Siver Pulls Off An Upset
Built like a castle/rook chess piece, and only slightly taller, Dennis Siver defied the odds-makers and arm-chair pundits by defeating the home-town hero George Sotiropoulos.
Meisha Tata forced to pull out of fight against Marloes Coenen, Liz Carmouche is the replacement
NEW YORK (Feb. 23, 2011) – Undefeated Liz “Girl-Rilla’’ Carmouche (6-0) has replaced an injured Miesha Tate and will face STRIKEFORCE Women’s World Welterweight Champion Marloes Coenen on Saturday, March 5, at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast).Tate, the No. 1 contender at 135 pounds, was forced to withdraw after suffering a knee injury during training.Carmouche, of San Diego, by way of Lafayette, La., will be making
Why Winning is Everything in MMA
Many fans would question this proposition, claiming that ‘entertainment’ should be first, and winning a close second. The following explains why winning is always first and always should be.
first. This is good for the fans, the fighters and the sport of MMA.
Which BJ Penn will show up at UFC 127?
BJ Penn will be facing a more than worthy challenge against Jon Fitch at UFC 127.
Does Jon Fitch really need the UFC Welterweight Title to be considered an MMA legend?
Former UFC Welterweight title challenger Jon Fitch will look to make a bold statement this weekend, facing the multi-time UFC Champion BJ “The Prodigy” Penn at the UFC 127 headliner in Sydney, Australia. The fight is expected to determine the identity of the number one contender for the UFC Welterweight Crown. This could be the second time for Jon Fitch being on his way for a title fight, previously getting battered by Georges St. Pierre during five rounds at UFC 87, back in 2008. Since then, Fitch went
KSW 15: Bad Night for James Irvin, Great Night for Neo-Nazis
(Seven pounds over, and dropping his shorts just in case. Positivity’s a great thing, James, but sometimes you have…
Kharitonov: I would advise Fedor Emelianenko to be more active
When will be your next fight? Do you play to fight outside the Strikeforce Heavyweight GP? Until the GP Semi-Finals I’ll definitely have 2-3 fights. I want to keep myself in a good shape. You can always train hard, but without competing it will only have a negative effect during the fight. I had four fights during the recent months. I’m always in shape, and always ready to fight, both physically and mentally. So I think in this case more is better. And I would advise the same thing to Fedor
Strikeforce World Heavyweight GP could be put on hold
According to a report from Sherdog, the Strikeforce World Heavyweight Grand Prix may be put on hold.
Fedor’s coach Vladimir Voronov says the Hypnosis Interview is a “total bullshit”
Last week, Russian website LifeSport.ru (via MMAMania.com) quoted Fedor Emelianenko’s SAMBO coach Vladimir Voronov saying that Fedor Emelianenko was defeated by Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva because he was hypnotized by someone sitting in the crowd at the IZOD Center. However, in an interview to MixFight.ru, Voronov declared he never gave the controversial interview:
“I was really surprised by these reports. First of all, I never gave any interviews after the fight. We were on our way out of the airport, when a
Quick Quote: Bigfoot Silva wants the “arrogant” Josh Barnett in the Final
Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva successfully advanced to the semi-final round of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix last Saturday, when he defeated Tournament favorite Fedor Emelianenko via TKO (due to doctor stoppage) between the second and third rounds. And though he hasn’t reached the final just yet, it appears the Brazilian already has an opponent in mind for when the time comes. In order for the bout to materialize though, Silva must first face the winner of the Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum match.