All Entries in the "MMA & Boxing" Category
It was The Manny Pacquiao Show guest Starring Joshua Clottey
This was a fight all about the hype – arguably the best showman boxing has to offer Manny Pacquiao, in Jerry’s world (Cowboys Stadium) which means Cowboy cheerleaders and the new Cowboy cage dancers.
The hype worked as 51,000 packed the Cowboys Stadium in Dallas and am still waiting for the PPV numbers which I believe [...]
Mayweather cast shadow over Pacquiao v Clottey
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has gone radio silent for the weekend.
After posting 8-10 updates a day on his Twitter feed and web site, Pretty Boy Floyd posted a brief message Friday morning, and nothing since.
“Have a good weekend,” he wrote. “Have fun, live life to the fullest, but be safe doing whatever it is you will [...]
Brock Lesnar: Can’t wait to fight Frank Mir
Frank Mir issued a formal apology for envisioning Brock Lesnar’s death from fighting-related injuries, but Mir still isn’t sure what the hullaballoo was all about in the first place. From his conversation with SI.com:
“When I got called in and they told me, ‘Listen man, this is an issue,’ I kind of had a smirk on [...]
MMA, not a Summer Olympics Sport.
Mixed Martial Arts as the name suggests is a combination of all forms of Martial Arts that by the way are already parts of the summer Olympic Games. So, if you already have boxing, karate, judo, pankration, tae kwon and other forms of Martial Arts in the Olympics what is the case against MMA for [...]
Demian Maia v Anderson Silva for UFC 112
The last leg in the triangle of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s middleweight contenders gets the next shot at champion Anderson Silva.
Jiu-jitsu master Demian Maia will replace Vitor Belfort as the challenger to Silva at UFC 112, the Ultimate Fighting Championship announced today. Belfort-Silva was supposed to leader the April 10 show in Abu Dhabi, but [...]
UFC 109’s Randy Couture v Mark Coleman: A sign UFC might be in Trouble?
I don’t know about you, but this was one very hard fight to watch: Randy Couture v Mark Coleman fight this Saturday in Las Vegas looked like one very old man (elder statesman) beating the s**t out of another old man. (Sorry, elder statesman)
Coleman’s only real success in the contest before being submitted in the [...]
UFC 109’s Randy Couture v Mark Coleman: Two guys to Old to Fight
UFC 109 lacks the star power of many recent events, but any card with a pair of active Hall of Fame heavyweights and a rebound match for a tough customer like Mike ‘Quick’ Swick is still terrific.
Former UFC Heavyweight champion Randy “The Natural” Couture will finally get in the Octagon against another former Heavyweight champion [...]
Brock Lesnar returns to UFC
UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar called his recovery from a colon illness a “miracle” on Wednesday.
Announcing that he plans to resume his fighting career this summer, the former professional wrestler thanked just about everyone for supporting him. One notable exception was the Canadian medical staff who first treated him after his collapse.
It was Lesnar’s first [...]
Bobby Lashley vs Jimmy Ambriz – A Strikeforce Clash of the Titans
Fighters.com second-ranked super heavyweight “Dominator” Bobby Lashley (4-0) and fifth-ranked “Titan” Jimmy Ambriz (14-8) will matchup at Strikeforce in Miami January 30, according to an MMA Junkie report.
Lashley is coming off a three-minute beatdown of “Beast” Bob Sapp (10-5-1) at Fight Force International in Biloxi last June and making his Strikeforce debut.
Ambriz TKO’d Chris Clark [...]
Ladies and Gentle Men; UFC’ Chandella Powell
It’s Friday afternoon, there’s no major MMA event going on over the weekend, so we thought we’d entertain ourselves by checking out new UFC ring girl Chandella Powell’s hastily thrown together personal website. After all, she seems to be a semi-permanent addition (at least until the UFC decides they want another fresh face) and yet [...]
Mayweather vs Pacquiao Fight Cancellation is all about the Pay Day
There’s no doubt, all the conflicts surrounding the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight is not the usual drama we are use to in a Blockbuster Fight, but, this is not your everyday blockbuster fight. This has been billed to be the biggest fight of all time and both fighters know they have to play it smart [...]
Rachelle Leah A Maxim Bikini Christmas
If you don’t think holding up ring cards at the Ultimate Fighting Championship takes a certain amount of skill, then you never saw Rachelle Leah in action. As an official “Octagon Girl,” Leah strutted her stuff with an oomph that rivaled the martial-arts moves of the fighters themselves. Now promoted to hostess of Spike TV’s [...]
