Monthly Archives: October 2007

The Ultimate Fighter – Episode 5

Troy Mandaloniz The show opens with Mac Danzig talking about last week’s match between Team Serra fighter Richie Hightower and his Team Hughes teammate Blake Bowman: “Blake got tossed around the cage by a little turd with a mohawk.” Serra … Continue reading

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Thanks DirecTV

I’m not sure the UFC was ready for this to come out (it’s not on their Web site) but thanks to DirecTV, here it is. This fight has been in the making for YEARS and now it looks like it … Continue reading

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UFC 77 – Hostile Territory: Franklin vs. Silva

UFC 77 Hostile Territory takes place this Saturday in Cincinnati. To go off on something here … I don’t know where they get the names for these shows. “Stacked” was more like “Shallow” and “Knockout” didn’t have any. Is Cincy … Continue reading

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WWE riding MMA’s coattails?

Can you see these guys fighting MMA? So, the WWE’s having some sort of PPV this Sunday. Two “superstars” have a match where fans get to choose the “stipulation”: wrestling, boxing or MMA. WWE always follows whatever’s hot, and right … Continue reading

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Randy the movie star

Thanks to sherdog.com’s ironjaw2 for the pic. So we’ve heard that Randy Couture had been building his Hollywood resume and now he’s got a feature role in what will no doubt be a critically-acclaimed masterpiece, The Scorpion King: Rise of … Continue reading

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Another MMA reality show?

From sherdog.com’s Web site: By Mike Fridley (Mike@sherdog.com) Joining the likes of “The Ultimate Fighter” and various other planned mixed martial arts-themed projects, ProElite announced plans Thursday to develop “multi-program MMA content for network TV” with the cooperation of Mark … Continue reading

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The Ultimate Fighter — Episode 4

Coming off last week’s loss, which put his team down 2-1, Matt Hughes says, “I’m not happy.” he then compares his team to rival Matt Serra’s, “We’re a team and they’re not.” We go to a smiling Matt Serra, who … Continue reading

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COUTURE QUITS UFC

Another day, another bombshell in the wild and wooly world of MMA. Again, here’s what’s on The Fight Network Web site: MMA Icon Walks Away From Promotion In Stunning Move By Brian Knapp At the height of its power and … Continue reading

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Where to go for MMA in York

Here’s a list so far of what’s available in the York, Pa. area for Mixed Martial Arts. Please let me know if there is anything to add to this list. Central Pennsylvania Martial Arts Academy in New Cumberland. The school’s … Continue reading

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Fedor commits to M-1

This from The Fight Network’s Web site: PRIDE Heavyweight Champion To Headline First Show Under New Ownership By Loretta Hunt (loretta@thefightnetwork.com) PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko has committed exclusively to the new ownership of M-1 Mix-Fight Championship, which has been … Continue reading

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