Archive for July, 2010
« Previous EntriesVladimir Matyushenko, on eve of UFC fight with Jon Jones, lays out how he sees the fight going
Saturday, July 31st, 2010Vladimir Matyushenko, in his first UFC main event since 2001, finds himself facing young upstart Jon “Bones” Jones in one of the biggest tests in his MMA career.
Luke Thomas’ words of wisdom on MMA personalities and radio
Friday, July 30th, 2010Luke Thomas unloaded on several topics today on Twitter…
Some odd news & notes including MC Hammer in the MMA agency business
Friday, July 30th, 2010Lots of news articles about UFC fighters and fights coming up this Sunday for UFC’s second Versus show, happening at the San Diego Sports Arena.
Kevin Iole thinks that the Manny Pacquiao/Antonio Margarito fight will happen at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas
Friday, July 30th, 2010Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports says that Las Vegas is likely out as far as a potential city to host the Manny Pacquiao/Antonio Margarito fight and that Cowboys Stadium in Arlington (Dallas), Texas has emerged as the front-runner.
Kevin Iole’s Yahoo story about UFC suing Bellator & Ken Pavia is all about Zuffa sending messages
Thursday, July 29th, 2010Ken Pavia and Bellator are on the wrong end of a UFC attack both PR-wise and legally.
The cannibalization of challengers in the UFC Welterweight division
Thursday, July 29th, 2010A discussion about whether or not the fight between Jake Shields vs. Martin Kampmann should be the semi-main event on UFC’s October card in Anaheim turned into a larger discussion about how the UFC’s booking of their Welterweight division has cannibalized any new challengers for Georges St. Pierre.
Shane Carwin’s MMA manager, Jason Genet, pays up to the SEC
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010Jason Genet, who manages several fighters who fight under the Zuffa MMA umbrella, is paying up big to the SEC based on their charges that he was involved in a ‘pump and dump’ stock scheme.
Will we see an interim title created for the UFC Light Heavyweight division?
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010Maybe I missed something, but apparently Inside MMA was discussing the possibility of an interim title being created for the UFC Light Heavyweight division while Mauricio Shogun recovers from knee surgery.
Jamie Varner on Kamal Shalorus kicking him in the nuts three times and facing Donald Cerrone in his next fight
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010The former WEC Lightweight champion has a message for Donald Cerrone about their upcoming fight. He really feels that a re-match is in order with Ben Henderson.
Greg Jackson talks about coaching Jon Jones and his expectations of Jake Shields in the UFC
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010Greg Jackson did an interview on Sherdog radio this past Monday and it was one of the more insightful interviews I’ve heard in a long time. He talked about what it’s like to coach Jon Jones, his thoughts on Shane Carwin’s performance against Brock Lesnar, and what he expects to see out of Jake Shields in the UFC.
Discussion about the future of K-1 and Japanese MMA
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010Inside MMA recently had a discussion about the future of K-1 and Japanese MMA. Bas Rutten was exactly on target with his comments.
The ridiculous media criticism Sarah Kaufman is facing is largely manufactured outrage
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010Sarah Kaufman’s drawing some heat in some quarters for being so outspoken. Why?
One of the best interviews of all-time with BJJ instructor extraordinaire Lloyd Irvin
Monday, July 26th, 2010BJJ instructor superstar Lloyd Irvin did maybe one of the best radio interviews I’ve heard with Caleb of The Fightworks Podcast. He said so many bold statements that we had to highlight them here and take a look at what he actually said.
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