UFC/Strikeforce Newsletter (9-23-11)

Posted on | September 23, 2011 | No Comments

Jones and Rampage Battle For The 205-lb. Title Tomorrow Night Plus, Hall of Famer Matt Hughes takes on Josh Koscheck – UFC 135 presented by Gears of War 3 – Saturday, September 24 at 9pm ET / 6pm PT live on Pay-Per-View and UFC.TV See The Prelims Live On SPIKE & Rogers Sportsnet TUF13 winner Tony Ferguson battles Aaron Riley, and Nick Ring takes on Tim Boetsch – live at 8pm / 5pm PT Three Free Prelims Live on Facebook Tomorrow Night Before the televised action begins, see three prelims on Facebook – “Like” the UFC page and watch live at 6pm ET / 3pm PT Watch the UFC 135 Weigh-In Live Today on UFC.com Fighters hit the scale at approximately 6pm ET / 3pm PT

STRIKEFORCE Challengers on Showtime – Tonight – Las Vegas, NV UFC 135 Jones vs Rampage on Pay-Per-View – Tomorrow Night – Denver, CO

Mixed Martial Arts Links (9-23-11)

Posted on | September 23, 2011 | No Comments

UFC 135 matches old vs. new in mixed martial arts Denver Post By The Denver Post Both main-event bouts Saturday at UFC 135 in Denvera pay-per- view show that likely will be one of the most-watched mixed martial arts events of the year — pit established veterans against up-and-coming stars. … See all stories on this topic »

Ex-champ Hughes undecided on UFC future USA Today By Sergio Non, USA TODAY DENVER — Matt Hughes will take everything in his mixed martial arts career on a fight-by-fight basis from here on out. “I’m getting old enough to where the bones are little achy in the morning, my joints, so we’ll just see … See all stories on this topic » USA Today

Owners of Lincoln martial arts clubs speak out about cage-fighting boys This is Lincolnshire Now city clubs want to dispel the view that Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) and other martial arts disciplines for youngsters are dangerous activities. Jez Hall, owner of Satori Martial Arts, based at Total Fitness, Kingsley Road, Lincoln, said: “I’ve seen … See all stories on this topic »

ONLINE: MMA Q&A with Strikeforce’s Lorenz Larkin UNLV The Rebel Yell The Ultimate Fighting Championships’ (UFC) expansion in the mixed martial arts (MMA) world took another step forward this year when they absorbed Strikeforce, the second-largest MMA worldwide promotion. Besides their major cards and fighters, … See all stories on this topic »

CM Punk: “Triple H Just Doesn’t Get Mixed Martial Arts” The Province (blog) Listening to him on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani on Monday, I found yet another reason to love this guy. If you’ll recall, Punk’s boss/pseudo-boss Triple H came out a week or ten days ago saying that the UFC needed to evolve, that it wasn’t …           See all stories on this topic »

Jessica ‘Evil’ Eye could give you a black one Plain Dealer By Chuck Yarborough, The Plain Dealer John Kuntz, The Plain DealerTwenty-five-year-old Jessica “Evil” Eye, right, a native of Parma, is under contract with Bellator Fighting Championships as an amateur mixed martial arts fighter. “I want to … See all stories on this topic »                                                                                                                      Plain Dealer

Supremacy MMA Now Available We Got This Covered Step into the octagon and deliver punishing blows with Supremacy MMA. The high-action, fist-pounding mixed martial arts game is now available in North America. It will enter European territory tomorrow. Supremacy MMA is touted as being the most brutal … See all stories on this topic »

Age Only a Number Sherdog.com However, at age 40, the two-time freestyle wrestling world champion finds himself in a unique position: still young in his mixed martial arts career but one of the oldest fighters on the Bellator Fighting Championships roster. Even at his advanced age, … See all stories on this topic » Sherdog.com

Ventura’s Ferguson drops to lightweight for UFC 135 Ventura County Star Ferguson trained for the fight at both Knuckleheadz and the Academy mixed martial arts gym in Minnesota, one of the country’s elite MMA facilities. “Training’s intense,” he said. “Going back and forth between Minnesota and here. I train hard, man. … See all stories on this topic »

