Trevor Wittman: The Octagon is too big for Mirko Cro Cop

One of the most respected striking coaches in the game, Trevor Wittman, will have his hands full on March 19th, with three of his fighters competing at the long anticipated UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones event in Newark, New Jersey. Eliot Marshall will look to make a successful return to the UFC against Luiz “Banha” Cane, Nate Marquardt will square off against Dan Miller, and Brendan Schaub will face the toughest challenge of his career against the legendary Mirko Cro Cop.Wittman is a head coach at the Grudge

Who’s to blame for Fedor’s downfall? Definitely not M-1 Global

Fedor Emelianenko’s dramatic defeat against Antonio Silva last weekend at the IZOD Center in New Jersey sparked a very heated, and I must admit quite one-sided, debate in Mixed Martial Arts community. Who’s to blame for Fedor Emelianenko’s two consecutive defeats? It looks like everyone has an automatic answer to this question – Fedor’s management, M-1 Global. People seem to forget that except of being Fedor’s management, M-1 Global is a fighting promotion which organizes events all around the world. And

Blogkick: The ROFL Files; Funny MMA Quotes

In my efforts to compile a list of “Stupid MMA Quotes” for my most recent article I unearthed many other quotations that I would have liked to include but that didn’t quite qualify as “stupid”. Some were inspirational, others rekindled memories of legendary fights of the past but my favourite quotes were the ones that made me laugh. Since the previous article was well received I have decided to create a second collection of my favourite MMA quotes; The ROFL Files.
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BlogKick: Fight for the Troops 2 Predictions

Evan Dunham vs Melvin Guillard
Dunham was initially slated to face Kenny Florian on this card but “Kenflo” was forced to withdraw due to a knee injury. Dunham will be eager to get back in the win column after a controversial split decision loss to Sean Sherk at UFC 119. Guillard on the other hand will be confident entering the fight on a three fight win streak. I think we will see Dunham take this fight to the ground and use his superior grappling skills to wear his opponent down and submit The