Fighter and Writer: CM Punk Tackles Thor

Following a storied pro wrestling career, former WWE superstar CM Punk is now preparing for something completely different as he trains at the Roufusport gym in Milwaukee for his mixed martial arts debut. Given such a hectic schedule, you would assume …

Following a storied pro wrestling career, former WWE superstar CM Punk is now preparing for something completely different as he trains at the Roufusport gym in Milwaukee for his mixed martial arts debut. Given such a hectic schedule, you would assume that he would treat every hour of free time as precious.Come on, you know this UFC fighter isn’t sitting on the couch catching up on TV after a hard day in the gym.“I wasn’t busy enough,” he chuckles, talking about his foray into the world of comics as the writer of a story in Marvel’s Thor Annual. Wrestling, MMA, co … Read the Full Article Here

Alistair Overeem: Always Steady

“Never get too high with the highs or too low with the lows.”That little bit of wisdom got tossed around the Kyte household pretty frequently when I was growing up, handed out as free advice from my mother to friends that were standing at t…

“Never get too high with the highs or too low with the lows.”That little bit of wisdom got tossed around the Kyte household pretty frequently when I was growing up, handed out as free advice from my mother to friends that were standing at the top of the mountain, down in the dumps or residing at any point in between. While I’m quite confident that my mother has never crossed paths with Alistair Overeem, it appears that the UFC heavyweight ascribes to the same philosophy as Carol Anne Kyte.Following his loss to Ben Rothwell back in September, the 34-year-old basically shrugg … Read the Full Article Here

TUF Brazil Veterans Meet in June

The UFC Fight Night card in New Orleans on June 6 will get a little Brazilian flavor, as two veterans from The Ultimate Fighter Brazil series, Daniel Sarafian and Ricardo Abreu, meet in a middleweight bout at the Smoothie King Center.Tickets for UFC Fi…

The UFC Fight Night card in New Orleans on June 6 will get a little Brazilian flavor, as two veterans from The Ultimate Fighter Brazil series, Daniel Sarafian and Ricardo Abreu, meet in a middleweight bout at the Smoothie King Center.Tickets for UFC Fight Night, which is headlined by the light heavyweight matchup between Daniel Cormier and Ryan Bader, go on sale on Friday, April 10. The card will air live on FOX Sports 1. A finalist on season one of TUF Brazil, Sarafian got back in the win column in his return to the middleweight division last December, as he stopped Antonio dos Santos in the … Read the Full Article Here

UFC Announce Czech Broadcast Partnership

London, UK – UFC® EMEA today announced a new and exciting broadcast partnership with NOVA Sport which will see UFC events broadcast for the first time in Czech Republic and Slovakia.Mixed martial arts and sports fans alike will see every European event, and other selected bouts from around the world, on NOVA Sport premium channel. In addition to live broadcasts, NOVA Sport viewers can look forward to the UFC Ultimate Insider weekly, which lays bare the background to the world’s fastest growing sport plus UFC Fighter Profiles and UFC Fight Flashbacks,Ondřej Novotný, a ren … Read the Full Article Here

London, UK – UFC® EMEA today announced a new and exciting broadcast partnership with NOVA Sport which will see UFC events broadcast for the first time in Czech Republic and Slovakia.Mixed martial arts and sports fans alike will see every European event, and other selected bouts from around the world, on NOVA Sport premium channel. In addition to live broadcasts, NOVA Sport viewers can look forward to the UFC Ultimate Insider weekly, which lays bare the background to the world’s fastest growing sport plus UFC Fighter Profiles and UFC Fight Flashbacks,Ond?ej Novotný, a ren … Read the Full Article Here

When It’s Showtime, Anthony Pettis Turns Chaos Into Comfort

When Anthony Pettis first stepped foot into Duke Roufus’ famous Milwaukee mixed martial arts academy at 19, he got his ass kicked.
He got his ass kicked every day.But after each practice, Pettis retreated to his locker room, battered and bloodie…

When Anthony Pettis first stepped foot into Duke Roufus’ famous Milwaukee mixed martial arts academy at 19, he got his ass kicked.
He got his ass kicked every day.But after each practice, Pettis retreated to his locker room, battered and bloodied, with a sense of optimism.“I had bloody noses every day, black eyes all the time, and I actually liked it,” Pettis said of his entry into competitive MMA. “I liked the fact that someone was able to do that to me.” 
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Henry Cejudo: This Time It’s Personal

Henry Cejudo drags out every description of the food he’s missing on his road to the 125-pound weight class, maybe just to convince himself that there is a purpose to that always torturous weight-cutting process.“I’m making myself suf…

Henry Cejudo drags out every description of the food he’s missing on his road to the 125-pound weight class, maybe just to convince himself that there is a purpose to that always torturous weight-cutting process.“I’m making myself suffer right now,” he said. “I’m not able to eat my chimichangas, my enchiladas, my deep-fried burritos. I’m going back to crackers and baloney.”He laughs, not letting weight-cutting take away his sense of humor. He’s attempted to make the flyweight limit before, but came up short. This time, with a UFC 185 main … Read the Full Article Here