Bellator & MTV2 come to Laredo as Lightweights battle for a World Title Shot at Bellator 62 on March 23rd
CHICAGO, Ill. (February 2, 2012) — Bellator Fighting Championships returns to The Lone Star State on Friday, March 23rd for Bellator 62 live from Laredo, Texas at the Laredo Energy Arena. The night features the quarterfinals of Bellator’s $100,000 Season 6 Lightweight Tournament, as well a host of Texas’ top MMA talent. Tickets for the event are […]
Wrestling Links (1-26-12)
Addison woman wrestling for spot in Olympics Chicago Daily Herald By Marie Wilson Carlson, 21, is a resident athlete at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., preparing for the Olympic trials in women’s wrestling, where she hopes to claim one of only four spots on the US team, and the only one … See all stories […]
Boxing Links (12-28-11)
2011 confirms boxing still alive, swinging ESPN (blog) Well, no need to heed the warnings of these doom-driven soothsayers, because the biggest fallacy in sports is that boxing is dead. Indeed, reports of the fight game’s death have been greatly exaggerated. Just take a look back on Delvin Rodriguez and … See all stories on this topic » Boxing: […]
Askren Drops Hieron To Retain Welterweight Title at Bellator 56
Santos, Prindle Secure Spots in Heavyweight Finals CHICAGO, Ill. (October 29, 2011) — The action was fast and ferocious inside Memorial Hall as Bellator Welterweight Champion Ben Askren successfully defended his belt against Tournament Champion Jay Hieron and Eric Prindle and Thiago Santos both advanced to the Finals of the Bellator Heavyweight Tournament with first round […]
Boxing Links (10-3-11)
Pippa Middleton and Alex Loudon’s passionate 4.30am kiss after charity boxing … Daily Mail By Colin Fernandez They had just spent several hours watching well-bred young men beat each other senseless in the boxing ring. Even at 4.30am, however, Pippa Middleton and Alex Loudon were still in romantic mood. The couple shared a lingering kiss … See all stories on […]
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 […]
An open letter from Les Sigman: UNO To Drop Wrestling and Football
3/13/11 University of Nebraska at Omaha won their third team title in a row last night. You would think that a National Championship team loading the bus to head back home to Omaha would be nothing but smiles, but not much of that today. Instead many are concerned with the program’s future and how something like this […]
Amateur Boxing Smoker Footage From 8-21-10 at Pat Petronelli Gym (Stoughton, MA)
Footage and Commentary By: Rich Bergeron It was a classic smoker in more ways than one with a full barbecue combined with some competitive boxing enjoyed by all who attended the event. The boxers themselves didn’t shed a drop of blood, though some did shed their “cherries” in the way of stepping in the ring […]