Monthly Archives: January 2008

BJ Penn wins lightweight title

Posted on January 22, 2008 by ted czech

For those who didn’t see it, BJ “The Prodigy” Penn defeated Joe “Daddy” Stevenson at the main event of UFC 80 – Rapid Fire on Saturday night. Penn opened up a gusher of a cut on Stevenson’s head with an … Continue reading →

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Get Ready for Ultimate Fight Night 12

Posted on January 22, 2008 by ted czech

Whoa – Unless Josh Burkman is standing in a hole, I didn’t realize there was such a height difference between him (left) and Mike “Quick” Swick. That translates into a reach advantage and we know Swick likes to throw heavy, … Continue reading →

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UFC Fight Night, April 2 on Spike

Posted on January 19, 2008 by ted czech
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Official poster for Shamock vs. Le

Posted on January 19, 2008 by ted czech

And on FiveOuncesofPain.com, there’s this posted today from an interview with the always-entertaining Frank Shamrock: Former UFC light heavyweight champion and current Strikeforce middleweight champion Frank Shamrock announced in a new interview with MMAWeekly.com that he will be fighting his … Continue reading →

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Babes, beer and brawls

Posted on January 17, 2008 by ted czech

Gratuitous Hooter’s girl pic. UFC 80 – Rapid Fire, which features Joe “Daddy” Stevenson and BJ “The Prodigy” Penn fighting for the UFC lightweight title, is being held in England. That means start time “across the pond” as they say, … Continue reading →

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Lee Murray: From Contender, to Just Con

Posted on January 16, 2008 by ted czech

I don’t condone bein’ a thug – hate it, in fact – but as a police reporter when I’m not doing MMA Explosion, I find the life and times of Lee Murray somehow intriguing, yet at the same time, pathetic. … Continue reading →

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Frank vs. Cung – on for March 29

Posted on January 16, 2008 by ted czech

On Saturday, I posted a quote from Cung Le about a fight in March between himself and Frank Shamrock. We now have further proof on Sherdog.com: Frank Shamrock will face Cung Le at a March 29 EliteXC-Strikeforce co-promoted event at … Continue reading →

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Legalize It

Posted on January 15, 2008 by ted czech

If you haven’t done so already, head over to the online petition to legalize MMA in Pennsylvania and sign your name, maybe leave a comment too. Not sure how long the petition has been up, but they now have 1,246 … Continue reading →

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Not like we didn’t see this one coming …

Posted on January 15, 2008 by ted czech

On Sherdog.com, I found this today – hopefully, it can all be worked out and we can have Randy vs. Fedor – either in UFC or M-1 – I really don’t care where. Everybody stands to make millions upon millions, … Continue reading →

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CPMA blog now online

Posted on January 15, 2008 by ted czech

Mark Jovich, head instructor at Central Pennsylvania Martial Arts Academy, has started a blog to keep everyone updated with news, videos and other things related to the academy. In addition to teaching traditional Okinawan karate, Mark also has put together … Continue reading →

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