GINA CARANO PAVING HER OWN WAY THROUGH MMA
ina Carano was in no rush to sign a new contract.
Two months ago, the MMA star had two promotions interested in her talent: Strikeforce, who owned her EliteXC contract, and the UFC, whose owners Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta were thinking about
UFC Severs Ties With Setanta Sports
Those of you over in Europe used to watching UFC on Setanta now must get your fix elsewhere. The financial instability of the network has caused it to lose it's deal with UFC. Negotiations to get UFC back on the air in England in time for UFC 100 are
PITTSBURGH WELCOMES MMA ON JUNE 27
While the UFC is set to descend on Philadelphia in August, the city of champions, Pittsburgh, Penn., will officially welcome mixed martial arts to town on June 27. The Ultimate Cage Fighting Championship makes its Keystone State debut bringing the
MMAjunkie.com Radio: Strikeforce lightweight up-and-comer Lyle Beerbohm
Four days after securing the biggest win of his career ? after having his agent pick the type of submission to end the fight ? Lyle "Fancy Pants" Beerbohm joins MMAjunkie.com Radio to discuss his breakout performance.
The Strikeforce lightweight, a
Affliction Entertainment cuts ties with heavyweight Andrei Arlovski
Japan is the best bet for AA. He's pretty much done. GateKeeper.
I would like to see him acquired by StrikeForce. He might not be a force to be reckoned with anymore but he would round out the talent in their company. Give a little more depth to
Meet a D-Back
"I saw a soldier try to dig a foxhole with his bare hands. He didn't notice that he'd torn off all his fingernails. I got him out of there quickly; not for his sake, but for ours. Fear is poison in combat...destructive, contagious." - Band of
If there is hope, it lies with the UFC
Just look at this past weekend?s TUF 9 finale card. Both Gleison Tibau and Edgar Garcia fell victim to the not altogether shocking ineptitude of supposedly professional judges. Throw in a rash of bad calls made by big-name referees and relative
New releases for June 23
Thoughts from the R-J?s Page Turners
on new books, old books and maybe even
some books of which you?ve never heard.
Meet The Page Turners
Lisa Kim Bach, reporter
If it has pages, she wants to turn them. Mystery? Oh yeah. Horror? If in the mood. Science
UFC call time on Setanta tie-up
UFC programming has been broadcast live on the sports channel since January
2008.
But with the Irish firm on the verge of slipping into administration, the
world's No1 mixed martial arts group had little choice but to walk away.
Marshall Zelaznik,
Broadcaster Setanta Goes Into Administration
Administrators hope to secure a deal for Irish and international businesses soon
Deloitte, which has been appointed administrator, said the firm's British business will soon close down, while Setanta's other operations will stay on air while a buyer is
