Sticking true to his promise, Frank Shamrock stood with unorthodox-striking extraordinaire Cung Le in their Strikeforce Middleweight Title fight. Shamrock employed a perfect gameplan, pummeling Le’s shins with nearly every part of his own body, before suffering an unfortunate broken wrist while striking Le’s shins yet-again. The injury left the champ unable to answer the [...]
Sylvia to Employ Sprawl and Occasional Jab in New Org.
UFC fans the world over are reeling at the news that another of the organizations most beloved heavyweights has decided to move on from the organization. Following the departure of then-champion Randy Couture, Tim Sylvia, the man Couture felled to earn the title, has announced he will be leaving the UFC.
As news of his departure [...]
Strikeforce Lands Prime Network Slot
Hot on the heals of EliteXC’s announced partnership with CBS, Strikeforce has announced they have come to terms with NBC to produce a weekly show for the prime 2-2:30 AM time slot, following “Poker After Dark” and preceding infomercials about 17-in-one utility cutlery.
“It’s truly an honor to find ourselves in the position we are,” Strikeforce [...]
M-1 on Fedor: “Just kidding.”
The world’s #1 mixed martial arts free-agent is on the market again. Or about to be. Oh wait, he was never off it to begin with. M-1 and Fedor Emelianenko have officially parted ways ending the fighter’s undefeated reign with the promotion.
News of Fedor’s signing last year prompted many to question if it meant M-1 [...]
USMC KO’s “The Rhino”
President Bush addressed the media today to announce that the US Marine Corps had achieved its goal by knocking out Doug “The Rhino” Marshall to attain the WEC Light Heavyweight Title.
“I’m happy to say, I’ve spoken with WEC officials,” Bush said, “and Mission Accomplished. At 1:35 of the first round last night, USMC troops successfully [...]
Anger Defeats Aquino on BET’s Iron Wing
After a hard morning work-out at tryouts for BET’s Iron Wing, Alexis Aquino did not make the cut, and the fighter did not take the failure to advance to the latter stages of the tryouts in stride. Calling out all the other middleweights in the room, Aquino eventually earned himself a shot to win his [...]
Never Back Down Reviews Coming In
And, surprisingly enough, it is apparently not very good. This revelation is likely to send shockwaves through the MMA community, who had every reason to have high hopes for what the film would bring to the table after the premiere of its trailer:
The plot has been described as Karate Kid-esque if [...]
