Archive for August 2009

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira had been here before, so many times that it’s hard to pick just one favorite comeback. Was it the time that he rebounded from being driven head first into the canvas by Bob Sapp to submit the 6 foot 5, 350 pounder? How about the one when he [...]

You’ll feel like you’re at the Rose Garden in Portland today at 7pm ET / 4pm PT when UFC.com/live broadcasts the UFC 102 weigh-ins live in near HD quality. Featuring Microsoft’s Live Smooth Streaming technology, this is the closest you’ve ever been able to get to the action. News Source: UFC.com. Read full story HERE [...]

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – A mixed martial arts training camp is known for blood, sweat, and tears, but this Sunday, August 30th, former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz will take a break from preparations for his return to the Octagon later this year, and deal with some blood outside the gym as he conducts [...]

The wife of boxer Arturo Gatti intends to sue the state of Pernambuco for arresting her as a prime suspect in her husband's death a month ago. Amanda Rodrigues spent 18 days in jail. Gatti, a two-time world champion from Canada, died July 11 while he and his family vacationed in the Brazilian resort town [...]

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – There was little stopping Nick Catone in his first seven fights, beginning with his debut win over current UFC welterweight John Howard and ending with a second round submission victory over Derek Downey in his Octagon debut in February. But then Catone ran into veteran Tim Credeur in April, and quickly [...]

Sean McGrath, The Oregonian – Ed Herman is getting in a fight on Saturday. And although most of us would deem that the worst possible way to end an evening, he considers it a blessing. News Source: UFC.com. Read full story HERE .

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – If you’re reading this right now, you’re probably of the opinion that those athletes who compete in mixed martial arts are pretty tough guys, mentally and physically. But for the uninitiated, who may have just stumbled on this piece, consider that in this sport, not only do you have to deal [...]

Yuriorkis Gamboa looks straight ahead when he speaks, clearly articulating his thoughts, often breaking into an embarrassed smile when someone offers him praise. He's been smiling a lot lately. The 2004 Olympic gold medalist has been on a meteoric rise since defecting from Cuba with national teammates Odlanier Solis and Yan Barthelemy in 2007, when [...]

Las Vegas police investigating a shooting outside a skating rink seized two handguns, ammunition and two bulletproof vests from the home of boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. and two cars. One of the alleged victims in the shooting incident also told investigators that the six-time champion threatened him 10 minutes before another man shot at his [...]

The Oregonian – UFC 102 comes to the Rose Garden on Saturday night. Before the fighters climb into the Octagon, we got UFC savant, Live Wire writer and Oregonian freelancer Sean McGrath to go toe to toe with UFC President Dana White. News Source: UFC.com. Read full story HERE .

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – For most elite college athletes, the end of school usually signals a jump to the NBA, NFL, or MLB and all the perks that come with it. Wrestlers, maybe the hardest workers in that bunch, don’t have that luxury. There is no professional league for ‘real’ wrestlers, no automatic leap into [...]

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Going to the gym is a daily ritual for many around the world, a way for people to get in shape, congregate, and work off some stress. But to call it a sanctuary may be pushing it a bit, unless you’re talking to Chris Leben, a fighter who has always found [...]

Six years after briefly giving up on a boxing career, Tavoris Cloud is undefeated and gets his chance Friday at becoming the light heavyweight champion of the world. The 27-year-old prizefighter from Tallahassee turned to the sport at 16 after giving up a boyhood dream to play baseball, winning a variety of amateur titles before [...]

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – If you haven’t already, you’d better start getting used to Keith Jardine. Not only one of the best light heavyweights in the world, “The Dean of Mean” has made a home for himself at or near the top of the bill in six of his last eight UFC bouts, and he’s [...]

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Brianne Hague couldn’t watch. Then again, according to her husband Tim, she always finds a way to “cover her head, plug her ears, or run to the bathroom,” when he’s fighting. But this time she may have had good reason to. The man known to fans as “The Thrashing Machine” had [...]