Archive for February, 2010

The Bellator Fighting Championships have made announced the signing of top prospect Cole Konrad. He will compete in the promotion’s heavyweight division. 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 never played organized football, yet he was approached by then head coach of the New York Jets Eric Mangini to try out for the team. A two-time NCAA [...]

As many of you know, the nation of Chile was hit today by a massive earthquake that registered a magnitude of 8.8. There has since been a tsunami warning issued to the Pacific basin as a result of the quake. UFC lightweight champion is a proud Hawaiin and as his state is preparing for a tsunami, he gives us a look from his home as he braces for the potential natural disaster in his latest v-log. Video courtesy of BJPENN.COM

Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will be getting a second crack at the UFC light-heavyweight title when he gets a highly anticipated rematch with current champion Lyoto Machida at UFC 113 in Montreal. In this “Video of the Week,” you can have a look back at some of the best moments in Shogun’s career.

In a fight that SRO Entertainment Ltd.’s Jack Livingston is far too excited about, former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia will take on TUF alum and MMA clown Wes Sims. Sylvia will take on Sims in the main event of a ten fight card for the International Fighting Confederation’s world super heavyweight title fight. The fight card will take place at Harbour Station in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. “This is the first time we’ll experience superstars of this level in Atlantic Canada,” said Livingston. “It’s never been done before and people can’t believe it’s coming. What better place to [...]

An anticipated bout between Spencer Fisher and Duane “Bang” Ludwig that was scheduled for the first UFC on Versus card has been called off. Fisher was forced to withdraw from the bout after suffering an undisclosed injury. Darren Elkins will step in to replace Fisher and bring his 9-1 record into the octagon for his UFC debut. Elkins will be looking to spoil Ludwig’s hometown fight. Ludwig vs. Elkins will be a part of the unaired preliminary card at the event which will take place at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado.

Strikeforce will be heading to the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tennessee on April 17th. The event will be headlined by a middleweight title match between current champion and former PRIDE and UFC star Dan Henderson — who is making his promotional debut. The Nashville event will become the second fight card to air live on CBS under the Strikeforce banner. Strikeforce officials said that they will announce the full roster of fighters who will appear on the card next week. Shields vs. Henderson is the only official bout at this point. Another rumored bout is a light-heavyweight title fight between [...]

Strikeforce Challengers VI will get underway tonight live on Showtime from the San Jose Civic Auditorium. After a late change of main events, the card is set to be headlined by a bout between two of the top women in the sport, Takayo Hashi and Sarah Kaufman. Hashi vs. Kaufman will be for the first-ever Strikeforce women’s welterweight title. The night’s co-main event will feature MMA veteran Trevor Prangley taking on up and comer Karl “Psycho” Amoussou. Prangley will be looking to use his experience to get the win as the M-1 Global product Amoussou will be looking to prove [...]

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is scheduled to make a trip to Vancouver, B.C., Canada for UFC 115 on June 12th. The card is currently headlined by a battle between TUF 11 coaches Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz — the two will face off for the third time. A match pitting fan-favorite Wanderlei Silva against Japanese superstar Yoshihiro Akiyama is also expected to appear on the card. According to a new report, a striking clinic will be on display in Vancouver as former K-1 fighters Mirko Cro Cop and Pat Barry will step in the cage for a heavyweight match. The [...]

UFC Fight Night 21: Florian vs. Gomi is scheduled for March 31st in Charlotte, North Carolina. The event is headlined by a lightweight match up between one of the UFC’s biggest stars at 155-pounds, Kenny Florian, and former PRIDE and Japanese legend, Takanori Gomi. The card is quickly coming together, but MMAjunkie.com recently learned that another lightweight bout between two TUF alumini, Cole Miller and Andre Winner. Per the report, sources close to the American Top Team standout Miller say that the fighter is injured and unable to make the fight. Miller bounced back from a knockout loss to Efrain [...]

Mixed martial arts legend, Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva is coming off of a unanimous decision victory at UFC 110 against Michael Bisping. The victory in Australia was Silva’s first bout in the middleweight division. Wanderlei won the fight as he showed to be the more aggressive fighter at the end of each round. He almost secured a submission victory at the end of the second frame, and at the end of round 3 Silva dropped Bisping with a viscous flurry of punches. The win vaults Silva into the top of the 185-pound division in the UFC. Below is a [...]