Tag: Interview

Frank Curreri, WEC – Stepping into the Octagon to compete is an act of bravery. Stepping into the Octagon to fight a ferocious Brazilian who has devoured 20 straight foes – and hails from the same thoroughbred-loaded team as Jose Aldo – is even more daring. Stepping into the Octagon to battle that same “Next Big Thing” on just a couple weeks’ notice borders on insanity.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – What a difference a week makes. No one knows that better than Ottawa lightweight Mark Holst, who saw his career get altered forever in the space of two phone calls spaced seven days apart.

Frank Curreri, WEC – Hardcore MMA fans may remember Alex Gong as an acclaimed Muay Thai fighter who was gunned down in 2003 on a busy San Francisco street after running barefoot in pursuit of a hit-and-run motorist. Chris Cariaso, however, memorializes Alex Gong as a one-of-a-kind friend, top-flight coach and innovative businessman.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – If you want to complain about being overworked, just take a look at Rich Franklin’s 2009 campaign: January – Dan Henderson in Ireland; June – Wanderlei Silva in Germany; September – Vitor Belfort in Dallas.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Chuck Liddell admits that he didn’t know much about Howard Davis Jr. when his longtime coach John Hackleman suggested that the two start working together before his 2009 bout with Mauricio “Shogun” Rua.