TUF 13 Diary: Episode 9 Recap and Analysis

TUF 13 Episode 9 recap:
-Team JDS’ Zach Davis is very excited about facing Team Lesnar’s Chuck O’Neil in a rematch. Last fight he showcased his grappling abilities, but now he wants to improve his striking to get a knockout victory over Chuck O’Neil.
-In Chuck’s last fight because of his performance over Javier Torres in the wildcard match, UFC President Dana White gave O’Neil a $5000 fight bonus. Chuck’s good friend Charlie Rader is having problems in his personal family life. Because the two have a very

Alistair Overeem: My main focus is on winning the Strikeforce Heavyweight Tournament (Exclusive Interview)

Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair “The Demolition Man”, “The Reem”, “Megareem”, “Ubereem” Overeem will step inside the Strikeforce cage for the first time this year, facing the man who already beat him back in Pride – Fabricio Werdum. Last year was the best in Overeem’s career, as the Dutch phenom defended his Strikeforce by brutalizing Brett Rogers, finally conquered the K-1 World GP and became the first DREAM Heavyweight Champion.Alistair Overeem was voted MMA Fighter of the Year on LowKick.com,

Murilo “Ninja” Rua retires from Mixed Martial Arts

Congrats to my opponent Tom Watson for the win @bammauk tonight, he was better and deserved it… I would like to announce officially my retirement from PRO MMA fights tonight. It was an amazing run, and its a very tough moment but there comes a time for all in life, and it’s time to move on. I am proud of all I did in MMA and all experiences I had. I will continue to work with MMA,doing seminars, eaching classes, training fighters,and doing my share to help our sport that I love so much. Its time

Will Michael Bisping Chael Sonnen his way to a shot at the title?

Before the fight against Nate Marquardt at UFC 109, Chael Sonnen was just another UFC Middleweight far, far away from challenging Anderson Silva for his belt. But the charismatic Oregonian had plans of his own; Sonnen used his second-to-none trash talking skills and the interest in Nate Marquardt’s campaign for a rematch against Anderson Silva to call out the Champ, eventually forcing himself into the mix for a shot at the title. Of course, Chael Sonnen backed up his talk by bulldozing Marquardt

TUF 13 Diary: Episode 8 Recap and Analysis

Sometimes I feel like a broken record when watching TUF. To be honest and I think I could speak for a big chunk of you Lowkickers out there, but the 13th season of The Ultimate Fighter reality TV show hasn’t wowed me. The only guy that really stood out for me was Team dos Santos member Ryan McGillivray. But other than him there hasn’t been a moment of brilliance on the show yet that has led me to believe that we have a bona fide Mixed Martial Arts superstar coming out of this show. TUF in the past

BJ Penn and Jake Shields want to fight each other

Speaking via Twitter, BJ “The Prodigy” Penn expressed his desire to fight the recent UFC Welterweight title challenger Jake Shields. Penn stated that he would never fight a Cesar Gracie fighter, but Jake Shields has been calling him out “for years”. In his response to BJ Penn (also via Twitter), Shields accepted the challenge, but also added that he would like the fight to be the first 5 Round Non-Title Fight.BJ Penn was originally scheduled to face Jon Fitch at UFC 132, but now finds himself without an

Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal: If “Rampage” Jackson can handle Matt Hamill, I’ll shut his mouth up

On this week’s episode of HDNet’s Inside MMA, host Kenny Rice is joined by former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight champ Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal, top Heavyweight contender Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva, and Lightweight stand-out Josh Thomson. During this segment, the panel discusses which interpromotional fights they are most interested in seeing between UFC and Strikeforce competitors, during which time “King Mo” calls out former UFC Champion “Rampage” Jackson. Photo: Francis Specker

Who could be MMA’s biggest draw if Brock Lesnar retires?

Regular Lowkickers remember the question I asked last week. Can MMA’s elite be as
popular as Manny Pacquiao? Now is the perfect time for someone to step to the plate
with the biggest draw in our sport’s history now out indefinitely. As announced in
an emergency UFC conference call, Brock Lesnar for a second time has been diagnosed
with diverticulosis. For the main event at UFC 131, Lesnar has been switched with
Shane Carwin to face Junior dos Santos.

Now I’m no medical expert by any means and all my info