Pro boxing legend and one-fight UFC veteran, James Toney, discusses Quinton “Rampage” Jackson’s recent Twitter tirade against the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Toney insists that Jackson has become a “slave to the white man,” and offers the former Light Heavyweight Champion a job at his gym as a “janitor or sparring partner.”
The sport of Mixed Martial Arts has seen many great fighters and champions come and go, but only a few have cemented a legacy for the ages. I have selected five fighters, from their own respective divisions, that have not only claimed a title but shaped the sport as well. I did not add the Featherweight or the Bantamweight divisions due to the fact that most casual fans are not aware of their existence, and the divisions are relativity new compared to the five major weight divisions.
Heavyweight:
Every year, a handful of MMA fighters ascend from obscurity to contendership, from prospect status to championship gold…
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Thats the sentence that started a long interview with Waldomiro Junior, one of the more important names on the BJJ panorama. Hailing from S.Paulo (Brazil), Waldomiro has trained “Rampage” for six years, including the Season 10 Ultimate Fighter were he was one of Quintons coaches against Rashad. The long duration of this “partnership” helps in preparation for the fights since the knowledge he has of Quinton makes the training a lot easier: he knows what works for Quinton and what doesnt.
For the fight
After every UFC event, each participant on the card will have repositioned himself within the ranks of the organizations, some through victory and others by defeat. UFC 118 was no different, as the victorious fighters moved up the ladder, while in defeat, others slid back down. Examining the ten fighters of the main card, along with one undercard fighter whose effort cannot be ignored, it
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UFC welterweight champion Georges
The World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts, or WAMMA as it is more commonly known, was officially announced on November 15, 2007. In the years following WAMMA crowned its first heavyweight and lightweight champions. However, in recent time the value of these titles have come into question. So what is WAMMA and more importantly, where have they gone?
After many sites rumoring that former welterweight contender Paul Daley signed with American based Bellator has turned out untrue. MMAjunke.com reported a source close to the UK Fighter stated that Daley was in talks with Bellator to compete in a eight-man tournament in the welterweight division under the Bellator promotion. But ultimately no deal was finalized.
