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Ben Askren Begins Bellator Tournament Tonight
In what should prove to be the toughest challenge of his young mixed martial arts career, Wisconsin native Ben Askren will square off tonight against Ryan Thomas in the first round of the Bellator Fighting Championships’ welterweight tournament.Add Comment -
April 11, 2010 - Cage Radio Episode 7 - Ben Rothwell, James Warfield, Scott Joffe
Guests: Ben Rothwell, Scott Joffe, Guest Host James WarfieldDiscussion Topics: UFC 112, Ben's upcoming fight, NAFC -
Frankie Edgar upsets B.J. Penn
Today at UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi, New Jersey native and +500 underdog Frankie Edgar pulled off the biggest upset in the promotion’s history, defeating lightweight champion B.J. Penn in five hotly contested rounds of war. -
Phil Davis scores second consecutive UFC win
The former pride of Penn State’s wrestling program, Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis has done it again at UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi, adding a blemish to the previously undefeated Alexander Gustafsson with a textbook ancanda choke at the end of the first frame. -
Cage Radio previews UFC 112
Join the panel for a special Cage Radio segment leading up to the live broadcast of UFC 112. Evolution Combat Club head coach Doug Cota joins the panel to preview the fights at 12 pm eastern time. -
MMA Mom at M-1 Global
Last weekend, M-1 Global held its first American event in the form of it's single elimination Selection tournament. In it, MATCS own MMA mom, Lynne McCreary, got to see her son advance to the next round. Here is her account of the event: -
Din Thomas talks Mayorga and future in fighting
UFC veteran and season 4 Ultimate Fighter alum Din Thomas talked with MATCS about his upcoming fight with Ricardo Mayorga at Shine III on May 15 in Fayetteville, NC. Mayorga, a former WBA Welterweight Champion, has turned to MMA as his new career. -
Cage Radio music contest underway
US Combat Sports’ internet radio expansion Cage Radio needs a theme song and is looking for MATCS readers to make it. While host Peter Lampasona is more than content with the opening minutes of the show being filled with his ranting voice, a sports without a proper theme is simply no show at all. -
M-1 Selection Americas honors and tournament winners
Russian MMA promotion M-1 Global brought its competitive glasnost to US soil yesterday for the Americas edition of the Selection series. M-1 Selection is a single elimination tournament held in various parts of the world focusing on getting eight developing fighters per weight class in each continent to fight in the higher level M-1 Challenge series. The following are the highlights and honors of the night as well as a list of American fighters who will be advancing to the Challenge: -
M-1 Selection Americas photo highlights
The following are the photo highlights for the first round of the American M-1 Selection series tournament. All photos are coutesy of The Fight Nerd, Matt Kaplowitz, who will have more photo galleries of the event on his site over the next few days. In depth coverage of the event to follow.













