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Strikeforce Gets Heavy - World Grand Prix Kickoff Feb. 12
STRIKEFORCE and M-1 Global join forces again to co-promote an historic kick-off of the STRIKEFORCE World Grand Prix - Heavyweight Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 12th, live on Showtime (10p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, NJ. Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko (31-2, 1 NC), of Stary Oskol, Russia, returns against Brazil’s Antonio “Big Foot” Silva (15-2) of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil will headline the event, while the co-feature will match former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski (15-8), of Chicago by way of Minsk, Belarus, against Sergei Kharitonov (16-4) of Moscow, Russia will serve as the co-feature.Add Comment -
Lesnar, Dos Santos Announced As TUF 13 Coaches
Just announced today, the coaches for season 13 of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) will be Brock Lesnar and Junior Dos Santos. The season will start filming this month and will air, March 30th on Spike TV and will feature a cast of welterweights. -
Technique of the Week: Inner thigh throw
USCS and Master Kim of NOVA MMA team up for another technique session on Yudo. In this episode, Master Kim shows the inner thigh throw from an over and under tie up. -
Anthony Pettis and Clay Guida Matchup Rumored for UFC 130 or UFC 131
While nothing is yet official, the picture is becoming a little clearer. After losing out on an immediate shot at the UFC lightweight title due to a highly debated draw at UFC 125, Heavy.com has reported that Anthony Pettis and Clay Guida are close to a matchup later this year. -
US Combat Sports Best of 2010 Awards Nominations Voting Begins Today
Every year US Combat Sports hands out awards to the best of the best in local combative sports action. And in order to determine who is deserved of the “USCS Best of 2010 Awards”, we need your help choosing five nominees. -
T.J. Waldburger to meet Dennis Hallman at UFC Fight Night 24
Belton-native and former Shark Fights welterweight champ TJ Waldburger (13-5)·is unofficially set to meet grizzled UFC vet Dennis Hallman (50-13-2) at UFC Fight Night 24 in Seattle, Wash. This will mark Waldburger's return to the Octagon since the 22-year old's successful debut last September at UFC Fight Night 22 in Austin. Since defeating David Mitchell by unanimous decision, Waldburger has been recovering from a strained piriformis. The Grappler's Lair product hopes to extend a winning streak that includes victories over Shannon Ritch and Pat Healy, both at Shark Fights events. Waldburger also holds victories over Pete Spratt, a UFC-vet and former student of Saekson ... -
UFC and MSG Rejoin Biggest Push Yet for MMA in New York
Continuing its spearhead roll in the expansion of mixed martial arts, world's largest MMA promotion The Ultimate Fighting Championship will be making its first official announcement of intent to host a show in Madison Square Garden this Thursday. According to a story broken earlier today by MMA Fighting correspondent Mike Chiapetta, the UFC press conference in MSG on Thursday, which will have UFC president Dana White, Zuffa co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta, UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar, and former light-heavyweight champion Rashad Evans present, is to announce the organization will hold a Pay Per View in Manhattan during 2011. While both Zuffa Entertainment and MSG Sports have been... -
Bellator Signs Explosive Veteran Joe “Diesel” Riggs to Middleweight Division
“Joe Riggs is a battle tested veteran who brings it in every fight. He is a great addition to our middleweight division, and I’m looking forward to seeing Joe in action during Season 4”, said Bellator Chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney. Born in Sanford, Maine, but raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Riggs began his journey to MMA when he picked up boxing at just 10 year old before wrestling in high school. A two time All-American, Riggs met current UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez at the High School National Championships. With a Golden Gloves boxing title under his belt and widely established as one of the top high school wrestlers in the country, Riggs' decision to make the transition to M... -
Texas fighters offer free seminar to service men and women right before UFC Fight Night 23
Fort Hood won the 2010 US Army Combatives Team Championship with the help of Grappler's Lair and UFC fighter TJ Waldburger. Waldburger's management made official today that Grappler's Lair will host a seminar, "Operation Appreciation: Texas Hold ‘Em MMA Clinic", free of charge to 50 servicemen and women and will be held on the same day as UFC Fight Night 23: Fight for the Troops 2 at the Fort Hood army base. The two-hour submission grappling and MMA seminar features not only Waldburger, but Bellator Veteran Joe "Jitsu" Christopher, Bellator veteran Steve Carl, who was deployed from Fort Hood to Iraq twice, former UFC fighter Gerald Harris, The Ultimate Fig... -
Erik Koch to Make UFC Debut Against Cub Swanson at UFC on Versus 3 in March
Erik “New Breed” Koch will get his first shot in the UFC in just a mere matter of months. According to a report from mmajunkie.com, the Roufusport fighter has agreed to take on Cub Swanson at UFC on Versus 3 in March.
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