The long-awaited showdown between Strikeforce Welterweight Champion, Nick Diaz and KJ Noons will take place this Saturday, October 9th inside the HP Pavillion in San Jose, California and given the Jason “Mayhem” Miler/Diaz Brothers debacle that occurred live on CBS back in April, Strikeforce President Scott Coker is sparring no expense in hiring extra security. […]
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The long-awaited showdown between Strikeforce Welterweight Champion, Nick Diaz and KJ Noons will take place this Saturday, October 9th inside the HP Pavillion in San Jose, California and given the Jason “Mayhem” Miler/Diaz Brothers debacle that occurred live on CBS back in April, Strikeforce President Scott Coker is sparring no expense in hiring extra security. The stacked card which also features Marloes Coenen versus Sarah Kauffman for her Women’s Welterweight World Title and AKA fighter Josh Thomson against ATT’s Gesias “JZ” Calvancante will air live on Showtime (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast).
Yes a girl is writing this; ironically this same girl (me) cares very deeply about the exciting line up rumored to make up the UFC 127 event which will take place over Superbowl weekend. Light Heavyweights Rich Franklin and Forrest Griffin may be gracing the already stacked card which will feature the Main Event […]
Forrest Griffin Vs. Rich Franklin on Superbowl Weekend
Yes a girl is writing this; ironically this same girl (me) cares very deeply about the exciting line up rumored to make up the UFC 127 event which will take place over Superbowl weekend. Light Heavyweights Rich Franklin and Forrest Griffin may be gracing the already stacked card which will feature the Main Event Middleweight Championship battle between Vitor Belfort and titleholder Anderson Silva.
Also expected on the card is 2010 World MMA Awards Breakthrough Fighter nominee Jon Jones who will be facing off against Ryan Bader in a Light Heavyweight Top Contender battle.
Now how can you be more excited about football on Superbowl weekend? Do you even know who’s playing yet? Even Forrest Griffin “switched teams” from football to MMA after college…
Ariel Hewani of MMAFighting.com has reported that sources close to the UFC promotion are confirming a matchup between Heavyweights Shane Carwin and Roy Nelson to be placed on the UFC 125 card which will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 1st.
Neither Carwin nor Nelson’s camp have officially confirmed the bout and Nelson is […]
Ariel Hewani of MMAFighting.com has reported that sources close to the UFC promotion are confirming a matchup between Heavyweights Shane Carwin and Roy Nelson to be placed on the UFC 125 card which will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 1st.
Neither Carwin nor Nelson’s camp have officially confirmed the bout and Nelson is still recovering from a knee injury incurred from his UFC 117 fight against Junior Dos Santos. Dos Santos is expected to face the winner of the Heavyweight Championship UFC 121 Main Event between Cain Velasquez and Brock Lesnar which will take place October 23rd in Anaheim, California.
Fighters Only 2010 World MMA Awards Nominees were announced and MMA Fix would like to point out the interesting note that AKA Coach Dave Camarillo was left out of the Coach of the Year category. Nominations were voted on by the public so why would YOU leave out a coach who has lead Jon […]
Fighters Only 2010 World MMA Awards Nominees were announced and MMA Fix would like to point out the interesting note that AKA Coach Dave Camarillo was left out of the Coach of the Year category. Nominations were voted on by the public so why would YOU leave out a coach who has lead Jon Fitch into 5 straight wins, Josh Koscheck who is up for a Welterweight title shot against GSP, and Cain Velasquez, whose main event Heavyweight title fight against Brock Lesnar is one of the most anticipated bouts of the year?
You can place your votes for the finalists listed below at www.worldmmaawards.com. Polls are open until November 26th. Winners will be announced December 1st live inside The Pearl at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, NV with host UFC Legend Randy Couture.
PS…who the hell is Natalie Skyy?
