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

LowKick.com Community Alert: Fan Q&A with “The Last Emperor” Fedor Emelianenko

We are extremely excited to announce that no other than “The Last Emperor” Fedor Emelianenko will answer on FAN QUESTIONS from the LowKick.com Community Members!!! Fedor Emelianenko is without a doubt one of greatest fighters to ever compete in Mixed Martial Arts, holding a professional MMA record of 32-2, “The Last Emperor” holds victories over Semmy Schilt, Babalu Sobral, Minotauro Nogueira, Mark Coleman, Kevin Randleman, Mirko Cro Cop, Matt Lindland, Tim Sylvia, Andrei Arlovski and many others. Fedor