Tag: Mark Munoz

Herschel Walker and Scott Carson a Study in Contrasts at Strikeforce Presser

Filed under: Strikeforce, NewsSAN JOSE – Herschel Walker made two things very clear at Thursday afternoon’s pre-fight press conference at the HP Pavilion: 1) he is totally, fully invested in his MMA training, no matter what skeptics might think, and 2)…

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SAN JOSE – Herschel Walker made two things very clear at Thursday afternoon’s pre-fight press conference at the HP Pavilion: 1) he is totally, fully invested in his MMA training, no matter what skeptics might think, and 2) he owns a “chicken company” that somehow doesn’t get any press even with all the media attention on his second pro fight this Saturday night at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg.

“I have a food company. I don’t know if you all know that but you need to write that up,” said Walker. “I have a chicken company that sells to Sysco. It’s the largest minority-owned chicken company in the United States. I have over 600 employees. I’m serious, you need to write that down.”

The point is, the reason the 48-year-old waited so long to get involved in MMA wasn’t because he wasn’t interested, Walker said. It’s just that he was busy with his company, Renaissance Man Food Services, and he doesn’t believe in doing anything just a little bit. That’s why he told his employees that if they called him while he was training at AKA that they would be summarily fired, and also why he’s spent the better part of the last year living in a hotel just to be near the gym.

Diego Sanchez vs. Martin Kampmann Set for UFC on Versus 3 Main Event

Filed under: UFC, NewsThe UFC will make its Kentucky debut with UFC on Versus 3 on March 3 at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, the promotion announced Thursday.

The main and co-main events, respectively, will feature fringe top 10 UFC welterweights…

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The UFC will make its Kentucky debut with UFC on Versus 3 on March 3 at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, the promotion announced Thursday.

The main and co-main events, respectively, will feature fringe top 10 UFC welterweights Diego Sanchez vs. Martin Kampmann and middleweight wrestlers Mark Munoz vs. C.B. Dollaway.

Mark Munoz Describes Win Over Aaron Simpson as ‘Gratifying’

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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — MMA Fighting spoke to Mark Munoz following his UFC 123 win over Aaron Simpson about his performance in the fight, overcoming a vicious low blow and the mutual respect he and Simpson had for one another.

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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — MMA Fighting spoke to Mark Munoz following his UFC 123 win over Aaron Simpson about his performance in the fight, overcoming a vicious low blow and the mutual respect he and Simpson had for one another.

UFC 123 Live Blog: Mark Munoz vs. Aaron Simpson Updates

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — This is the UFC 123 live blog for Mark Munoz vs. Aaron Simpson, a middleweight bout on tonight’s Spike TV portion of the card at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

Munoz (8-2)’s three-fight win streak was ended in August when he lost t…

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — This is the UFC 123 live blog for Mark Munoz vs. Aaron Simpson, a middleweight bout on tonight’s Spike TV portion of the card at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

Munoz (8-2)’s three-fight win streak was ended in August when he lost to Yushin Okami in a split decision. Simpson (7-1) suffered his first career loss in June in a TKO loss to Chris Leben.

The live blog is below.

Mark Munoz Looking to Channel Inner Manny Pacquaio at UFC 123

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DETROIT — MMA Fighting spoke to middleweight Mark Munoz about his UFC 123 against Aaron Simpson, what he learned about himself after losing to Yushin Okami, his doubters and the impact Manny Pacquiao, a fellow fighting Filipino, has had on his career.

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DETROIT — MMA Fighting spoke to middleweight Mark Munoz about his UFC 123 against Aaron Simpson, what he learned about himself after losing to Yushin Okami, his doubters and the impact Manny Pacquiao, a fellow fighting Filipino, has had on his career.

Yushin Okami “Wasn’t Wild” About Split Decision Ruling

Yesterday we remarked about the fact that Yushin Okami ranks amongst the best in the ‘ain’t no picnic’ to fight factor, and after watching his decision win over Mark Munoz last night, it would seem that the Japanese fighter has only furthered this rep. Yes, the bout wasn’t riddled with highlight reel moments, but you […]

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Yesterday we remarked about the fact that Yushin Okami ranks amongst the best in the ‘ain’t no picnic’ to fight factor, and after watching his decision win over Mark Munoz last night, it would seem that the Japanese fighter has only furthered this rep. Yes, the bout wasn’t riddled with highlight reel moments, but you can’t really fault Okami for that. Not only was Okami looking to keep the bout standing, but the takedown defense clinic he put on (and it was a masterpiece no?), nullified the vast majority of Munoz’s offense.

Now certainly it wasn’t like Okami punished Munoz mercilessly throughout the bout or anything, but aside from the second round where Okami got into a little trouble, it was relatively obvious that Okami was going to cruise to the UD win right? Well, cue Cecil Peoples. Yes, if you’ve followed the sport intently over the last few years, then you know that Judge Peoples doesn’t always see fights the same way that other people do, meaning the majority. He scored it 29-28 for Munoz while the other two scored it 29-28 for Okami. Speaking after the win Okami had this to say about the ruling (thanks to MMA Junkie):

“I’ll have to live with [the decision],” Okami said. “I wasn’t wild about it. I thought it looked a little better to me than a two-to-one split, although the [judges] know what they’re doing…”The second round wasn’t necessarily my best fighting ever. But I won, so I’ll live with it, though I can’t say I’m wild about the decision.”

Yes, we weren’t ‘wild’ about the scoring either dude.