The Potato Awards: Best and Worst of 2009
You didn’t think we were going to let another calendar year run out without paying homage to this year’s…
Junior Dos Santos promises a surprise against Gabriel Gonzaga
Junior Dos Santos is set to fight Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC Live: Vera vs Jones on March 21. Dos Santos’s record stands 10-1, with all ten wins coming via stoppage. Currently he is undefeated in the UFC and will try to go 5-0 against Gonzaga. When asked what he thought about his past opponent he had this to say:
“When Werdum stated that he’d fight me and Brock Lesnar in same night, he was underestimating me. He didn’t greet me when we were in same hotel and when I tried to shake his hand at weigh-ins he
Shinzo Machida expects “The Dragon” to knockout Shogun Rua
Older brother of the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida, Shinzo Machida, stated in an exclusive interview to Tatame.com that he expects his brother to knockout Mauricio Rua in their rematch at UFC 113. Shinzo revealed that Machida’s injured hand is completely healed, and that “The Dragon” is preparing in full force to face Shogun:
Freddie Roach Thinks The UFC Is Just Using James Toney To Make a Point
Renowned boxing trainer Freddie Roach may not understand what this MMA jazz is all about, nor does he have much of…
Quinton Rampage Jackson compares between Pride and the UFC
Rampage Jackson is set to face Rashad Evans at UFC 114, he has fought in many different organizations, two of the biggest being Pride and UFC. Rampage discusses the good and bad things about fighting in Pride and compares some of the benefits he receives in the UFC.
Stephan Bonnar loses Soszynski appeal
Bonnar was appealing to the Combat sports authority of New South Wales to have his TKO loss against Soszynski overturned as it was due to a cut from an illegal blow.
UFC Live on Versus to feature Sakara vs Irvin on the main card
Alessio Sakara and James Irvin will face eachother on the main card of UFC on Versus one. The main event of the evening is Vera vs Jones
Background check: Rich Franklin
A profile of 16 time UFC veteran and former middleweight champ Rich Franklin. Franklin has fought some of the best fighters on the planet and has provided some great fights.
Anderson Silva on Vitor Belfort: ‘He is just another opponent’
In an unpublished article Anderson speaks about his future bout with Vitor Belfort. At the time of the interview the fight was still set for UFC 112 but has since been canceled.
James Toney: Boxing is a tougher sport
James Toney, who recently signed to the UFC keeps on talking about how boxing is better than MMA and how hes is going to make a successful transition from boxing to MMA. In a recent interview Toney said not only is boxing tougher but MMA fighters kick like girls.
“If they think I’m going to go in there and get choked out or lay down and get my arm barred and all that, they got another thing coming to ’em, you know what I’m saying? Like I said, yeah, you’re right, MMA is not like boxing because boxing is