Chechen-based promotion Akhmat MMA will host an ambitious Grand Prix tournament this Saturday with an impressive line-up of Russian and foreign fighters.
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s MMA hobby will attempt a new ambitious project this weekend when they host the first event of their Akhmat MMA Grand Prix series. The first show is set for March 12 in Grozny, Chechnya and will feature an intriguing line-up of foriegn fighters to complement the Russian and North Caucasus contingency on the card.
The first Grand Prix event will feature the quarter-final round of the flyweight, bantamweight, featherweight, and lightweight tournaments. The card will feature the likes of WSOF bantamweight champion Magomed Bibulatov, who is a representative of the Akhmat MMA organization and fight club, as well as the likes of Desmond Green, Kurt Holobaugh, Frodo Khasbulaev, Jonathan Brookins, and more.
The entire fight card is available below:
Lightweight Grand Prix [Quarter-finals] Desmond Green vs. David Cubas Rodrigo Caporal vs. Shamil Zavurov Alexis Mantykivi vs. Zurab Betergaraev Ryan Quinn vs. Alexander Shabliy Featherweight Grand Prix [Quarter-finals] Magomedrasul “Frodo” Khasbulaev vs. Kurt Holobaugh Marcos dos Santos vs. Khunkar Osmaev Kevin Petshi vs. Salman Zhamaldaev Alexander Matmuratov vs. Otto Rodrigues Bantamweight Grand Prix [Quarter-finals] Jonathan Brookins vs. Abdulrakhman Dudaev Diego Marlon vs. Said Nurmagomedov Janne Elonen vs. Lemmy Krušič Johnny Frachey vs. Luis Nogueira Flyweight Grand Prix [Quarter-finals] Magomed Bibulatov vs. Irmeson Oliveira Chris Miah vs. Jarred Brooks Samir Faiddine vs. Yunus Evloev Anthony Leone vs. Shamil Magomedov
Chechen-based promotion Akhmat MMA will host an ambitious Grand Prix tournament this Saturday with an impressive line-up of Russian and foreign fighters.
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s MMA hobby will attempt a new ambitious project this weekend when they host the first event of their Akhmat MMA Grand Prix series. The first show is set for March 12 in Grozny, Chechnya and will feature an intriguing line-up of foriegn fighters to complement the Russian and North Caucasus contingency on the card.
The first Grand Prix event will feature the quarter-final round of the flyweight, bantamweight, featherweight, and lightweight tournaments. The card will feature the likes of WSOF bantamweight champion Magomed Bibulatov, who is a representative of the Akhmat MMA organization and fight club, as well as the likes of Desmond Green, Kurt Holobaugh, Frodo Khasbulaev, Jonathan Brookins, and more.
The entire fight card is available below:
Lightweight Grand Prix [Quarter-finals] Desmond Green vs. David Cubas Rodrigo Caporal vs. Shamil Zavurov Alexis Mantykivi vs. Zurab Betergaraev Ryan Quinn vs. Alexander Shabliy Featherweight Grand Prix [Quarter-finals] Magomedrasul “Frodo” Khasbulaev vs. Kurt Holobaugh Marcos dos Santos vs. Khunkar Osmaev Kevin Petshi vs. Salman Zhamaldaev Alexander Matmuratov vs. Otto Rodrigues Bantamweight Grand Prix [Quarter-finals] Jonathan Brookins vs. Abdulrakhman Dudaev Diego Marlon vs. Said Nurmagomedov Janne Elonen vs. Lemmy Kruši? Johnny Frachey vs. Luis Nogueira Flyweight Grand Prix [Quarter-finals] Magomed Bibulatov vs. Irmeson Oliveira Chris Miah vs. Jarred Brooks Samir Faiddine vs. Yunus Evloev Anthony Leone vs. Shamil Magomedov
After a period of speculation, former champion and boxing legend Roy Jones Jr finally has an opponent for the UR Fight Pay Per View event. After an initial campaign in which a fan would be selected online to fight boxing great Roy Jones Jr, …
After a period of speculation, former champion and boxing legend Roy Jones Jr finally has an opponent for the UR Fight Pay Per View event.
After an initial campaign in which a fan would be selected online to fight boxing great Roy Jones Jr, UR Fight, the organization holding the event, faced the obstacle of being forced to ensure that the selected opponent had to have a professional record.
