While UFC officials have recently made it clear they have little
tolerance for individuals hijacking their pay-per-view broadcasts by
attacking said parties in court, current middleweight contender Tomasz
Drwal is an example of why a bit of piracy isn’t
the worst thing in the world.
After all, the UFC hasn’t quite yet taken Poland by storm, but it was a
little piracy more than 10 years ago that started Drwal’s journey to
the UFC.
“When I was 17, I watched a friend’s video tape of the UFC,” Drwal
recently told MMAjunkie.com Radio. “The copy
was really bad. There was two languages on there. But even though the
copy wasn’t good, I liked it.
While UFC officials have recently made it clear they have little
tolerance for individuals hijacking their pay-per-view broadcasts by
attacking said parties in court, current middleweight contender Tomasz
Drwal is an example of why a bit of piracy isn’t
the worst thing in the world.
After all, the UFC hasn’t quite yet taken Poland by storm, but it was a
little piracy more than 10 years ago that started Drwal’s journey to
the UFC.
“When I was 17, I watched a friend’s video tape of the UFC,” Drwal
recently told MMAjunkie.com Radio. “The copy
was really bad. There was two languages on there. But even though the
copy wasn’t good, I liked it.
While the UFC took a week off from conducting an event, matchmaker Joe Silva didn’t get to enjoy the vacation.
According to The Wrestling Observer Spencer Fisher has been forced to withdraw from the UFC’s upcoming debut on the Versus network.
And in an additional report from MMAWeekly.com, Fisher’s original opponent,
Duane “Bang” Ludwig (19-10 MMA, 2-1 UFC) will now face UFC newcomer
Darren Elkins (9-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC).
While the UFC took a week off from conducting an event, matchmaker Joe Silva didn’t get to enjoy the vacation.
According to The Wrestling Observer Spencer Fisher has been forced to withdraw from the UFC’s upcoming debut on the Versus network.
And in an additional report from MMAWeekly.com, Fisher’s original opponent,
Duane “Bang” Ludwig (19-10 MMA, 2-1 UFC) will now face UFC newcomer
Darren Elkins (9-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC).
With Cole Miller forced to bow out of a planned contest with “The
Ultimate Fighter 9” runner-up Andre Winner (10-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC), the
Brit’s fight plans were briefly uncertain.
But now comes quick word that a “Tractor” will help save the day.
MMAjunkie.com has confirmed a report first issued
by MMAWeekly.com that Rafaello “Tractor” Oliveira (10-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
has agreed to take the UFC Fight Night 21 bout on slightly more than
one-month’s notice.
With Cole Miller forced to bow out of a planned contest with “The
Ultimate Fighter 9” runner-up Andre Winner (10-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC), the
Brit’s fight plans were briefly uncertain.
But now comes quick word that a “Tractor” will help save the day.
MMAjunkie.com has confirmed a report first issued
by MMAWeekly.com that Rafaello “Tractor” Oliveira (10-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
has agreed to take the UFC Fight Night 21 bout on slightly more than
one-month’s notice.
It’s not the biggest name in MMA today, but those that watched his
dominating win at “Strikeforce Challengers VI” on Friday night might
certainly be pleased with the announcement.
EA Sports announced that American Kickboxing Academy middleweight Luke
Rockhold (7-1 MMA, 6-0 SF) is the latest addition to the “EA Sports
MMA” roster.
“EA Sports MMA,” available on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms,
is expected to be released in late summer 2010 as a rival to THQ’s “UFC
Undisputed” title.
It’s not the biggest name in MMA today, but those that watched his
dominating win at “Strikeforce Challengers VI” on Friday night might
certainly be pleased with the announcement.
EA Sports announced that American Kickboxing Academy middleweight Luke
Rockhold (7-1 MMA, 6-0 SF) is the latest addition to the “EA Sports
MMA” roster.
“EA Sports MMA,” available on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms,
is expected to be released in late summer 2010 as a rival to THQ’s “UFC
Undisputed” title.
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Despite earning Strikeforce’s first-ever 135-pound
title in the main event of Friday’s “Strikeforce Challengers VI” event
in San Jose, Calif., Canadian Sarah Kaufman was
unable to deliver the type of brutal striking finish that has quickly
become her hallmark.
Nevertheless, after earning all five rounds of a 25-minute affair with
grappling ace Takayo Hashi, Kaufman said she was
happy with the ultimate result.
“I’m really with my performance,” Kaufman told MMAjunkie.com following the win. “I really feel like I did
execute my gameplan very well. I wasn’t able to finish the fight, but I
was able to control the fight.”
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Despite earning Strikeforce’s first-ever 135-pound
title in the main event of Friday’s “Strikeforce Challengers VI” event
in San Jose, Calif., Canadian Sarah Kaufman was
unable to deliver the type of brutal striking finish that has quickly
become her hallmark.
Nevertheless, after earning all five rounds of a 25-minute affair with
grappling ace Takayo Hashi, Kaufman said she was
happy with the ultimate result.
“I’m really with my performance,” Kaufman told MMAjunkie.com following the win. “I really feel like I did
execute my gameplan very well. I wasn’t able to finish the fight, but I
was able to control the fight.”
While Strikeforce has delivered on exciting event after exciting event
in recent months, “Strikeforce Challengers VI: Kaufman vs. Hashi”
started with a bang but went out with a whimper.
While the evening’s opening bouts brought the San Jose Civic
Auditorium to its feet, a freak accident in the Showtime broadcast’s
co-feature and a 25-minute main event often lacking in action left the
show ending on a bit of a down note.
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Well, you can’t win ’em all.
While Strikeforce has delivered on exciting event after exciting event
in recent months, “Strikeforce Challengers VI: Kaufman vs. Hashi”
started with a bang but went out with a whimper.
While the evening’s opening bouts brought the San Jose Civic
Auditorium to its feet, a freak accident in the Showtime broadcast’s
co-feature and a 25-minute main event often lacking in action left the
show ending on a bit of a down note.
While UFC officials have recently made it clear they have little
While the UFC took a week off from conducting an event, matchmaker Joe Silva didn’t get to enjoy the vacation.
With Cole Miller forced to bow out of a planned contest with “The
It’s not the biggest name in MMA today, but those that watched his
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Despite earning Strikeforce’s first-ever 135-pound
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Well, you can’t win ’em all.