Archive for the ‘Ultimate Fighting Championship’ Tag
Article by: James Gregg Mixed Martial Arts Insider Welcome to MMA Insider, a new, weekly sports column on mixed martial arts in San Diego. The need for this beat has been clear to the fan and fighter community in this city for years. For those who are unfamiliar with MMA, allow me to make a case for San Diego as a major hotbed for international mixed martial arts. But don’t take my word for it. “Pound for pound, San Diego goes toe to toe with any major city that has mixed martial arts. The amount of people that come out…
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Article by Jesse Holland I don’t think ratings will be an issue when ZUFFA returns to network television later this year. That’s because Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has assembled a stacked fight card and line up for its next UFC on FOX 5 event on Dec. 8, 2012 at a location to be named, according to a report from USA Today. While a technical knockout win over Brandon Vera didn’t get him the next shot at the light heavyweight title, former 205-pound kingpin Mauricio Rua is still in the discussion, but for how long, all depends on what he can…
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ProMMAnow.com reporter Joe Gugelman caught up with UFC bantamweight champion and coach on this season’s The Ultimate Fighter Live, Dominick Cruz (19-1), during a special TUF luncheon last week. Cruz talked about his overall experience as a coach on the show and some of the challenges he faced in that role. Cruz shared his thoughts on the Renan Barao vs. Urijah Faber match-up and how he sees the fight going. Cruz seems to be in favor of Faber winning the fight with Barao so they can meet once again and settle their unfinished business. Without a dog in the fight,…
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Article by Oron Larocke Crawford Chad “Grave digger” Griggs (11-2) will be making the move to the light heavyweight division after getting steamrolled by Travis Browne in his UFC debut last month. The Strikeforce Heavyweight veteran was on a six fight win streak at heavyweight until being stopped by Travis Browne at UFC 145 in Griggs’ UFC debut. Greeting him for his 205 pound debut will be Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis (9-1). The decorated collegiate wrestling stand out saw his undefeated streak ended in his last fight by Rashad Evans at UFC on FOX 2. The bout between Griggs and…
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Article by Jesse Holland “Forrest Griffin told us that (Alexander Gustafsson) has been out here [in Las Vegas] and he’s been beating the living shit out of everybody. Forrest Griffin said this guy’s the real deal and he’s been out here in Vegas kicking everyone’s ass. He said people don’t even want to spar with him. He came here to Las Vegas to up his game and I guess he’s been beating the shit out of everybody. People are like ‘Yeah, I’m not fucking sparring with him today.’” Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Light Heavyweight brawler Thiago Silva recently said he…
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Article by Kevin Haggerty Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz is expected to face number one contender Urijah Faber at UFC 148 in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 7, 2012, in a rubber match that will pit the coaches from The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 15 up against each other for a third — and likely final — time. The 135-pound bout will hopefully bring some closure to the heated rivalry that dates all the way back to March 24, 2007, when the “California Kid” defeated “The Dominator” at World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) 26 in Las Vegas, Nevada. It…
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Isaac Guzman, reporting for ProMMAnow.com caught up with The Ultimate Fighter season nine lightweight winner Ross “The Real Deal” Pearson (12-5 MMA, 4-2 UFC) over the weekend at Bellator 55 in Yuma, Ariz. Pearson was at the event cornering friend and training partner Erin Beach, who ended up scoring a first round submission win over Roscoe Jackson. Pearson talked about Beach’s talent as a fighter and said he has everything it takes to become a top prospect in the sport. Pearson also discussed his controversial split decision loss to Edson Barboza that took place at UFC 134 back in August…
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Isaac Guzman,reporting on location at Alliance Training Center for Fist-ta-Cuff Radio and ProMMAnow.com, recently caught up with UFC light heavyweight Phil Davis who has been recovering from a knee injury that forced him to withdraw from a UFC 133 bout with Rashad Evans back in July. Davis talks about the significance of the UFC-FOX partnership and he addresses what was a potential bout with Lyoto Machida. He also talks about how his recovery is coming along, the growth of the Alliance Training Center team, his love of coaching and his desire to coach fighters in the future. Davis also discusses…
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Quick clip with UFC athlete Brandon Vera showing a full body circuit using the TRX suspension trainer and the RIP trainer down at Alliance Training Center.
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Mike “The Hulk” Easton, a native of Anacostia, was born a fighter as a premature baby at two pounds, three ounces. On Oct. 1, the mixed martial arts fighter will make his debut in the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Verizon Center — the sport’s first pay-per-view event in the D.C. area. “I’m fighting for DC, I’ve got a chip on my shoulder to prove to the world that I’m the best,” Easton said. (Eli Sinkus for Synthesis/Koubaroulis LLC./The Washington Post)
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Alexander Gustafsson, a hulking Swede known as “The Mauler” has risen to be one of the toughest fighters in mixed martial arts (MMA), contributor Ryan O’Leary discovers. Despite his humble roots in central Sweden, Gustafsson, who measures a towering 196 cm (6’5”) and weighs a 93 kilos (205 lbs.), is an imposing figure whether he’s pummelling an opponent or simply conducting an interview. And he’s been doing a lot of both of those activities in recent months during his nothing less than meteoric rise through the ranks of the world’s MMA circuits to reach the sport’s most prestigious league, the…
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Watch Dominick Cruz as he trains for UFC 132 where he will defend his championship against Urijah Faber Videos by: Jason Farrell Part 1 [flv:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeA55pSB4D4 460 375] Part 2 [flv:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1pKR2n9H6s 460 375] Take Your First Step To A Healthier Lifestyle & Come Try Our Training Programs At Alliance Training Center! Power Fitness Bootcamp Training for 1 Week *FREE! Click here for more info. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Training for 30 Days *FREE! Click here for more info. Muay Thai Training for 30 days *FREE! Click here for more info. *restrictions may apply
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UFC: Ultimate Fighting Championship Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz to throw out the 1st pitch at San Diego Padres vs Astros on Friday June 3rd, 2011 at 7:05pm.
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to Las Vegas on Saturday night for UFC 130: Rampage vs. Hamill. The fight card suffered the loss of its original main event a couple weeks ago when Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard both had to withdraw with injuries, but there were several fighters on the card that tried to step up and fill the gap, earning $70,000 postfight award bonuses. Travis Browne left no doubts, scoring the “Knockout of the Night” with a perfectly timed hand. The Hawaiian was having difficulty from the onset with the six-foot-11-inch tall Stefan Struve. Late into the opening…
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