Tag: Marius Zaromskis

Anderson Silva’s Front Kick of Doom and 6 of the Best Kicks in MMA/UFC History

There’s something almost universal about an epic KO. Fans of Mixed Martial Arts like the sport for many reasons, reasons that sometimes divide them into groups: those that prefer the ground game over striking, those that prefer Japanese MMA rules…

There’s something almost universal about an epic KO. Fans of Mixed Martial Arts like the sport for many reasons, reasons that sometimes divide them into groups: those that prefer the ground game over striking, those that prefer Japanese MMA rules as opposed to America’s Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts, etc.

Occasionally, those groups argue with each other. But if there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s this: there’s almost nothing quite as amazing as an awesome KO.

And at least in my opinion, it’s tougher to knock someone out with a kick than with a single punch or even a barrage of punches. A perfect KO kick requires exact balance, precise timing, and deadly power.

So, with that in mind, I’d like to present six of my favorite kicks from all around the MMA world: from the Ultimate Fighting Championship to PRIDE Fighting Championships to World Extreme Cagefighting to DREAM. Let’s get started.

Begin Slideshow

Marius Zaromskis vs. Jordan Mein to Headline ‘theScore Fighting Series’

Filed under: Fighting, NewsCanadian welterweight prospect Jordan Mein (21-7) will face DREAM welterweight champion Marius Zaromskis (14-5, 1 no contest) in the main event of theScore Fighting Series June 10 event, officials announced Wednesday. Zaromsk…

Filed under: ,

Canadian welterweight prospect Jordan Mein (21-7) will face DREAM welterweight champion Marius Zaromskis (14-5, 1 no contest) in the main event of theScore Fighting Series June 10 event, officials announced Wednesday. Zaromskis’ title will not be on the line.

Nicknamed “Young Guns,” Mein has won his last four fights in a row, which includes notable victories over veterans Joe Riggs and Josh Burkman.

Zaromskis hasn’t fared too well since winning the DREAM 170-pound title 2009. Since then, he’s gone 2-2, with one no contest, which includes his Strikeforce welterweight title loss to Nick Diaz in January 2010. He most recently got back on the winning track when he defeated Kazushi Sakuraba at Dynamite!! 2010.

Other veterans scheduled to fight on the card include Joe Doerksen, Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou and Antonio Carvalho.

The event takes place at The Hershey Centre in Mississaugau, Ontario, on June 10.

 

Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

Dynamite!! 2010 Results: Overeem vs. Duffee, Fernandes vs. Takaya, More

Filed under: DREAM, K1, Results, JapanMMAFighting.com has Dynamite!! 2010 results of Dream and K-1’s New Year’s Eve event from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Three Dream title fights were on the line with Alistair Overeem capturing the fir…

Filed under: , , ,

MMAFighting.com has Dynamite!! 2010 results of Dream and K-1’s New Year’s Eve event from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Three Dream title fights were on the line with Alistair Overeem capturing the first Dream interim heavyweight title, Marius Zaromskis retaining his welterweight belt and Hiroyuki Takaya avenging a 2009 loss to Bibiano Fernandes to become the new featherweight champion.

Complete results are below.

Sakuraba’s Ear Takes a Beating at Dynamite 2010

Filed under: DREAMJapanese mixed martial arts legend Kazushi Sakuraba suffered one of the ugliest losses in MMA history at Dynamite 2010, as a bloody tear of his cauliflower ear caused his welterweight title fight with Marius Zaromskis to be called to …

Filed under:

Japanese mixed martial arts legend Kazushi Sakuraba suffered one of the ugliest losses in MMA history at Dynamite 2010, as a bloody tear of his cauliflower ear caused his welterweight title fight with Marius Zaromskis to be called to a halt.

Like many MMA veterans, Sakuraba’s ears tell the story of his long career, but he had never had anything happen to those ears like what happened against Zaromskis: Early in the fight a Zaromskis punch caused Sakuraba’s ear to burst open, with blood spewing forth. The referee called the fight to a stop and asked the ringside doctor to examine the ear, but it was determined that Sakuraba was good to continue.

‘Dynamite 2010!!’ Quick Results + Videos

(Alistair Overeem vs. Todd Duffee. Fight starts at the 3:41 mark and ends 19 seconds later. Good night Ireeeene.)
Full results from today’s New Year’s Eve event in Saitama, Japan, are after the jump, along with a few must-see videos courtesy of ZP…

(Alistair Overeem vs. Todd Duffee. Fight starts at the 3:41 mark and ends 19 seconds later. Good night Ireeeene.)

Full results from today’s New Year’s Eve event in Saitama, Japan, are after the jump, along with a few must-see videos courtesy of ZP420MMA. Note: Bob Sapp apparently backed out of his IGF slap-fight-rules bout with Shinichi Suzukawa at the last minute.

read more

Sakuraba vs. Zaromskis Welterweight Title Fight Slated for Dynamite!! 2010

("That’s what I thought, bitch!" Photo courtesy of the Kazushi Sakuraba – Laughter 7 Facebook page)
As first reported by MMA Junkie, Japanese MMA legend Kazushi Sakuraba will return to action on New Year’s Eve at Dynamite!! 2010, where he’l…

Kazushi Sakuraba MMA photos funny
("That’s what I thought, bitch!" Photo courtesy of the Kazushi Sakuraba – Laughter 7 Facebook page)

As first reported by MMA Junkie, Japanese MMA legend Kazushi Sakuraba will return to action on New Year’s Eve at Dynamite!! 2010, where he’ll challenge Marius Zaromskis for DREAM’s welterweight title. Though the 41-year-old vet has generally competed as a middleweight, he’ll be dropping to the lighter division following back-to-back losses against Ralek Gracie and Jason Miller. 

The match will also serve as a comeback attempt for Zaromskis, who’s coming off of a disastrous Strikeforce run this year which saw him suffer first-round knockouts against Nick Diaz and Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos, then eye-poke his way into a six-second no-contest against Waachim Spiritwolf last month. Zaromskis went 4-0 under the DREAM banner in 2009, with three of those wins coming via head-kick knockout.

As of now, the only other fights booked for this year’s Dynamite!! card are a featherweight title fight between Bibiano Fernandes and Hiroyuki Takaya, and a lightweight feature between Josh Thomson and Tatsuya Kawajiri. Shinya Aoki, Melvin Manhoef, and Gegard Mousasi are also reported for the event, but their fights haven’t been finalized. But hey, the show’s not for another three weeks. Plenty of time.