Report: ‘Kimbo Slice’ To Fight ‘Dada 5000’ In January MMA Nation While the bout has no actual impact on the legitimate mixed martial arts scene, it does create an rather fascinating narrative to follow from a human interest perspective. Both fighters have roots nestled in internet infamy, with YouTube videos … See all stories on this topic » MMA Nation

Ex-Pitt hvy wt Ryan Tomei to coach at Northern Illinois, He Talks to Takedown

Posted on | September 23, 2011 | No Comments

Cody Bollinger and Chuck O’Neil on Tonight’s FNU Combat Sports Show

Posted on | September 22, 2011 | No Comments

Featherweight prospect Cody Bollinger (left) will be the 8:30 PM EST guest on tonight’s Fight News Unlimited Combat Sports Show. Bollinger coaches UFC Veteran Joe “Big Daddy” Stevenson, and he comes from a great fighting pedigree. His father is former King of the Cage 145-pound Champion Frankie Bollinger.

Bollinger’s record at the moment is 11-2, and he is coming off a big win against UFC Veteran Cameron Dollar. He’s a strong Wrestler and a very aggressive ground & pound fighter. He also has solid stand-up skills, excellent cardio, and a great sense of killer instinct. He’s currently on a 3-fight win streak.

HDNET MAKES MMA FANS’ DREAMS COME TRUE – FROM DENVER TO KANSAS CITY TO JAPAN!

Posted on | September 22, 2011 | No Comments

10 hours of MMA action – LIVE from all over the world

It all starts this Friday night on HDNet!

DALLAS (September 22, 2011)  HDNet spans the globe this Friday to bring MMA fans some of the best live action the sport has to offer.

First, “Inside MMA” goes LIVE from Denver, CO at 6:00 p.m. ET with

coverage of the UFC 135 weigh-ins, and then features exclusive

interviews with the event headliners Jon Jones and Quinton “Rampage”

Jackson.  Kenny Rice gets Rampage’s unique view on the fight,

while Bas goes toe-to-toe with Jones to discuss strategy and the

champ’s meteoric rise in the UFC.

Then, it’s off to Kansas City where “The Voice,” Michael Schiavello and Frank Trigg will call all the action LIVE at Titan Fighting Championship 20.  Jamie Varner (17-5-1) headlines the event against Dakota Cochrane (9-1) and Brett Rogers (11-3) takes on Eddie Sanchez (12-5) in the co-main event.  HDNet’s coverage of Titan Fighting Championship 20 begins at 10:00 p.m. ET.

But, we’re not stopping there!  HDNet will set itself apart from any other television network in the MMA business with a SPECIAL LIVE, late night broadcast of an event that may be considered for fight card of the year!

Beginning at midnight PT/3:00 a.m. ET, HDNet takes you LIVE to Japan for DREAM 17 featuring Shinya Aoki (28-5) v. Rob McCullough (19-7) in the main event and the quarterfinals of the Bantamweight Grand Prix Tournament.  The undercard is stacked with Joachim Hansen (22-10-1) vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri (28-7-2) and Yan Cabral (9-0) takes on MMA legend Kazushi Sakuraba (26-15-1)!

Don’t miss Friday night’s full slate of action on HDNet:

6:00 p.m. ET “Inside MMA” – Live broadcast of the UFC 135 Weigh-Ins

8:00 p.m. ET “Countdown to UFC 135”

9:00 p.m. ET “Inside MMA” – Repeat of live broadcast from earlier in the evening

10:00 p.m. ET- Titan Fighting Championship 20 – LIVE from Kansas City

3:00 a.m. ET- DREAM 17 – LIVE from Japan

No one brings you more live MMA events than HDNet – Your Home for MMA!

