Tag: Dan Severn

Weekend Results: Quinn Mulhern Retains King of the Cage Title

Filed under: FightingQuinn Mulhern continued his rise over the weekend as one of the names to watch out, successfully defending his King of the Cage welterweight belt against Anselmo Martinez at King of the Cage: Texas in Lubbock, Texas.

Mulhern, now …

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Quinn Mulhern continued his rise over the weekend as one of the names to watch out, successfully defending his King of the Cage welterweight belt against Anselmo Martinez at King of the Cage: Texas in Lubbock, Texas.

Mulhern, now 15-1, tapped out Martinez with a rear-naked choke at four minutes and 48 seconds of the first round for his third title defense and tenth career submission victory. The 26-year-old Mulhern of Santa Fe, N.M. made a name for himself last year with a TKO win over UFC veteran Rich Clementi on HDNet.

Let’s look at other notable fights from this past weekend.

52 Year-Old Dan Severn to Fight for a Heavyweight Title this Weekend

(Those "breaking glass" sound effects don’t program themselves, people. VidProps: YouTube/Elite1 MMA)
Couple things you need to know about this Elite1 MMA promotion that will reportedly give ancient old man Dan Severn a chance to win its hea…


(Those "breaking glass" sound effects don’t program themselves, people. VidProps: YouTube/Elite1 MMA)

Couple things you need to know about this Elite1 MMA promotion that will reportedly give ancient old man Dan Severn a chance to win its heavyweight title this Saturday night at a casino in Moncton, New Brunswick (that’s in Canada): First, current champ Scott Fraser is just 3-1 and two of those wins come over the same guy – an apparent light heavyweight named Dan Fowler, who is 2-3 overall but was a respectable 2-1 the first time he and Fraser fought. The other guy Fraser beat? One Jeff “Viking” Lundburg, who is currently 1-7 and riding a four-fight losing streak. Don’t tell Justin Wren about this, you guys. For the record, that gives Severn (listed at 96-16-7, by Sherdog) an experience edge of 115 fights over Fraser.

The second thing you need to know about Elite1 MMA? A cool $40 (Canadian) will get you in the door, so if you live anywhere in the greater Northumberland Straight-area, you might as well check it out. Severn, who’s been averaging a half-dozen fights per year since 1994, is in the midst of a seven fight win-streak and has won 18-of-his-last-20, all over no-name dudes at smaller shows. His last six bouts were all fought under the King of the Cage banner, so they probably weren’t even fixed. Probably.

Fun fact: According to the Dog’s fight finder, in 119 fights Severn has only been knocked out once. Top that, Couture.

UFC ‘Lasts’

(The last time Big Daddy got paid on time and in full.)By Cage Potato contributor Chris Colemon
Only 17 years removed from its inaugural bout, the UFC is just now exiting its awkward teen years and developing into a suave, sophisticated adult. After an…

(The last time Big Daddy got paid on time and in full.)

By Cage Potato contributor Chris Colemon

Only 17 years removed from its inaugural bout, the UFC is just now exiting its awkward teen years and developing into a suave, sophisticated adult. After an extended bout of growing pains that at times threatened the sport’s very existence, MMA is finally coming into its own. Today’s fans witness seemingly daily achievements and milestones that speak to the sport’s rapid expansion. In 2010 alone, the UFC held its first events in Abu Dhabi and Australia, opened offices in China, set a new North American attendance record for an MMA event, crowned its first Mexican heavyweight champion, and launched their first attack in the Battle for New York.

But the UFC’s epic tale is not unlike any other in that each chapter begins where another one ends. For every historic first, there is an all but forgotten last.

Here is a short list of some of the UFC’s important lasts — the rules and regulations sacrificed in the fight for our sport’s survival.

Check them out after the jump.

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