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M-1 Challenge XXII Free Live Stream Now
Make sure to follow M-1 Challenge 22 right here on USCombatSports.com. Click here to watch all of the action live from Druzhba Arena in Moscow, Russia, including a number of title bouts.Add Comment -
Pat Bennett Fights Alexander Volkov to a Controversial Draw
Team Bombsquad heavyweight and upstate New Yorker Pat Bennett scored an improbable draw at M-1 Challenge 22 today in Moscow, Russia. Bennett, a finalist at the M-1 Selection series in Atlantic City, New Jersey, was a late addition to the Moscow card with a bout against Alexander Volkov. Volkov enjoyed some initial striking success, stumbling Bennett with a head kick early on. But the physically more powerful former wrestler quickly went back to his roots with gusto, taking down and neutralizing Volkov for the majority of every round. The bout was one of the least crowd pleasing of the night, with Volkov sitting ineffectually in guard while Bennett pounded away from top position for the vas... -
New York MMA Letter Writing Campaign Begins
On January 5 the 2011 legislative session begins in New York and with it a renewed battle for the sanctioning of mixed martial arts in the Empire State. One of the biggest changes in the field for the new year will not be happening in Albany, but inside the New York MMA community as December marks the beginning of a massive letter-writing campaign in support of MMA. In past years, the primary efforts to push MMA sanctioning in New York have come from lobbyists employed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Madison Square Garden Sports, who have obvious financial interests in seeing the combat sport come to its largest untapped market. In spite of these efforts, lobbyists were unable to ... -
Cage Radio Covers UFC/Strikeforce Feud
Cage Radio returns from Thanksgiving break at its usual time, Saturday, 1:30PM, to discuss competition among national promotions. With Strikeforce and the UFC going head to head on free TV for the first time this season, the question reopens on if other national promotions have a place in the UFC-dominated medium. The panel reviews the ins, the outs, the winners, and the losers on this week on Cage Radio. To listen to the show on Blog Talk Radio click here. Cage Radio is also available via Go Fight Live, through the Sports Action Network Radio mobile app, or on the embedded player, below: Listen to internet radio with Cage Radio: MAT on Blog Talk Radio -
Sonnen Suspension Reduced, More Action May Come
The California State Athletic Commission ruled on the long awaited appeal of UFC middleweight contender Chael Sonnen, today, who was suspended after testing positive for the use of intramuscular injections of testosterone after his title bout with Anderson Silva in August. After a period of just under three hours, including presentations from both sides and the commission deliberation, Sonnen's suspension was reduced from a full year to six months, with fines the fighter already paid being upheld. Sonnen's use of self-injected testosterone became apparent the night of the bout, when Sonnen admitted to commission member George Dodd that he had taken the substance but claimed it was... -
2010 North American Freestyle Sambo Championships Highlight Reel
Last month, the 2010 North American Freestyle SAMBO Championships moved from their perennial home in Rahway, New Jersey to hold an event in Austin, Texas. Below is a highlight reel of the event, reposted with permission from the American SAMBO Association. -
TUF Season 12 Semifinals Recap
Another season of “The Ultimate Fighter” is in the books, and all that’s left is the fighting. This week’s season finale saw the two match-ups that will determine who gets to fight for a UFC contract during Saturday’s “The Ultimate Finale.” The first semifinal bout pitted Team GSP teammates Jonathan Brookins and Kyle Watson against each other. While Watson had the edge in overall experience, Brookins dominated the fight from the onset. Brookins scored a series of takedowns on Watson in round one and almost finished the fight by unleashing a barrage of fists. But the horn saved the more experienced fighter for another round. Watson's trip to round two proved to be futile, as Brookins ... -
Ronald Canestrari Against MMA, Claims to Have Heard Nothing from Local Businesses
With the battle to sanction mixed martial arts in New York starting anew in January, New York State Assembly Majority leader Ronald Canestrari has officially come out against the regulation of the sport. Canestrari made it clear that his issue is not with any particulars of the bill to sanction MMA, but with the sport itself. The sport appears to me to be too barbaric,” said the Majority Leader. “I think if boxing came up today, we'd vote against that, too. But that's already here and part of the culture.” Canestrari's stance has been echoed before with MMA's most vocal opponent in New York, Assemblyman Bob Reilly. However, a peculiar aspect of the Majority Leader'... -
Oleg Taktarov and Local Martial Artists Pay Respects to Gene Fabrikant
Martial arts trainers gathered in the Oceana Theater in Brooklyn, New York tonight to say goodbye to pillar of the local martial arts community, Gene Fabrikant. A memorial for the late trainer, promoter, and SAMBO master was held during the intermission of the PFK World Championship Kickboxing card being held in Fabrikant's honor. Fabrikant's son, Oleg Fabrikant, placed his father's wrestling shoes on the center of the canvas, as per an old retirement ritual in Greco-Roman wrestling. “My father did not plan to retire,” Oleg addressed the crowd. “He was taken from us. But still, I would like to invite the people whose lives he's touched to gather around.” While the grou... -
Mr. Wonderful wins via Mr. Wonderful at UFC 123
When former pride of the Penn State wrestling program, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's own Phil “Mr Wonderful” Davis defeated Tim Boetsch at tonight at UFC 123, the question came simultaneously from the record keepers as to exactly how. Davis answered the question, himself in his locker room post-fight interview for UFC.com. After a dominant first round for Davis, which showed off some newly polished striking skills, Mr. Wonderful wasted no time taking Boetsch to the ground in the second frame. From a mount, Davis jumped to side control and grabbed on to his opponent's outstretched wrist. Afterward, Davis reached one arm behind Boetsch's back while using his body weigh to direct B...
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