Mixed Martial Arts Links (8-12-11)
Shaquille O’Neal includes Ron Artest on MMA fight wish list Los Angeles Times (blog) But for now, we can enjoy running down O’Neal’s list of NBA players he’d like to face in a mixed martial arts fight. One of them includes a beloved Laker, and no, it’s not Kobe Bryant. “Ron Artest, you could probably put in there,” O’Neal […]
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 […]
Lauzon punches way to being a complete UFC fighter
E. BRIDGEWATER, Mass. (October 7, 2008) – UFC lightweight contender Joe “J-Lau” Lauzon demonstrated his improved boxing skills September 17 en route to stopping Kyle Bradley (13-6) at 1:34 of the second round on UFC Fight Night 15 in Omaha, Nebraska. The 24-year-old Lauzon (17-4, 4 KOs, 13 submissions), star of The Ultimate Fighter 5 […]
Lauzon positioning himself for UFC title run in 2009
Bradley fight Sept. 17 in Omaha on UFC Fight Night 15 E. BRIDGEWATER, Mass. (August 26, 2008) – In a relatively short period, 24-year-old Joe “J-Lau” Lauzon has gone from computer geek to starring on The Ultimate Fighter 5 television reality show, upsetting a former world mixed-martial-arts champ, and then headlining UFC Fight Night 13. […]