Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, WEC, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosOn Monday’s live edition of The MMA Hour, we will be joined in studio by UFC welterweight and TUF finalist Kris McCray, just hours before he leaves to Germany to compete at UFC 122 against Ca…
On Monday’s live edition of The MMA Hour, we will be joined in studio by UFC welterweight and TUF finalist Kris McCray, just hours before he leaves to Germany to compete at UFC 122 against Carlos Eduardo Rocha.
* Later in the show, we will be joined by Joe Lauzon to talk about his important UFC 123 fight against George Sotiropoulos.
* Former NFL player turned Versus college football analyst Glenn Parker will also stop by to preview Thursday’s WEC 52 card and talk about his love for MMA and jiu-jitsu.
* And MMA Fighting’s own Ben Fowlkes will discuss all kinds of news and notes making headlines in the sport.
And of course, we’ll be taking your calls. Give us a shout at: 212-254-0193 or 212-254-0237.
Watch the show live below beginning at 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT. Download previous episodes of The MMA Hour on iTunes here.
(Alexandre Ferreira vs. Lew Polley, 2/29/08. Props: YouTube.com/IFL)
At this Saturday’s UFC 122 event in Germany, four men will begin their journeys from UFC preliminary card prospects to…whatever they end up becoming. For example, our first-eve…
(Alexandre Ferreira vs. Lew Polley, 2/29/08. Props: YouTube.com/IFL)
At this Saturday’s UFC 122 event in Germany, four men will begin their journeys from UFC preliminary card prospects to…whatever they end up becoming. For example, our first-ever "New Guys" column included a unknown kid by the name of Jon Jones. Our most recent "New Guys" column included a guy who got beat up by Rob Broughton then fired for steroid use. So, there’s a pretty wide swing here in terms of potential success. Let’s meet the latest batch of Octagon newbies…
ALEXANDRE "Cacareco" FERREIRA (LHW) Experience: 18-6 record dating back to 1998, with 17 wins by first-round submission, including victories over Heath Herring, Bob Schrijber, Branden Lee Hinkle, and Fabio Maldonado. Has made appearances in Rings, the IFL, and Jungle Fight, among other promotions. Will be facing:Vladimir Matyushenko (24-5, 5-3 UFC) Lowdown: A stocky fireplug of a man, the 31-year-old "Cacareco" began fighting professionally while still in his teens. Ferreira comes from a decorated BJJ/luta livre background, and his grappling accomplishments include a 2nd-place finish in the 2003 ADCC Absolute Division tournament, where he placed ahead of Fabricio Werdum, Marcelo Garcia, Saulo Ribeiro, Marcio Cruz, and Jeff Monson.
This Q&A on UFC.com reveals that Alexandre’s favorite striking technique is the "takedown" (!) so don’t expect the guy to do much standing and banging. When asked which college he attended, Ferreira responded "Unfortunately I could not go to college; my college was my survival as a human." He hasn’t competed since a 70-second kimura victory over Walter Mazurkievicz last October. Ferreira was supposed to face Jamal Patterson at "Shine Fights: Mayorga vs. Thomas" in May, but that event famouslyimploded at the last minute.
Filed under: UFCReturning to his birth country and coming off a UFC debut loss, the pressure is on for TUF 11 runner-up Kris McCray at this Saturday’s UFC 122 in Oberhausen, Germany.
“It’s a lot of pressure,” the German-born McCray said Monday. “I’m o…
Returning to his birth country and coming off a UFC debut loss, the pressure is on for TUF 11 runner-up Kris McCray at this Saturday’s UFC 122 in Oberhausen, Germany.
“It’s a lot of pressure,” the German-born McCray said Monday. “I’m over there in my hometown. I came from a good camp and everything. I want to perform well for my friends and family. So it’s a lot of pressure.”
Hours before his scheduled departure to Germany, McCray (5-1) stopped by the AOL studios Monday in New York City to discuss his upcoming welterweight debut against Carlos Eduardo Rocha.
("Did you not see the ‘No Solicitors’ sign?" PicProps: 360Fitness.Com)
At this point, it’s pretty hard to imagine Jorge Rivera as anything besides the grizzled 38-year-old MMA veteran who’s compiled 12 fights in the Octagon during…
("Did you not see the ‘No Solicitors’ sign?" PicProps: 360Fitness.Com)
At this point, it’s pretty hard to imagine Jorge Rivera as anything besides the grizzled 38-year-old MMA veteran who’s compiled 12 fights in the Octagon during an on-again, off-again seven-year career with the UFC. Maybe that’s why Rivera’s Sunday trip down memory lane with serious journalist Ben Fowlkes – which we’re led to believe is the first installment of a recurring series by MMA Fighting where fighters reflect on their first pro bouts – is so damned compelling.
Back in 2001, Rivera was just a wet-behind-the-ears 29-year-old when he showed up at a “Reality Superfighting” event called “Attack at the Track” in Chester, WV to make his pro debut against Hammer House competitor and future UFC washout Brandon Lee Hinkle. Details on the exact location are sketchy, but from the clever name we can only assume the show took place at some kind of seedy dog/horse/stock car racing venue in a town boasting a population of 2,592, according to its own Wikipedia page. Sounds lovely.
"I really just wanted to know how good I was, because I honestly had no idea,” remembers Rivera, who’d had a couple amateur fights before turning pro. “It turned out the other guy was much better."
Filed under: UFC, FanHouse ExclusiveOn Nov. 13, MMA veteran Jorge Rivera will attempt to extend his three-fight winning streak against Alessio Sakara at UFC 122 in Oberhausen, Germany. But before he finds out what his future holds, Rivera took a look b…
On Nov. 13, MMA veteran Jorge Rivera will attempt to extend his three-fight winning streak against Alessio Sakara at UFC 122 in Oberhausen, Germany. But before he finds out what his future holds, Rivera took a look back at his past with us for a new feature on MMA Fighting where fighters revisit their very first professional MMA bout to tell us what they remember now, and what they’ve learned since.
The year was 2001. Jorge Rivera, then 29 years old, had come down from Milford, Mass. to Chester, W. Va. for one simple reason.
“I really just wanted to know how good I was, because I honestly had no idea. It turned out the other guy was much better.”
Filed under: UFCYushin Okami is the last man to beat current UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, so it would seem like a title bout pitting the two with Silva having a shot at revenge would seem a natural fit. Yet despite a strong run in the UFC,…
Yushin Okami is the last man to beat current UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, so it would seem like a title bout pitting the two with Silva having a shot at revenge would seem a natural fit. Yet despite a strong run in the UFC, Okami has never been able to work his way into a position to challenge the champ.
Okami has essentially had two golden opportunities to get there in his UFC tenure. In the first, he lost to Rich Franklin at UFC 72. In the second, he dropped a decision to Chael Sonnen at UFC 104. The winners of both of those fights were propelled into a title match with Silva.
On Monday’s live edition of The MMA Hour, we will be joined in studio by UFC welterweight and TUF finalist Kris McCray, just hours before he leaves to Germany to compete at UFC 122 against Carlos Eduardo Rocha.
Returning to his birth country and coming off a UFC debut loss, the pressure is on for TUF 11 runner-up 
On Nov. 13, MMA veteran 