UFC 128: Jon Jones reaches the Promised Land

Jon Jones started out his day by stopping a New Jersey car jacker, but had his sights set on stopping the legend Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. Going into this fight both men looked extremely focused and hungry at the task at hand. Bones went into this fight the favorite, while the Shogun even though he was the man with the belt was the underdog.
As soon as first round bell rang, Jones was the man with the master plan. He exploited Shogun’s lack of size and reach, he was outclassed on the ground, and

Jon Jones subdues a criminal just hours ahead of his UFC 128 title fight

Just hours before he will challenge Light Heavyweight Champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in New Jersey, Jon “Bones” Jones witnessed a crime in progress and quickly intervened. Jones, who recounted the incident via Twitter, said he and his coaches, Greg Jackson and Mike Winkeljohn, were out at a park when they noticed a man break into a car, steal something and attempt to flee.

Eliot Marshall is prepared to let the cards fall where they will at UFC 128 (Exclusive Interview)

Eliot “The Fire” Marshall is not the type of person to just sit back and hope for the best. Following his time on the eighth season of The Ultimate Fighter, he won his first three UFC match-ups before a single loss, against veteran Vladimir Matyushenko, resulted in his release. Determined to make his way back to the promotion, Marshall wasted little time, picking up two consecutive wins with smaller Colorado based organizations, and a third under the now infamous Nemesis…

UFC 128: Mirko Cro Cop’s Last Chance

There is no doubt among hardcore fans and experts that Mirko Filipovic aka “Cro Cop” is a legend in the game and has left a huge imprint in the world of Mixed Martial Arts. He made his name as a fairly successful K-1 Kickboxer, but it wasn’t until he stepped into the PRIDE arena in MMA where he truly made his name.  “Right leg hospital; left leg cemetery” was Cro Cop’s motto, with many men becoming victims of his vicious strikes.
Names like Kazushi Sakuraba, Heath

UFC 128: Will problems with Rashad Evans mentally affect Jon Jones?

With UFC 128 just around the corner, the main event for the Light Heavyweight Championship is not the only story going into Saturday. The hot story as of late has been the internal problems in the Greg Jackson camp. The former contender for Mauricio Rua’s belt, Rashad Evans has been going back and forth in a war of words with Jon Jones. During the UFC 128 conference call from last week, “Bones” was asked about the possibility of facing his friend and teammate if he wins the title:
“I want to be

Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva: I’d love to send Brock Lesnar back to Pro Wrestling

Just a month after securing the biggest victory of his professional career, defeating “The Last Emperor” Fedor Emelianenko via TKO in February, it appears Strikeforce Heavyweight contender Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva already has his sites set on another big name opponent. Though its not the first time the Brazilian has expressed a distaste for the former WWE superstar, the potential for a future UFC/Strikeforce merger makes the idea of crossing promotional boundaries seem far less unrealistic to fans and…

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

A UFC Division 1 and 2 scenario

With the acquisition of Strikeforce, UFC becomes to complete dominator, the biggest Goliath, the brand with the biggest nuts, the promotion that will propel MMA to the world popularity heights of Football (Soccer) and the sport that I for sure will keep at the top of my list of priorities (sometimes even above my woman – when she pisses me off – lol).
With this brings to mind, what could happen to Strikeforce 2 years from now…. Here is my view.
I believe Strikeforce will not become the next Pride and