(Josh Koscheck deep in thought. / Photo via Getty)
Josh Koscheck will look to avoid being a stepping-stone for the rising Neil Magny when both welterweights collide at UFC 184, according to MMA Junkie.
The Fresno-based fighter, who began a stint as an analyst on FOX Sports 1 and gave our children nightmares on the first day of the job, will be returning from a year of inactivity and mumblings of retirement based on remarks made by Dana White after the former welterweight title challenger was knocked out by Tyron Woodley at UFC 167. It was his second back-to-back knockout loss, falling at the hands of Robbie Lawler before that at UFC 157 back in February 2013. “Kos” is in dire need of a win if he wants to resume fighting, riding a three-fight losing streak. If he topples his opponent in Los Angeles, Calif., it would be his first victory in two years.
(Josh Koscheck deep in thought. / Photo via Getty)
Josh Koscheck will look to avoid being a stepping-stone for the rising Neil Magny when both welterweights collide at UFC 184, according to MMA Junkie.
The Fresno-based fighter, who began a stint as an analyst on FOX Sports 1 and gave our children nightmares on the first day of the job, will be returning from a year of inactivity and mumblings of retirement based on remarks made by Dana White after the former welterweight title challenger was knocked out by Tyron Woodley at UFC 167. It was his second back-to-back knockout loss, falling at the hands of Robbie Lawler before that at UFC 157 back in February 2013. “Kos” is in dire need of a win if he wants to resume fighting, riding a three-fight losing streak. If he topples his opponent in Los Angeles, Calif., it would be his first victory in two years.
Undefeated in 2014 by racking up five straight victories, Magny’s stock can rise if he’s successful against “Kos,” as he currently holds the record for the most wins by any fighter in the UFC this year when he defeated William Macario at UFC 179 last month. Tying Roger Huerta for the most nods in a calendar year, not to mention holding the longest active winning streak out of all his 170-pound compatriots, Magny hopes to show observers his impressive run wasn’t for nothing. Winning is everything, yet this is Magny’s chance to prove he’s better than just the average mid-card talent. Koscheck would be his most prized victory, if that makes sense, after getting the better of a handful of guys without Wikipedia pages (including three out of five decision victories).
Call it odd matchmaking, but it makes sense if we look at it in terms of the fight game. Koscheck may or may not have it anymore, seeing how he’s faltered as of late, and him and his past nemesis Diego Sanchez are the only bucks left from the inaugural TUF season 1 (arguably the only season you ever needed to watch). That’s a lot of wear and tear, especially for someone that never sported gold.
His foe certainly is turning some heads, however, Magny isn’t a name that’s going to be thrown around at your next UFC viewing party. A win in definitive fashion could change that.
Plus, it doesn’t take a boxing historian to figure out this is a crossroads fight for Koscheck, and the most important bout for Magny to date in his career. It’s either out with the old, in with the new, or “I’ll punch out of work when I tell you I’m punching out of work.”
UFC 184 takes place Feb. 28, 2015, from LA’s famed Staples Center, featuring two title bouts including Chris Weidman vs. Vitor Belfort for the middleweight strap, alongside Ronda Rousey defending her women’s bantamweight belt against Cat Zingano.
“St. Jude’s is something that’s very dear to my heart,” Jade told CagePotato. “Children in pain are what keep me up at night, and St. Jude’s takes that pain away for so many of them. Before it was founded, over 90% of children with cancer died. St. Jude’s has completely turned that statistic around — now that many SURVIVE and their parents aren’t charged a dime.
“I have visited the hospital, and it’s the happiest sad place on earth. They give children so much hope in the daily activities, including schoolwork so that they feel like their life is going to continue — otherwise why would they still be in school? They are solely run on donations, and each donation goes towards saving a child’s life.”
Jade’s 2015 calendar is available for $30 at OfficialJadeBryce.com, and all calendars will be signed by Jade herself. Here’s a small taste of the photos in the calendar; we’ve put one more pic after the jump that’s juuuuust a little too risqué to leave on the homepage. Enjoy.
“St. Jude’s is something that’s very dear to my heart,” Jade told CagePotato. “Children in pain are what keep me up at night, and St. Jude’s takes that pain away for so many of them. Before it was founded, over 90% of children with cancer died. St. Jude’s has completely turned that statistic around — now that many SURVIVE and their parents aren’t charged a dime.
“I have visited the hospital, and it’s the happiest sad place on earth. They give children so much hope in the daily activities, including schoolwork so that they feel like their life is going to continue — otherwise why would they still be in school? They are solely run on donations, and each donation goes towards saving a child’s life.”
Jade’s 2015 calendar is available for $30 at OfficialJadeBryce.com, and all calendars will be signed by Jade herself. Here’s a small taste of the photos in the calendar; we’ve put one more pic after the jump that’s juuuuust a little too risqué to leave on the homepage. Enjoy.
