Former champ Forrest Griffin says UFC 106 bout with Tito Ortiz "a big deal"
...Former light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin (16-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC) has been one of the UFC's most popular fighters throughout the four-and-a-half years that have followed his 2005 victory over Stephan Bonnar in the finale of the first "The Ultimate Fighter." But...
Tachi Palace Fights signs Nam Phan and Manny Tapia for February debuts
...Fights has yet to conduct its second event, the promotion continues to make moves to solidify its place in the California mixed martial arts scene. Today, Tachi Palace Fights officials announced the addition of Strikeforce and Sengoku veteran Nam Phan (15-6)...
Brown, Aldo Both Looking for a Definitive Finish in Title Bout
...Aldo to another fighter, Brown invoked the name Thiago Alves, the UFC welterweight wrecking ball who is Brown?s teammate at American Top Team in Florida. While Alves is quite an accomplished fighter, he is not yet at the level of an Anderson Silva, whom occupies...
Finally, Phil Baroni is coming home
...a light heavyweight bout and decided to try his hand in the division 20 lbs to the south, where many thought the Armenian mixed martial artist would find tremendous success. That wasn?t the case when he faced Baroni. ?That was a great fight, one of my best,?...
Garcia on Gamburyan Fight: Takedown D Is Key
...fight. ?Joe kind of has the same body type as Manny,? said Garcia, who, like Gamburyan, formerly competed in the UFC?s 155-pound division before dropping a weight class. ?They?ve got a really good squeeze because they?re so compact. Normally when I get against...
Amir Sadollah and the Fickle Nature of Thick and Thin
...Baroni (13-11), an MMA stalwart that never shies away from exchanging, will be looking to regain his winning ways in the UFC, having last fought against Pete Sell way back in early 2005 at UFC 51 (he lost via guillotine choke). Where is Sadollah concerned?...
Jake Rosholt: The Fine Art of Small Talk
...UFC middleweight Jake Rosholt to reflect on his past performances and he?ll tell you, ?There?s not much to say.? Try getting him to speculate on his future in sport and the simple response is, ?Not a big planner.? And what about anything in between? ?I have...
Steroids Can ?Mask? Diagnosis of Lesnar Disease
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Ashley Greene @ "New Moon" Premiere
...somebody's ass. The problem is, I know taekwondo, so I'm used to just sort of tapping for points when you kick. But MMA is a full knock-them-to-the-ground follow-through." Source Bookmark/Search this post with: Ashley looks very hot here. Her and Dakota...
MMA expands definition of mobile marketing
...relationship management, loyalty programs, direct response campaigns and the like. The word ?engage? has been expanded to mean ?push? and ?pull? activities to try to reach customers and prospects. The MMA opened its fall event today in San Diego....