Author: Steve Urena

Fighting Through Failure Part II: Costa Philippou

Part II: Costa Philippou      As we travel down the road that leads to UFC 165, Costa Philippou is riding a giant wave of momentum. He is the number 10 ranked middleweight fighter in the world of Mixed Martial Arts, he currently holds a five fight win streak in the UFC, and  on September 21st, he gets the opportunity to add another notch to his win column when he tests the skills of  Francis Carmont in front of a raucous Toronto crowd.  Things couldn’t be any better for the Cyprus born brawler, but like every fighter in the UFC, you have to fight with ev … Read the Full Article Here

Part II: Costa Philippou      As we travel down the road that leads to UFC 165, Costa Philippou is riding a giant wave of momentum. He is the number 10 ranked middleweight fighter in the world of Mixed Martial Arts, he currently holds a five fight win streak in the UFC, and  on September 21st, he gets the opportunity to add another notch to his win column when he tests the skills of  Francis Carmont in front of a raucous Toronto crowd.  Things couldn’t be any better for the Cyprus born brawler, but like every fighter in the UFC, you have to fight with ev … Read the Full Article Here

Fighting Through Failure Part I: James Krause

Part I: James Krause
The eleventh installment of the Ultimate Fighter saw many new changes implemented into the show’s formula.  The show would be edited over 13 weeks instead of six, it was the debut of TUF on the FX channel, and it would be the first Ultimate Fighter to showcase live fights. Mixed Martial Artists from all over the world tried out to be a part of this one of a kind program, but only 32 fighters were chosen to get onto the first episode, with one of those men being current Lightweight competitor James Krause.

“This was my fourth or fifth time trying out for The … Read the Full Article Here

Part I: James Krause
The eleventh installment of the Ultimate Fighter saw many new changes implemented into the show’s formula.  The show would be edited over 13 weeks instead of six, it was the debut of TUF on the FX channel, and it would be the first Ultimate Fighter to showcase live fights. Mixed Martial Artists from all over the world tried out to be a part of this one of a kind program, but only 32 fighters were chosen to get onto the first episode, with one of those men being current Lightweight competitor James Krause.

“This was my fourth or fifth time trying out for The … Read the Full Article Here