Tom Lawlor vs. Maiquel Falcao likely for UFC: Rio in August

A promising Middleweight bout between Maiquel “Big Rig” Falcao and “The Filthy Mauler” Tom Lawlor is currently in the works for UFC 134: Rio in August. UFC 134: Rio is set to take place August 27th from the the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The landmark card will be headlined by a Middleweight title fight between division Champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva and challenger Yushin “Thunder” Okami and will mark the promotion’s first trip back to Brazil since 1998.

The Greatest Champions of the Sport.

The sport of Mixed Martial Arts has seen many great fighters and champions come and go, but only a few have cemented a legacy for the ages. I have selected five fighters, from their own respective divisions, that have not only claimed a title but shaped the sport as well. I did not add the Featherweight or the Bantamweight divisions due to the fact that most casual fans are not aware of their existence, and the divisions are relativity new compared to the five major weight divisions.
Heavyweight:

Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson Preview

Three months into the year 2011, we have already seen our fair share of epic battles and upsets. From UFC 125 to the opening round of the Strikeforce World Heavyweight Grand Prix, some epic moments that’ll be in our hearts and minds for a long time. I believe Strikeforce: Feijao Vs. Henderson will be no different.
From the time I first started watching Strikeforce, I have honestly rarely seen a fight that has bored me to death, and the match makers once again didn’t disappoint. The main card

Blogkick: The ROFL Files; Funny MMA Quotes

In my efforts to compile a list of “Stupid MMA Quotes” for my most recent article I unearthed many other quotations that I would have liked to include but that didn’t quite qualify as “stupid”. Some were inspirational, others rekindled memories of legendary fights of the past but my favourite quotes were the ones that made me laugh. Since the previous article was well received I have decided to create a second collection of my favourite MMA quotes; The ROFL Files.
First up is

Blogkick: Stupid MMA Quotes

After numerous articles outlining various opinions on fighters’ rankings and predictions on upcoming fights I feel like it’s time for a change of pace in the Blogkick third season. This article is a compilation of my favourite “stupid quotes” in MMA.
First on the list is Ken Shamrock. After weeks of Tito Ortiz getting the better of Shamrock throughout the first season of TUF and in the build up to their first fight Shamrock finally exploded at the pre-fight press conference with

BlogKick: What Does it mean to be an Elite Striker?

You hear it a lot. We’ve heard it even more than usual last Saturday for the Fight for The Troops 2 card, Joe Rogan talking about how so and so is an “elite striker”. What exactly is an elite striker and who should be considered an elite striker? I’ve thought about this for a long time prior to last Saturday’s UFC event. You hear this phrase thrown around so loosely in the world of Mixed Martial Arts. Now, I’m not comparing the sport of Mixed Martial Arts to other Combat Sports like Boxing or Muay Thai / K