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UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin 2
UFC 106 was originally scheduled to feature Lesnar vs. Carwin but Lesnar was forced to pull out because of a possible career ending illness and the UFC was forced to come up with a new main event to keep interested alive in the event. They decided to move Tito Ortiz to the main event but [...]
WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo
WEC 44 promises to be a thriller with another possible fight of the year candidate. WEC fights are among the most exciting with quick action and endless energy and Mike Brown and Jose Aldo promise to keep the WEC’s string of great fights intact. Jose Aldo (15-1, 5 consecutive knockouts) is one of MMA’s most [...]
Strikeforce: The Aftermath
Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko left the sold out Sears Centre and the many watching on primetime network television believers in the legend that is Fedor. With a singular punch that ignited the crowd and sent Brett Rogers crumbling to the mat, Fedor cemented his status as the best pound for pound fighter in the [...]
Fedor: Still the best?
This Saturday night, “the pound for pound best fighter in the world” Fedor Emelianenko (30-1, 1 no contest) will make his US national television debut as Strikeforce/M-1 Global presents: Fedor vs. Rogers on CBS. Fedor Emelianenko is the consensus top heavyweight fighter in the world and is set to face Brett Rogers, an undefeated up-and-coming [...]
Post Fight: UFC 104 “Shogun Rua vs. Lyoto Machida”
The UFC light heavyweight championship belt still rests around the waist of Lyoto Machida, much to the dismay and disagreement of many who witnessed the bout. Machida was visibly banged up with a busted lip and whelp around his ribs. Rua was seemingly able to crack the Machida code, keeping him at bay with great [...]
My WEC 43 Experience by Jacob Calbillo
San Antonio, TX – As a journalist who has covered multiple professional sports and interviewed stars such as Tim Duncan, Lebron James and Mark Cuban for the past 5 seasons, I was intrigued by the opportunity to cover WEC 43.
I wanted to see how the up-start league compared to the big boys. I have had [...]
