Archive for February 2010

American welterweight Mike Jones remained undefeated Saturday with a unanimous decision over Puerto Rico’s Henry Bruseles at Bally’s Atlantic City. Former junior-welterwight champ Kendall Holt did not fare as well. With his close friend Brandon Jacobs of the New York Giants looking on, Holt lost his bid to get back into title contention with a [...]

Michael DiSanto, UFC – In the first part of the Land of the Giants heavyweight breakdown, we examined the top guns among the big boys. But there’s more than just the Fab Four of Lesnar, Carwin, Mir, and Velasquez, as you’ll soon find out…
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Frank Curreri, WEC – Despite his opponent’s recent stretch of bad luck, 11-year pro Javier Vazquez knows better than to underestimate a former UFC Champion. A Gracie Barra Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, Vazquez sternly dismisses talk of there being an “Old Jens Pulver” and a contemporary Jens Pulver whose skills have slipped over time.
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Michael DiSanto, UFC – For the last several months, the UFC heavyweight division was in very real limbo as its ruler, Brock Lesnar, battled a mysterious illness that momentarily threatened his career. The illness was later revealed to be diverticulitis, and the champ recently received a clean bill of health and is champing at [...]

Frank Curreri, WEC – A fighter’s essence can often be summarized in one word. For Karen Darabedyan, “chill” seems most fitting.
No mental switch needs flipping when this maven of mellow steps into the cage. The Californian’s flat-line demeanor stands out because he wears it equally both inside and outside of competition. Unlike many of his [...]

Manny Pacquiao ran roughshod through four different sparring partners earlier this week, and boxing’s pound-for-pound king plans to churn through just as many on Saturday. He’s been peppering the speed bag, pounding the heavy bag and doing enough running to make Usain Bolt fall over in a heap.

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Mike Russell, UFC – In 2003, after more than six and a half years in mixed martial arts, Vladimir Matyushenko walked away from the sport and figured that his days as a fighter were behind him.
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Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Given the intensity and scope of MMA, every event is sure to have some unbelievable occurrences (like the forehead cuts at UFC 110) and characters (think Bisping and Wandy). So we’ve decided to take a look back in the organization’s history to bring you its 15 wildest moments ever — presented [...]

The Oklahoma State Athletic Commission is investigating the death of a Toughman contestant. Commission director Joe Miller said Wednesday that 23-year-old Nathan Johnson of Latta apparently suffered a head injury during a weekend event at the Oklahoma City Farmers Public Market. Miller says Johnson was lethargic and non-responsive after winning his second fight Saturday.
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Chuck Mindenhall, UFC – Being thrown into the Octagon with Jon Fitch in only your second UFC fight can be career suicide, and as such, somewhat unnerving. That is, unless you’re Mike Pierce, one of the welterweight division’s toughest son-of-a-guns to come into the UFC over the past year. Dude is built like a stevedore. [...]

Armando Alvarez, UFC – He didn’t want to tap. He was unbeaten, a winner of “The Ultimate Fighter”, and one of the Octagon’s brightest rising stars. The armbar applied by Evan Dunham was strong; it was locked in tight, but Efrain Escudero was not about to surrender.
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Readers want to know why Paul Williams vaulted ahead of Shane Mosley in the rankings.
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Allan Green always figured he could beat anybody in the Super Six World Boxing Classic. Now he’ll get a chance to prove it. Green was officially announced as the opponent for WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward on Monday, even though he’d been the likely replacement for Jermain Taylor for weeks.
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Joe Louis’ hometown plans to unveil a statue of the boxing great on Saturday. The eight-foot bronze statue has a base of Alabama red granite and will be erected outside the Chambers County Courthouse in LaFayette. The boxer’s son, Joe Louis Barrow Jr., and other family members are expected to attend the unveiling in the [...]

Centennial, Colo. – Feb. 22, 2010 – For the first time in UFC® history, UFC fans can head to their local movie theater and take in all the action in the Octagon™, live and broadcast in high definition on the big screen starting with UFC 111: St- Pierre vs. Hardy on Saturday, March 27 at [...]