Seth Petruzelli seems like a fun loving, outgoing guy, and he seems genuinely happy to make his return to the Octagon against Ricardo Romero at UFC 116: Lesnar Vs. Carwin. The Silverback will be hoping to break his two fight losing streak in the UFC, his last coming at UFC Fight Night 9 […]
Seth Petruzelli seems like a fun loving, outgoing guy, and he seems genuinely happy to make his return to the Octagon against Ricardo Romero at UFC 116: Lesnar Vs. Carwin. The Silverback will be hoping to break his two fight losing streak in the UFC, his last coming at UFC Fight Night 9 against Wilson Gouveia.
Seems like the stigma surrounding mixed martial arts continues in New York, and despite the strong lobbying efforts from both the UFC and independent MMA organizations, it will be some time before The Big Apple sees a mixed martial arts event. The New York Daily News is reporting that Assembly Democrats have stripped approval […]
Seems like the stigma surrounding mixed martial arts continues in New York, and despite the strong lobbying efforts from both the UFC and independent MMA organizations, it will be some time before The Big Apple sees a mixed martial arts event. The New York Daily News is reporting that Assembly Democrats have stripped approval for MMA from an upcoming budget bill:
The push to legalize ultimate fighting in New York is on the ropes. Assembly Democrats stripped approval for the wildly popular violent sport from a budget bill that lawmakers will take up as soon as today. Gov. Paterson sought to legalize mixed martial arts, saying fights could pull in more than $2 million in tax revenue for the cash-strapped state. “The majority of voices who spoke about this issue in our conference were not supportive of approving it as part of the budget,” said Assemblyman Steven Englebright (D-L.I.), a fight fan. Englebright said it’s a long shot the Assembly will revisit the issue.
Dana White and the UFC have been doing a great job cleaning up the “reputation” of mixed martial arts, and it’s only a matter of time before it’s recognized as a legitimate sport but it seems like old-timers and ultra conservatives are running things in New York and so we wait for approval. For now.
WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez is set to take place on August 18 from The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. The main event will feature bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz(15-1) taking on numberone contender Joseph Benavidez(13-1) in a rematch, the two having previously met at WEC 42.
Both fighters are […]
WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez is set to take place on August 18 from The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. The main event will feature bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz(15-1) taking on numberone contender Joseph Benavidez(13-1) in a rematch, the two having previously met at WEC 42.
Both fighters are coming off solid wins, with Cruz defeating Brian Bowles at WEC 47 to take the bantamweight title while Benavidez earned the title shot when he took out Miguel Torres.
The card will feature a co-main event bout between Urijah Faber and Takeya Mizuagaki and will be of particular interest to MMA fans as this will be the first time that the former WEC featherweight champ Faber will be fighting at bantamweight. WEC 50 should be a good one.
Great interview by Sherdog with Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker as he discusses Cyborg, Fedor Shields and more. Hard to know whether Coker believes that his flag-ship fighter losing is a good thing or a bad one, and arguments could be made both ways. On the one hand the invincibility of Fedor certainly has […]
Great interview by Sherdog with Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker as he discusses Cyborg, Fedor Shields and more. Hard to know whether Coker believes that his flag-ship fighter losing is a good thing or a bad one, and arguments could be made both ways. On the one hand the invincibility of Fedor certainly has a huge following of mixed martial arts fans who may not tune in now that he’s lost, but on the other both the way Fedor handled the loss and the drama created by a rematch may actually stir more interest in the Russian fighter. We’ll wait for the official word on a rematch, but Strikeforce would have to be crazy not to have another tilt between the two.
Fabricio Werdum pulled off a huge upset last Saturday at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum and many MMA fans are immediately expecting a rematch between the two. Werdum also seems like he would like a re-match but he’s also mentioned the possibility of a superfight with Brock Lesnar in a recent article from Tatame:
“I […]
Fabricio Werdum pulled off a huge upset last Saturday at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum and many MMA fans are immediately expecting a rematch between the two. Werdum also seems like he would like a re-match but he’s also mentioned the possibility of a superfight with Brock Lesnar in a recent article from Tatame:
“I won today, but Fedor is the best. I’d like to fight against him again”. On his win speech, which has been rehearsal one day before the fight, Wedum included a super fight against Brock Lesnar, heavyweight champion of UFC.
The odds of a co-promotion with UFC seems to be highly unlikely but there’s always the chance that after his contract expires, especially if he continues to win, that Dana White would be very interested in Werdum.
World’s number 1 heavyweight fighter Fedor Emelianenko has amassed quite a high lights reel and it’s in full force in this video. Fedor takes on Jiu-jitsu wizard Fabricio Werdum this Saturday as the main event bout for Strikeforce Promotions showtime aired card. The card will also feature a rematch between Cung Le and […]
World’s number 1 heavyweight fighter Fedor Emelianenko has amassed quite a high lights reel and it’s in full force in this video. Fedor takes on Jiu-jitsu wizard Fabricio Werdum this Saturday as the main event bout for Strikeforce Promotions showtime aired card. The card will also feature a rematch between Cung Le and Scott Smith and will air at 10 eastern and pacific.