Dominique Robinson phones in to update me on his trianing. The Fallen Angel, returns to action on July 9th against Dave Kaplan. Kaplan lost his UFC debut against former Ultimate Fighter cast mate Junie Browning at the TUF 8 Finale. At UFC 98, Kaplan lost to George Roop via split decision. After the loss, Kaplan was cut from the [...]
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Courtesy of mmaweekly.com Lyle Beerbohm (14-0) recently stated that since beating Vitor Ribeiro in his Strikeforce debut, he now wants to face lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez. Former champion Josh Thomson took to MMAWeekly.com Radio Monday evening to react to the undefeated contender’s remarks. “I just laugh about it,” said Thomson. “I mean, who’s Lyle? I [...]
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Courtesy of cagepotato.com The UFC paid out $506,000 in disclosed salaries and bonuses for Saturday night’s Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale event, with longtime Octagon veterans Chris Leben andKeith Jardine taking home the biggest checks. The complete payout list is below; keep in mind that the numbers don’t include additional income from sponsorships and undisclosed “locker room bonuses,” [...]
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Courtesy of mmaweekly.com “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 11 finale drew an estimated 1,708 fans for gate receipts totaling $430,250, according to UFC officials on Saturday night at The Palms in Las Vegas. The promotion shared the wealth, issuing $25,000 post-fight bonuses to four of the card’s fighters. Keith Jardine and Matt Hamill, whose fight was [...]
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Court McGee vs. Kris McCray Keith Jardine vs. Matt Hamill Aaron Simpson vs. Chris Leben Spencer Fisher vs. Dennis Siver John Gunderson vs. Mark Holst James McSweeney vs. Travis Browne Josh Bryant vs. Kyle Noke Jamie Yager vs. Rich Attonito Brad Tavares vs. Seth Baczynski Chris Camozzi vs. James Hammortree
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Courtesy of cagepotato.com Now that TUF 12 has started taping, it’s time for Josh Koscheck to start building heat for his December fight against Georges St-Pierre — and he’s following the Floyd Mayweather playbook to the letter. In a story posted last night on MMA Junkie, Koscheck breathed new life into the steroid accusations first [...]
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Ed “Short Fuse” Herman joins The Not So Happy Hour host Mots on his weekly MMA News Media round table, including Chris Ronquillo from FUnews.net, Mark “The Thrill” Brill from MMAKO.tv, and the man simply know as James from Parts unknown June 13th, 2010, at 7 p.m. Pacific Fresno, California — June 13th, 2010 — [...]
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Courtesy of mmaweekly.com Jamie Yager may have had a rough night on Wednesday watching his elimination from “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 11, but nothing like the storm of controversy he was hit with first thing Thursday morning. An account on Twitter that was said to be Jamie Yager’s went on a hate filled tirade aimed at [...]
Continue reading …“Randy look at my eyes. You know there is no fear here. You come at me with that wrestling, dirty boxing, I promise you, I’m going to choke your ass out … All you gotta do is Google me.” “I am the icon, the greatest fighter to ever put gloves on. I am the ultimate [...]
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Courtesy of mmaweekly.com A fighter quits on the stool, a coache leaves and a new coach arrives on “The Ultimate Fighter 11: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz” episode 10. After the opening montage of fighters kicking bags and fight scenes, we picked up where we left off last week with UFC president Dana White informing Chuck [...]
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