres is taking the blame for the upset loss and he realized that he needed to change some habits. “I’ve used the same training partners for 11 or 12 years, and I haven’t brought any of them back for this fight,” Torres told the Las Vegas Sun. “What ended up happening was — [...]

Charles “Mask” Lewis, Jr. was one of the founders of the popular clothing brand TapouT. He was tragically killed on March 11, 2009 after his car was hit by a drunken driver. The driver, Jeffrey Kirby is seeking a plea bargain for a lesser sentence and the folks at TapouT are asking for all of our help. Posted on their Facebook page today was a flyer with a message that read: Mask was killed by drunk driver, Jeffrey David Kirby on March 11, 2009. January 28, 2010, repeat offender Kirby will be seeking a plea bargain from the court, requesting [...]

Cole Konrad (1-0) — one of the top unsigned heavyweight fighters in the world — was victorious in his mixed martial arts debut this past weekend.  He defeated Gary Hamen (1-1) via “polar bear choke” after just 1:13 in the first-round. The fight took place for the M.A.X. Fights promotion. Konrad, 26, is incredibly athletic and was recruited by UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar’s wrestling coach Marty Morgan to become a training partner of the UFC champ. Morgan, Lesnar, and UFC heavyweight Chris Tuchscherer cornered Konrad at his fight on Saturday. Speaking volumes of his athleticism, the heavyweight prospect had [...]

Dutch women’s MMA star Marloes Coenen (17-3) is scheduled to fight for the Strikeforce women’s lightweight title this weekend as she faces the current champion Chris Cyborg (8-1). The bout is at 145-pounds. The 145-pound weight class is normally referred to as the featherweight division, however, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker announced that Cyborg’s title will be conisdered the lightweight championship. Coenen is facing the strongest opponent in her fighting career and she will be the first to acknowledge this. “Her strength, of course, is her physique,” Coenen said. “She’s a real powerhouse. She’s really good at throwing combinations — she [...]

ESPN’s Jim Rome went after UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar on his show “Jim Rome Is Burning.” During his opening rundown, the host criticized Lesnar for not being humbled by his near death experience. source: ESPN.com

It is being reported that former UFC and Pride FC veteran Denis Kang (32-12-1) has signed a two fight deal with the W-1 MMA organization. W-1 MMA president Jack Bateman had this to say of Kang’s signing: We are so excited to welcome Denis Kang to the W-1 organization. This signing speaks volumes for W-1, solidifying our position as the top MMA production in Canada and making us a name globally as a go-to for fighters. This is the first of many major announcements we’ll be making over the next few days, leading up to our next event W-1 Bad [...]

Middleweight contender Chael Sonnen is not happy with the perception that much of the media and fans have of the current UFC champion Anderson Silva, and Sonnen is not afraid to let those thoughts known. Sonnen faces off against Nate Marquardt at the upcoming UFC 109: Relentless and he hopes that a win would set him up for a title shot against Anderson Silva or whoever may be holding the belt. “I would imagine, who knows what Anderson’s doing. At the end of the day, who cares,” Sonnen told MMAWeekly Radio. “If he wants to leave the division, leave the [...]

Matt Serra has been preparing for his UFC 109: Relentless bout with Frank Trigg that will take place on Feb. 6 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. Serra doesn’t seem too pleased with a few of Trigg’s words. Trigg had called Serra a “short guido” and an “angry midget.” In typical Serra fashion, he goes back at Trigg attacking his tramp stamp and fingernail polish. You can always count on Serra making some interesting comments, and this vlog does not disappoint. source: http://serrajitsu.com/

Rampage Jackson was on his way home from purchasing a new black Audi R8 — worth more than $100,000 — today when the car was struck by a female driver, TMZ reports. No one was injured in the accident, but the car suffered some “pretty extensive” damage. “I am fine, the little old lady is fine, but my car got hurt, and for that I’m sad,” said Rampage. He added, “”I am thankful and happy no one was hurt. I tried to make sure the elderly woman that hit my car was OK … she didn’t speak much English, but [...]

Paul “Semtex” Daley (23-8-2) has been one of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s hottest stars over the past few months since he burst onto the scene with a dominating TKO victory over Martin Kampmann last year. The UFC has noticed the contributions that the British slugger has made to the welterweight division, and Semtex has been rewarded with a six-fight contract extension, according to The Telegraph I can reveal that Daley signed a 6-fight contract with the UFC after defeating Dustin Hazelett at UFC 108, and that he was originally slated to face Koscheck in March -a fight which might have [...]