Mark Holst Under the Radar, but not for Long

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – What a difference a week makes. No one knows that better than Ottawa lightweight Mark Holst, who saw his career get altered forever in the space of two phone calls spaced seven days apart.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – What a difference a week makes. No one knows that better than Ottawa lightweight Mark Holst, who saw his career get altered forever in the space of two phone calls spaced seven days apart.

UFC 115 Musings

Michael DiSanto, UFC – I remember Chuck Liddell’s UFC debut against Noe Hernandez at the Mobile Civic Center deep in the heart of Alabama at UFC 17 on May 15, 1998. I’ll admit it. I didn’t pay much attention to the 28-year-old kickboxer fro…

Michael DiSanto, UFC – I remember Chuck Liddell’s UFC debut against Noe Hernandez at the Mobile Civic Center deep in the heart of Alabama at UFC 17 on May 15, 1998. I’ll admit it. I didn’t pay much attention to the 28-year-old kickboxer from San Luis Obispo, California on that night.

Memory of Slain Mentor Drives Bay Areas Cariaso

Frank Curreri, WEC – Hardcore MMA fans may remember Alex Gong as an acclaimed Muay Thai fighter who was gunned down in 2003 on a busy San Francisco street after running barefoot in pursuit of a hit-and-run motorist. Chris Cariaso, however, me…

Frank Curreri, WEC – Hardcore MMA fans may remember Alex Gong as an acclaimed Muay Thai fighter who was gunned down in 2003 on a busy San Francisco street after running barefoot in pursuit of a hit-and-run motorist. Chris Cariaso, however, memorializes Alex Gong as a one-of-a-kind friend, top-flight coach and innovative businessman.

Franklin Survives Broken Arm, KOs Liddell in UFC 115 Main Event

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – With a broken left arm but an unyielding will to win, Rich Franklin scored perhaps the most important victory since he took the middleweight in 2005, as he knocked out returning Hall of Famer Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell i…

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – With a broken left arm but an unyielding will to win, Rich Franklin scored perhaps the most important victory since he took the middleweight in 2005, as he knocked out returning Hall of Famer Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell in devastating fashion in the first round of their UFC 115 main event Saturday night at General Motors Place.

Main Card: Cro Cop by Submission? Its True

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – If you told anyone that the UFC 115 co-main event between world-class strikers Mirko Cro Cop and Pat Barry was going to go nearly three rounds, you would have been called crazy. If you said it would end by submission, yo…

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – If you told anyone that the UFC 115 co-main event between world-class strikers Mirko Cro Cop and Pat Barry was going to go nearly three rounds, you would have been called crazy. If you said it would end by submission, you would have been committed. But that’s just what happened at General Motors Place Saturday night as Cro Cop rose from two first round knockdowns to submit Barry in the final round of a memorable heavyweight scrap.

UFC 115 Prelims: Dunham Moves from Prospect to Contender

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – The wins keep getting bigger and bigger for rising lightweight star Evan Dunham, who kept his perfect record intact Saturday night at General Motors Place with a three round split decision win over highly-regarded conten…

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – The wins keep getting bigger and bigger for rising lightweight star Evan Dunham, who kept his perfect record intact Saturday night at General Motors Place with a three round split decision win over highly-regarded contender Tyson Griffin in UFC 115 prelim action.