Well, that hurdle has been cleared. Sort of. Enter MMA fighter Vyron Phillips, a native of Minnesota that’s been living and training in Western Canada and is ranked #44 in the listing for Canadian welterweights according to Tapology. This bout is purportedly a boxing match, with a potential $100,000 prize for the challenger were he to defeat the former multiple time boxing champion. While UR Fight has announced the matchup, there doesn’t seem to be any indication by the state athletic commission regarding whether or not this fight would be approved since Phillips does not seem to have any professional boxing experience.
Nicknamed “The Cannon”, Phillips currently holds a professional MMA record of 5-3 with four TKO victories and one decision. His last bout was for the Canadian Hard Knocks organization in which he suffered a loss at the hands of Brazilian talent, Vancouver-based Leo Xavier. Phillips also appears to have an amateur record of 2-1 yet again, shows no traces of a boxing record of any sort.
Also of note regarding this event is the loss of Ken Shamrock, who was supposed to fight Dan Severn for a third time. Following his loss to Royce Gracie, he has been substituted by none other than Tank Abbott. This will be Abbott’s first fight since April of 2013, when he lost to Ruben “Warpath” Villareal.
The rest of the card remains intact with a grappling match between former UFC talent Chael Sonnen and current UFC middleweight Michael Bisping, fresh off his win against Anderson Silva in London. A professional wrestling bout between Rey Mysterio, Jr and Kurt Angle is also set to take place.
UR Fight’s inaugural event is set to take place live from the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, AZ on March 20th, and will be available for viewing online for $11.99 plus tax. Tickets for the live event appear to still be available for those that would like to attend.
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Pop star Justin Bieber told fans his heart was broken when Conor McGregor submitted to Nate Diaz in the UFC 196 pay-per-view (PPV) main event (watch it), which took place last Saturday night (March 5, 2016) i…
Pop star Justin Bieber told fans his heart was broken when Conor McGregor submitted to Nate Diaz in the UFC 196 pay-per-view (PPV) main event (watch it), which took place last Saturday night (March 5, 2016) inside MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
But also reminded his glass-clanking homies that “Notorious” is still the 145-pound champion.
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“No bandwagon, but Conor is a true champion, fights with style and finesse,” the Beebs wrote on Instagram. “All the respect to Nate, but his style is terrible. Nate has crazy heart, respect.”
Diaz, it appears, was not impressed by the unsolicited post-fight assessment.
Former UFC title contender and now working as an analyst for ESPN, Chael Sonnen is known to say what’s on his mind in any situation. Following Conor Mcgregor’s loss to Nate Diaz at UFC 196, Sonnen has an opinion of what went wrong for the Irish superstar. Sonnen believes that McGregor mentally cracked just like
Former UFC title contender and now working as an analyst for ESPN, Chael Sonnen is known to say what’s on his mind in any situation. Following Conor Mcgregor’s loss to Nate Diaz at UFC 196, Sonnen has an opinion of what went wrong for the Irish superstar.
Sonnen believes that McGregor mentally cracked just like Mike Tyson did in his fight with Evander Holyfield.
“From a historical standpoint — ??mentally — Conor McGregor fell apart,” Sonnen said on the ESPN post-fight coverage. “He cracked. It was just like watching Mike Tyson fold against Evander Holyfield and all the guys that have come before and after. Listen, when you stand up to a bully, he will fade every time. Conor McGregor is a bully. Now, that’s the mental side.”
Sonnen did praise for McGregor fighting a good fight but blames McGregor’s defeat on the weight difference. As seen in the fight, Diaz was bigger than McGregor. Keep in mind that McGregor usually fights at 145lb while Diaz fights at 155lb.
“Physically, Conor fought a great fight,” he said. “He landed some fantastic combinations. The problem was Nate Diaz was too big. When Conor landed those shots, Nate didn’t go away. Eventually Conor began to fatigue and he began to take punches himself. Forget the rear-naked choke, forget the takedown. This was about fatigue, exhaustion and Conor McGregor, mentally, needed out.”
McGregor is expected to return to featherweight and make his first title defense at UFC 200.
The following is an editorial published soon after UFC Vegas 43 headliner Miesha Tate’s upset victory over Holly Holm in 2016 to become the undisputed UFC bantamweight champion.
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The following is an editorial published soon after UFC Vegas 43 headliner Miesha Tate’s upset victory over Holly Holm in 2016 to become the undisputed UFC bantamweight champion.
