Part I: Can Roger Huerta make a comeback?
Roger ‘El Matador’ Huerta is a young fighter with great potential but after going 6-2 in his UFC…
Roger ‘El Matador’ Huerta is a young fighter with great potential but after going 6-2 in his UFC…
Both Dan Henderson and Fedor Emelianenko are two of the greatest Mixed Marital Artists to ever step into a ring or cage. Combined they have 11 MMA World Titles and we can’t forget the numerous medals in Wrestling, Sambo, and Judo. You can even argue that Hendo and Fedor are some of the most decorated Martial Artists to have ever lived. Both men have left their mark in the sport in a big way and are equally loved by hardcore fans. You know when Henderson and Emelianenko retire, those will be some big
Light Heavyweight Champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and the young phenom Jon “Bones” Jones will headline the stacked UFC 128 fight card, set to take place March 19th from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The co-main event will feature a Bantamweight showdown between top contenders Uriah Faber and Eddie Wineland, while Nate Marquardt looks to start his climb back up the Middleweight ladder against Yoshihiro Akiyama and Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic takes on rising Heavyweight prospect Brendan Schaub.
(Props: AlchemistMgMT.com via pennyjomma) It’s bad enough that Michael Bisping drilled an illegal knee into Jorge Rivera‘s dome in the first round of their UFC…
Immediately following Dan Henderson’s destruction of Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante this past Saturday, talks of a possible superfight between the newly crowned Light Heavyweight Champion and Fedor Emelianenko began to spread throughout the MMA community. However, according to sources close to the Russian, the match-up had already been proposed by Strikeforce prior to last weekend’s title bout and it is an idea that Emelianenko is seriously considering.
When it was announced that Rashad Evans had injured himself and was unable to fight Shogun on March 19, the UFC brass scrambled for a replacement. In the end, we got the fight we wanted to see.
TUF 10 finalist Brendan “The Hybrid” Schaub will look to move one step closer to shot at the UFC Heavyweight title, facing Mirko Cro Cop at the main card opener of UFC 128, next week at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.Currently enjoying an impressive three-fight winning streak, 7-1 Brendan Schaub has six first round KO’s victories to his record. In his last fight, Schaub dominated the Octagon veteran and former UFC Heavyweight title challenger Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC 121, walking away with a
On March 1st 2008, Dan Henderson took on Anderson Silva in Columbus, Ohio to unify the UFC Middleweight Championship and the PRIDE Welterweight title. Although Hendo did a good job against the The Spider in the first round, Silva ended the fight in the second round via. Rear Naked Choke.
Fast forward to 2011, he is now fighting under the Strikeforce banner, fighting for a title at forty years old, and making a return to the place where the Middleweight title got away. Dan Henderson’s opponent is a man ten
Three months into the year 2011, we have already seen our fair share of epic battles and upsets. From UFC 125 to the opening round of the Strikeforce World Heavyweight Grand Prix, some epic moments that’ll be in our hearts and minds for a long time. I believe Strikeforce: Feijao Vs. Henderson will be no different.
From the time I first started watching Strikeforce, I have honestly rarely seen a fight that has bored me to death, and the match makers once again didn’t disappoint. The main card
Main Event:
Martin “The Hitman” Kampmann vs Diego “Nightmare” Sanchez
Top Prediction: Sanchez via Decision
Daniel Cassidy: This is a definite contender for fight of the year, with two of the most exciting and explosive Welterweights set to lock horns in the main event. While Kampmann is clearly the better striker, Sanchez will have an advantage in the ground game, looking to utilize his superior wrestling. I think it will all come down to Sanchez’s wrestling, and I think he might struggle to put the