MMA H.E.A.T. was in Viacom’s Santa Monica conference room with Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney and SpikeTV president Kevin Kay to bring you first hand coverage of their media conference call (complete + unedited). TNA Wrestling president Dixie Carter also joined the call from Georgia, where Rampage will be appearing tomorrow for the first time on SpikeTV’s Impact Wrestling show. Many topics were covered regarding this new multifaceted partnership, including: Rampage’s future with Bellator, his plans for the rest of his MMA career, his long-time desire to be a professional wrestler, potentially teaming up with King Mo Lawal on Impact Wrestling, customized programming for SpikeTV, pitching movie scripts to Paramount pictures + a lot, lot more…
MMA H.E.A.T. was in Viacom’s Santa Monica conference room with Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney and SpikeTV president Kevin Kay to bring you first hand coverage of their media conference call (complete + unedited). TNA Wrestling president Dixie Carter also joined the call from Georgia, where Rampage will be appearing tomorrow for the first time on SpikeTV’s Impact Wrestling show. Many topics were covered regarding this new multifaceted partnership, including: Rampage’s future with Bellator, his plans for the rest of his MMA career, his long-time desire to be a professional wrestler, potentially teaming up with King Mo Lawal on Impact Wrestling, customized programming for SpikeTV, pitching movie scripts to Paramount pictures + a lot, lot more…
A bantamweight bout between Chico ‘King’ Camus (12-4) and ‘Typhoon’ Kyung Ho Kang (11-6) appears to be set for the upcoming UFC 164 event in August. The bout was identified by MMAjunkie.com on Wednesday night and has yet to be confirmed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. UFC 164: Henderson vs. Grant is expected to take […]
Chico Camus – image via Tapology.com
A bantamweight bout between Chico ‘King’ Camus (12-4) and ‘Typhoon’ Kyung Ho Kang (11-6) appears to be set for the upcoming UFC 164 event in August.
The bout was identified by MMAjunkie.com on Wednesday night and has yet to be confirmed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
UFC 164: Henderson vs. Grant is expected to take place on August 31, 2013 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The event will see lightweight champ Benson Henderson defend his title versus Canadian fighter TJ Grant.
Camus has gone 1-1 so far inside the Octagon having lost to newcomer Dustin Kimura last Feburary by submission at UFC 156. ‘King’ won his debut by decision after defeating Dustin Pague at UFC 150. That win was his fourth straight victory.
Kang debuted with the UFC last March at the UFC on FUEL TV 8 event versus Alex Caceres. ‘Typhoon’ lost by split decision but the result was changed to a “No Contest” after Caceres tested positive for marijuana. Prior to that match the South Korean fighter had earned three straight victories.
Each of former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante’s fights has ended with a knockout, and he’s predicting another impressive victory in his UFC debut. Cavalcante faces fellow Brazilian and knockout artist Thiago Silva on UFC on FUEL TV 10, live from Brazil, Saturday, June 8. Early prelims start at 4:45PM ET | 1:45PM PT. Then catch the Main card at 8PM ET | 5PM PT.
Each of former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante’s fights has ended with a knockout, and he’s predicting another impressive victory in his UFC debut. Cavalcante faces fellow Brazilian and knockout artist Thiago Silva on UFC on FUEL TV 10, live from Brazil, Saturday, June 8. Early prelims start at 4:45PM ET | 1:45PM PT. Then catch the Main card at 8PM ET | 5PM PT.
A pair of welterweight bouts have been announced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship for the promotions second Fox Sports 1 event in Indianapolis. Meeting inside the Octagon will be TUF 11 winner Court ‘The Crusher’ McGee (14-3) versus TUF The Smashes victory Robert Whittaker (11-2) and Justin ‘Fast Eddie’ Edwards (8-2) meets newcomer Brandon Thatch […]
Court McGee
A pair of welterweight bouts have been announced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship for the promotions second Fox Sports 1 event in Indianapolis. Meeting inside the Octagon will be TUF 11 winner Court ‘The Crusher’ McGee (14-3) versus TUF The Smashes victory Robert Whittaker (11-2) and Justin ‘Fast Eddie’ Edwards (8-2) meets newcomer Brandon Thatch (9-1).
The busy promotion made the announcement on Twitter (@UFC) on Wednesday evening.
– New fights: @FOXSports1 … Indy: @Court_McGee vs @RJWhittaker1990, @FastEddyMma vs @RUKUSMMA303
UFC on Fox Sports 1: Condit vs. Kampmann is expected to take place on August 28, 2013 at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. Former WEC champ and UFC contender Carlos Condit is set to rematch Martin Kampmann in the main event.
McGee made his welterweight debut this past February picking up his first win at 170-lbs by defeating Josh Neer by decision at UFC 157. The move to welterweight followed back-to-back losses at middleweight with decision defeats at the hands of Nick Ring at UFC 149 and to Costa Philippou at UFC on FX 2.
Whittaker fought a few weeks ago at UFC 160 in Vegas stopping opponent Colton Smith at UFC 160 by knockout. The win made it two in a row for the New Zealand fighter who won the welterweight final of the TUF: The Smashes series by beating Brad Scott by decision.
Edwards is 2-2 trading wins for losses over his four trips to the Octagon. ‘Fast Eddie’ earned a “Submission of the Night” bonus for his technical submission win over Josh Neer last October at UFC on FX 5. The prior loss was by decision to John Maguire at UFC 138.
He has more than 40 fights to his name, spanning 14 years of his MMA career. Now he’s facing Fabricio Werdum after completing season 2 of The Ultimate Fighter Brazil. Paula Sack catches up with Minotauro Nogueira aka “Big Nog” as he prepares for his epic rematch and learns why this fight is one not to be missed.
He has more than 40 fights to his name, spanning 14 years of his MMA career. Now he’s facing Fabricio Werdum after completing season 2 of The Ultimate Fighter Brazil. Paula Sack catches up with Minotauro Nogueira aka “Big Nog” as he prepares for his epic rematch and learns why this fight is one not to be missed.
A pair of featherweights has been booked for the upcoming FOX Sports 1 show in Boston in TUF 14 winner Diego ‘Ceara’ Brandao (17-8) and Daniel ‘The Pit’ Pineda (18-9). The promotion announced the matchup on Wednesday night on Twitter (@UFC). – New fights: @FOXSports1 Boston: @DiegoBrandaoMMA vs @DanielPitPineda. UFC on Fox Sports 1: Shogun […]
Diego Brandao – Photo via UFC.com
A pair of featherweights has been booked for the upcoming FOX Sports 1 show in Boston in TUF 14 winner Diego ‘Ceara’ Brandao (17-8) and Daniel ‘The Pit’ Pineda (18-9).
The promotion announced the matchup on Wednesday night on Twitter (@UFC).
– New fights: @FOXSports1 Boston: @DiegoBrandaoMMA vs @DanielPitPineda.
UFC on Fox Sports 1: Shogun vs. Sonnen is expected to take place on August 17, 2013 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The event will see Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua and Chael Sonnen square off in a light heavyweight match in the main event.
Brandao is 3-1 inside the Octagon having won his last two matches. His most recent win went down in Sweden last April at UFC on Fuel TV 9 with a first round submission against Pablo Garza. The second win in this run was a decision over Joey Gambino by deciaion at UFC 153.
Pineda likely saved himself from being released by the UFC after back-to-back losses by submitting Justin Lawrence in April at the TUF 17 Finale. The kimura submission earned Pineda the “Submission of the Night” bonus. The losses were to Antonio Carvalho at UFC 149 and to Mike Brown at UFC 146.
