This Saturday, the long, arduous journey of Court “The Crusher” McGee and Kris “Savage” McCray comes to a head as they face off in a three-round war for the honor of being the fifth Middleweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter in…
This Saturday, the long, arduous journey of Court “The Crusher” McGee and Kris “Savage” McCray comes to a head as they face off in a three-round war for the honor of being the fifth Middleweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter in the eleventh season finale of the series.
Along with this, Spike TV viewers will also […]
Heavyweight fighter Fabricio Werdum talks about preparations for his upcoming bout against WAMMA champ Fedor Emelianenko on June 26. Werdum talks about getting help from Renato “Babalu” Sobral, Wanderlei Silva, Mark Munoz, as well as many others in order to get ready for this fight.
Werdum say’s that no one believes in him […]
Heavyweight fighter Fabricio Werdum talks about preparations for his upcoming bout against WAMMA champ Fedor Emelianenko on June 26. Werdum talks about getting help from Renato “Babalu” Sobral, Wanderlei Silva, Mark Munoz, as well as many others in order to get ready for this fight.
Werdum say’s that no one believes in him now, but they will after his fight with Fedor.
Current UFC lightweight fighter Sean Sherk (33-4-1) talks to The Fight Network about his return to the octagon as well as his hopes once he’s back in the octagon.
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Current UFC lightweight fighter Sean Sherk (33-4-1) talks to The Fight Network about his return to the octagon as well as his hopes once he’s back in the octagon.
If you’re having a bad day and are in need of some good news, MMA Junkie is reporting that Thiago Alves has been medically cleared to begin fighting again by the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board, and as a result, the punishing welterweight will face Jon Fitch at UFC 117, August 7th. Just a […]
If you’re having a bad day and are in need of some good news, MMA Junkie is reporting that Thiago Alves has been medically cleared to begin fighting again by the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board, and as a result, the punishing welterweight will face Jon Fitch at UFC 117, August 7th. Just a refresher, in case your job entails inhaling computer duster hourly, Alves had been scheduled to fight Fitch at UFC 111, until pre-fight testing revealed an abnormality in his brain. The American Top Team fighter underwent successful surgery and is now free and clear to resume brutalizing dudes in the Octagon. The report from Junkie included this comment from the NJSACB’s Nick Lembo:
“Mr. Alves is medically cleared as of today to resume his career as a professional mixed martial artist in the UFC,” Lembo wrote in an email to MMAjunkie.com. “It is a pleasure to be able to clear Thiago and allow him to return to what he loves doing after all he has been through.”
Awesome. So, there you have it, Alves will finally get a chance to avenge his previous, 2006, TKO loss to Fitch. If you haven’t been keeping score, the only other guy to beat Alves since (over 8 fights which included bouts with Matt Hughes, Josh Koscheck and Karo Parisyan) is Georges St. Pierre. The only dude to beat Fitch in 13 Octagon appearances is also GSP, so yeah, this fight is kind of a big deal.
In a report released by Spike TV on Tuesday, the UFC 115 prelims broadcast which aired Saturday night averaged 1.3 million viewers.
The 1.3 million viewers makes the UFC 115 prelims show the sixth ranked prelim show, just behind UFC 103 in September, 2…
In a report released by Spike TV on Tuesday, the UFC 115 prelims broadcast which aired Saturday night averaged 1.3 million viewers.
The 1.3 million viewers makes the UFC 115 prelims show the sixth ranked prelim show, just behind UFC 103 in September, 2009.
Saturday’s broadcast from Vancouver, BC, featured fights between Tyson Griffin and Evan Dunham, […]
Returning to home to his native Croatia fresh of his victory over Pat Barry at Saturday nights UFC 115 event, Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovi? told a local news agency, Net.hr, that after arriving in Canada for his fight that Canadian customs threatened to deport him for possible “war crimes.”
Canada customs held Filipovi?’s for four […]
Returning to home to his native Croatia fresh of his victory over Pat Barry at Saturday nights UFC 115 event, Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovi? told a local news agency, Net.hr, that after arriving in Canada for his fight that Canadian customs threatened to deport him for possible “war crimes.”
Canada customs held Filipovi?’s for four hours wanting to know about his war time service during the Yugoslav Wars in the 90’s and whether or not he had been involved in any war crimes.
“The first day I was kept for four hours and two more the next day. Although they were not satisfied with my answers let me to sleep through the city, the hotel, and asked to think about the questions raised. I was threatened deportation, but rose to Croatian Embassy, the Consul urgently flown in from Ottawa, and the UFC hired the best lawyer for immigration issues. They obviously knew what would happen because my lawyer welcomed the runway at the airport, “retells the Croatian gladiator and discovered the unpleasant details of the conversation:
“Testing has been painful for me, but I must say that the Immigration Bureau officials very correctly perform their job. They used what they have to, but there are obviously very interested in the military and police matters from the former Yugoslavia. Most of them are interested in my military service that I served the 1993rd and 1994th time, as conscripts, but I was not involved in combat activities. They asked me if I was involved in the torture of civilians, asking for names of command lines and tactical commander. are asking for my activities in Port ATJ where I joined a few years after the war. They gave me a list of names to be confirmed, but I did it. No one not named because it is still a matter of dignity and principles. I said to myself, if this bid is ready to return home. They could do with me what they wanted, yet they’ll let me fight, “revealed the Vecernji Cro Cop.
The article was translated from Croatian to English using Google Translate.