UFC 128: What Shogun Rua has to offer against Jon Jones

At the age of 20 years old, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua made his professional Mixed Martial Arts debut. He dominated and destroyed his first four opponents, until he met crafty veteran Renato “Babalu” Sobral to whom he lost via guillotine choke. That first loss in Shogun’s career was an important lesson and agony of defeat was used as motivation for victory.
With the legendary Chute Boxe camp in his corner, following in the footsteps of his idols Wanderlei Silva and Jose

Fedor vs. Hendo: Nothing at stake but PRIDE

Both Dan Henderson and Fedor Emelianenko are two of the greatest Mixed Marital Artists to ever step into a ring or cage. Combined they have 11 MMA World Titles and we can’t forget the numerous medals in Wrestling, Sambo, and Judo. You can even argue that Hendo and Fedor are some of the most decorated Martial Artists to have ever lived. Both men have left their mark in the sport in a big way and are equally loved by hardcore fans. You know when Henderson and Emelianenko retire, those will be some big

UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones Media Conference Call Highlights

Light Heavyweight Champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and the young phenom Jon “Bones” Jones will headline the stacked UFC 128 fight card, set to take place March 19th from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The co-main event will feature a Bantamweight showdown between top contenders Uriah Faber and Eddie Wineland, while Nate Marquardt looks to start his climb back up the Middleweight ladder against Yoshihiro Akiyama and Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic takes on rising Heavyweight prospect Brendan Schaub.

Fedor Emelianenko vs. Dan Henderson possible for Strikeforce this year

Immediately following Dan Henderson’s destruction of Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante this past Saturday, talks of a possible superfight between the newly crowned Light Heavyweight Champion and Fedor Emelianenko began to spread throughout the MMA community. However, according to sources close to the Russian, the match-up had already been proposed by Strikeforce prior to last weekend’s title bout and it is an idea that Emelianenko is seriously considering.

Brendan Schaub: I’m two fights away from a Title Shot (Exclusive Interview)

TUF 10 finalist Brendan “The Hybrid” Schaub will look to move one step closer to shot at the UFC Heavyweight title, facing Mirko Cro Cop at the main card opener of UFC 128, next week at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.Currently enjoying an impressive three-fight winning streak, 7-1 Brendan Schaub has six first round KO’s victories to his record. In his last fight, Schaub dominated the Octagon veteran and former UFC Heavyweight title challenger Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC 121, walking away with a

Srikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson Recap and Aftermath

On March 1st 2008, Dan Henderson took on Anderson Silva in Columbus, Ohio to unify the UFC Middleweight Championship and the PRIDE Welterweight title. Although Hendo did a good job against the The Spider in the first round, Silva ended the fight in the second round via. Rear Naked Choke.
Fast forward to 2011, he is now fighting under the Strikeforce banner, fighting for a title at forty years old, and making a return to the place where the Middleweight title got away. Dan Henderson’s opponent is a man ten