Ben Fowlkes: Edgar's the best lightweight, style points notwithstanding - When did we decide, either as a sport or as a culture, that you had to be terrifying to be a champion? I'm tempted to say Sonny Liston and Mike Tyson had some influence on this, but you can't blame boxing now. That sport has largely moved on from the specter of the snarling bruiser with ten pounds of gold and genuine leather around his waist.
Strikeforce live results: Overeem vs. Rogers - Alistair Overeem, Strikeforce heavyweight champion, has not fought for the promotion since November 2007, when he won the title. ...
EA Sports MMA Press Conference - EA Sports held a press conference earlier today to discuss their upcoming EA Sports MMA video game. Randy Couture was there and discussed the game as well. They said that the game is in its second year of development and is scheduled to ship in 2010. ...
Fabricio Werdum vs. Mike Kyle - Nick Diaz is heavily featured in the pre-show video package. The crowd reacts big to the Cyborg-Carano fight, with Carano getting heavy cheers and Cyborg getting heavy boos. ...
Exclusive Interview: Marloes Coenen Talks 135, Sarah Kaufman & Dutch Culture - Lose a title fight, get another title fight? That is precisely the good fortune that was recently bestowed upon Marloes Coenen. After sustaining a TKO loss at the hands of Cris Cyborg in January 2010 at 145 pounds she will take advantage of yet another opportunity at gold. This time, however, she will make the trek down to 135 pounds and challenge undefeated champion Sarah Kaufman. The pair will ...
Ben Fowlkes: What MMA can learn from this week's Fedor-Overeem gaffe - Maybe you didn't notice, what with all this week's excitement, but something wonderful almost happened in the world of MMA a few days ago. For the briefest of moments, it seemed as if the heavyweight fight that MMA fans have been waiting to see -- a bout between Fedor Emelianenko and Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem -- might actually come together some time this year.
On MMA: White, UFC hit a home run with Fan Expo - On MMA Matt Williams BOSTON — Only 15,575 fight fans got inside TD Garden Saturday night as the Ultimate Fighting Championship held its first-ever event in Massachusetts. For the rest of us? The UFC actually had a better treat in store.
I'm Done Buying What Fedor Emelianenko Is Selling - Dear Fedor: We’re done man. We’re breaking up. I think for good. And it’s not me, it’s you. I hadn’t intended to write a breakup letter. And I know you don’t even care. I was never a die-hard fan of yours, really. Not like some folks were. And besides, you never were a fighter who seemed to care about things like fan opinion. In a way, it was all part of your appeal. The quiet Russian, the stoic ...
Strikeforce fighters falter in Houston - BEAUMONT — Strikeforce: Houston last weekend ended up being a very entertaining event for Southesast Texas fans and the national audience tuning into Showtime. Although a great event for viewers, Strikeforce: Houston may be seen as a short term loss and long term win for Strikeforce.
Mike Cook vs. Scott Lighty - Round 1. Cook moves in with punches. Lighty with a high kick that knocks Cook down and follows with punches that rock Cook further. Lighty follows with kicks and punches from a standing position and Cook appears to still be dazed. Lighty throws a bod ...
Strikeforce live results: Overeem vs. Rogers - Alistair Overeem, Strikeforce heavyweight champion, has not fought for the promotion since November 2007, when he won the title. ...
Mariners season champs - BATH — The U10 Mariners finished 13-1-1 and won both the regular season and championship tournament for the Revere Baseball and Softball Association’s U10 Division.
Man Files Theft Report - A local man said he surrendered money to a male friend Friday evening after the acquaintance indicated that he had a gun.
10 Things Strikeforce Must Do To Challenge the UFC for MMA Supremacy - Since purchasing the assets of Pro Elite in 2009, Strikeforce has evolved from a highly successful regional promotion into a national MMA brand on the rise. Some would argue that the California-based promotion is already a force to be reckoned with in the mixed martial arts industry, while others believe the promotion’s simple mistakes will cause them to ultimately crumble and fail. If one were ...
MMA World Rankings (Updated 8-21-2010) - HeavyWeight (Over 205 Pounds) 1) Brock Lesnar - Lesnar survived a first round scare at UFC 116 in his bout against Shane Carwin. Carwin blasted Lesnar with unanswered punch after unanswered punch. In the second round, Lesnar rallied and showed the heart of a champion as he secured a takedown and transitioned to an arm triangle finish. With Fedor dropping, Lesnar is officially the number one ...
Alistair Overeem: MMA Legend Sits Down for an Exlusive Interview - For over a decade, Alistair “The Demolition Man” Overeem has been both a dominant mixed martial artist and a world-class kick-boxer. Since making his professional debut in both sports in 1999, Overeem has become one of the most dominant combat-sport athletes of all-time. With his overwhelming size, razor-sharp striking and underrated submission game, Overeem has amassed a resume of wins that ...
MMAWeekly's divisional rankings - The latest MMAWeekly World MMA Rankings were released on Wednesday, August 11. This system ranks the Top 10...
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