Author: Michael David Smith

M-1 Global Closes Head Office, ‘Panicking’ After Fedor’s Loss

Filed under: M-1 Global, NewsTen days after Fedor Emelianenko lost to Fabricio Werdum, Fedor’s promotional organization M-1 Global is in disarray as it attempts to adjust to a world in which Fedor is no longer considered the best fighter in MMA.

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Fabricio Werdum and Fedor EmelianenkoTen days after Fedor Emelianenko lost to Fabricio Werdum, Fedor’s promotional organization M-1 Global is in disarray as it attempts to adjust to a world in which Fedor is no longer considered the best fighter in MMA.

Specifically, sources with knowledge of the situation say M-1 Global has closed its head office in the Netherlands, that some of M-1’s investors have already cut ties with the organization, that officials within M-1 know they’ve lost most of their negotiating power, and that overall, according to one source, the people at M-1 are “panicking.”

Jose Aldo Fights for His Family

Filed under: WECZuffa has a budding mixed martial arts superstar on its hands in Jose Aldo, the World Extreme Cagefighting featherweight champion who is only 23 years old and has already dominated the best of the best in his weight class. But some have…

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Jose AldoZuffa has a budding mixed martial arts superstar on its hands in Jose Aldo, the World Extreme Cagefighting featherweight champion who is only 23 years old and has already dominated the best of the best in his weight class. But some have questioned how Zuffa can promote a guy who’s not well known among American fans and doesn’t speak much English.

So the best thing Zuffa can do is to make sure as many fans as possible know Aldo’s personal story, with details about the life like the ones he shares in this Fight Magazine video (after the jump).

MMA Top 10 Heavyweights: Brock Is the Best

Filed under: UFC, Strikeforce, M-1 Global, Rankings, Heavyweights
The UFC heavyweight champion is now the undisputed heavyweight champion of mixed martial arts.

Zuffa’s belt already signified the best fighter in every weight class from bantamweight th…

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The UFC heavyweight champion is now the undisputed heavyweight champion of mixed martial arts.

Zuffa’s belt already signified the best fighter in every weight class from bantamweight through light heavyweight, and now the two big heavyweight fights of the last two weekends — Fabricio Werdum’s shocking upset over Fedor Emelianenko and Brock Lesnar’s comeback win over Shane Carwin — have resulted in a changing of the guard in the heavyweight division as well.

Lesnar is undeniably the sport’s No. 1 heavyweight, but how does the rest of the top 10 shake out? Find out below.

UFC 116: Brock Lesnar Submits Shane Carwin

Filed under: UFCUFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar returned to the Octagon Saturday night after a year off and won a tremendous fight against Shane Carwin at UFC 116, withstanding terrible punishment in the first round to come back and choke Carwin …

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UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar returned to the Octagon Saturday night after a year off and won a tremendous fight against Shane Carwin at UFC 116, withstanding terrible punishment in the first round to come back and choke Carwin out in the second.

“I stand before you a humble champion,” Lesnar said afterward. “And I’m still the toughest S.O.B. around.”

UFC 116: Stephan Bonnar TKOs Krzysztof Soszynski

Filed under: UFCFor the first time in almost three years, Stephan Bonnar has won inside the Octagon.

Bonnar landed a brutal knee to Krzysztof Soszynski’s head in the second round of their fight at UFC 116 Saturday night, then landed punch after punch …

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For the first time in almost three years, Stephan Bonnar has won inside the Octagon.

Bonnar landed a brutal knee to Krzysztof Soszynski‘s head in the second round of their fight at UFC 116 Saturday night, then landed punch after punch after punch until the referee finally stopped the fight, giving Bonnar a technical knockout win at 3:08 of the second round.

Will Lesnar vs. Carwin Really Decide the Top Heavyweight in MMA?

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Next week I’ll put together a new list of the Top 10 heavyweights in mixed martial arts, and for the first time since I’ve been making those lists, Fedor Emelianenko won’t be on top. Instead (barring something unforeseeable) I’ll have…

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Next week I’ll put together a new list of the Top 10 heavyweights in mixed martial arts, and for the first time since I’ve been making those lists, Fedor Emelianenko won’t be on top. Instead (barring something unforeseeable) I’ll have the Brock Lesnar–Shane Carwin winner at No. 1.

But not everyone thinks Lesnar vs. Carwin absolutely determines the top spot in the heavyweight division. Former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett and UFC commentator Joe Rogan both made recent comments in which they said the top of the heavyweight division isn’t quite as clear as it might seem.