In honor of the highbrow mainstreampress we got last week, CagePotato has decided to celebrate. We have in our possession three Blu-ray copies of ass-kickin’ action flick The Raid 2 (courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment), and we’re going to give them away to three loyal fans. But nothing comes for free in this world. Indeed, nothing comes for free.
To win a copy of the movie, you have to enter the deluxe caption-contest we just put together on Lockerdome. First, give us a funny caption to this photo of artist Brian Kirhagis trying to explain his work to UFC president Dana White. Then, complete some of the other tasks on the page — including answering MMA trivia questions and visiting various corners of the CP universe — and you’ll increase your chances to win. Any questions, let us know in the comments section or on twitter @cagepotatomma. Good luck everybody, and check out the trailer for The Raid 2 below. Seriously, it’s awesome.
In honor of the highbrow mainstreampress we got last week, CagePotato has decided to celebrate. We have in our possession three Blu-ray copies of ass-kickin’ action flick The Raid 2 (courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment), and we’re going to give them away to three loyal fans. But nothing comes for free in this world. Indeed, nothing comes for free.
To win a copy of the movie, you have to enter the deluxe caption-contest we just put together on Lockerdome. First, give us a funny caption to this photo of artist Brian Kirhagis trying to explain his work to UFC president Dana White. Then, complete some of the other tasks on the page — including answering MMA trivia questions and visiting various corners of the CP universe — and you’ll increase your chances to win. Any questions, let us know in the comments section or on twitter @cagepotatomma. Good luck everybody, and check out the trailer for The Raid 2 below. Seriously, it’s awesome.
The 2-on-2 fighting league Hip Show Arena Combat is finally coming to America. Promotion president Cyrus Fees just sent us this press release which lays out the details for Hip Show’s first stateside event, slated for August 9th at the the Bearcat Den Arena in Bristol, Virginia. Check it out below, and stay tuned for more updates…
FORMER UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS SET TO HEADLINE HIP SHOW ARENA COMBAT’S FIRST U.S. EVENT
Miami, FL, June 26th, 2014 – When you crossover America’s most popular sport with America’s newest sport, you have HIP SHOW ARENA COMBAT’s inaugural U.S. event.
Eryk Anders and Marcel Stamps are not only former University of Alabama standouts, together they are two of the hottest MMA fighters in the Southeast. On Saturday August 9th in Bristol, Virginia, they will team up again in the main event of ARENA COMBAT 1.
The event will take place at the Bearcat Den Arena in Bristol, and will feature fighters from Virginia, Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. The competing two-fighter teams will be featured in HIP SHOW ARENA COMBAT’s forthcoming national television program, which will be announced in the coming weeks.
CEO of HIP SHOW ARENA COMBAT Casey Oxendine spoke on the announcement, “Holding our first American event in the Tri-Cities region of Virginia and Tennessee was a no-brainer. It’s a central location in the Southeast, home of the 8th largest venue in the world Bristol Motor Speedway, and universally known as the “Birthplace of Country Music.” Now, Bristol will once again make history as the “Birthplace of Arena Combat.””
The 2-on-2 fighting league Hip Show Arena Combat is finally coming to America. Promotion president Cyrus Fees just sent us this press release which lays out the details for Hip Show’s first stateside event, slated for August 9th at the the Bearcat Den Arena in Bristol, Virginia. Check it out below, and stay tuned for more updates…
FORMER UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS SET TO HEADLINE HIP SHOW ARENA COMBAT’S FIRST U.S. EVENT
Miami, FL, June 26th, 2014 – When you crossover America’s most popular sport with America’s newest sport, you have HIP SHOW ARENA COMBAT’s inaugural U.S. event.
Eryk Anders and Marcel Stamps are not only former University of Alabama standouts, together they are two of the hottest MMA fighters in the Southeast. On Saturday August 9th in Bristol, Virginia, they will team up again in the main event of ARENA COMBAT 1.
The event will take place at the Bearcat Den Arena in Bristol, and will feature fighters from Virginia, Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. The competing two-fighter teams will be featured in HIP SHOW ARENA COMBAT’s forthcoming national television program, which will be announced in the coming weeks.
CEO of HIP SHOW ARENA COMBAT Casey Oxendine spoke on the announcement, “Holding our first American event in the Tri-Cities region of Virginia and Tennessee was a no-brainer. It’s a central location in the Southeast, home of the 8th largest venue in the world Bristol Motor Speedway, and universally known as the “Birthplace of Country Music.” Now, Bristol will once again make history as the “Birthplace of Arena Combat.””
ERYK ANDERS & MARCEL STAMPS are slated to main event ARENA COMBAT 1 against a team of two Russian competitors. Russian fighters have been auditioning for a chance to fight on the first U.S. event, and announcement of these fighters will be made in the coming weeks.
