Results tagged “Eddie Goldman” from MMA Explosion

On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with
Daniel "Lion Heart" Lerwell, one of the two self-described cage
fighting drag queens from Swansea, Wales, who received international
notoriety after beating back an attack by two thugs on August 30.

When Daniel Lerwell, his friend James Lilley, and a group of their
friends went out socializing the night of August 30, the night before
a national holiday in the UK, they decided to have some fun by
dressing in drag, as women. However, Lerwell and Lilley was attacked
by two men, described in the UK media as drunken "yobs", who
apparently thought that these men dressed in drag were easy targets.

They soon found out otherwise, as they were quickly dropped by Lerwell
and Lilley, and later arrested by the police.

Daniel "Lion Heart" Lerwell and James "Lights Out" Lilley, it turns
out, are both mixed martial arts fighters who train at the Predator
Gym, which is affiliated with the legendary Gracie Barra Academy.
Lilley is also a professional boxer. So while these two yobs might
have thought that they were in for an easy night of gay-bashing or
drag queen-bashing, they ended up in jail, bruised and battered from
the effective self-defense of their would-be victims.

The video of the attack was captured on closed circuit cameras, and
has become a major hit on YouTube:

There is also a Facebook group about all this, called Done By Men In
Drag, at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=150538657489.

We had a chance Friday morning to speak by phone with Daniel "Lion
Heart" Lerwell about this attack, its lessons, and his fighting
career. He has been besieged by mainstream media requests, but took
the time out to speak with us on No Holds Barred.

You can play or download No Holds Barred at
http://nhbnews.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-10-09T16_38_35-07_00

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No Holds Barred: Robert Drysdale on ADCC Superfight with Jacare

On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and grappling world champion Robert Drysdale
(http://robertdrysdale.net/).

The winner by submission of all his fights in the absolute division of
the 2007 Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) Submission Fighting World
Championships, Robert Drysdale now has earned a place in the featured
Superfight in ADCC 2009 (http://adccbarcelona.com), September 25-27,
in Barcelona, Spain. His original opponent, however, Roger Gracie, the
2007 Superfight winner and a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champion many
times over, was forced to withdraw from this match because of an
injury.

It was just announced Friday by the ADCC Committee that the new
opponent for Robert Drysdale in the Superfight will be the exciting
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and mixed martial arts star, Ronaldo "Jacare"
Souza. In his last appearance at ADCC, in 2005, Jacare won the 88 kg
division but lost in the absolute finals to Roger Gracie.

You can play or download No Holds Barred at
http://nhbnews.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-09-12T11_38_27-07_00.

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No Holds Barred: Kid Peligro Previews 2009 ADCC Submission Fighting
World Championships

On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with our
colleague Kid Peligro, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, a senior
editor of the ADCC News (http://www.adcombat.com/), and a
correspondent on our show.

Our subject is a preview of the most prestigious grappling tournament
in the world, the 2009 ADCC Submission Fighting World Championships
(http://adccbarcelona.com), which take place this year in Barcelona,
Spain, September 25-27. The ADCC (Abu Dhabi Combat Club) tournament is
an invitation-only event which takes place every two years to
determine the best no-gi grapplers in the world.

In this interview, we discuss the significance and history of this
event, the favorites this year in each weight class, updates on who
will be competing, why many top mixed martial arts fighters understand
the crucial role of grappling in that sport, and much more.

You can play or download No Holds Barred at
http://nhbnews.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-09-11T15_26_30-07_00.
No Holds Barred: Kid Peligro Previews 2009 ADCC Submission Fighting
World Championships

On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with our
colleague Kid Peligro, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, a senior
editor of the ADCC News (http://www.adcombat.com/), and a
correspondent on our show.

Our subject is a preview of the most prestigious grappling tournament
in the world, the 2009 ADCC Submission Fighting World Championships
(http://adccbarcelona.com), which take place this year in Barcelona,
Spain, September 25-27. The ADCC (Abu Dhabi Combat Club) tournament is
an invitation-only event which takes place every two years to
determine the best no-gi grapplers in the world.

In this interview, we discuss the significance and history of this
event, the favorites this year in each weight class, updates on who
will be competing, why many top mixed martial arts fighters understand
the crucial role of grappling in that sport, and much more.

You can play or download No Holds Barred at
http://nhbnews.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-09-11T15_26_30-07_00.

You can also download No Holds Barred at http://www.mediafire.com/?n42mxoyq1ne.

On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with the
best fighter in mixed martial arts today, and the man who plans to
conquer him in his next fight.

Fedor Emelianenko holds the distinction of being both the best
heavyweight and top pound-for-pound fighter in mixed martial arts
today. He also is the top mixed martial arts fighter of this decade,
and many would add the best heavyweight and even the best overall MMA
fighter of all time.

After defeating a virtual who's who of the heavyweight division, Fedor
will now have another confident challenger as he takes on the unbeaten
Brett Rogers. This will be on a Strikeforce-M-1 Global card this fall
at a date and location which will be shortly finalized. This card will
be shown in the U.S. on Showtime.

