Tag: FanHouse Exclusive

The Truth About Trading Tomorrow for Today

Filed under: UFC, Strikeforce, FanHouse ExclusiveFor 15 years, Frank Shamrock suffered through the bumps, bruises, and breaks that come along with being a pro fighter, and he never had to wonder whether it was worth it.

Not until one afternoon when h…

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For 15 years, Frank Shamrock suffered through the bumps, bruises, and breaks that come along with being a pro fighter, and he never had to wonder whether it was worth it.

Not until one afternoon when he was on his living room floor, trying to help his baby daughter learn to walk. A sudden back spasm struck him – one of many in a career plagued with lower back problems – and briefly paralyzed him on the floor.

“My daughter was around one [year old] at the time, so she didn’t know what was going on,” Shamrock said. “But I was like, I can’t even get up to help her, so I’m not sure how much more of this I should be doing. That’s about when I decided to stop.”

Ryan Couture to Face Lee Higgins at Strikeforce Challengers 14

Filed under: Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsRyan Couture will face Lee Higgins in the upcoming Strikeforce Challengers 14 event, MMA Fighting has learned.

The fight’s booking was confirmed by Strikeforce director of communications Mike Afromowitz.

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Ryan Couture will face Lee Higgins in the upcoming Strikeforce Challengers 14 event, MMA Fighting has learned.

The fight’s booking was confirmed by Strikeforce director of communications Mike Afromowitz.

Melvin Guillard Aims to Silence Detractors in Fight Against Dunham

Filed under: UFC, FanHouse ExclusiveMelvin Guillard woke up one morning and realized that he had to change his life. Then he did. It’s as simple as that, the UFC lightweight told MMA Fighting.

“I made a lot of mistakes after my father died,” said Guil…

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Melvin Guillard woke up one morning and realized that he had to change his life. Then he did. It’s as simple as that, the UFC lightweight told MMA Fighting.

“I made a lot of mistakes after my father died,” said Guillard. “I made a lot of excuses for myself, and that’s something I don’t do now. I don’t make excuses. Everything I did, I did because I wanted to do. Nobody ever forced me to do anything. I used my dad’s death as a scapegoat to be able to get away with things I was doing, and that was wrong. My dad taught me not to make excuses, and using his death as an excuse is one of the most hurtful things I could have done.”

Some of Guillard’s personal problems are already a matter of public record, such as when he tested positive for cocaine following a loss to Joe Stevenson in 2007. But beyond just that, Guillard said, was a core problem with his attitude toward life.

Kimbo Slice Quits Boxing, Reportedly Set for Pro Wrestling Tournament

Filed under: Fighting, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsSo much for the great Kimbo Slice boxing experiment.

The former street fighting sensation turned MMA fighter abruptly quit his pursuit of becoming a boxing star in October, Slice’s former promoter Jared S…

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So much for the great Kimbo Slice boxing experiment.

The former street fighting sensation turned MMA fighter abruptly quit his pursuit of becoming a boxing star in October, Slice’s former promoter Jared Shaw told MMA Fighting.

“[Slice left the boxing training camp] due to some various injuries and to go film The Scorpion King. Upon his return, he didn’t show me any interest in boxing, so we just decided for right now to put it to the side,” Shaw said.

Live Coverage Focus of HDNet Fights in 2011

Filed under: FanHouse Exclusive, News, interview, JapanWhen I was a young MMA fan in the early 2000s, the only way for me to watch Japanese MMA was to trade tapes or wait sometimes years for official tapes or DVDs to be released. Later with the advent …

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When I was a young MMA fan in the early 2000s, the only way for me to watch Japanese MMA was to trade tapes or wait sometimes years for official tapes or DVDs to be released. Later with the advent of streaming video, I was able to finally catch my MMA live via temperamental, pirated Korean streams. I was greedy though and even with my treasured Korean video, I wanted more and so I moved to Japan. These days, thanks largely to HDNet Fights CEO Andrew Simon, MMA fans need not take such desperate measures to get their JMMA fix.

After being given a clean slate by HDNet owner Mark Cuban in 2007, Simon and the team at HDNet Fights initially attempted to create a new promotion but after two events, they instead focused solely on broadcasting.

“We experimented with our own events in Dallas, but our strength is to be the leading TV network in the field of Mixed Martial Arts. We made it a goal to have more live MMA than any network in the world,” Simon explains.

Nate Marquardt Not Focused on Criticism Heading Into UFC 128

Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsNate Marquardt will not be using Dana White’s criticism as motivation to prepare for his upcoming fight against Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 128.

If you recall, following Marquardt’s loss to Yushin Okami at UFC 12…

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Nate Marquardt will not be using Dana White’s criticism as motivation to prepare for his upcoming fight against Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 128.

If you recall, following Marquardt’s loss to Yushin Okami at UFC 122, the UFC president called Marquardt “a choker.”

“I don’t really pay attention to that kind of stuff,” Marquardt said on the most recent episode of The MMA Hour. “It’s just not true of me. You have to deal with that talk crap all the time and just basically brush it off. I gotta stick to what I gotta do.”