Author: UFC Press Releases

Chuck Mindenhall, UFC – One of the more interesting yet barely discussed subplots in the battle between up-and-coming welterweight John Howard and stalwart Dennis Hallman this past December was the impossibly coincidental clash of the nicknames—Doomsday versus Superman. In the DC Comic world, the berserk killing machine Doomsday ended Superman’s run as a super-productive Samaritan with an aggressive stand-and-trade philosophy. After the two exchanged shockwave inducing hands, the turning point came when Superman died.

Frank Curreri, WEC – He’s a former collegiate wrestling star with only 18 months in the MMA game. But as Chad Mendes crams for his WEC debut against unbeaten Erik Koch (9-0), the Urijah Faber protégé makes it abundantly clear that he is a quick study.

Chuck Mindenhall, UFC – When asked about his life as a carpenter versus his life as a fighter, Clay Guida has an adage that sums him up completely: “I put my tool belt on every day when I put my training gear on.”
And that’s true—he’s a blue-collar worker who fights that way, with one aspect of his life hardly distinguishable from the other.

Frank Curreri, WEC – So, Deividas Taurosevicius, who are you training with these days to get ready for L.C. Davis?
“I’m training with my sparring partners,” he responds earnestly in his thick Lithuanian accent.

Michael DiSanto, UFC – In the first part of the Land of the Giants heavyweight breakdown, we examined the top guns among the big boys. But there’s more than just the Fab Four of Lesnar, Carwin, Mir, and Velasquez, as you’ll soon find out…

Frank Curreri, WEC – Despite his opponent’s recent stretch of bad luck, 11-year pro Javier Vazquez knows better than to underestimate a former UFC Champion. A Gracie Barra Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, Vazquez sternly dismisses talk of there being an “Old Jens Pulver” and a contemporary Jens Pulver whose skills have slipped over time.