Monthly Archives: August 2011

Vote on the top 10 unsigned pro and ammy fighters on the east coast … in case you missed it the first time

Posted on August 31, 2011 by ted czech

From Sunday: A comrade of mine, Matt Leyshock, covers MMA on his website, standthemup.org, in the western part of PA and Ohio. So we hatched this project: He’ll develop a list of the Top 10 pro and amateur fighters in … Continue reading →

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UFC fighter Sean “Muscle Shark” Sherk to hold seminars, sign autographs at CPWC 13 in York

Posted on August 31, 2011 by ted czech

UFC fighter Sean “Muscle Shark” Sherk will be at Central Pennsylvania Warrior Challenge 13 on Sept. 17 in York, holding seminars and signing autographs, according to Mark Jovich, CPWC promoter. Sherk (36-4-1) is a former UFC lightweight champ, having beaten … Continue reading →

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If your opponent turns his back while standing, is that a submission?

Posted on August 31, 2011 by ted czech

So did the ref call the fight because Sims turned his back — in other words, is that almost like a submission of sorts? But, a more familiar scenario is when one fighter is on the ground, with an opponent … Continue reading →

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Philly’s Wilson Reis steps in to take on Eduardo Dantas at Bellator 51

Posted on August 31, 2011 by ted czech

from mmajunkie.com: Wilson Reis (12-3 MMA, 5-3 BFC) has replaced Joe Soto (9-2 MMA, 4-1 BFC) and now meets Eduardo Dantas (10-2 MMA, 0-0 BFC) in an opening-round bantamweight-tournament fight at Bellator 51. Soto was pulled from the season-five tourney … Continue reading →

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NJ’s Dan Miller and Rousimar Palhares at UFC 134 (UFC: Rio) — You won’t find a display of camaraderie like this in other sports

Posted on August 31, 2011 by ted czech

A great show of sportsmanship at UFC 134 (UFC: Rio) by the fighter with the hardest name to pronounce, Rousimar Palhares (Whoo-sa-mar Paul-harris) and a fighter with one of the easiest, NJ’s Dan Miller. Thanks to Mike Constantino of AMA … Continue reading →

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RIP Chris “Bigpoppa” Schnake

Posted on August 31, 2011 by ted czech

One of the pioneers in MMA, particularly in the mid-west as a cage announcer and an MMA Weekly radio host, Chris “Bigpoppa” Schnake, died recently. As you can see from this montage of clips, Bigpoppa was involved in some the … Continue reading →

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XFE Cage Wars to hold Fall Brawl on Sept. 24 in Chester

Posted on August 30, 2011 by ted czech

XFE Cage Wars, an organization that has held numerous events in PA and NJ, is hooking up with Joey Eye Boxing to put together a hybrid MMA-boxing show on Sept. 24 at Harrah’s in Chester. According to XFE’s Helen Locura, … Continue reading →

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Chris “Red Line” Wing: Anderson Silva is like a computer

Posted on August 30, 2011 by ted czech

Chris Wing explains how Anderson Silva dissects his opponents mentally — before dissecting them physically. He also talks about the shot that felled Okami at UFC: Rio, and the last person who was not afraid to fight Silva: Chael Sonnen.

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Jake “The Slayer” Salyer pulls out The Sorcerer aka double arm bar in the cage

Posted on August 30, 2011 by ted czech

Jake Salyer fighting for FCF out of ACA/XPC pulls off a double arm-bar, also known as The Sorcerer. Can’t say that I’ve ver seen that move, amazing. … yes, I gave him that nickname, see I just switched the “l” … Continue reading →

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Sick MMA mural, featuring Couture, Liddell and Hardy

Posted on August 28, 2011 by ted czech

UK artist Geo Thomson does a mural for former UFC fighter Ian “The Machine” Freeman, displaying some of the best MMA artwork I’ve seen in some time. This mural features Ross Pearson, Chuck Liddell, Freeman, Randy Couture and Dan Hardy.

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