UFC majority owner Lorenzo Fertitta shares his thoughts on the recent TRT phenomenon affecting mixed martial arts. Fertitta explains that any type of performance enhancing will not and should not be tolerated, also suggesting ways to improve the current system in hopes of preventing further issues within the sport.
UPDATE: The fight looks like it might actually happen; Fighters Only says it’s slated for UFC 136 (October 8th in…
Once upon a time, the center of the Mixed Martial Arts universe was the land of the rising sun. During the late 90’s / early 2000’s while MMA was struggling to be a legitmate sport in North America, it was a hot ticket in Japan with many options to watch. PRIDE of course was the best known and most popular brand of MMA to come from the country, but pioneers Shooto, Pancrase, and RINGS paved the way. Many of the greatest fighters this sport has ever seen made their name in PRIDE, but many of those same
Ultimate Ultimate Knockouts, a DVD collection of the all-time greatest K.O.’s in UFC history, hit stores today. Among…
Chael Sonnen’s comments in his recent interview with Ariel Helwani on MMAFighting.com got me thinking. The always animated and controversial UFC Middleweight made comments regarding pound for pound rankings. Now I know rankings are purely subjective, based on fans and writers personal opinions, backed up of course by statistics. But for these “fantasy” rankings, there is one thing that almost all writers, fans, and so called experts can agree with. Anderson Silva is on
As part of their effort to make Cain Velasquez the MMA ambassador to the Hispanic community that Roger Huerta never quite became,…
The last time I talked to Jorge Masividal, he was making his Strikeforce return to face then undefeated Billy Evangelista in March on the Feijao vs. Henderson card. Jorge managed to beat Billy and most recently he defeated KJ Noons in his best career performance to date. The American Top Team product and former Miami street fighter is now a top contender for Gilbert Melendez’ lightweight championship. Lowkick.com had a chance to catch up with him to find out when he could get his chance at title
Ovince St. Preaux may have started his Mixed Martial Arts career only three years ago, but he is very quickly becoming a very well-known name amongst hardcore fans. The proud Haitian-American was a stand out in high school wrestling, played football for the University of Tennessee, and graduated with a degree in Sociology. Along the way, the man known as “OSP” has beaten the likes of Jason Day, Antwain Britt, Benji Radach, and Abongo Humphrey. This Friday on Showtime at the Strikeforce
UFC 132 was arguably one of the best Mixed Martial Arts cards of 2011, with each fight from top to bottom delivering exciting action for the hardcore and casual fan. Majority of the fights from last Saturday ended decisively without any controversy, but the bout between Dennis Siver and Matt Wiman to many fans was questionable. Thanks to our friends from Compustrike we are able to analyze every strike, every submission, and takedown attempt.
First Round notes:
-Dennis Siver connected with 35/75 (47%)
…and that was the moment that they realized that your momma jokes would no longer suffice. While I…
