Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu Media Conference Call Highlights

Mixed Martial Arts legend Dan Henderson and Renato “Babalu” Sobral will headline the stacked Strikeforce: St. Louis fight card, which will take place at the Scottrade Center in St Louis, Missouri. Middleweight collision between Matt Lindland and Robbie Lawler will serve as the co-main event, as Herschel Walker, Paul Daley and Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva will also take part in the event.Here’s the best bits from yesterday’s Media Call, featuring quotes from Scott Coker, Paul Daley, Robbie Lawler and Matt

Dana White may not be interested in Ramapge vs. Machida rematch; BJ Penn vs. Jon Fitch, Sotiropoulos vs. Siver set for UFC 127 in Sydney

Speaking at the UFC 123 post-fight press conference, UFC President Dana White hinted he’s not interested in setting up the Rampage vs Machida rematch. White revealed he thought Rampage won Rounds 1 and 2, giving Lyoto Machida the final 5 minutes in the fight:

Report: Fedor Emelianenko and Fabricio Werdum likely to meet in mid-2011?

Fabricio Werdum recently stated that he’ll be looking for a “tune-up fight” before returning to the Strikeforce cage, against either Fedor Emelianenko or Alistair Overeem. And in light of Vadim Finkelstein’s constant statements about having a rematch against Fabricio Werdum as main priority for Fedor Emelianenko’s management, I decided to ask M-1 Global for a comment. According to Finkelstein’s response the situation did not change; however, Fedor might participate in a “tune-up fight” of his own. Here’s

Give him Nogueira

When I first heard about Dana White’s intentions to promote another Lesnar vs Mir match-up, I had some mixed emotions. At first, it looks like a great fight to promote. Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir will surely supply another memorable trash talk moments about how they hate each other, and eventually want to kill each other. But then, after analyzing the whole picture, I came to a conclusion that it’s would be probably one of the most irrelevant bouts in UFC history. After two questionable performances

Wanderlei Silva to Vitor Belfort: I’m gonna get you, you’ll see

“You know, I was missing something. But then I found out I needed a rival. I never trained as hard as the time I fought (Ricardo) Arona. But now, I want (Vitor) Belfort, and I’m already trained for you. I’m gonna get you, you’ll see!” – Wanderlei Silva’s TwitterYou’ll call me a geek, but I’ll say on this one “This cold war just got hot,” quoting one of my favorite lines from Lost in Space movie. Vitor Belfort will face Anderson Silva at the main event of UFC 126, which will take place on February 5th,

IFC: Genesis pre-fight Quotes

Israel FC: Genesis competitors shared their thoughts about today’s fight card, which will take place at the Nokia Arena in Tel Aviv, Israel. This is without a doubt one of the stacked MMA cards promoted in the Middle East, including UFC 117 and the ADFC. Israel FC: Genesis is available LIVE on GoFightLive.com for $9.99.Stay tuned to LowKick.com for the IFC: Genesis post-fight pictures, interviews and thoughts.
Ricco Rodriguez: “I didn’t make the desired weight, but I think I paid him really well. I did the

IFC Weigh-Ins: Ricco Rodriguez misses weight by 10 pounds

Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Ricco “Suave” Rodriguez failed to cut down to 205, weighin 215 pounds at today’s IFC: Genesis weigh-ins. Rodriguez looked extremely exhausted, barely walking to step onthe scales. But for some unknown reason, the results were not announced during the weigh-ins, so I had to approach Rodriguez’s manager Tiago Okamura to ask if his client actually made weight. Okamura revealed that Rodriguez wieghed around 215 pounds, also stating the following: “Ricco had a very tough time

IFC: Genesis Pre-Fight Press Conference Pictures, Thoughts and Updates

IFC: Genesis participants gathered at the Nokia Arena in Tel Aviv Israel for a pre-fight session with the local media. Speaking about the media, nearly all mainstream Israeli channels were at the venue to cover the press conference. That’s something we rarely see, even in the UFC-explored countries like Germany and United Kingdom. The event will take place on November 9th, at the 11,700-capable Nokia Arena in Tel Aviv, Israel. You can watch the event LIVE on GoFightLive.com for only $9. Here’s a few

Vadim Finkelstein: Brock Lesnar’s defeat did not surprise me

Speaking via the Russian Championat.Ru website, M-1 Global CEO Vadim Finkelstein responded to Brock Lesnar’s defeat against Cain Velasquez at UFC 121. Unlike the UFC President Dana White, Finkelstein kept his cool, simply saying that Lesnar’s defeat did not surprise him. Fedor Emelianenko was in the U.S. last week for a two-hour MMA seminar master class at the M-1 Global training facility in Chatsworth, California on Sunday October 17th. Emelianenko also promoted EA Sports’ MMA game, winning a virtual