Producers involved with the remake of the 1980s cult classic film, “Kickboxer,” continues to generate interest in the movie loaded with MMA stars, as the first look of the “Tong Po” character portrayed by one-time MMA fighter and former WWE Superstar D…
Producers involved with the remake of the 1980s cult classic film, “Kickboxer,” continues to generate interest in the movie loaded with MMA stars, as the first look of the “Tong Po” character portrayed by one-time MMA fighter and former WWE Superstar Dave Bautista has hit the internet.
Featured below is an action shot of the WWE star best known as “Batista” in his full “Tong Po” get-up from a scene shot for the film.
“Fans of Jean-Claude Van Damme have been waiting for a long time for this reboot of the Kickboxer franchise,” said RLJ Entertainment’s Chief Acquisitions Officer Mark Ward. “The film delivers more action and an amazing ensemble of fighters from Dave Bautista to George St-Pierre to Cain Velasquez and Gina Carano. Fans will not be disappointed.”
The MMA debut of one of the best female grapplers in the world is now official.
On Thursday, Legacy FC officials announced the MMA debut of Mackenzie Dern, a black belt in jiu-jitsu under her father, Wellington “Megaton” Dias, as she will make her transition from the grappling world to the fighting world at the promotion’s event scheduled for July 22nd.
“I hope I can represent jiu-jitsu well and put on a good performance,” said Dern of her upcoming MMA debut. “Of course, I will try to be aggressive, but it’s my first fight, so I will still feel everything, see what I have to improve.”
Legacy FC officials have yet to announce an opponent for Dern’s debut.
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The MMA debut of one of the best female grapplers in the world is now official.
On Thursday, Legacy FC officials announced the MMA debut of Mackenzie Dern, a black belt in jiu-jitsu under her father, Wellington “Megaton” Dias, as she will make her transition from the grappling world to the fighting world at the promotion’s event scheduled for July 22nd.
“I hope I can represent jiu-jitsu well and put on a good performance,” said Dern of her upcoming MMA debut. “Of course, I will try to be aggressive, but it’s my first fight, so I will still feel everything, see what I have to improve.”
Legacy FC officials have yet to announce an opponent for Dern’s debut.
Zane Simon & Connor Ruebusch are back to give you all their fight picks, insight and analysis for this week’s UFC card in Brisbane, Australia. They’ll be looking at each and every angle from Mark Hunt vs. Frank Mir in the main event all the way down to Alan Patrick vs. Damien Brown on FightPass.
Zane Simon & Connor Ruebusch are back to give you all their fight picks, insight and analysis for this week’s UFC card in Brisbane, Australia. They’ll be looking at each and every angle from Mark Hunt vs. Frank Mir in the main event all the way down to Alan Patrick vs. Damien Brown on FightPass.
Ahead of this Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 85 event in Australia, UFC commentator Joe Rogan breaks down the scheduled main event between UFC heavyweight contenders Frank Mir and Mark Hunt.
Featured above is Rogan’s breakdown of the Mir-Hunt bout, which headlines the event emanating from the Brisbane Entertainment Center in Brisbane, Australia, airing live on FOX Sports 1.
Below is the scheduled lineup for this Saturday’s event:
Main Card (Fox Sports 1):
– Mark Hunt vs. Frank Mir
– Neil Magny vs. Hector Lombard
– Jake Matthews vs. Johnny Case
– Dan Kelly vs. Antônio Carlos Júnior
– James Te-Huna vs. Steve Bossé
– Bec Rawlings vs. Seohee Ham
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1):
– Brendan O’Reilly vs. Alan Jouban
– Dan Hooker vs. Mark Eddiva
– Leslie Smith vs. Rin Nakai
– Richard Walsh vs. Viscardi Andrade
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass):
– Ross Pearson vs. Chad Laprise
– Alan Patrick vs. Damien Brown
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Ahead of this Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 85 event in Australia, UFC commentator Joe Rogan breaks down the scheduled main event between UFC heavyweight contenders Frank Mir and Mark Hunt.
Featured above is Rogan’s breakdown of the Mir-Hunt bout, which headlines the event emanating from the Brisbane Entertainment Center in Brisbane, Australia, airing live on FOX Sports 1.
