Ultimate Fighting Championship : Throwdown
The Search Was the Thing (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
I came to appreciate David Samuels’s writing while reading his first essay collection, Only Love Can Break Your Heart, earlier this year. (See my review here.) Not long after I finished the book, he published an essay on Hollywood paparazzi in The Atlantic. His newest piece in that magazine is in the December issue. The [...]
UFC (Free subscription) | yesterday
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - After over a year on the sidelines due to injury, Stephan Bonnar will look to pick up his two fight winning streak where it left off when he returns to the Octagon on January 31st to take on unbeaten prospect Jon Jones on the main card of UFC 94 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
UFC (Free subscription) | yesterday
Thomas Gerbasi, WEC - At Hollywood's Wild Card Gym, boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao wasn't the only prizefighter of Filipino descent getting ready for a big fight. Also working on his standup was unbeaten light heavyweight prospect Mark Munoz, preparing for his Wednesday bout against Ricardo Barros, the last 205-pound fight in WEC history.So there's pressure all around.
UFC (Free subscription) | yesterday
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Highly-regarded middleweight contender Dennis Kang will make his long awaited UFC debut on January 17th, when he takes on Alan "The Talent" Belcher on the televised portion of UFC 93 at the O2 in Dublin, Ireland.
Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
MALIBU, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (Nasdaq:JAKK) today announced that Joel Bennett, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer will be presenting at the 9th Annual
UFC (Free subscription) | 12/01/2008
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - If you ask most longtime MMA fans (and competitors) who their favorite fighter is, if Wanderlei Silva isn't at the top of the list, he's at least in the top five. But what is it about "The Axe Murderer" that has garnered him a legion of fans around the world over the last 12 years? Is it the staredowns, the loosening of his wrists before a fight? Nah, it's all about the fights,...
UFC (Free subscription) | 12/01/2008
Armando Alvarez, WEC - Manny Tapia describes himself as the nicest guy in the world, someone who wouldn't hurt a fly, a peacemaker of sorts. The 10 opponents he's defeated in his mixed martial arts career would beg to differ, at least inside the cage. Now this nice guy from Riverside, CA looks to become a world champion when he takes on WEC bantamweight champion Miguel Angel Torres Wednesday at the...
USA Today (Free subscription) | 12/01/2008
Long before Miguel Torres was the World Extreme Cagefighting bantamweight champion, he had established himself as the best little ...
UFC (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008
Armando Alvarez, WEC - For some winning isn't everything; it's the only thing. For Miguel Angel Torres winning is only part of the equation; part of his accomplishments and his life's goals. It sounds hard to believe when you're 34-1 and the WEC bantamweight champion, but in Torres' case winning is a catapult that has made him for now the face of mixed martial arts in the Hispanic community; a community...
TechChuck (Free subscription) | 11/29/2008
Another week in gaming has passed, and with it came an excellent mix of stories, including the release and review of Sonic Unleashed, a sticky situation over contract clauses for UFC fighters, a $150 Xbox 360, and a $1,700 green laser. Check it out: Sonic Unleashed: a step in right direction, then a fall. Though Sega's [...] Related stories Lightning Review: TouchCharge Wireless Charger For PS3, Xbox...
Chanel News Asia (Free subscription) | 11/29/2008
SINGAPORE: The take-up of martial arts in Singapore has been declining according to those in the field.
UFC (Free subscription) | 11/29/2008
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - One of mixed martial arts' true superstars, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson returns to the Octagon on December 27th to face rival Wanderlei Silva in what is expected to be one of 2008's best bouts. But Jackson's third fight against "The Axe Murderer" is just latest in a series of defining moments for the pride of Memphis, Tennessee.
PRO MMA (Free subscription) | 11/29/2008
Here are some new screen shots from UFC 2009: Undisputed, the highly anticipated video game developed by THQ for the Ultimate Fighting Championship which is due for release in Spring 2009. These photos showcase UFC fighters, Kenny Florian and Joe Stevenson. Stevenson looks to be doing much better in these ...
UFC (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - It was the gamble of a lifetime. George Roop, a father and up and coming prizefighter, had a choice to make earlier this year. Go through with a fight with Nick Buschman in Denver on April 12th and make some much needed cash, or take a trip to Boston two days earlier to roll the dice at The Ultimate Fighter season eight tryouts.
UFC (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
Lightweight contender Joe Lauzon, along with fellow UFC standouts Heath Herring and Jorge Rivera, recently returned from a nearly two week long goodwill trip to the Middle East, visiting servicemen and women in Iraq and Kuwait. And while the impact of the trip on the troops was immense, it was just as memorable for Lauzon.
