Before they became UFC stars, Anderson Silva and Mauricio Rua were both star fighters for the famed Chute Boxe Academy, based out of Curitiba, Brazil.
The prospect of a match between Silva and Rua at one time seemed nearly unthinkable, but now it seems…
Before they became UFC stars, Anderson Silva and Mauricio Rua were both star fighters for the famed Chute Boxe Academy, based out of Curitiba, Brazil.
The prospect of a match between Silva and Rua at one time seemed nearly unthinkable, but now it seems almost like simply a matter of time.
The History Between Silva and Rua […]
Earlier in the week we passed along comments Josh Koscheck reportedly made at the TUF 12 media day, when the welterweight contender said he was hoping for more stringent, Olympic standard, drug testing to be introduced into MMA. Koscheck was talking about such matters because “B.J. Penn and his camp” had apparently warned him that, […]
Earlier in the week we passed along comments Josh Koscheckreportedly made at the TUF 12 media day, when the welterweight contender said he was hoping for more stringent, Olympic standard, drug testing to be introduced into MMA. Koscheck was talking about such matters because “B.J. Penn and his camp” had apparently warned him that, yup, here we go again, Georges St. Pierre is “on steroids.” The MMA Junkie report also included a quote from ‘Kos’ stating that he hopes the welterweight “doesn’t grease up” and “gets off that juice” before the two fight again post-TUF 12 (comments that Koscheck made while also insisting he personally wasn’t accusing GSP of cheating, but rather, he was just passing along “hearsay”…)
Well, here just a few days later, it seems as though Koscheck has taken a minute to reconsider what he said last weekend, and the renowned fighter has issued an apology to GSP (there’s nothing like unsubstantiated rumors to really class up a fight). In a follow up report from MMA Fighting, Koscheck was quoted saying:
“Media stories on comments I made about rumors of GSP are in no way factual,” Koscheck said. “I’m known for polarizing comments, and I got caught up in hyping TUF and our fight. I was wrong, and apologize to GSP for trying to invalidate his hard work and talent.”
Paulo Thiago (13-1-0)
vs.
Martin Kampmann (16-3-0)
Fight Style:
Thiago – Judo, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Kampmann – Muay Thai, Submission Wrestling
* CLICK HERE TO SEE A PREVIEW AND PREDICTION FOR LIDDELL v…
Welterweight bout:
Paulo Thiago (13-1-0)
vs.
Martin Kampmann (16-3-0)
Fight Style:
Thiago – Judo, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Kampmann – Muay Thai, Submission Wrestling
* CLICK HERE TO SEE A PREVIEW AND PREDICTION FOR LIDDELL vs FRANKLIN *
Thiago
Kampmann
14 fights
13W
1L
19 fights
16W
3L
By knockout
2
0
By knockout
7
3
By submission
8
0
By submission
6
0
By decision
3
1
By decision
3
0
Paulo Thiago is a Brazilian mixed martial artist listed by both Sherdog.com and MMAWeekly.com as a top 10 […]
SATIRE—Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell’s new exercise video is currently in the works, appropriately titled: “40 Year Abs By The Iceman.”
It appears the prolific party animal of the mixed martial arts world has traded in…
SATIRE—Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell’s new exercise video is currently in the works, appropriately titled: “40 Year Abs By The Iceman.”
It appears the prolific party animal of the mixed martial arts world has traded in his notorious belly keg for a highly refined set of six-pack abs, the first in the 40 year-old’s 12 year […]
Here’s the latest episode of Inside MMA(423) and be sure to check out all the other segments after the jump. These one’s feature Jon Johes, Demian Maia and Anthony Johnson as well as a report from UFC 114.
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Here’s the latest episode of Inside MMA(423) and be sure to check out all the other segments after the jump. These one’s feature Jon Johes, Demian Maia and Anthony Johnson as well as a report from UFC 114.
If you ask any honest MMA blogger to choose 4 words to describe what goes through their mind, prior to reading an interview with dudes like Chael Sonnen or “King Mo” Lawal, there’s a 90% chance they are ‘this-will-be-good.’ Sonnen’s gift for shocking gab has garnered him his own term with Fix for golden quotes, […]
If you ask any honest MMA blogger to choose 4 words to describe what goes through their mind, prior to reading an interview with dudes like Chael Sonnen or “King Mo” Lawal, there’s a 90% chance they are ‘this-will-be-good.’ Sonnen’s gift for shocking gab has garnered him his own term with Fix for golden quotes, ‘Sonnens’, while Lawal continues to deliver in this respect, no doubt because the recently crowned Strikeforce champ is now receiving more well deserved coverage.
Yesterday we posted Lawal’s take on this weekend’s UFC 115 bout between Chuck Liddell and Rich Franklin, and the accomplished wrestler certainly didn’t wimp out on making a pick, stating outright he’s picking Liddell by KO. Well, in an interview posted today by Fight Hype, Lawal covers several topics candidly, including training with James Toney, his views that “Rampage” Jackson has slowed down, as well as, his favourable opinions of Rashad Evans. Where the interview gets particularly popcorn worthy, is when Lawal talks about himself and Evans being labelled by some, as ‘lay-and-pray’ fighters:
“That’s the UFC frat boy fans. They just want to see slugfests. If you want to see a slugfest, go to a bar. If you put two skilled fighters in there, you can’t get them to have a slugfest. You can get two mid-level fighters. If you want to see crisp stand-up, watch boxing. They hate to see someone with good stand-up come to MMA, like James Toney, but when someone like Rashad uses his wrestling, he is considered boring.”
To check out the rest of the interview, which trust us, doesn’t disappoint head here.