Below is the scheduled lineup for this Saturday’s event:
Main Card (Fox Sports 1):
– Mark Hunt vs. Frank Mir
– Neil Magny vs. Hector Lombard
– Jake Matthews vs. Johnny Case
– Dan Kelly vs. Antônio Carlos Júnior
– James Te-Huna vs. Steve Bossé
– Bec Rawlings vs. Seohee Ham
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1):
– Brendan O’Reilly vs. Alan Jouban
– Dan Hooker vs. Mark Eddiva
– Leslie Smith vs. Rin Nakai
– Richard Walsh vs. Viscardi Andrade
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass):
– Ross Pearson vs. Chad Laprise
– Alan Patrick vs. Damien Brown
After claiming that he was “too emotionally invested” in their first meeting, Daniel Cormier is coming awfully close to repeating that same mistake heading into his scheduled rematch against Jon Jones at next month’s UFC…
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After claiming that he was “too emotionally invested” in their first meeting, Daniel Cormier is coming awfully close to repeating that same mistake heading into his scheduled rematch against Jon Jones at next month’s UFC 197 pay-per-view, according to D.C.’s teammate and fellow UFC champion Luke Rockhold.
Rockhold spoke with the folks at MMA Underground recently and claimed that he felt Jones and the crowd reaction got to Cormier at the recent UFC Unstoppable press conference.
“I love DC but yea,” Rockhold said during the interview, which you can watch above. “He played into the “Jon Jones being the bad guy” role too much and let the boos get to him. Just got to block that out. Be yourself. Who cares? If the people like you, they like you. If they don’t, they don’t. If they like Jon Jones, who the f*ck cares? He let that get to him, no doubt.”
Rockhold claims that after the press conference, which he also attended to promote his upcoming rematch against Chris Weidman at UFC 199 in June, he had a talk with Cormier.
“A little bit,” Rockhold admitted. “A little bit. There’s not much to say at this point. I think he kind of lost track of what he was doing there for a second and played too far into “bad guy” Jon Jones and tried to beat him down over outside the cage [issues]. Focus on the technique. Focus on the fight and what’s going to happen. That’s all I had to say, really.”
According to Rockhold, despite all of the mental warfare heading into the bout, if his teammate makes the proper technical adjustments, he can absolutely retain his UFC Light Heavyweight title in his UFC 197 showdown with “Bones” Jones.
“Everyone wants to act like it was that lopsided of a fight,” said Rockhold. “It was fairly close. I think DC just needs to relax. The more relaxation he’ll have the more vision he’ll have and the more he can pick his takedowns here and there. I think he had a lot of success in the boxing. Implementing more takedowns and staying out of the clinch. Just basic things that are pretty obvious.
“There’s other avenues that we might be focusing on, but it’s pretty basic information. If you go back and watch the fight, the little areas that he was caught up in. I think he let the stage get to him too much last time and he just needs to focus on relaxing. Relaxation so he can see what’s happening in front of him and what’s unfolding and how to adjust to it.”
UFC 197: Cormier vs. Jones II is scheduled for Saturday, April 23, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Make sure to join us here at MMANews.com on 4/23 for the best UFC 197 live results coverage on the web!
One-time pro mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Dave Bautista, perhaps best known for his run in WWE as “Batista,” is returning to the big screen as “Tong Po” in the upcoming Kickboxer reboot titled Kickboxer: “Vengeance,” starring Jean-Claude…
One-time pro mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Dave Bautista, perhaps best known for his run in WWE as “Batista,” is returning to the big screen as “Tong Po” in the upcoming Kickboxer reboot titled Kickboxer: “Vengeance,” starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, as well as UFC stars Georges St-Pierre and Cain Velasquez, among others.
RLJ Entertainment (NASDAQ: RLJE) recently acquired all U.S. rights to the chop-socky film, which is expected to hit theaters and On Demand later this year.
“Fans of Jean-Claude Van Damme have been waiting for a long time for this reboot of the Kickboxer franchise,” said RLJ Entertainment’s Chief Acquisitions Officer Mark Ward. “The film delivers more action and an amazing ensemble of fighters from Dave Bautista to George St-Pierre to Cain Velasquez and Gina Carano. Fans will not be disappointed.”
Much like the first film, released way back in 1989, Kickboxer: “Vengeance” follows the story of Kurt Sloane (Alain Moussi), who travels to Thailand to avenge the death of his brother at the hands of Po. Sloane must train with legendary Master Durand (Van Damme) before his final confrontation with Po.
To the death!
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