Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Respect. It’s the one word every fighter seeks, and one that Mirko Cro Cop has earned in a career that has seen him dubbed as one of MMA’s all-time greatest strikers while defeating the likes of Kazuyuki Fujita, Kazushi …
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Respect. It’s the one word every fighter seeks, and one that Mirko Cro Cop has earned in a career that has seen him dubbed as one of MMA’s all-time greatest strikers while defeating the likes of Kazuyuki Fujita, Kazushi Sakuraba, Heath Herring, Igor Vovchanchyn, Aleksander Emelianenko, Josh Barnett, Kevin Randleman, Mark Coleman, and Wanderlei Silva.
Frank Curreri, WEC – From its birth, the WEC was supposed to be a “dabbling” investment for a successful realtor named Reed Harris and his business partner, former Division I wrestler Scott Adams. The co-founders, who happened to be close fri…
Frank Curreri, WEC – From its birth, the WEC was supposed to be a “dabbling” investment for a successful realtor named Reed Harris and his business partner, former Division I wrestler Scott Adams. The co-founders, who happened to be close friends with a then 8-1 fighter named Chuck Liddell, weren’t expecting to make much money in their guilty pleasure/side business, because back in 2001 hardly anyone was making a decent profit in the mixed martial arts business. It was very much a ‘let’s-hold-a-few-shows, say-we-did-it’ kind of thing.
Martins Denis, UFC – Every time Brasilia native Paulo Thiago steps in the Octagon, the comparisons between the two lives that he lives are brought to the conversation. And though there are too many differences to name between his life as a mi…
Martins Denis, UFC – Every time Brasilia native Paulo Thiago steps in the Octagon, the comparisons between the two lives that he lives are brought to the conversation. And though there are too many differences to name between his life as a mixed martial artist and his other job as a special ops police officer, there are enough similarities to always bring those comparisons back into the mix.
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Gone Fishin’. It could have been the sign hung on the door at the Xtreme Couture gym in Las Vegas a couple weeks back, when Martin Kampmann, Tyson Griffin, and Mike Pyle all took a half-day out of training for their UFC …
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Gone Fishin’. It could have been the sign hung on the door at the Xtreme Couture gym in Las Vegas a couple weeks back, when Martin Kampmann, Tyson Griffin, and Mike Pyle all took a half-day out of training for their UFC 115 bouts this weekend to fish and recharge their batteries before the fight week madness sets in.
(Photo courtesy of Tim’s official Facebook fan page.)
by CagePotato contributor Matt Kaplan
Tim Kennedy is a family man, a rising MMA star, and a war hero. He is guided by a strong moral compass and upholds what he thinks is right. As a result, he …
Tim Kennedy is a family man, a rising MMA star, and a war hero. He is guided by a strong moral compass and upholds what he thinks is right. As a result, he will no doubt rub some of you the wrong way.
He is unapologetically pro-military. He thinks that too many high-profile fighters are irresponsible, and that your favorite scary MMA t-shirt is lame. His shorts will never promote alcohol, tobacco, gambling, or pornography, and he snickers at nicknames that have “Killer” or “Assassin” in them. He takes seriously his role as a professional athlete and would like to see more of the MMA community follow his lead.
For some of you, Tim’s patriotism and wholesome principles are breaths of fresh air. Others, however, might be wondering if his high horse actually has a name. Either way, there’s no denying that Tim is one of MMA’s most quintessential warriors (for real).
A U.S. Army Staff Sergeant with the 19th Special Forces Group, Tim is a trained sniper and combatives instructor whose combat heroism has earned him the Bronze Star. Now, with an already impressive military record to his credit, Tim is preparing for just his second fight as a full-time fighter and has already lined up in his crosshairs the Strikeforce middleweight championship belt.
On June 16 at Strikeforce: Los Angeles, Tim Kennedy (11-2) will climb into the cage with rugged South African veteran Trevor Prangley (22-5-1), his biggest test to date. Tim has yet to fight someone with the combination of size, strength, toughness, and experience that is Prangley, so he’s keeping to a basic plan of attack: dominate the fight in every possible way. Why get fancy, right?
CAGEPOTATO.COM: Your last fight was against Zak Cummings back in September. Why the long lay-off?
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – A training camp with renowned Milwaukee trainer Duke Roufus that will test your limits and get you ready for the biggest fight of your career = Eight weeks.
A flight from the States to Sydney, Australia to fight that fi…
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – A training camp with renowned Milwaukee trainer Duke Roufus that will test your limits and get you ready for the biggest fight of your career = Eight weeks.
A flight from the States to Sydney, Australia to fight that fight against Mirko Cro Cop = 15 hours.
