‘National’ Archives
“Mondragon” ready to stake his claim!
A winner in seven straight bouts, heavyweight prospect Geronimo “Mondragon” dos Santos will face Edson Franco at Jungle Fight 16 on Feb. 27 in Brazil. Dos Santos received some welcomed support in training for his latest match, as he worked alongside UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida. “Lyoto invited me to be his sparring [...]
“Rumble” Johnson injured, off UFC in Denver!
Anthony “Rumble” Johnson (8-3) has had to pull out of his highly anticipated March 21 “UFC on Versus” bout with John “Doomsday” Howard (13-4) due to a knee injury. Pro MMA Now (www.prommanow.com) was notified of the bout cancellation this evening from an associate who spoke directly to Howard’s manager. “Rumble’s” last fight [...]
UFC on Versus – Denver, CO! (Updated)
The UFC Returns to Denver, Colorado!!! Previously reported with nothing but the announcement to report has now become a "Fight Night" to look forward to! Many intriguing fights have been announced! Brandon Vera versus Jon Jones was officially announced for March 21 at "UFC on Versus" during the WEC 46 broadcast, headlining the Ultimate Fighting [...]
UFC on Versus – Denver, CO! (Updated)
The UFC Returns to Denver, Colorado!!! Previously reported with nothing but the announcement to report has now become a "Fight Night" to look forward to! Many intriguing fights have been announced! Brandon Vera versus Jon Jones was officially announced for March 21 at "UFC on Versus" during the WEC 46 broadcast, headlining the Ultimate Fighting [...]
The Chad Ochocinco of MMA!!!
Formerely known as 'Chad Johnson,' the NFL's Chad Ochocinco has left his wild persona on the NFL, as has "King Mo" Lawal in Mixed Martial Arts! Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal was shocked to find out that he had been fined 10% of his $20,000 purse for his celebratory in-cage chugging of Rockstar energy drinks after overwhelming veteran Mike [...]
Sherk out, Duane Ludwig back in UFC!
The seemingly cursed UFC 108 card took yet another hit on Wednesday as former lightweight champion Sean Sherk was forced off the show with a laceration requiring stitches over his eye. Stepping in to replace him will be Duane "Bang" Ludwig who returns to the UFC for the first time since 2006 to take on Jim Miller in a 155-pound contest. The [...]
UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez RECAP
UFC 107: "Penn vs. Sanchez" from the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee, is officially in the books. So too, is the argument that a viable contender exists within the UFC lightweight division capable of dethroning current 155-pound deity BJ Penn. Did Diego Sanchez gets annihilated in the main event of UFC 107? YES! It was evident right from [...]
UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez
Lightweight Championship bout: BJ Penn (c) vs. Diego Sanchez Heavyweight bout: Frank Mir vs. Cheick Kongo Lightweight bout: Kenny Florian vs. Clay Guida Welterweight bout: Jon Fitch vs. Mike Pierce Heavyweight bout: Paul Buentello vs. Stefan Struve Middleweight bout: Alan Belcher vs. Wilson Gouveia Lightweight [...]
The Ultimate Fighter Heavyweights Finale
Main Bouts: Jon Jones (9-0) vs. Matt Hamill (6-2) Roy Nelson (13-4) vs. Brendan Schaub (4-0) Frankie Edgar (10-1) vs. Matt Veach (11-0) Houston Alexander (9-4) vs. Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson (3-1) Marcus Jones (4-1) vs. Matt Mitrione (0-0) Preliminary Bouts: Darrill Schoonover (10-0) vs. James McSweeney (3-4) Justin Wren (6-1) vs. Jon [...]
S.D. Native Brock Lesnar | A New Beginning
In 2004, Lesnar decided enough was enough and wanted to see if he had what it took to compete in the NFL. Lesnar played for the Minnesota Vikings, where he created controversy in some games by starting minor fights and got heat from the Kansas City Chiefs for a sack on quarterback Damon Huard, which drew a big response from the crowd. [...]
S.D. Native Brock Lesnar | The Beginning
Brock Edward Lesnar grew up on a dairy farm in South Dakota, and later joined the National Guard at the age of seventeen. Lesnar attended Webster High School in Webster, South Dakota where he had a wrestling record of 33-0-0 in his senior year. Lesnar then began his collegiate wrestling career at Bismarck State College in Bismarck, North [...]
UFC 106: Griffin outlasts Ortiz, Kos chokes out Johnson.
Originally this was hyped to be one of the top cards of the year, that is of course until Brock Lesnar had to pull out from his ailing illness that only continued to get worse. I kept thinking, wow this could be a good card if Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin were on it. Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin fought another hard fight with Griffin [...]
UFC 106: Ortiz vs Griffin-Saturday!
UFC 106: NOVEMBER 21, 2009 venue: Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada Main Bouts: Forrest Griffin (16-6) vs. Tito Ortiz (15-6-1) Josh Koscheck (13-4) vs. Anthony Johnson (8-2) Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (17-3) vs. Luis Cane (10-1) Paulo Thiago (11-1) vs. Jacob Volkmann (9-0) Amir Sadollah (1-1) vs. Phil Baroni [...]
UFC 105 Results!
Usually I'm not too high on the shows they do in the UK, lackluster cards and such, but I really enjoyed this one! Be sure to check it out tonight on Spike! Randy Couture showed that he isn't the Randy of old. In my eyes Brandon Vera came in, gave it his all, and got robbed by the judges. You got to love the passion Dan Hardy shows in his [...]
UFC 105: Couture vs Vera
UFC 105: NOVEMBER 14, 2009 venue: Manchester Evening News Arena in Manchester, England Main Bouts: -Randy Couture vs. Brandon Vera (14-3)† -Mike Swick (14-2; #10 Welterweight) vs. Dan Hardy (22-6) -Michael Bisping (17-2) vs. Denis Kang (32-11-1) -James Wilks (6-2) vs. Matt Brown (9-7) -Ross Pearson (9-3) vs. Aaron Riley [...]
