Eyebrows are being raised over the validity of Georges St. Pierre’s claims to be no more than a mere mortal following yet another dismantling of his opposition en-route to reclaiming his UFC Welterweight Title. The latest victim of the Canadian’s sanctioned felony-assault was BJJ black belt, and former champion, Matt Serra.
“A lot of people are [...]
April 21, 2008
Categories: Georges St. Pierre, Matt Serra, UFC . Tags: UFC 83 . Author: oneounceofnews . Comments: Leave a Comment
UFC 83, also known as “Serra vs. St. Pierre 2,” presents us with not only a clear sign that the creative minds at Zuffa took the month off, but also that rare occasion where roughly every opinion espoused online by fans of the sport sounds absolutely retarded.
On the one hand, you have the sure-fire infallibility [...]
April 19, 2008
Categories: Alan Belcher, Brad Morris, Cain Valesquez, Charles McCarthy, Demian Maia, Ed Herman, Georges St. Pierre, Jason Day, Jason MacDonald, Joe Doerkson, Jonathan Goulet, Kalib Starnes, Kuniyoshi Hironaka, Mac Danzig, Mark Bocek, Matt Serra, Michael Bisping, Nate Quarry, Rich Clementi, Rich Franklin, Sam Stout, Travis Lutter, UFC . Tags: UFC 83 . Author: oneounceofnews . Comments: Leave a Comment
We’re underway with an epilepsy-inducing display of Las Vegas lights. The fighters seem convinced that having fought their way into the house assures that people will respect them as fighters not reality TV stars, which at least makes it clear these guys know better than to hang around on MMA forums.
Rampage wins the toss, [...]
April 17, 2008
Categories: Dana White, Forrest Griffin, Jesse Taylor, Mike Dolce, Quinton Jackson, TUF, UFC . . Author: oneounceofnews . Comments: Leave a Comment
Habitual stoner and, occasional fighter, Nick Diaz will, in an announcement fresh out of the time machine, return to action against Muhsin Corbbrey. The two were scheduled to fight in April but the event was canceled. Diaz was booked for a new fight as part of the Le-Shamrock card, but the state of California was [...]
April 17, 2008
Categories: EliteXC, Muhsin Corbbrey, Nick Diaz . . Author: oneounceofnews . Comments: Leave a Comment
Hardcore Fighting Championship has announced that they will be postponing their upcoming event, previously scheduled for May 10. The postponement of the fight is just the last in a chain of events which many theologists are clinging to as proof that God in fact does exist, and really, really does not like Renato “Babalu” Sobral.
Babalu’s [...]
April 16, 2008
Categories: HCF, Renato Sobral . . Author: oneounceofnews . Comments: Leave a Comment
The Yamma pit was promised to revolutionize the sport of Mixed Martial Arts in regards to the “lay-and-pray” style of fighting, and boy howdy did it ever deliver. Through the implementation of one-round bouts and a raised surface which places the defensive fighter’s legs right in prime grabbing room, the lay-and-pray was elevated to [...]
April 12, 2008
Categories: Mark Kerr, Oleg Taktarov, Travis Wiuff, Yamma . . Author: oneounceofnews . Comments: Leave a Comment
Forrest’s first line of the episode and he is again concerning himself with the fighters’ aesthetics. I’m not saying somebody in editing is trying to make him look gay, I’m just saying somebody in editing is trying to make him look gay.
Fight #9 – Dan Simmler (0-0) vs Matthew Riddle (1-0)
Simmler is a Serra [...]
April 10, 2008
Categories: Dana White, Forrest Griffin, Quinton Jackson, TUF, UFC . . Author: oneounceofnews . Comments: Leave a Comment
The clash that’s been years in the making is finally ready to happen as the UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia will square off against Pride Champion Fedor Emelianenko*. While the fight is not officially inked yet, the future of the world may well be put to the test should the two square off.
Estimates are sketchy [...]
April 9, 2008
Categories: Uncategorized . . Author: oneounceofnews . Comments: Leave a Comment
Former Pride owner Nobuyuki Sakakibara has filed suit against the UFC following the purchase, and subsequent passing, of the Pride brand. The suit alleges the Fertittas were accepted on a bid below other offerings on the promise that Pride would remain a premier organization under the Zuffa banner.
The two also disagree on who [...]
April 8, 2008
Categories: Fertitta Brothers, Nobuyuki Sakakibara, PRIDE, Zuffa . . Author: oneounceofnews . Comments: Leave a Comment
Much to the surprise of everyone that doesn’t know how to read a betting line, all three champions defended their belts at the IFL’s New Jersey event.
Jamal Patterson put up the most spirited effort for the challengers, taking the first round from Light Heavyweight Champion Vladimir Matyushenko. His efforts turned south in the second [...]
April 5, 2008
Categories: Bart Palaszewski, Chris Horodecki, IFL, Jamal Patterson, Jim Miller, Nate Lamotte, Shad Lierly, Vladimir Matyushenko, Wagnney Fabiano . . Author: oneounceofnews . Comments: Leave a Comment