Tag: Coach

Chris Weidman Entered Anderson Silva Fight ‘Bankrupt and Homeless,’ Says Coach

The hallowed halls of the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas was the site of the blockbuster championship bout between boxing greats Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Oscar De La Hoya. The venue also played host to some of combat sports’ most legendary feuds, including Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield and Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz. Who […]

The hallowed halls of the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas was the site of the blockbuster championship bout between boxing greats Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Oscar De La Hoya. The venue also played host to some of combat sports’ most legendary feuds, including Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield and Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz. Who […]

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Coach Says Dominick Cruz Returning in February a ‘Guess’, Actual Date Unknown

UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz is on the road to recovery following back-to-back reconstructive knee surgeries, but his timetable for a return date is still yet to be determined. A report surfaced on Wednesday via MMAFighting.com that Cruz tol…

UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz is on the road to recovery following back-to-back reconstructive knee surgeries, but his timetable for a return date is still yet to be determined. A report surfaced on Wednesday via MMAFighting.com that Cruz told current UFC interim bantamweight champion Renan Barao that he would be ready in February 2014 after […]

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Anthony Pettis Says Aldo’s Coach Is Stupid for Claiming He Faked Injury

Anthony Pettis isn’t even scheduled to face Jose Aldo, and still the barbs are flying between their respective camps. Aldo’s long-time coach Andre Pederneiras told Brazilian radio show Mundo da Luta (via Guilherme Cruz of mmafighting.com) on Sunday afternoon that he believed Pettis faked the recent injury that forced him out of the UFC 163 title fight with […]

Anthony Pettis isn’t even scheduled to face Jose Aldo, and still the barbs are flying between their respective camps. Aldo’s long-time coach Andre Pederneiras told Brazilian radio show Mundo da Luta (via Guilherme Cruz of mmafighting.com) on Sunday afternoon that he believed Pettis faked the recent injury that forced him out of the UFC 163 title fight with […]

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Grappling Coach Neil Melanson Weighs In On Chris Weidman vs. Anderson Silva

Neil “The Ground Marshall” Melanson is the head grappling coach of Xtreme Couture, and one of the most sought after and highly respected grappling coaches in all of MMA.  He has trained Randy Couture, Vitor Belfort, Chael Sonnen and Gray Maynard. Currently, he works with Bellator lightweight champion Mike Chandler and Ryan Couture, among others. Melanson […]

Neil “The Ground Marshall” Melanson is the head grappling coach of Xtreme Couture, and one of the most sought after and highly respected grappling coaches in all of MMA.  He has trained Randy Couture, Vitor Belfort, Chael Sonnen and Gray Maynard. Currently, he works with Bellator lightweight champion Mike Chandler and Ryan Couture, among others. Melanson […]

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Jose Aldo’s Coach Says ’1 More Year’ Before Move to UFC Lightweight Division

Sooner or later, UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo is moving up to the lightweight division, says Nova Uniao head trainer and one-time UFC veteran Andre Pederneiras. Aldo’s weight cut is notable for being especially torturous on the young fighter, whom Pederneiras claims is still growing, even at 26 years old. But for Aldo, the light at the […]

Sooner or later, UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo is moving up to the lightweight division, says Nova Uniao head trainer and one-time UFC veteran Andre Pederneiras. Aldo’s weight cut is notable for being especially torturous on the young fighter, whom Pederneiras claims is still growing, even at 26 years old. But for Aldo, the light at the […]

Chael Sonnen Announces Dan Henderson as Assistant Coach for TUF 17

Dan Henderson obviously isn’t too upset with Chael Sonnen for taking his fight with Jon Jones. In fact, the former No. 1 contender to the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship will be joining Team Sonnen as an assistant coach during the 17th season …

Dan Henderson obviously isn’t too upset with Chael Sonnen for taking his fight with Jon Jones. In fact, the former No. 1 contender to the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship will be joining Team Sonnen as an assistant coach during the 17th season of The Ultimate Fighter. Bloody Elbow reports the news from a recent broadcast of TSN’s […]