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If you have followed Miesha Tate’s career throughout, you will understand and appreciate the journey she has gone through to win the UFC women’s bantamweight championship this past weekend at the MGM in Las Vegas. There is no champion in the UFC that has bounced back as many times as she has. Tate has had her fair share of “humble pie.”
Tate’s arm was broken by Ronda Rousey after refusing to tap at a Strikeforce event for the title in 2012. She also had her nose broken in a fight with Cat Zingano in 2013 at a UFC event in a fight she was winning and could be argued was stopped too early. Let’s not forget the second loss via arm bar again in the rematch against Rousey with Ronda refusing to shake her hand afterward. The struggle was real for her but she refused to quit or be broken.
Meisha Tate has played second fiddle to Rousey watching Ronda make millions of dollars, appear on magazine covers as well as make movies. Miesha was at the top of the women’s division before it became mainstream and appreciated by Dana White. She was primed to become the ambassador for women’s MMA. She was by far the most all around skilled women’s MMA fighter back then — despite losing to Rousey twice — and proved she still is presently on Saturday against Holly Holm at UFC 196.
To compare her grit and gain perspective on her “never give up” mentality, just compare it to Ronda’s reaction to losing only once. She disappeared and hid her face staying out of the spotlight for the last several months. Not to slight Rousey and the pressure she had being the face of the company but it’s fair to say that Ronda’s approach to the fight she lost, her antics before at weigh-in, then her reaction after were definitely not gracious to say the least. Whereas Tate seemed to just get back up and dust herself off. Miesha dealt with the disappointment and sat at press conferences with a broken nose offering no excuses.
Meisha Tate was able to defeat Holly Holm despite being a huge underdog. She came back in classic Tate style stealing the fight in the fifth round with two minutes remaining and behind on all score cards. What was most impressive to me was the patience and game plan she executed throughout. I did not think Tate was mentally capable of that and picked against her on Saturday night.
Tate had a habit of being over aggresive and not picking her battles. She tended to block punches with her face and never kept good distance. An example of this was during the last Rousey fight as well as the Zingano fight. She would actually be winning the stand up exchanges then would shoot in forcing positions that did not always favor her when she was better off backing off. She did that against Holm on Saturday night waiting until late in the fifth when the opening was there to take advantage instead of forcing a terrible shot too early. Tate was her own worst enemy. She practically beat herself many times.
Finally she will get a taste of the championship lifestyle and the respect she deserves. “Cupcake” Tate should also get a much deserved pay raise instead of the 46k/46k official purse she recieved against Holm. It was almost as if Tate was being left behind …but not anymore.
This sets up a trilogy fight between her and Rousey for the title. Many would say based on the past two encounters between the two, it’s Rousey’s title to take back.
I see it differently.
I feel with Tate’s new approach and her momentum combined with Ronda’s lack of activity, Meisha will come out on top this time. She as everyone looks at Ronda differently after her loss realizing her shortcomings. I also believe Rousey is not totally into it anymore and will only be playing the role of a fighter this time. Her heart truly is not in it and she does not really need MMA anymore. This opens up the opportunity for Meisha to redeem herself and the past failures she has experienced.
Meisha’s combination of beauty and strength is the perfect example for women everywhere but her determination is what stands out the most.
In what has to be considered one of the best episodes of Dana White’s new reality show, “Lookin’ For A Fight,” episode three is now online and features some memorable moments.
In addition to the behind-the-scenes look…
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In what has to be considered one of the best episodes of Dana White’s new reality show, “Lookin’ For A Fight,” episode three is now online and features some memorable moments.
In addition to the behind-the-scenes look at Mickey Gall’s UFC debut and subsequent staredown with CM Punk, UFC President Dana White gets himself a brand new ring tone. For the story behind that, well, you’ll just have to watch!
Featured above is the complete third episode of the UFC President’s new reality show, which co-stars Matt Serra and Nick “The Tooth.” The official description for the episode reads as follows:
“Dana, Matt and Nick meetup in Las Vegas where they promptly get tased by former members of a SWAT team. Then they head to Kansas to do some farming, herd wild bison and to check out a fight. The guys then head back to Vegas so that Matt can ride shotgun in a trophy truck race and they can all meet illusionist Criss Angel. The trip ends with them all checking out the UFC debut of Mickey Gall.”
