The Potato Awards: Best and Worst of 2009
You didn’t think we were going to let another calendar year run out without paying homage to this…
Junior Dos Santos promises a surprise against Gabriel Gonzaga
Junior Dos Santos is set to fight Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC Live: Vera vs Jones on March 21. Dos Santos’s record stands 10-1, with all ten wins coming via stoppage. Currently he is undefeated in the UFC and will try to go 5-0 against Gonzaga. When asked what he thought about his past opponent he had this to say:
“When Werdum stated that he’d fight me and Brock Lesnar in same night, he was underestimating me. He didn’t greet me when we were in same hotel and when I tried to shake his hand at weigh-ins he
Freddie Roach Thinks The UFC Is Just Using James Toney To Make a Point
Renowned boxing trainer Freddie Roach may not understand what this MMA jazz is all about, nor does he have much…
Stephan Bonnar loses Soszynski appeal
Bonnar was appealing to the Combat sports authority of New South Wales to have his TKO loss against Soszynski overturned as it was due to a cut from an illegal blow.
UFC Live on Versus to feature Sakara vs Irvin on the main card
Alessio Sakara and James Irvin will face eachother on the main card of UFC on Versus one. The main event of the evening is Vera vs Jones
Background check: Rich Franklin
A profile of 16 time UFC veteran and former middleweight champ Rich Franklin. Franklin has fought some of the best fighters on the planet and has provided some great fights.
James Toney: Boxing is a tougher sport
James Toney, who recently signed to the UFC keeps on talking about how boxing is better than MMA and how hes is going to make a successful transition from boxing to MMA. In a recent interview Toney said not only is boxing tougher but MMA fighters kick like girls.
“If they think I’m going to go in there and get choked out or lay down and get my arm barred and all that, they got another thing coming to ’em, you know what I’m saying? Like I said, yeah, you’re right, MMA is not like boxing because boxing is
Background check: Lyoto Machida
A profile of the current UFC light-heavyweight champ. Building a record of 16-0 is no easy task so what got him to where he is today?
WEC 47 Review: Upsets and Injuries
This past Saturday we saw WEC 47 produce some great fights and upsets. Torres losing by submission to Benavidez and Bowles being dethroned as the 135lb king by Dominick Cruz.
Background check:Vitor Belfort
A profile of UFC, Pride and Cage Rage veteran Vitor Belfort. Belfort was the UFC light-heavyweight champ and UFC 12 tournament champ.