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MMA4Real’s Top Ten Predictions For 2009

While 2008 was another banner year for the sport of MMA.  I really think 2009 could be better in many different respects.  These predictions are in no particular order.
1. MMA will become legalized in the state of New York-I just see this getting done at some point this year.  It’s inevitable.
2. Alistair Overeem will make his [...]


MMA4Real’s Top 10 MMA Fights In 2008

There were a hell of a lot of MMA fights to choose from and these lists are always debatable(which I encourage you to do so).  However, below are the top ten MMA fights that 2008 brought to us according to yours truly.  Basically I picked the fights that were exciting, had impact on the sport/careers, [...]


NC MMA-Circle Of Fury

From my Inbox:
Club abbreviations
SSCC- Southside Combat Club (NC)
ECC- East Coast Combat (NC)
FFF- Florence Fight Farm (SC)
ABIS- American Brutality Inc (NC)
SMA- Superior Martial Arts (NC)
WCK- Wrights Carolina Karate (NC)
CMT- Champion Muay Thai
CK- Champion Karate
Ryan Hayes-SSCC VS Henry Patterson 170
Josh Stanley - CHAMP MT VS Corey Huie 135
Jeff Tharington-SSCC VS Raymond Irizarry 155 Belt
Johnson Fhillips-SSCC VS Thomas [...]


Corey Hill Get Well Fund

Gracie Tampa is conducting a Get Well Fund for Corey Hill.  As you all know he suffered a broken leg while fighting at the UFC: “Fight For The Troops” event last week.  If you have a paypal account you can click here to donate.
Let’s break this down into perspective.  Corey Hill was making 8K+8K(meaning $8,000 to [...]


Why Tito Ortiz Will NOT Fight For Affliction

At first I wasn’t even going to address the whole Tito Ortiz attending an Affliction press conference.  But now that it’s come about that Ortiz is supposedly signing with Affliction?  I just had to comment on it.
Sources…indicated that Ortiz revealed that he has agreed to sign with Affliction Entertainment.
Everyone pretty much knows that Affliction is [...]


Mike Swick Calls Out Thiago Alves

Remember last week when I wrote that Mike Swick vs. Thiago Alves was mentioned as a potentially big fight in early 2009?  Well, here’s a Mike Swick post fight interview after disposing of Jonathan Goulet at the Fight For The Troops event.


BJ Penn Takes His Training Serious

BJ Penn gets the high altitude chamber reassembled for GSP.


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 [...]


Stop Hating On The Rubber Guard



NC MMA-Southern Fight League Presents “G-Vegas Magazine Throwdown”

This North Carolina MMA event will take place on Sunday, December 7th at the Greenville Convention Center in Greenville, NC.  The doors will open at 4pm with the fights beginning at 5pm.  The fight card consists of the following:
Pro Bouts

Steve Banks vs. Bobby Favors
Mike Williams vs. John Spears
Phillip Estes vs. John Leach
John Myers vs. Dustin Pague