Some aging fighters continue on in this sport because they want to. Others do it because they have to.
If you’ve looked at the state of Jens Pulver‘s career lately and wondered which category he falls into, you’re not alone. The thought has crossed his mind from time to time, too.
In fact, the more he thinks about it, the more the 36-year-old former UFC champion is starting to wonder if maybe that’s been his whole problem lately, and if there might still be time for him to fix it.
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On a personal note, we’d like nothing more than to see Jens Pulver at the top of the heap when it’s all said and done. Though we admit we’ve never met him, Pulver has always seemed like one of MMA’s truly stand-…
"I’m trying to put ‘Lil’ Evil’ to bed, if that makes sense, so I can retire the right way, and so I can be done the right way,” Pulver says. “I can’t go out the way I’ve gone. Not from being a world champion to losing six fights in a row. I want to give it one more shot."
Reverb Games pridefully released its trailer for Supremecy MMA today calling it:
Unauthorized. Uncensored. Uncompromising. Supremacy MMA™ takes the sport back to its founding roots with M-Rated combat that’s not for the faint of heart.
The game boasts an underground type of Mixed Martial Arts without referees, cut men, or essentially any rules. The trailer brings […]
Reverb Games pridefully released its trailer for Supremecy MMA today calling it:
Unauthorized. Uncensored. Uncompromising. Supremacy MMA™ takes the sport back to its founding roots with M-Rated combat that’s not for the faint of heart.
The game boasts an underground type of Mixed Martial Arts without referees, cut men, or essentially any rules. The trailer brings that promise home with a sick leg break near the end. Watch the video below:
Former UFCLightweight Champion, Jens Pulver will appear in Supremecy MMA and fondly recognizes the game as a throwback to the early days of the sport, saying:
“I was there during the early days of MMA and came up when things were just out of control crazy, so stories like mine are perfect for a game that’s taking things back old school like Supremacy MMA… The truth is there are thousands of fighters out there struggling for a shot, whether they fight underground, amateur or at the highest levels of the sport. They’re doing it, and Supremacy MMA tells those kinds of stories, so I’m glad that this is the game I get to be a part of.”
The official release date for Supremecy MMA was not announced.
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– Stefan Struve Wants to Get to 280 Pounds for Lesnar, Carwin, Etc. (MMA Fighting)
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According to a chapter in the recently translated PRIDE: Secret Files tome, PRIDE came very close to making former WBA and current WBF boxing champion Evander Holyfield into an MMA freakshow.
Fortunately for MMA fans, and for…
("Do not want.")
According to a chapter in the recently translated PRIDE: Secret Files tome, PRIDE came very close to making former WBA and current WBF boxing champion Evander Holyfield into an MMA freakshow.
Fortunately for MMA fans, and for Holyfield who was able to turn his lagging career around the next year, the bout didn’t happen.
The card, which saw Jens Pulver’s chin exposed by Takanori Gomi and Anderson Silva caught by a textbook heelhook by Ryo Chonan turned out to be a pretty entertaining one even without the spectacle of a pro boxer versus a sumo wrestler.
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It looks like Jens Pulver has effectively answered the collective throng of reporters and fans who have been incessantly asking the former UFC lightweight champion if he will fight again by signing with the upstart…
(Video courtesy YouTube/gregorybayne)
It looks like Jens Pulver has effectively answered the collective throng of reporters and fans who have been incessantly asking the former UFC lightweight champion if he will fight again by signing with the upstart CFX/Extreme Challenge promotion in Minnesota for one fight.
Pulver (22-14-1), who hasn’t won since 2007 when he defeated Cub Swanson at WEC 31, will take on Frank Johnson (8-4) December 12 at Target Center in Minneapolis.
According to promoter Gavin Rydell, Pulver is looking to rejuvenate his career by picking up his first win in more than six fights by beating the West St. Paul, Mn. native, Johnson.
"We’re really excited to have him up here fighting in Minneapolis," Rydell said. "He’s obviously a legend, one of the best ever. We’re honored to be able to see him fight here in Minnesota. It’s not every day that a UFC champion fights here. Jens wants to keep fighting, but he knows he needs a couple of wins to keep doing that. He hopes to start that here in Minnesota."
Some aging fighters continue on in this sport because they want to. Others do it because they have to. 
