Archive for July, 2008
Frank Shamrock Is Cleared To Fight
Frank Shamrock is coming off his first legitimate loss(discounting the DQ against Renzo Gracie) against Cung Le this past March. This is what Shamrock had to say:
I just came back from getting a bone density scan in my arm - I am cleared for combat,” said Shamrock, “so Cung Le, Scott Smith, Robbie Lawler, Kimbo Slice - [...]
Frank Trigg: Rampage’s UFC Contract Should Be Canceled
Trigg had this to say on the whole Rampage Jackson situation:
There’s always consequences,” said Trigg (pictured on the right). A guy like Dana has to hold everyone to a higher standard. Especially with a guy like (UFC owner) Lorenzo Fertitta in the office full-time. It may be a one-time offense. I don’t think Rampage meant [...]
Detailed Information On Rampage Jackson Arrest.
According to the latest reports…Dana White flew out to California to post bail for Rampage and he has been released. In a bizarre twist, there are reports that Rampage was ‘medically unfit’ to be booked. However, it has been documented that no illegal drugs/alchohol are believed to be involved in the matter. So it’s just hard [...]
UFC: Silva vs. Irvin Card Fight Analysis
UFN 14 is a pretty decent card considering that it was put together on such short notice. We get to see arguably the world’s best fighter in Anderson Silva. As well as the return of Hermes Franca, and highly touted HW prospect Cain Velasquez. So let’s get right into it…the first fight shown will be…
Jesse [...]
Shogun To Return In December?
My knee is very good, thanks to God. I was going to begin my hard train this week but I spoke to my doctor and he decides to make the exams this week. I have been doing Boxing and physical train, and I think next week I will return to the Jiu-Jitsu and gradually train [...]
When Less Is More…And More Is Less..
With all the controversy surrounding the main event of UFC 86…I hate to beat a dead horse. However, I haven’t really ran across an article that talks about the quantity of strikes compared to the quality of strikes that fighter’s land in a match. In the main event of UFC 86…fightmetric.com indicates that Forrest Griffin [...]
Why Chuck Liddell Should Move To HW
The UFC LightHeavyweight division is THE best division in all of MMA. Many new faces have emerged since this time last year…with a few fighters with familiar names are no longer present. As we all know the UFC’s HW division is lacking something terrible. The one guy(Brandon Vera) they were pushing hard just lost back to [...]
MMA Judging Simplified
Fans being critical of judges in the MMA world is not a new topic. Some accounts justified….other’s are fans bias blinding the fact that their favorite fighter just lost. I recognize the fact that judges don’t have the benefit of instant replay…nor do they get to watch the fight’s from every angle possible. [...]
How To Become An MMA Superstar
I’ve been thinking about this forever, and I have always wondered why there are not more superstar’s in MMA. Most of the fighter’s are unbelievably athletic, have incredible physique’s, and most of all can kick an ordinary guy’s ass. Yet, there are only a handful of fighter’s in MMA that have that crossover [...]
Phil Baroni Wins At Cage Rage 27
LONDON — “New York Badass” Phil Baroni (Pictures) went some way to resurrecting his career Saturday night, with his impressive three-minute destruction of the game, but significantly overmatched Brit Scott Jansen (Pictures) at Cage Rage 27 “Step Up” inside the Wembley Arena. In his first fight at welterweight, Baroni — who’d spent his entire career [...]