We had a chance to conduct interviews with Fedor Emelianenko and Brett
Rogers this Thursday evening while they were in New York on a
whirlwind media tour. When you listen to these interviews, you will
learn not only how both fighters are approaching this fight, but also
life.

You can play or download No Holds Barred at
http://nhbnews.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-08-27T21_31_10-07_00.

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On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with our
correspondent Bob Carson. Bob is also the host of the Carson's Corner
podcast (http://carsonscorner.podomatic.com).

In a lengthy discussion, we focus on the cancellation of the August 1
Affliction mixed martial arts pay-per-view, the subsequent collapse of
the Affliction mixed martial arts promotion, the renewal of an
Affliction Clothing-UFC deal, and the implications of these
developments. As usual, we stand up for the rights of the fighters,
and take a highly critical view of the machinations of these
promotions and the direction they have taken mixed martial arts in
America.

You can play or download No Holds Barred at
http://nhbnews.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-07-25T05_56_38-07_00.

You can also download No Holds Barred at http://www.mediafire.com/?tohw2gjznjn.

On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman reviews what
many regard as the greatest fight in UFC history, the showdown between
Frank Shamrock and Tito Ortiz at UFC 22, held September 24, 1999, at
the Lake Charles Civic Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

We spoke about this fight with the man who won that fight with a come-
from-behind, fourth-round TKO, the mixed martial arts legend himself,
Frank Shamrock (http://frankshamrock.com).

Not surprisingly, the current owners of the UFC have been trying to
rewrite history by staging an online poll online poll (http://
www.spike.com/ufc-100/) for fans to choose the best fights ever in
UFC. Along with Spike TV, they presented a list of 181 UFC fights from
which to choose. Absent from that long list was the Frank Shamrock-
Tito Ortiz fight at UFC 22, and any fights involving Frank Shamrock,
even though true historians and honest commentators of mixed martial
arts regarded Frank Shamrock as the top mixed martial arts fighter in
the world in the decade of the 1990s.

To set the record straight, and to counter the propaganda of those who
want to keep their fans ignorant, simple-minded, and obedient, we
spoke at length with Frank Shamrock about this fight itself, why it
was so important and significant, and how it was received before the
present bunch bought UFC. We also discussed the possibility of a long-
awaited rematch between Frank Shamrock and Tito Ortiz.

A video of this fight might still be found by searching for it online.

You can play or download No Holds Barred at
http://nhbnews.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-07-06T02_11_00-07_00.

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No Holds Barred: Eddie Alvarez, Bellator Lightweight Champion

On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with one
of the most exciting and versatile fighters in mixed martial arts, and
the new Bellator Fighting Championships lightweight champion, Eddie
Alvarez (http://www.alvarezfight.com/).

We had a chance Wednesday afternoon to conduct a lengthy telephone
interview with Eddie Alvarez about his life, his career, and his
family. We discussed the importance of his family to him, how and why
he got involved with mixed martial arts, and how his upbringing in
Philadelphia has affected his fighting career. We discussed his
victory in the eight-man tournament to capture the Bellator Fighting
Championships lightweight title, winning all his fights with
submissions, over Toby Imada, Eric Reynolds, and Greg Loughran. We
analyzed his style, which effectively combines boxing, wrestling, jiu-
jitsu, and muay Thai. We discussed his fights last year in the Dream
organization in Japan against Joachim Hansen, Tatsuya Kawajiri, and
Shinya Aoki. And we talked about his plans to fight in the future for
the Bellator Fighting Championships after taking a very well-deserved
rest.

You can play or download No Holds Barred at
http://nhbnews.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-07-01T22_05_40-07_00.

You can also download No Holds Barred at http://www.mediafire.com/?dtmxozmgfzz

On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with
"The Fight Professor", the veteran broadcaster, actor, and musician
Stephen Quadros (http://stephenquadros.com/).

In a lengthy interview and analysis, we discussed the upcoming May 23
Art of War Fighting Championship (http://mmachina.com) mixed martial
arts card in Beijing, China, and the prospects of the Art of War
Fighting Championship becoming as popular worldwide as were the Pride
Fighting Championships. We discussed the fighters on this card, the
rules, what they need to do to become a major world-class promotion,
and more. We will both be attending this card in Beijing.

Plus, we also discussed the Strikeforce Challengers mixed martial arts
card which will take place this Friday, May 15, at the Save Mart
Center in Fresno, Calif., and which will be telecast live in the U.S.
on Showtime, with the announcing being done by Mauro Ranallo, Stephen
Quadros, and Pat Miletich. This card will feature a lightweight fight
between Billy Evangelista (9-0) and Mike Aina (11-6-1), and a bout
between Meisha Tate (6-1) against Sara Kaufman (8-0, 8 TKOs).

You can play or download No Holds Barred at
http://nhbnews.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-05-12T13_43_40-07_00.

You can also download No Holds Barred at http://www.mediafire.com/?jmlymwhzmmk.