Archive for September, 2010

UFC middleweight Chael Sonnen gave Anderson Silva one of the toughest tests of his career. Sonnen dominated the champ for four and a half rounds before being caught in a triangle choke. After the fight, Sonnen failed a drug test and tested positive for steroids — he is now facing a one-year ban by the California State Athletic Commission. Could this be the end of the road for the top contender?

World Extreme Cagefighting invades the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado tomorrow night for “WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan.” Weigh-ins took place today at the same venue for the stacked fight card. WEC 51 is headlined by a featherweight title bout between champion and one of the sports pound-for-pound best fighters, Jose Aldo, and Manny Gamburyan. In the night’s co-main event, a long-awaited rematch between Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and Jamie Varner. Also on the card is former bantamweight champ Miguel Angel Torres and the heavy-hitters Chan Sung Jung — “The Korean Zombie” — and Leonard Garcia. The two battled in an [...]

Paul Daley’s foolish post-fight antics got him booted from the UFC. For those who don’t remember, Daley sucker punched Josh Koscheck after the bell at UFC 113. A lot of trash talk led up to the bout and Koscheck dominated from the get go — this ultimately led to Daley’s frustration. Now, Daley is on his road to redemption. Daley has had two fights since being kicked out of the organization in May. “Semtex” submitted Daniel Acacio at Impact FC 2 and then defeated Jorge Masvidal via unanimous decision at Shark Fights 13 in September. He signed with Strikeforce shortly [...]

The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s lightweight title will be on the line, when Frankie Edgar (13-1) faces off against number one contender Gray Maynard (10-0) at UFC 125. Edgar’s second title defense will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on New Year’s Day. Edgar and Maynard will be facing each other for the second time in their careers. In their first meeting in April of 2008 at UFC Fight Night 13, Maynard used his wrestling to dominate Edgar on way to a convincing 30-27 decision victory on all three judges cards. It is the only blemish on Edgar’s record. [...]

UFC lightweight Ross Pearson was the winner of ‘The Ultimate Fighter: Team USA vs. Team UK’ and he had been on a tear since entering the promotion. Unfortunately for Pearson, his run came to an end when he faced American Top Team standout Cole Miller at UFC Fight Night 22. Not only did Pearson suffer the first loss of his career, but he suffered an injury that will keep him out for an unknown amount of time. Pearson tore cartilage in his knee and chipped his kneecap in the first round of his bout. “I think it tore when he [...]

As mixed martial arts continues to grow, more and more companies are looking to make their presence felt in the industry. Yesterday, EA Sports released the playable demo of their MMA game. It is now the second mixed artial arts game on the market and will look to rival THQ’s “UFC Undisputed 2010.” The demo is now available on XBOX 360 and PlayStation 3. Players can choose fights in two weight classes — heavyweight and middleweight. The playable characters for the demo in the heavyweight division are Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem and Bobby Lashley, a former WWE star. In [...]

Stefan “Skyscraper” Struve has gone 4-2 in his time with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, with his only losses coming to top heavyweight contender Junior Dos Santos and TUF: Heavyweights winner Roy Nelson. The 6’11 Dutchman is only 22-years of age and has already racked up a 20-4 professional MMA record. Struve has shown a lot of potential and continues to improve each time he enters the octagon. The young, rising star has been rewarded with a new four-fight deal by the UFC. Struve holds UFC victories over Christian Morecraft, Paul Buentello, Chase Gormley, and Denis Stojnic.

One of the UFC’s newest heavyweights, Sean McCorkle, made his promotional debut at this past weekend’s UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop event in his hometown of Indianapolis. McCorkle (10-0) put his undefeated record on the line when he faced off against one of the toughest men in mixed martial arts, Mark Hunt. McCorkle made quick work in his first UFC fight as he finished the “Super Samoan” via straight arm bar in round one. Following his fight, McCorkle returned to posting on The Underground Forum — a place he can thank for getting him into the UFC. He created [...]

It wasn’t too long ago that Jason Reinhardt was confident in his preparation for his WEC 51 bout against undefeated Chinese fighter Tie Quan “The Mongolian Wolf” Zhang. “I’ve got so much motivation for this fight it’s incredible. Everything’s on the line in this fight. It all comes down to this moment. When Monte told me Zhang was undefeated, I thought, ‘What an opportunity to beat China’s best and send him back to China to re-evaluate his career.’ I’ve been through a lot of crap over the last two and a half years. I know what I’m capable of.  I [...]

UFC 119 was a night full of decisions — controversial ones at that. The pay-per views opening bout was expected to be an exciting stand up war between Jeremy Stephens and Melvin Guillard. The bout was anything but that. Guillard danced around, while Stephens looks hypnotized by his opponents movement. It was a tough bout to score, but in the end Guillard came out the victor. Many fans did not agree with the decision, however, it was not too shocking and the fight truly could have gone either way. One man who was particularly upset with the outcome was Stephens. [...]