ERYK ANDERS began fighting in 2012, compiled at 10-3-1 MMA record, and has won two belts. Anders is currently the V3Fights Light Heavyweight Champion and the former Strike Hard Promotions Middleweight Champion. Seven of his ten wins have come by TKO or submission. Anders currently trains at Spartan Fitness in Birmingham, Alabama. Anders was a part of the 2009 National Championship team, starting at linebacker for the Crimson Tide.
MARCEL STAMPS has only been fighting for seven months, and has put together an undefeated record of 4-0. Stamps trains at Champions Freestyle MMA in Birmingham. Stamps played three years at the University of Alabama, specializing in the linebacker position and on special teams.
“This is a slam dunk, home run, and touchdown having two incredible football players turned fighters take on two of Russia’s finest competitors. Expect some serious fireworks between these four men, when they enter our Arena,” remarked CYRUS FEES, President of HIP SHOW ARENA COMBAT.
ARENA COMBAT 1 will take place on Saturday, August 9th from the Bearcat Den Arena in Bristol, Virginia. Card announcements will be announced over the coming weeks, along with a press release regarding the event’s national broadcast.
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ABOUT ARENA HIP SHOW COMBAT INTERNATIONAL – Hip Show Arena Combat International is an worldwide company based in Miami, FL. Arena Combat introduces a new style of athletic competition; 2-on-2 fighting in a state-of-the-art arena. Arena Combat’s first event will take place on Saturday, August 9th in Bristol, VA. Previously, Arena Combat was featured in a two-hour “Best Of Season 1” special on AXStv on March 14th, trending #3 worldwide on Twitter during the event. The thrilling new show was also covered by over 40 websites leading up to the event, garnering front page coverage on CNN.com. A news feature on MSNBC also profiled the event on April 27th. Hip Show Arena Combat can be found online and on Facebook.
As you might be aware, CagePotato recently started an official Snapchat account — cagepotatomma — where our loyal fans have been spamming us with weird drawings and photos of their televisions. And yes, the occasional blurry photo of male genitalia, but whaddya gonna do.
So here’s what I propose: During UFC 174: Johnson vs. Bagautinov this Saturday, I’d like all you Snapchatters out there to send us your immediate photo-reactions to any of the fights that take place. (Not videos, because we can’t share those.) We will re-post the best ones early next week, and award the top three entries a mini-box of UFC Knockout 2014 Trading Cards from Topps, which all contain an autographed card or a piece of memorabilia, and don’t even hit stores until June 25th.
Keep in mind that any photos you send us via Snapchat may be posted on our website/Facebook page/whatever, so please don’t send us anything you’ll regret later. Any other questions, let us know in the comments section or shoot ’em to us on twitter. To help spur your imagination, we leave you with a random sampling of photos that our fans have already sent us, which continue after the jump. Come back to CagePotato tomorrow night for our liveblog of UFC 174, and happy snapping!
As you might be aware, CagePotato recently started an official Snapchat account — cagepotatomma — where our loyal fans have been spamming us with weird drawings and photos of their televisions. And yes, the occasional blurry photo of male genitalia, but whaddya gonna do.
So here’s what I propose: During UFC 174: Johnson vs. Bagautinov this Saturday, I’d like all you Snapchatters out there to send us your immediate photo-reactions to any of the fights that take place. (Not videos, because we can’t share those.) We will re-post the best ones early next week, and award the top three entries a mini-box of UFC Knockout 2014 Trading Cards from Topps, which all contain an autographed card or a piece of memorabilia, and don’t even hit stores until June 25th.
Keep in mind that any photos you send us via Snapchat may be posted on our website/Facebook page/whatever, so please don’t send us anything you’ll regret later. Any other questions, let us know in the comments section or shoot ‘em to us on twitter. To help spur your imagination, we leave you with a random sampling of photos that our fans have already sent us, which continue after the jump. Come back to CagePotato tomorrow night for our liveblog of UFC 174, and happy snapping!
Thanks to everybody who entered last week’s UFC Fight Night 42 fight-picking contest! The competition was tight, but the best prediction came from Scott Sawitz, who had Jon Dodson TKO’ing John Moraga in round 2. (The official stoppage came via doctor’s orders at the end of round 2, but close enough.) Scott, we’ll send out your copy of In the Blood this week.
Thanks again, and pick up a DVD copy of In the Blood on Amazon right here.
Thanks to everybody who entered last week’s UFC Fight Night 42 fight-picking contest! The competition was tight, but the best prediction came from Scott Sawitz, who had Jon Dodson TKO’ing John Moraga in round 2. (The official stoppage came via doctor’s orders at the end of round 2, but close enough.) Scott, we’ll send out your copy of In the Blood this week.
