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5 Fights That Need to Happen in 2009
As a new year is upon us, so is the infinite possibilities of key match ups to be made during these 365 days. There are ultimately, but not limited to, five fights I think would be a travesty if they did not happen in the year 2009. These fights simply make sense and will hopefully [...]
MMA4Real’s Top 5 Knockouts of 2008
2008 had it’s fair share of brutal, jaw breaking knockouts and it’s time to look back on some of the best. Here is my comprised top 5 KO’s of the year. Though I wanted to do 10, spanning twelve months is harder than it seems, so I did the five that stood out for me [...]
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Had Staph Infection In UFC 92 Fight
According to Dana White from a radio interview with Dave Carmichael and reported by FiveOuncesofPain:
UFC President Dana White was a special guest on Monday’s edition of “The Carmichael Dave” show on Sports 1140 AM KHTK in Sacramento and offered his breakdown of UFC 92. During the course of the interview, White revealed that Antonio Rodrigo [...]
UFC 92 Fallout: War-Torn Warriors
While Saturday played the part of redemption for a few UFC fighters, it ultimately became the beginning of the swan song for a few others. Two of Brazilians finest warriors, Wanderlei Silva and Antonio Rodrigo ‘Mintoauro’ Nogueira, were demolished in one night. The two former Pride standouts and top ranked fighters looked over matched and [...]
MMA4Real Exclusive UFC 92 Pick’em Giveaway Contest
As we all know, UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 is a fitting end to a wild and crazy year in mixed martial arts. So we want to put your expertise to the test. Here’s how it works. You pick the winners of each fight on the ENTIRE UFC 92 card along with the method of winning(Decision, Sub, [...]
Breaking Down the Big 3 at UFC 92
Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva
Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson
How He’ll Win: Since leaving Pride, Quinton Jackson has been a much improved fighter. Though his last outing, against current Light Heavyweight champ didn’t go as planned, the momentum he began with his brutal KO of Chuck Liddell in 2007 can continue with a win over his arch-nemesis [...]
Top PPV Buyrates of 2008 (Thus far)
According to PWInsider
1. Boxing: Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao, Dec. 6, 1,250,000
2. UFC: Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Couture, Nov. 15, 1,010,000
3. Wrestling: WrestleMania, Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Paul “Big Show” Wight, March 30, 670,000
4. UFC: Georges St. Pierre vs. Jon Fitch/Lesnar vs. Heath Herring, Aug. 9, 625,000
5. UFC: Lesnar vs. Frank Mir, Feb. [...]
The Sky Report: Weekly Wrap Up
Another week and so brings another Sky Report, though I’ve been off my job the last few weeks, I do have my reasons. Anyways, this week offered up some very interesting topics of discussion, so let’s get right into it:
Diego Sanchez a lightweight? Well according to Dana White he is. I enjoyed watching Sanchez as [...]
Roger Huerta Signs New 5 Fight Deal With UFC
According to MMAWeekly:
Popular lightweight Roger Huerta has apparently mended fences with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He signed a new five-fight contract on Monday with the industry leading promotion. Sources close to Huerta confirmed the deal to MMAWeekly.com on Tuesday.
Well, I think most people saw this coming, even though he was on the losing end of [...]
‘Fight for the Troops’ a farewell to Koscheck?
Will this Wednesday be the last time we see Josh Koscheck in the UFC for a while?
After the huge spat between American Kickboxing Academy and Zuffa a few weeks back, it looked as though things had smoothed over for the most part as Jon Fitch returned to the welterweight fold and the big talk [...]
