UFC Live on Versus 4: A Night of “Didn’t See That Coming!”
By: Holli Yargo The first eyebrow-raiser of this event was the last minute drop of Nate “The Great” Marquardt, not only from the main event but also from the UFC entirely. The wrestler was set to make his welterweight debut tonight but after failing his medical for reasons yet revealed due to Pennsylvania’s strict HIPPA […]
Upsets Accentuate Any Given Sunday Feel of UFC Live 4 Card on Versus
By: Rich Bergeron One second the announcers and crew were questioning Referee Dan Miragliotta for not stopping the UFC Live 4 main event fight between Cheick Congo and Pat Barry. Barry was laying the beating on thick, rocking Congo’s world with lefts and rights. The next second Congo rose off the canvas in a […]
Manning, Garland, Buckley, Koll, Cung le, Dake On Takedown Radio this Saturday
Fight Now USA Presents Takedown Wrestling from theBrute studios in Des Moines, Iowa at 1460 KXNO. Takedown Wrestling is brought to you by Kemin Agrifoods! Join Takedown Wrestling Host Scott Casber and Brad Johnson with the Takedown Wrestling Headline News. Listen in this Saturday for Takedown Wrestling 9 to 11 AM CST/ 10 AM to 12 Noon Eastern. This weeks guests include: 9:01 Mark Manning- Head […]
Mixed Martial Arts Links (6-23-11)
Sometimes you really need to look beyond MMA’s hype SI.com This plays into the second main critique of Overeem, which is that his kickboxing accomplishments are irrelevant in MMA because the two are different sports. K-1 bouts take place in a ring between competitors wearing large gloves who don’t have to … See all stories on this topic […]
JAMES “WHITEY” BULGER, AKA THE GUY WHO SCARED DANA WHITE OUT OF SOUTH BOSTON, CAPTURED IN CALIFORNIA
By: Rich Bergeron [mpinpage] JAMES “Whitey” BULGER, at left, saw his 16-year-stint on the run from the law end Wednesday in Santa Monica California. The nickname “Whitey” was one that Bulger was said to detest, but it stuck to the Irish Mobster-turned-FBI-Informant and was just one aspect that helped make the career criminal into […]
FTC INVESTIGATION OF UFC IS NO RUMOR
By: Rich Bergeron [mpinpage] The three letters that changed the mixed martial arts landscape and put the sport on the map in the first place are U-F-C. Not only do those three letters stand for Ultimate Fighting Championships, but they also have been used by many fans to represent and encompass the entire sport […]
New York MMA Regulation Hits Major Roadblock
By: Rich Bergeron [mpinpage] New York MMA fans will have to wait a little longer to see the sport they love sanctioned in their state despite recent indicators that regulation efforts were making headway in the Empire State. One of New York’s most powerful lawmakers, State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, recently told a New York […]
GINA CARANO FORCED OUT OF JUNE 18th STRIKEFORCE FIGHT
By: Rich Bergeron During a conference call Tuesday, June 7th Strikeforce’s CEO Scott Coker announced that Gina Carano would have to pull out of her June 18th fight with Sarah D’Alelio due to medical clearance issues. Though the details have yet to be disclosed, it seems to be related to Carano’s failure to gain medical […]
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