Chandella Powell UFC’s Brand New Jewel (Wicks & Stanton OUT)
After my visit to UFC 107 I was angry and depressed, maybe just angry! I wrote; Where was Arianny Celeste at UFC 107?
Boy was I wrong, I thought Arianny Celeste was maybe fired from the UFC just like hottie Edith Labelle before her.
I got a call from a friend telling me to go on MMAMADNESS.com [...]
Where was Arianny Celeste at UFC 107?
On Saturday UFC 107 really, really disappointed me. I went to the Live event for one reason and one reason only. The UFC Octagon Girls.
The Octagon Girls were there, but, where was Arianny Celeste? She was no where to be found at UFC 107?
Been seeing her on TV and finally got a chance to see [...]
BJ Penn Completely Dominated at UFC 107. Whats Next?
In case ya’ll forgot, BJ Penn is one bad motherlover. And he reminded everyone why you should never bet against him ever again. Penn punished Diego Sanchez all night long en-route to a 5th round doctor’s stoppage victory to retain the UFC Lightweight Championship with a swift head kicked that busted Sanchez’s forehead open.
Diego Sanchez [...]
Kimbo Slice a Big Hit at UFC Debut
All of the hard work in the gym seems to be paying off for one Kevin Ferguson, also better known as Kimbo Slice. The man who electrified the world by destroying neighborhood tough guy types in backyards and posting his fights on the Internet is beginning to resemble a bona fide MMA fighter.
Although not delivering [...]
The Beautiful Sarah Ponce to Fight for Strikeforce in 2010
Sarah Ponce is now a Strikeforce fighter. She started her career in kick boxing racking up an impressive record of 12 wins and only one loss. Sarah holds a total of 4 kickboxing titles and she currently teaches and trains out of a gym in Houston, TX. In 2003 she was named Ujena model of [...]
Christie Cartwright one of WEC Best Asset
A Bay Area native who now makes her home in San Luis Obispo, Christie Cartwright has always been around the world of sports, having competed in everything from dance and gymnastics to swimming and volleyball. So when she was approached by WEC co-founder Scott Adams about working for a mixed martial arts organization, after some [...]
Brittany Palmer the WEC Octagon Materpiece
The WEC is looking every bit as sexy as the UFC and one of the reason for this the amazingly beautiful WEC ring girls.
Here we profile one of those germs: Brittany Alexis Palmer
Brittany Alexis Palmer is the youngest of three girls, a fact which her older sisters never let her forget. She was born in [...]
Erin Toughill calls out Kim Randy
MMA fans every where have been displeased with Kim Randy and now MMA fighter and former American Gladiator Erin Toughill is carrying the Hate flag further and going on the record.
“Kim was NEVER training MMA before she met Randy. Even if I married Randy (being at the “level” I am now) it would NEVER make [...]
Erin Toughill, Tough is more than just her Name
Erin Toughill may not be a recognizable name but she is on the fast track to a big payday for Strikeforce. Toughill has more experience that even the likes of Cyborg Santos and Gina Carano. She is an explosive fighter and like Carano, has the appearance that will draw legions of fans. She holds a [...]
UFC 106 Prize Money, Bonuses and much more
Though Josh Koscheck and Dana White have reportedly butted heads in the past, it’s clear that Kos is back on DW’s good side. For his second-round submission of Anthony Johnson at UFC 106 last night, Koscheck picked up both the $70,000 Submission of the Night bonus, and a $70,000 Fight of the Night bonus (which [...]
Forrest Griffin finds redeemtion in victory over Tito Ortiz
Forrest Griffin finds his way back to the winner’s circle with a victory over Tito Ortiz this past Saturday at UFC 106. This was the second meeting between the two with the first being a close decision win by Tito Ortiz back at UFC 59. That fight was huge for Griffin as it showed the [...]
Brock Lesnar, UFC and he’s Health
Last month Brock Lesnar sat in a small-town, fast food restaurant, surrounded by blue-collar townies, munching on a five-dollar foot long. He was the reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight title holder, yet unlike his old days as a professional wrestler/entertainer, he was far from the spotlight.
His life was now about family, training and humble hard [...]
Logan Stanton on Life being a UFC Girl.
That petite brunette with the thousand-watt smile is Logan Stanton, a 20-year-old model from Niceville, Florida, who, contrary to Internet rumors, is not at all related to Arianny Celeste. She is, however, a longtime UFC fan and self-described “dork” who likes to scarf chocolate and play with beads. We got the inside story on how [...]
