The UFC will help kick off the launch of the new Fox Sports 1 channel with a major show headed to UFC President Dana White‘s hometown of Boston on Aug. 17. White teased earlier this month at UFC 158 that the company was planning a return to Boston in the near future, and it looks […]
The UFC will help kick off the launch of the new Fox Sports 1 channel with a major show headed to UFC President Dana White‘s hometown of Boston on Aug. 17. White teased earlier this month at UFC 158 that the company was planning a return to Boston in the near future, and it looks […]
The UFC will help kick off the launch of the new Fox Sports 1 channel with a major show headed to UFC president Dana White’s hometown of Boston on Aug. 17. White teased earlier this month at UFC 158 that the company was planning a return to Boston in t…
The UFC will help kick off the launch of the new Fox Sports 1 channel with a major show headed to UFC president Dana White‘s hometown of Boston on Aug. 17.
White teased earlier this month at UFC 158 that the company was planning a return to Boston in the near future, and it looks like August is that time.
The UFC has only done one show in Boston since MMA became fully regulated in the state of Massachusetts with its card in August 2010, headlined with the lightweight title rematch between Frankie Edgar and BJ Penn.
The card also featured the lone appearance of former boxing champion James Toney as he faced off with UFC Hall of Fame inductee Randy Couture at the show.
The show on Aug. 17 will be a launching pad for the debut week of Fox’s new all-sports channel called Fox Sports 1. The new network will replace Fox’s Speed Channel and debuts the same day with UFC being the first major live event to be showcased that evening.
Fox Sports 1 is the network’s vision to compete in the all-sports broadcasting race with other companies like ESPN. The UFC will be an integral part of the new station with multiple live cards airing for the remainder of 2013 and years to come.
The first card on the network will be the Aug. 17 show at the TD Garden Arena in Boston, and as White teased, the UFC is planning a major card for the launch of its new broadcast partner.
As it currently stands, the UFC already has two other major shows planned for August, with UFC 163 taking place in Brazil on Aug. 3 and UFC 164 scheduled for Aug. 31 in Milwaukee as part of the Hometown Throwdown in coordination with Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
If the UFC’s last venture into Boston is any indication, the show should be a big success. UFC 118 drew a crowd of 14,169 in live attendance and pulled a gate of just over $2.8 million.
No fights have been announced as of yet for the upcoming Fox Sports 1 card, but more announcements are expected in the coming days.
Damon Martin is a Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report
Mixed Martial Arts (M.M.A.), popularly known as cage fighting or ultimate fighting, is a full contact combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques and skills from a mixture of other combat sports to be used in competitions. The rules …
Mixed Martial Arts (M.M.A.), popularly known as cage fighting or ultimate fighting, is a full contact combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques and skills from a mixture of other combat sports to be used in competitions. The rules allow the use of both striking as well as grappling techniques, both while standing and while on the ground. Such competitions allow fighters of different backgrounds to compete.
Third Grade Spelling Bee Champion and always picked first in kickball per his Facebook page, former Bodybuilder, Boxer, M.M.A. Fighter, BTW Rookie of the Year and BTW. Television Champion is just getting started. He is really just your average guy with interests including flying off the top rope, power-slamming and of course, the DOUBLE AXE HANDLE!!
A professional wrestler and a lifelong resident of Billerica, Massachusetts Barrett has already accomplished many of the goals he has set out for himself. His accomplishments include but are not limited to being the BTW (Big Time Wrestling) Rookie of the Year, BTW TV Title Holder and following through on a promise that he made prior to his first MMA bout (T.O.C.) by completing a vicious first Round KO.
When Flex is not working his day job as a manager of Pro Fitness Plus in Billerica, MA Barrett spends his time wrestling the same superstars he watched as a child.
Barrett started his wrestling career because “The owner of Superstar Pro Wrestling, Richard Byrne, was encouraging me for years that I should take up being a wrestler. I watched it as a kid, practiced doing all the moves with my friends growing up so I always knew I could do it, but it was just about making time for it. So once I made the decision to make the time, I haven’t stopped and it’s really taken off for me.”
When asked about how he started his mixed martial arts career, Barrett said, “Me and Mike Strazzere teased the idea a little bit, he mentioned he was looking for fighters, I said I’d do it. The appeal of a pro wrestler making an MMA transition was appealing to me for the attention I would get, so I decided to step in the cage.”
Barrett is just one of many up and coming MMA fighters but by the look of his first round KO in his first match in MMA his career looks more promising than most.
See FLEX in ACTION!! Check out BIG TIME WRESTLING!! Friday nights at midnight on RETRO TV.