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Newer, Meaner O’Connor Destroys Del Cid

Posted on | September 22, 2011 | No Comments

World-renowned trainer Ronnie Shields said his newest pupil, Super lightweight prospect Danny O’Connor (15-1, 4 KOs) was learning to sit down on his punches more.   He didn’t lie. The new-and-improved O’Connor scored a devastating first-round knockout (1:20) over Jamal Del Cid of Mexico last night at the 10th annual Fight to Educate charity show at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire.   A huge overhand left did the job for O’Connor, who was coming back from his first professional loss last April.   “I’ve been working on putting more on my punches and being more aggressive and tonight it showed,” said the jubilant winner, post-fight.   Shields told Stephen Tobey of Gatehouse News Service that he liked what he saw.   “”He did great… He went out and did exactly what I wanted him to do. We’ve worked on making him more aggressive. He’s a lot stronger than he thinks. Everyone thinks he can’t punch, but he can punch. He’s so used to not standing his ground. He’ll get a lot more knockouts now.”   It’s been a trying five months since O’Connor suffered his defeat against Gabriel Bracero on national television. The 26-year-oldhas been living and training in Houston, leaving his family, wife Diane and six-month-old son, Liam, behind.   “It hasn’t been easy, but I think the results speak for themselves,” said O’Connor. “This is what I must do if I’m going to provide for my family and reach my dream of winning a world championship.”   O’Connor’s co-promoter, Leon Margules of Warriors Boxing (along with DiBella Entertainment), says he’s surprised how fast the effects of working with Shields could be seen on O’Connor.   “He was 100% better fighter tonight than he was before he got together with Ronnie. You’ve got to give the kid credit for packing up and moving to Texas and then for having the mental strength to adapt to this new style and really buy into what his coach is teaching him. Danny used to out-box his opponents and win decisions. Ronnie has shown him another way of winning: going in there and destroying a guy. That’s what he did tonight. It’s a new day. Danny O’Connor is on his way up.”

Peter ‘Kid Chocolate’ Quillin Gains from Olympian Experience

Posted on | September 22, 2011 | No Comments

NEW YORK (September 22, 2011) – Unbeaten middleweight contender Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin recently gained invaluable experience during his three weeks in Colorado Sprongs training with members of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Boxing Team.

Quillin (25-0, 19 KOs), presently rated No. 7 by the World Boxing Association (“WBA”)and No. 10 by the International Boxing Federation (“IBF”), is a bi-coastal fighter living and training in Los Angeles and Manhattan. He trains at the famed Wild Card Gym in L.A., but between training camps he often returns to the Big Apple. The multi-talented 28-year-old Quillin is back in New York City, where he’s giving training lessons at Trinity Boxing Gym in Manhattan.

Roach is serving as a consultant and strategist for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Boxing Team and when Freddie asked Petey if he’d be interested in spending time there as a volunteer, Quillin quickly packed his bags and traveled to the U.S. Olympic Training Camp.

“It was an opportunity of a lifetime for me,” Quillin explained. “I met, trained and sparred with young boxers at the pinnacle of their amateur careers, preparing to represent their country. I lost three friends back in Grand Rapids (Michigan where he lived as a youngster) and chose not to go home but to train with the Olympians. I sparred regularly with Marcus Brown and Jessie Hart. They’re getting ready to compete in the World Championships to qualify to fight in The Olympics. They’ll be boxing older, more experienced guys and Freddie thought it would help them to spar with some good pros. They also wanted us there as role models for these young boxers.

“I only had 15 amateur matches and I wanted to see how I’d compete with them. They’re representing their country and that’s something money can’t buy. Fighters are fighters and this is what we do– accept challenges. Jessie has very fast hands and Brown a lot of pop. It was a great overall experience for all of us.”

Peter has also realized that he may have gotten a little carried away, through the media and social networking, regarding a potential showdown against middleweight king Sergio Martinez. “I apologize for my outlandish behavior, at times, concerning a fight against Martinez,” Quillin said. “It became a very hot topic and I said some things I shouldn’t have because I was desperately seeking a fight against him. I got caught-up in the hype. I realize now that what I really need to do is win a couple of big fights that will get me closer to a match against Martinez.”

Quillin’s promoter, Golden Boy Promotions, and his manager, John Seip, are currently working on a major fight for “Kid Chocolate” by the end of 2011.

For more information about Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin go online to www.TheKidChocolate.com or follow him on Twitter @/Kid Chocolate.

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Posted on | September 22, 2011 | No Comments

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