Alistair Overeem went from being a guy with a soft chin, woman-beater, bar-room brawler, suspected steroid-user, and crotch shot artist to a fan favorite, almost with one simple publicity stunt: the Reem.
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Paul Daley surfaces with Shark Fight…
Posted: July 27, 2010 in NewsTags: Houston Alexander, Keith Jardine, Paul Daley
In what seems like a surprise move, top ten welterweight, Paul Daley, has signed up to compete on the Shark Fight 9-11 card, which also happens to feature some of the biggest names in the sport not competing in the octagon. Part of me expected to see Daley in Strikeforce or maybe Dream due to his [...]
It didn’t take long for Nick Diaz to respond to Jason Miller’s comments in a recent interview. A quick rundown is that it kind of seems like Nick is disinterested in fighting Miller and cites the following reasons:
Forbes released a list of the highest paid athletes this week. Tiger Woods topped the list with pugilist Floyd Mayweather coming in at a distant second. But even more distant than Mayweather from Woods was anyone in mixed martial arts. Not one cracked the list.
James Toney’s MMA attempt a bit more serious than other athletes who came from different sports
Posted: March 5, 2010 in NewsTags: James Toney
So, MMA is officially the new bungee jumping. Guys like Johnnie Morton, Jose Canseco, Herschel Walker, the Green Ranger from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and half the population of Burton have all tried their hands at mixed martial arts to varying degrees of success. But the latest bungee jumper is a little more serious: [...]
Fedor Emelianenko may not be the No. 1 ranked heavyweight in the world soon
Posted: February 23, 2010 in NewsTags: Brock Lesnar, Cain Velasquez, Fedor Emelianenko
UFC 110 announced the arrival of heavyweight Cain Velasquez. He’s been on everyone’s radar, but I don’t think anyone thought he would be capable of knocking out legend Antonio Nogueira on the feet. The UFC’s heavyweight division is officially stockpiled and with fresh young talent that seems to have no trouble taking out the traditional [...]
Injuries impacted it, but UFC 109 card is still impressive
Posted: February 5, 2010 in NewsTags: Mark Coleman, Randy Couture
UFC 108 and 109 serve as further evidence as to why the UFC should absorb the WEC’s featherweight and bantamweight divisions. While 108 proved to be exciting, it had to be tough to market a card headlined by a non-title fight between Rashad Evans and relative unknown Thiago Silva, especially when it was originally to [...]
James Toney and Brock Lesnar both make MMA headlines without even doing any fighting
Posted: January 26, 2010 in NewsTags: Brock Lesnar, James Toney, Keith Jardine
This week’s MMA headlines were dominated by Michigan’s own James Toney, again, calling out anyone and everyone in the UFC, but admitting to being afraid of Fedor Emelianenko. Meanwhile, the other greatest heavyweight in the world, Brock Lesnar, is making headlines by spending this past week calling out Frank Mir, his own camp and Canada’s [...]
Will Chuck Liddell’s performance on Dancing With the Stars help or hurt MMA’s credibility?
Posted: August 18, 2009 in NewsTags: Chuck Liddell, Dancing with the Stars
Signs that your athletic career may be over … you get knocked out in two straight fights you were expected to win, and then join the cast of Dancing with the Stars. That’s the exact path of MMA legend Chuck Liddell.
Are MMA fans finally going to see Brock Lesnar vs. Fedor Emelianenko?
Posted: July 30, 2009 in NewsTags: Brock Lesnar, Fedor Emelianenko
It looks like MMA might just get its fight of the century. Recent reports indicate that the consensus number one heavyweight fighter in the world, Fedor Emelianenko, will soon be under the UFC banner. If such reports are true, then we could see the mega-fight MMA fans are salivating over: Brock Lesnar vs. Fedor.
