This guy is truly unbelievable. Just two months removed from a broken left leg that many consider the most gruesome and dangerous injury ever sustained inside of the Octagon, former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva is already back in the gym. Now while many Instagram photos and Twitter posts have repeatedly surfaced over the past […]
This guy is truly unbelievable. Just two months removed from a broken left leg that many consider the most gruesome and dangerous injury ever sustained inside of the Octagon, former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva is already back in the gym. Now while many Instagram photos and Twitter posts have repeatedly surfaced over the past […]
Add UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones’ name to the growing list of celebrities hoping for an opportunity to punch George Zimmerman in the face. Zimmerman recently revealed to RadarOnline.com that he plans on competing in a “celebrity boxing match” in March. In a post on Twitter, Jones said that he would have “gladly” taken […]
Add UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones’ name to the growing list of celebrities hoping for an opportunity to punch George Zimmerman in the face. Zimmerman recently revealed to RadarOnline.com that he plans on competing in a “celebrity boxing match” in March. In a post on Twitter, Jones said that he would have “gladly” taken […]
You’ve probably heard by now of the near meltdown Dana White suffered while hosting a media luncheon the other day. In case you didn’t, MMAWeekly’s Erik Fontanez was on hand and live-tweeted the entire thing. Although we are still waiting on the full audio of the luncheon, a brief video has recently surfaced showing one of White’s more heated moments.
What started off as a typical scrum of sorts with select members of the MMA media quickly turned into an f-bomb filled back-and-forth between White and a reporter (later identified as TJ Simers of the OC Register) who called bullshit on The Baldfather’s claims that the UFC would be bigger than the NFL and was already bigger than the NBA. The Rock could not be reached for comment but offered this rebuttal.
From there it was all downhill. However, White was able to restrain from his usual mix of faux-threats and strawmen arguments for the most part, especially when the topic of boxing — more specifically, White’s new boxing-centric reality show, The Fighters — came up.
Apparently not a fan of boxing, MMA, or the concept of someone punching someone else in general, Simers relentlessly needled White over key issues both sports are currently facing. Issues like “Would you let your kid be a boxer?” and “Fighting is not in our DNA.”
Eesh. You *sure* you don’t have anything to add, The Rock?
Check out the video above, then sound off in the comments section.
–J. Jones
You’ve probably heard by now of the near meltdown Dana White suffered while hosting a media luncheon the other day. In case you didn’t, MMAWeekly’s Erik Fontanez was on hand and live-tweeted the entire thing. Although we are still waiting on the full audio of the luncheon, a brief video has recently surfaced showing one of White’s more heated moments.
What started off as a typical scrum of sorts with select members of the MMA media quickly turned into an f-bomb filled back-and-forth between White and a reporter (later identified as TJ Simers of the OC Register) who called bullshit on The Baldfather’s claims that the UFC would be bigger than the NFL and was already bigger than the NBA. The Rock could not be reached for comment but offered this rebuttal.
From there it was all downhill. However, White was able to restrain from his usual mix of faux-threats and strawmen arguments for the most part, especially when the topic of boxing — more specifically, White’s new boxing-centric reality show, The Fighters – came up.
Apparently not a fan of boxing, MMA, or the concept of someone punching someone else in general, Simers relentlessly needled White over key issues both sports are currently facing. Issues like “Would you let your kid be a boxer?” and “Fighting is not in our DNA.”
Eesh. You *sure* you don’t have anything to add, The Rock?
Check out the video above, then sound off in the comments section.
–J. Jones
UFC veteran Chris Lytle retired from mixed martial arts competition after a triumphant victory against Dan Hardy at UFC Live 5: Lytle vs. Hardy in August 2011, but his desire to compete at a high level burns on, as he searches for new opportunities and challenges. Lytle, who was an accomplished professional boxer prior to […]
UFC veteran Chris Lytle retired from mixed martial arts competition after a triumphant victory against Dan Hardy at UFC Live 5: Lytle vs. Hardy in August 2011, but his desire to compete at a high level burns on, as he searches for new opportunities and challenges. Lytle, who was an accomplished professional boxer prior to […]
Recently, Jonathan Snowden wrote an excellent piece on the current battle that is being waged between Showtime and HBO for the heart of boxing. Reading it reminded me of the near stranglehold HBO had on the sport for many, many years. All the biggest names and talents fought on HBO for well over 20 years. […]
Recently, Jonathan Snowden wrote an excellent piece on the current battle that is being waged between Showtime and HBO for the heart of boxing. Reading it reminded me of the near stranglehold HBO had on the sport for many, many years. All the biggest names and talents fought on HBO for well over 20 years. […]
This is the second in a two-part series on Josh Barnett. Please check out the first part here. The main theme that you will have noticed in our discussion of escapes in Part 1 is that Barnett does not waste time mucking around on the bottom if he doesn’t have to. BJ Penn was the […]
This is the second in a two-part series on Josh Barnett. Please check out the first part here. The main theme that you will have noticed in our discussion of escapes in Part 1 is that Barnett does not waste time mucking around on the bottom if he doesn’t have to. BJ Penn was the […]