CHARLES “MASK” LEWIS FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Anderson Silva
Brock Lesnar
Frankie Edgar
Jose Aldo
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua
FIGHT OF THE YEAR
Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen at UFC 117
Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin at UFC 116
Leonard Garcia vs. Chan Sung Jung at WEC 48
Chris Leben vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 116
Jorge Santiago vs. Kazuo Misaki at Sengoku 14
KO OF THE YEAR
Anthony Njokuani vs. Chris Horodecki at WEC 45
Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 110
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs. Lyoto Machida at UFC 113
Mike Russow vs. Todd Duffee at UFC 114
Rich Franklin vs. Chuck Liddell at UFC 115
SUBMISSION OF THE YEAR
Matt Hughes vs. Ricardo Almeida at UFC 117
Chris Leben vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 116
Cole Miller vs. Dan Lauzon at UFC 108
Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen at UFC 118
Fabricio Werdum vs. Fedor Emelianenko at “Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum”
BEST PROMOTION
Bellator
DREAM
Strikeforce
UFC
WEC
LEADING MAN OF THE YEAR
Bjorn Rebney, Bellator CEO
Dana White, UFC president
Joe Silva, UFC VP of talent relations
Michael Schiavello, HDNet broadcaster
Scott Coker, Strikeforce founder and CEO
INTERNATIONAL FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Alistair Overeem
Dan Hardy
George Sotiropoulos
John Hathaway
Shinya Aoki
BREAKTHROUGH FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Charles Oliveira
Evan Dunham
George Sotiropoulos
John Hathaway
Jon Jones
Tuff-N-Uff Ring Girl and Model Stephanie Ann Cook celebrates her 21st birthday tonight inside Foundation Room at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
It Ain’t Chemo, a Las Vegas based non-profit organization will hold a Bachelor/Bachelorette Auction at Stoney’s on The Strip in Las Vegas on Saturday, October 2nd. Up for bid are well known MMA […]
Yes She’s Finally Legal!
Tuff-N-Uff Ring Girl and Model Stephanie Ann Cook celebrates her 21st birthday tonight inside Foundation Room at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
It Ain’t Chemo, a Las Vegas based non-profit organization will hold a Bachelor/Bachelorette Auction at Stoney’s on The Strip in Las Vegas on Saturday, October 2nd. Up for bid are well known MMA figures including Frank Mir, Roy Nelson, Ryan Couture and Stephanie Ann Cook [link]
UFC 127Vitor Belfort Vs. Anderson Silva is set for Superbowl Weekend. You can place all your football and UFC bets through MMA Fix. Just check out our betting info on the side bar of our Home Page. [link]
The stacked WEC 51 card lived up to its hype. Jose Aldo retains his Bantamweight title and Featherweight George Roop gets an extra 10 grand for putting “The Korean Zombie” to sleep. [link]
UFC 121 Cain Velasquez Vs. Brock Lesnar releases its full Fight Card. Check back with MMA Fix to place your bets. [link]
WEC 51 Gamburyan Vs. Aldo goes live tonight from Broomfield, Colorado and is being widely regarded as one of the most stacked cards of the year. One particular most anticipated fight on the line is the Featherweight bout between George Roop and “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung. What is most important about this fight […]
WEC 51 Gamburyan Vs. Aldo goes live tonight from Broomfield, Colorado and is being widely regarded as one of the most stacked cards of the year. One particular most anticipated fight on the line is the Featherweight bout between George Roop and “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung. What is most important about this fight is that Jung is coming in off a hard fought Split Decision loss to Leonard Garcia in a Fight of the Night bout most are considering to be Fight of the Year. Roop’s last fight was also a Fight of the Night brawl against Garcia which ended in a controversial Draw that many say would have tipped in Roop’s favor had he not been deducted a point for a groin kick. Though many expected Garcia and Roop to sign up for a rematch, Roop requested to fight Chan Sung Jung after his loss to Garcia. When MMAFix asked Roop why he requested Jung he simply said, “because I want to be in the most exciting fights.”
Roop versus Jung has all the makings for excitement given their individual battles against Garcia and the matchup stylistically. Both are well-rounded fighters and though George Roop has the height advantage standing at 6′1″ over Jung who is 5′7″, they both have a reach of 72″. When asked by TheGarv how Jung would try to overcome Roop’s height advantage, Jung said, “I’ve been trying to get taller…”
Roop has told MMAFix that “The Zombie is going down like a blonde on prom night.” It’s good both fighters are keeping their sense of humor. Going into the cage tonight is about garnering a win but for the viewers at home, it’s also about getting to watch a good exciting fight and with Roop versus Jung, that’s exactly what we expect. Hey, it’s Thursday night, maybe Versus could steal a que from NBC and call this “Must See TV”.
