Monthly Archives: October 2007

Gogoplatas galore

Heavyweight fighter Brad Imes, who was runner-up in the second season of The Ultimate Fighter, has been on a tear since leaving the big leagues. Most recently, he’s been featured on several major MMA Web sites for finishing his last … Continue reading

Posted in Mixed Martial Arts | Comments Off

Get Ready for UFC 78 – Validation

There’s a lot of talk on the web about UFC 78, not all of it positive. Some say the card is weak, that Bisping vs. Evans is not a fight worthy of being a main event. I’ll say this, on … Continue reading

Posted in Mixed Martial Arts | Comments Off

York County grapplers win in NJ

Here’s an e-mail I received Saturday from Biff Walizer about this weekend’s Garden State Grappling Championships tournament in Millville, NJ: After losing a very close bout, George McGinnis brought a silver medal back to York from the 170-184.9 weight class. … Continue reading

Posted in MMA in York | 1 Comment

Out with a Bang

End-of-the-year Mixed Martial Arts events have traditionally been big extravaganzas, where organizations try to showcase some of their best fighters in dream matches. Here’s what’s going on so far: K-1 Hero’s, the MMA branch of K-1 (the japanese kickboxing organization) … Continue reading

Posted in Mixed Martial Arts | Comments Off

The Ultimate Fighter – Episode 6

Team Serra’s Ben Saunders This week’s show opens with the fght announcement: Team Serra’s Ben Saunders vs. Team Hughes Dan Barrera. We see Team Hughes training, with Barrera going at it hard. “Oh, yeah, Barrera dude, dropped his knee on … Continue reading

Posted in Mixed Martial Arts | Comments Off

The 25 Tuffest Moments of all Time

The Ultimate Fighter, UFC’s reality show, has been a boon to the organization, and also to Mixed Martial Arts as a whole. I’m not a huge fan of reality shows, although I gotta admit, sometimes they’re like a train wreck, … Continue reading

Posted in Mixed Martial Arts | 4 Comments

Bill Mahood: an honorable decision

Canadian LHW fighter Bill “The Butcher” Mahood did something not found too often in sports. When faced with a positive test for steroids, he didn’t try to fight it, he admitted it. Following Mahood’s loss to Bobby Southworth at Strikeforce’s … Continue reading

Posted in Mixed Martial Arts | Comments Off

MMA in Pa. – the saga continues

On June 25, the Pennsylvania Athletic Commission approved the rules and regulations for professional and amateur Mixed Martial Arts in the state. That, it seems, was the easy part. Now, there is a long regulatory process where politicians and lawyers, … Continue reading

Posted in Mixed Martial Arts | Comments Off

Ryan Shamrock’s MMA debut

Here is the first pro MMA fight for Ryan Shamrock, Pancrase/UFC/PRIDE legend Ken Shamrock’s son. I watched the video – he gets a sick takedown and has some slick submissions. Proud papa is there at the end of the fight. … Continue reading

Posted in Mixed Martial Arts | Comments Off

Get Ready for UFC 77

UFC 77 – Hostile Territory weighs-in happened earlier today. Go to ufc’s Web site here to view them. To recap, other Web sites said Joe Rogan tripped on stage, Dana White had a big gut and that Anderson Silva’s stare-down … Continue reading

Posted in Mixed Martial Arts | Comments Off