James Te Huna has the perfect platform to reintroduce himself as a fighter.Fighting Nate Marquardt in the main event of UFC Fight Night 43 at Auckland, New Zealand’s Vector Arena this Saturday, Te Huna will make his debut at middleweight and also compete in the first UFC main event of his career. For the New Zealand-born resident of Penrith, Sydney, Australia, it’s a chance to establish himself as a threat at 185 pounds in front of a home crowd.Te Huna’s last appearance in the UFC’s Octagon ended with a vicious first round knockout loss to former light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Ru … Read the Full Article Here
James Te Huna has the perfect platform to reintroduce himself as a fighter.Fighting Nate Marquardt in the main event of UFC Fight Night 43 at Auckland, New Zealand’s Vector Arena this Saturday, Te Huna will make his debut at middleweight and also compete in the first UFC main event of his career. For the New Zealand-born resident of Penrith, Sydney, Australia, it’s a chance to establish himself as a threat at 185 pounds in front of a home crowd.Te Huna’s last appearance in the UFC’s Octagon ended with a vicious first round knockout loss to former light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Ru … Read the Full Article Here
UFC heavyweight Soa “The Hulk” Palelei is a fighter making the most of his second chance.Palelei has won his last 11 fights and is on a three-fight win streak in the UFC, with all those victories coming via KO or TKO. He is also fast earning a reputation for his brutal ground and pound, knocking numerous opponents out cold from the top position.But on June 28 at the Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand, he faces a tough test in former NCAA wrestler Jared Rosholt, who has won both of his UFC fights.For “The Hulk,” it’s a long way from his earlier stint in the UFC’s Octagon. His 2007 debu … Read the Full Article Here
UFC heavyweight Soa “The Hulk” Palelei is a fighter making the most of his second chance.Palelei has won his last 11 fights and is on a three-fight win streak in the UFC, with all those victories coming via KO or TKO. He is also fast earning a reputation for his brutal ground and pound, knocking numerous opponents out cold from the top position.But on June 28 at the Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand, he faces a tough test in former NCAA wrestler Jared Rosholt, who has won both of his UFC fights.For “The Hulk,” it’s a long way from his earlier stint in the UFC’s Octagon. His 2007 debu … Read the Full Article Here
UFC welterweight Robert Whittaker is taking some tough lessons into his Saturday fight against Mike “Biggie” Rhodes at UFC Fight Night in Auckland, New Zealand’s Vector Arena.The 23-year-old winner of The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes had a positive start to his post-TUF UFC career with a TKO win over Colton Smith. But Whittaker lost his next two, first a controversial decision to Court McGee, then a February 2014 TKO defeat against Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson.“Coming off that loss (to Stephen Thompson), it was a rude awakening,” said Whittaker. “It showed me a lot of faults in not only … Read the Full Article Here
UFC welterweight Robert Whittaker is taking some tough lessons into his Saturday fight against Mike “Biggie” Rhodes at UFC Fight Night in Auckland, New Zealand’s Vector Arena.The 23-year-old winner of The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes had a positive start to his post-TUF UFC career with a TKO win over Colton Smith. But Whittaker lost his next two, first a controversial decision to Court McGee, then a February 2014 TKO defeat against Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson.“Coming off that loss (to Stephen Thompson), it was a rude awakening,” said Whittaker. “It showed me a lot of faults in not only … Read the Full Article Here
Karate isn’t dead. While fighters with a background in wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or Muay Thai still dominate, athletes with a karate background often make waves at the highest level of MMA. On February 22 at UFC 170, two karate black belts will collide when Australia’s Robert Whittaker takes on world champion kickboxer Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. While Whittaker isn’t as renowned a karate practitioner as his opponent, he believes the Japanese martial art form is an important part of his style. It isn’t just a footnote in his athletic past as irrelevant as swimming or s … Read the Full Article Here
Karate isn’t dead. While fighters with a background in wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or Muay Thai still dominate, athletes with a karate background often make waves at the highest level of MMA. On February 22 at UFC 170, two karate black belts will collide when Australia’s Robert Whittaker takes on world champion kickboxer Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. While Whittaker isn’t as renowned a karate practitioner as his opponent, he believes the Japanese martial art form is an important part of his style. It isn’t just a footnote in his athletic past as irrelevant as swimming or s … Read the Full Article Here
Mark Hunt, who fights Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva this Friday night (Saturday in Australia) in the main event of UFC Fight Night, was expecting a holiday after his loss to Junior Dos Santos. Instead, he was struck down with a nasty leg infection, spending several weeks in and out of the hospital. If you were following the “Super Samoan” on Twitter or Facebook, you’ll know just how bad it was, as he shared photos and videos of the gaping hole in his leg. If you’re curious, those images are still floating around the internet, but they aren’t for the squeamish. Hunt says the gruesom … Read the Full Article Here
Mark Hunt, who fights Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva this Friday night (Saturday in Australia) in the main event of UFC Fight Night, was expecting a holiday after his loss to Junior Dos Santos. Instead, he was struck down with a nasty leg infection, spending several weeks in and out of the hospital. If you were following the “Super Samoan” on Twitter or Facebook, you’ll know just how bad it was, as he shared photos and videos of the gaping hole in his leg. If you’re curious, those images are still floating around the internet, but they aren’t for the squeamish. Hunt says the gruesom … Read the Full Article Here
James Te Huna, who fights Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night this Friday (Saturday in Australia), doesn’t hesitate when asked what he learned from his last fight. Before his first round submission loss to Glover Teixeira at UFC 160 in May, Te Huna was mentally ready for a different sport entirely.”I learned that I was in an MMA match, not a boxing match,” he laughs. “The whole lead up to the fight, I had no regrets during training, I did everything right, did a lot of groundwork and kickboxing and this and that but I mentally went into that fight thinking it wa … Read the Full Article Here
James Te Huna, who fights Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night this Friday (Saturday in Australia), doesn’t hesitate when asked what he learned from his last fight. Before his first round submission loss to Glover Teixeira at UFC 160 in May, Te Huna was mentally ready for a different sport entirely.”I learned that I was in an MMA match, not a boxing match,” he laughs. “The whole lead up to the fight, I had no regrets during training, I did everything right, did a lot of groundwork and kickboxing and this and that but I mentally went into that fight thinking it wa … Read the Full Article Here