 James Toney is apparently still coming to grips with MMA rules. He objects to the fact that you can take your opponent down, kick and choke. That's just not manly, according to the former manly art champion. But it begs the question: What are you doing in MMA, James? Oh wait. You're here for the paycheck. I keep forgetting. Check out this latest video of Toney trash-talking and trashing the sport of MMA. Read more... Add new comment
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Las Vegas, NV (USA) – They are known for putting Brazilian Jiu Jitsu on the map. Using revolutionary techniques that changed the face of combat sports forever, the legendary Gracie family consists of some of the best grapplers in the world. Now, as the Ultimate Fighting Championship® prepares for its debut in the city of Boston, the Gracie family returns with its sights set on further solidifying its grappling domination.
UFC President Dana White announced today that the UFC® FAN EXPO™ in Boston will feature four grappling superfights, two of which will feature high-level black belts Rolles Gracie and Gregor Gracie of the Renzo Gracie Academy based out of New York City.  Cool interview with NJ fighter and current UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar. Frankie talks about having to fight BJ Penn twice in a row and how he plans to once again defeat the legendary Hawaiin fighter.
It’s almost every kid’s dream to score the game-winning goal for their hometown team. After spending most of their childhoods rooting for the players and teams of their beloved city, youngsters across the globe yearn for the opportunity to become a hometown hero.
For Bostonians Kenny Florian, Joe Lauzon, and Marcus Davis, the chance to realize their dream of competing on the biggest stage in their hometowns has finally arrived. All three will compete at UFC 118 from TD Garden in Boston on Aug. 28 live on Pay-Per-View. Knowing that the chance to perform in front of the die-hard Boston sports fans is upon them, the trio is doing their best to cherish the moment.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. (Aug. 17, 2010) – Leading Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) website Sherdog (www.Sherdog.com) will stream two LIVE fights from the undercard of the world championship doubleheader at STRIKEFORCE: Houston this Saturday, Aug. 21, at Toyota Center in Houston, Tex. The live stream will begin at approximately 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
Undefeated heavyweight and two-time United States Olympic Games wrestling team member Daniel Cormier (4-0) will attempt to make it five wins in a row when he faces hard-hitting Jason Riley (9-3) during the free undercard stream. Also streaming LIVE on Sherdog will be a welterweight bout between Brazilian Andre Galvao (4-1) and Houston’s Jorge Patino (20-12-1).
 I know what you're thinking: What the heck does that title have to do with MMA and Matt Horwich? Well, after submitting Thales Leitas to win the PWP title, Horwich was in a creative mood and revealed that he's working on a poem called Infinitely Accelerating Current of Creativity. How he intends to rhyme that is beyond me, but then again so is the subject matter. Who could have guessed that Horwich was the cererbral type that concerns himself with the universe, string theory and, well, infinitely accelerating currents of creativity? Check out his existential post fight interview. And know that while you're staring into the video, the video is also staring into you.  On Wednesday, August 18, Joseph Benavidez gets another crack at Dominick Cruz, who handed Benavidez his first and only professional loss last in their three-round battle last August. Benavidez will challenge Dominick Cruz for the bantamweight title in a hotly-anticipated summer showdown. This epic summer event will be held in conjunction with the MAGIC trade show, the men’s fashion industry’s premier convention – held at The Las Vegas Convention Center and The Mandalay Bay Convention Center, August 17-19. Tickets for WEC: Cruz vs. Benavidez are available at The Pearl box office, online at ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster locations, or charge by phone at 1-800-745-3000. Ticket prices do not include service charges. Cruz vs. Benavidez will be televised nationally live on VERSUS beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT. All of the network’s live WEC events are presented in HD and Spanish language SAP where available. For more information and how to find VERSUS in your local viewing area, visit http://www.versus.com/findversus.  Chael Sonnen couldn't sleep the night after his title fight loss to Anderson Silva, tossing and turning as he replayed the fight in his head. Sonnen was dominating the champion for four and a half rounds before getting caught in a triangle choke and will have to live with the pain of knowing that he was thisclose to winning the UFC MW title. In this excellent interview with Mike Straka of HDNet, Sonnen talks about the fight and how he's dealing with the loss. Check it out.  Jens "Lil Evil" Pulver, who has been entertaining fight fans for over a decade, has lost his last six fights and eight of his last nine But that has not dampened his enthusiasm for fighting and he has no intentions of hanging up the gloves. He says that he's knocked getting knocked cold in his fights and loves what he's doing, so get used to having him compete. Hard to argue with that logic, although there will be people who do. But not me. War Jens! Check out this video where he talks about his future and about why he continues to fight. |
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