(PhatzRadio / MMA) — Jim Miller brought out the best and worst of Melvin Guillard as a fighter. Miller submitted Guillard with a rear-naked choke 2:04 into the first round of their main-event bout at UFC Fight Night on FX 1 in Nashville. But Miller had to survive an early blitz before getting in position [...]
Written by: Kevin Early 1) Anderson Silva Silva really is the baddest guy on the planet. He holds two UFC records for longest winning streak and most title defenses. He is unbeaten in the UFC and is #1 P4P. In other words, he is the best fighter of all time. 2) Chael Sonnen In Sonnen’s [...]
Bellator Fighting Championships 60 will be held at the Venue at Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana on Friday, March 9, 2012. If you are unable to make it in person, you can watch it live on MTV2 @ 9:00 PM ET. Per Bellator: “Bellator Featherweight Tournament winner faces champion Warren at Hammond’s Horseshoe!” NON-TELEVISED CARD Sean McCorkle [...]
Company to Develop Groundbreaking Mixed Martial Arts League and Events in China with Exclusive Government-Sanctioned Professional MMA-Rights Holder, Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation (RUFF) SHANGHAI, Jan. 19, 2012 — In the birthplace of kung fu and such action fighting stars as Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Jet Li, the still-nascent sport of mixed martial arts (MMA) [...]
Rope A Dope Radio’s own Samaarah Choubak recently sat down with the former IBF Super Featherweight Champion and former two-time IBF Featherweight Champion of the world Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero. Among the topics that were discussed was the much talked about rumored potential showdown with Floyd Mayweather Jr. Here’s what “The Ghost” had to say: [...]
Even though his boxing career ended more than three decades ago, the cheers of “Ali, Ali” still ring in the Greatest’s ears every time he makes a public appearance. Muhammad Ali, who turned 70 years old on Jan 17, may be stricken with Parkinson’s disease and gets around by wheelchair today, but he’s still got [...]
Written by: Kevin Early A source close to the situation has informed the media that Anthony “Rumble” Johnson has been released from the UFC. This former welterweight failed to make weight for the third time in his UFC career in preparation for his bout with Vitor Belfort at UFC 142. Johnson weighed in at 197 [...]
There’s going to be some major changes in amateur boxing once the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England have been completed. The biggest one will see the sport get rid of its controversial computerized scoring system and replace it with the controversial judging system, so don’t expect much to change. The AIBA (International Amateur Boxing [...]
With Floyd Mayweather Jr. calling Manny Pacquiao a punk on Twitter and challenging him to a showdown on May 5 it looks like a bout between the two is as close as ever. However, there are many skeptical fans who feel Mayweather’s challenge has been issued because he knows there’s no way a fight can [...]
Writing is not an easy field to find a niche in, and getting that first piece published can be a huge challenge for a fledgling scribe. Even the most famous writers look back on how their careers began and describe a difficult road leading up to their first big break. Steve Farhood is no exception. [...]
Undefeated 2008 U.S. Olympian Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade believes his February 10 main-event fight against former USBA junior middleweight champion Derek “Pooh” Ennis, for the vacant North American Boxing Organization (“NABO”) junior middleweight title, is a continuation of a well designed plan, eventually landing him a world title fight later this year or in early 2013. With [...]
It has become clear as day that negotiations for the much anticipated superfight between WBO Welterweight champion and Ring magazine’s #1 pound for pound boxer Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2 with 38 KO’s) and WBC Welterweight champion and Ring magazine’s #2 pound for pound boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0 with 26 KO’s) have once again fallen apart. [...]
I can recall that many UFC fans told me ten years ago that it would be run so much more smoothly than boxing. Having one promoter and a numbered amount of regulated fight cards, it would even feature fewer divisions, and talent would be built up locally, then regionally, and nationally… rather than based on fame and [...]
It’s really hard to not be impressed with the forty seven year old WBC Light Heavyweight Champion Bernard Hopkins. They say records are made to be broken, but Hopkins’ record of being the oldest champion in boxing history will be very hard to break, and it looks like it will be secure for years to [...]
Riddick “Big Daddy” Bowe (43-1, 33 KOs) still has some fight left in him and is preparing to launch a comeback to the sport that made him famous. “Well, you know, I’ve been training, and I decided to make a comeback. So, I’m in the process of gettin’ myself on weight,” said Bowe this past [...]
(By Mike Dinovo, US Presswire) (PhatzRadio / MMA) — CHICAGO — Experience trumped previously unblemished youth Saturday in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s return to Chicago. Former champion “Suga” Rashad Evans (22-1-1) dominated Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis (9-1) en route to a unanimous decision victory in the main event of UFC on Fox 2. In inflicting [...]
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