UFC 132 Recap: Cruz in control, Wanderlei falls, and the return of Tito Ortiz

Cruz vs. Faber II:
If you are a hardcore combat sports fan, yesterday was your day. On the other side of the world in Germany, the boxing match between Wladimir Klitschko and David Haye was one of the most anticipated heavyweight fights in recent memory. However, the bout didn’t live up to any of its hype leaving many fight fans disappointed. UFC 132 in Los Vegas on the other hand provided Mixed Martial Arts fans with plenty of action and the highest profile Bantamweight title fight in the

LowKick.com UFC 132 Community Predictions

March 24th, 2007. That’s a day that changed Dominick Cruz as a mixed martial artist. He went into the fight a young kid going up against arguably the best Featherweight in the world (Norifumi Yamamoto was still the “other one”). Dominick came out a man on a mission. Fast forward to August 9th, 2009, Cruz’s first fight with Urijah Faber protege’ Joseph Benavidez. Cruz was once again the underdog, but the fight played out completely different this time. Cruz “cruised” to a unanimous decision victory which put

UFC on Versus 4 Recap: Comeback KO-ngo and Brenneman’s Story

Cheick Kongo vs. Pat Barry:
This fight was originally supposed to be the co-main event of the evening but was promoted to the main event. Many fans were expecting a K-1 kickboxing match but with MMA gloves and that was exactly what happened. There were moments when you thought the fight was going to end and Pat Barry would have his hand raised in victory, but it turned into one of the greatest comebacks in MMA history. When Cheick Kongo seemed to be down and out after being rocked by Barry, he comes back

UFC knew Nate Marquardt didn’t meet Medical Requirements six weeks earlier, Commission suspends indefinitely

Right now details of why Nate Marquardt was removed from the main event of the UFC on Versus 4 card are murky. But what we can confirm at this moment is that the UFC knew Nate for six weeks prior to the event that he may have a medical issue that would prevent him from competing in the card. The executive director of the Pennsylvania Atheltic Commission Greg Sirb spoke to MMAWeekly.com and had this to say:
“Nate has known for probably about a month and a half. He knew the situation. It was no

UFC on Versus 4 Compustrike Preview: Middleweight vs. Welterweight

According to the good folks at Compustrike this could be a very close affair between Nate Marquardt and Rick Story. Rick Story on the feet seems to be the much more busier fighter with his strikes, while Nate is the more conservative and accurate striker. It’s also very similar in the takedown department with Rick Story being the much more busy fighter in the takedown attempt department, but Nate Marquardt is the more conservative but successful. How will the numbers translate at UFC on Versus 4 this

Nate Marquardt: There shouldn’t be any problems on June 26th (Exclusive Interview)

Fans of Mixed Martial Arts know the name Nate “The Great” Marquardt. If you’ve been watching the UFC from 2005 to present, you are very familiar with him, and he has been a staple with the promotion for a long time. But before he joined the Ultimate Fighting Championship and despite not holding UFC gold, Nate Marquardt is one of the most accomplished fighters to ever step into a ring or cage. Having fought the likes of Yves Edwards, Genki Sudo, Shonie Carter, Ricardo Almeida, he is the only fighter

Compustrike: Strikeforce Overeem vs. Werdum by the numbers

Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum was one of the most anticipated bouts of 2011 and unfortunately the event did not live up to the hype. We’ve all heard the saying “styles make fights” and last Saturday was a perfect display of that. It was clear, Fabricio Werdum wanted to keep the fight on the ground, and Alistair Overeem wanted to keep the fight on the feet. Similar to Anderson Silva’s fights with Demian Maia and Thales Leites (minus the dancing) a big chunk of the fight was spent with Werdum doing the