Michael Page Draws Comparison to Anderson Silva in UCMMA Debut

Two fighters made their professional MMA debuts at the recent UCMMA event, Michael Page and Ben Dishman.
The fight did not last long, but Page displayed an overwhelming amount of confidence on his way to victory.  The announcers for the fight compared Page’s performance to Apollo Creed from the Rocky films as well as referring to him as a “UK Anderson Silva.”
Following the fight Page claimed, “There’s a lot more to come from me.”
Page has set the bar high for

Fedor Emelianenko: No concrete plans for Fedor to face Bobby Lashley

Earlier this week Bobby Lashley spoke to Fighters Only in regard to his future in the fight game. During his interview Lashley mentioned several possibilities for his next fight, including signing with Bellator, fighting Dave Bautista and most intriguing of all, a bout with Fedor Emelianenko.
Evgeni Kogan, director of operations for M-1 Global has refuted those reports, “There are currently no concrete conversations about Bobby being the next opponent for Fedor.” – for more see

Bobby Lashley would like to fight Fedor Emelianenko, Dave Bautista

The last time Bobby Lashley stepped inside the cage he captured the Shark Fights Heavyweight championship, defeating Karl Knothe by first round submission. It was Lashley’s first fight on a three-fight deal that he signed with the promotion in September.Lashley recently spoke to FightersOnly about a number of possible opponents for his next bout.
One possibility that was mentioned by Lashley was signing with Bellator, something that Lashley seemed excited about, “It was a contract that was just

Ray Sefo announces upcoming kickboxing match against Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic

Following his UFC 137 technical knockout loss to Roy Nelson, Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic announced that he was retiring from the UFC. The loss marked the third consecutive time the former PRIDE legend had been stopped by KO/TKO. The previous two losses came at the hands of Frank Mir and Brendan Schaub.
However it appears that fans of combat sports will get one more opportunity to see Filipovic compete, as Ray Sefo took to his twitter account to announce, “Some news for you all my fight with

Semmy Schilt set to return at upcoming United Glory event in March

United Glory’s next show will feature some well known names. Competing on the promotion’s next card, which will take place on March, 23 from Moscow, will be, among others, Semmy Schilt, Gokhan Saki, Errol Zimmerman and Sergei Kharitonov .
K-1 Grand Champion Schilt will make his return to the ring on this card, competing against as yet unnamed opponent. Schilt has not fought since dropping a majority decision to Peter Aerts at the 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix.
The last time combat sports fans saw

Jeff Monson: I can finish Fedor on the ground (Exclusive Interview)

Long time Mixed Martial Arts fans are very familiar with ‘The Snowman’ Jeff Monson. He made his name as a Division 1 wrestler for Oregon State University, made his professional MMA debut in 1997, and has been a dominate force in the submission grappling world for many years. He has fought for every major MMA organization and one of the few fighters in the world to have fought on all corners of the globe. Back in 2006, fresh off a decision loss to Tim Sylvia for the heavyweight title he

Matt Lindland: I have always encouraged Chael to be honest and speak from the heart (Exclusive Interview)

Matt Lindland has been in the fight game for almost over nine years. He has wrestled for the United States at the highest level and as a MMA fighter he has fought for every major promotion to date. Aside from being an accomplished fighter, he is also a world renowned coach for the famous Team Quest fight team, entrepreneur (Dirty Boxer performance apparel), Republican, and promoter for Sport Fight (which he founded with Randy Couture). You could even argue that Matt Lindland is one of the busiest men in

LowKick.com’s Weekend guide to MMA for October 14th – 16th 2011

It’s that time folks! The weekend is here and although there is no UFC events going down, that doesn’t mean there isn’t any MMA action for you and you’re friends to enjoy! Here’s your weekend guide for October 14th – 16th.
Friday 10/14/2011 – The Score Fighting Series:
One of Canada’s premier MMA leagues, The Score Fighting Series showcases some of the best fighters from the Great White North and talent from all over the world. If you live in Canada, you can catch the fights on The Score at 7:30 PM ET /

Guram Gugenishvili forced from M-1 Challenge card with Injury

The M-1 Challenge XXVII card scheduled for Grand Canyon University Arena in Phoenix took a hit on Friday, just one week away from fight night. The promotion announced that M-1 Global Champion Guram Gugenishvili was forced to withdraw from his scheduled title defense against Kenny Garner due to injury.
Gugenishvili had been training at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas when the injury occurred earlier this week.  According to M-1 Global, Gugenishvili injured his elbow during wrestling drills and after

Kajan Johnson: I’m the kind of guy that likes to push the pace and bring it every second (Exclusive Interview)

The fight scene in my hometown of Vancouver is a very small world. Everyone seems to know everybody and we always seem to bump into someone we know all the time. I first met “Ragin” Kajan (pronounced Kay-Jaan) Johnson on my birthday at a popular night club last year. He was talking to my muay thai coach and they were discussing Kajan’s last fight from MFC 27 last November. I became a fan boy when I saw him at the club because he put on a hell of a performance against Ryan Healy and