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Shogun Rua On UFC 93
He says that’s his injuries are healed and everything. Fighters always lie about injuries, but I’m inclined to believe that he should be close to 100% with the amount of time he’s been away from the cage. I hope he returns to form and will basically replace Wanderlei Silva in the UFC LHW division since he’s [...]
Mark Coleman On UFC 93
MMA Quote: Ronnys Torres On Importance Of Speaking English
Torres recently spoke with Tatame on the importance of speaking English:
Are you already studying English?
I am trying, I will have to study. I saw how much this is important to the athlete, I went with Marlon to Japan now and I saw how it is important to speak English. I have to study and I [...]
Wanderlei Silva Says He Needs To Improve Striking Technique…Wants Liddell Next
Wanderlei spoke with MMAWeekly:
I’m going to study what I need to change, what I need to train different,” Silva explains. “Because now my cardio is the best cardio in my life. I have a very good condition. Now, I need to change a little bit of my technique to come back to win.”
On a possible [...]
WVR: Sengoku Rebellion 2009 Quick Results And Thoughts
Hidetada Irie defeats Minoru Kato via TKO (punches) at 4:21 in Rd. 2
Maximo Blanco defeats Seigo Inoue via knockout (stomps) at 0:38 in Rd. 1
Mu Bae Choi defeats Dave Herman via TKO (punches) at 2:22 in Rd. 2
Eiji Mitsuoka defeats Sergey Golyaev via submission (armbar) at 4:22 in Rd. 1
Antonio Silva defeats Yoshihiro Nakao via TKO (injury) at [...]
Size Is Not The Reason For Wanderlei Silva’s Move To MW
The rumors have been swirling constantly about Wanderlei Silva’s possible move to the UFC MW division since being KO’ed by Quinton “Rampage” Jackson at UFC 92. First of all, I do agree that Silva needs to move to the middleweight division to prolong his career. However, I do not attribute his ’size’ as one of the primary reasons as to [...]
Dan Henderson On Rich Franklin
Tennessee MMA-Crank Cage Fighting Championships
This Tennessee MMA event will take place on January 10th, 2009, at the Appalachian Fairgrounds in Gray, Tennessee. The doors will open at 6pm with the first fight starting at 7pm. General admission for the event is $25, and VIP tickets are $45 each(4 per table). The weigh in’s will be January 9th, starting at 10pm [...]
Report: Jeremy Stephens vs. Efrain Escudero At UFN 18.
According to his Stephen’s myspace page:
Jeremy “LIL HEATHEN” Stephens is Fighting April 1st, UFC fight night 18 against Efrain Escudero.
Stevens is a tough fighter, and a good test for Escudero in my opinion. He gave Din Thomas a run for his money before losing via submission and went the distance with Spencer Fisher. Stevens was in [...]
Shinya Aoki Will Settle For Being Second Best
In post fight notes after the K-1 Dynamite event, Shinya Aoki gave his thoughts on BJ Penn and the UFC:
“I think there’s no doubt that B.J. Penn is still the best at 155 pounds. He’s most likely the best fighter in the world. I don’t ignore the UFC,” Aoki commented. “I respect the UFC because it’s [...]