(Please don’t bust on my shaky interviewing skills for this one; we can’t all be Helwani.)
While in Boston for CagePotato’s first (and last) UFC Fan Expo appearance, I had the opportunity to meet Nick Newell, an undefeated lightweight fighter from Massachusetts. After teaching me how to use my microphone, Newell discussed how he got into MMA, and the advantages and disadvantages of being a congenital amputee. The worst part about having one hand? Nobody wants to fight you. Here’s what he told us last year:
“The last five fights I’ve trained for, I’ve only gotten to do two of them, from people pulling out. Last time I was supposed to fight a guy and he never even showed up to weigh-ins. So it’s real hard for me to get fights. I’m not picky with who I fight, I’ll take whoever. And I feel like a lot of leagues are afraid to use me, because they don’t want to be labeled as a ‘freak show’ match. But it’s not like that at all. I train probably harder than anyone else, and I dedicate my life to this.”
For the five men who were actually brave enough to step into the cage with Nick in professional fights…well, they lost. Nick has finished all of his opponents in the first round, submitting the last four in under two minutes. And yet he still can’t find regular work in this sport — which is why a contract with Shark Fights would be so important for his career.
Visit Nick’s Proving Ground page to watch him demolish three of his past opponents, and click his Facebook “Like” button if you want to see him represent CagePotato.com at Shark Fights 19!
(Please don’t bust on my shaky interviewing skills for this one; we can’t all be Helwani.)
While in Boston for CagePotato’s first (and last) UFC Fan Expo appearance, I had the opportunity to meet Nick Newell, an undefeated lightweight fighter from Massachusetts. After teaching me how to use my microphone, Newell discussed how he got into MMA, and the advantages and disadvantages of being a congenital amputee. The worst part about having one hand? Nobody wants to fight you. Here’s what he told us last year:
“The last five fights I’ve trained for, I’ve only gotten to do two of them, from people pulling out. Last time I was supposed to fight a guy and he never even showed up to weigh-ins. So it’s real hard for me to get fights. I’m not picky with who I fight, I’ll take whoever. And I feel like a lot of leagues are afraid to use me, because they don’t want to be labeled as a ‘freak show’ match. But it’s not like that at all. I train probably harder than anyone else, and I dedicate my life to this.”
For the five men who were actually brave enough to step into the cage with Nick in professional fights…well, they lost. Nick has finished all of his opponents in the first round, submitting the last four in under two minutes. And yet he still can’t find regular work in this sport — which is why a contract with Shark Fights would be so important for his career.
Visit Nick’s Proving Ground page to watch him demolish three of his past opponents, and click his Facebook “Like” button if you want to see him represent CagePotato.com at Shark Fights 19!
The UFC is the fastest-growing organization of the fastest-growing sport in the world, mixed martial arts.In the past two years, venues such as the American Airlines Center, the TD Garden (formerly the Boston Garden), Conseco Fieldhouse, the Palace of …
The UFC is the fastest-growing organization of the fastest-growing sport in the world, mixed martial arts.
In the past two years, venues such as the American Airlines Center, the TD Garden (formerly the Boston Garden), Conseco Fieldhouse, the Palace of Auburn Hills and Rogers Centre have all hosted their their UFC Events.
With the UFC recently signing a network deal with Fox, it continues to grow, and is working to be sanctioned in all 50 states, as they look to expand into international markets.
This list will cover the 10 most famous venues who have never hosted a UFC event that would make for an awesome experience.
(CagePotato.com punch machine highlights @ UFC Fan Expo Boston from Matty Sumida on Vimeo.)
By now, you may have already seen that video going around of Pat Barry kicking the stuffing out of our punch-machine at the UFC Fan Expo. When KLM Vending dro…
By now, you may have already seen that video going around of Pat Barry kicking the stuffing out of our punch-machine at the UFC Fan Expo. When KLM Vending dropped off the machine at our booth, they gave us strict orders to not let any drunken tough-guy idiot try to kick the bag. But when HD Barry drops by and starts rolling his shorts up, you’re pretty much helpless to do anything except smile nervously and move out of the way.
Of course, Pat wasn’t the only one who was drawn to the punch-machine at the CagePotato.com Fan Expo booth. As VH and ReX already explained, we had a thick crowd of participants and gawkers all weekend, many of whom turned into hooked rubes who couldn’t stop pleading for "one more turn" on the thing. And my God did they take it seriously. So here’s our video tribute to their efforts, edited by Break Media’s Matty Sumida and soundtracked by Fort Minor. Enjoy, and we hope to see you guys at the next one…
The UFC will help kick off the launch of the new Fox Sports 1 channel with a major show headed to UFC president