Showing posts with label mma. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mma. Show all posts
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Action Movie Star Wants to Step Into the Cage!
Former action movie star Jean Claude Van Damme wants to prove that he can not only fight on the big screen, but in real life too! Van Damme wants to compete in a K1 event against former Olympian Somluck Kamsing. However, this fight could never take place in the US because of strict guidelines for MMA fighters over the age of 35. Sure, Randy Couture, Mark Coleman, Frank Trigg, and Matt Serra are all over the 35 year mark, but they can all meet the guidelines and fight on the main card of UFC 109 because they have experience and are in top physical shape. Can the same be said for Van Damme? Apparently not because the fight can not take place in the US because Van Damme did not meet requirements and his lack of experience. Could we see Van Damme step into a real MMA fight soon? Sure, just not in the US!
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
New YouTube Videos
UFC released a lot of new YouTube videos today and yesterday and they all have to do with the rapidly approaching UFC 109! Earlier I posted Matt Serra's first vlog post leading up to his fight against Frank Trigg, and it was hillarious! Serra is a funny guy, and this second video blog post is even funnier. Matt discusses the lead up to his fight, including training, his new school being built, and, best of all, trash talk!
Next up, Nate "The Great" Marquardt also talks briefly about his fight against Chael Sonnan. Nate sees holes in Sonnan's game, talks about his mental and physical preparing leading up to the fight, and basically talks about how he plans to go into this fight against a very well rounded fighter. Sonnan has great wrestling skills that can not be overlooked, and Marquardt acknowledges that in this video.
Paulo Thiago and Mike Swick each have videos packed with hightlight knockouts and discuss their plans to beat their opponent. This fight will be action packed and explosive, with Thiago getting better everyday after already putting on great performances in his past fights especially at UFC 106. Swick is one of the best welterweights in the UFC and will be a difficult opponent for Thiago. Don't miss this fight! And get a brief introduction to the fight now by watching these two videos:
And lastly, don't forget to check out the full UFC 109 preview:
Next up, Nate "The Great" Marquardt also talks briefly about his fight against Chael Sonnan. Nate sees holes in Sonnan's game, talks about his mental and physical preparing leading up to the fight, and basically talks about how he plans to go into this fight against a very well rounded fighter. Sonnan has great wrestling skills that can not be overlooked, and Marquardt acknowledges that in this video.
Paulo Thiago and Mike Swick each have videos packed with hightlight knockouts and discuss their plans to beat their opponent. This fight will be action packed and explosive, with Thiago getting better everyday after already putting on great performances in his past fights especially at UFC 106. Swick is one of the best welterweights in the UFC and will be a difficult opponent for Thiago. Don't miss this fight! And get a brief introduction to the fight now by watching these two videos:
And lastly, don't forget to check out the full UFC 109 preview:
Monday, January 25, 2010
UFC News Updates
November 14th, 2009-UFC 105 was aired on this date free on Spike. Randy Couture battled Brandon Vera and landed a controversial unanimous decision victory. Mike Swick fought the number one contender for the welterweight belt, Dan Hardy. One of the most exciting knockouts was Andre Winner knocking out Rolando Delgado which you can see here:
(skip ahead to 3 minutes if you just want to see the devastating knockout)
But in a night filled with excitement, Dennis Kang did not get very lucky. Kang came to the UFC from Pride with a 31-10-1 record. But after losing to Michael Bisping, Kang had a UFC record of 1-2 and an overall record of 32-12-1 and was dropped from the UFC. But fans of Kang are in luck as he is going to compete in a Canadian fight promotion which is not very well known, W-1. The event will take place in March and will be billed as Bad Blood.
Also in UFC news,UFC 112 is scheduled to be confirmed for Abu Dhabi in the UAE. There will be a news conference 2 days from now on Wednesday and the location and date should be confirmed for April 10, 2010 in an open air facility in Abu Dhabi. The event will take place only 18 days after UFC 111 which will host 2 championship bouts (GSP vs Dan Hardy and Shane Carwin vs Frank Mir for the interim championship). The UFC 111 card will be hard to top with 2 championship bouts, but UFC 112 will be just as exciting. The main event will be a championship bout with two big name fighters-Anderson Silva, one of the top pound for pound fighters, against Vitor Belfort. Now that alone would not top UFC 111, but the co-main event will be a championship bout as well, similar to UFC 111, BJ Penn vs Frankie Edgar. And to add to the excitement, Matt Hughes (former welterweight champion) will be facing Renzo Gracie. The UFC seems to be going all out for March-April with Fight Night on March 20 with Jon Jones vs Brandon Vera as the main event, then UFC 111, and then an even better card with UFC 112. Let's see if the UFC will be able to keep pushing out exciting fight cards!
(skip ahead to 3 minutes if you just want to see the devastating knockout)
But in a night filled with excitement, Dennis Kang did not get very lucky. Kang came to the UFC from Pride with a 31-10-1 record. But after losing to Michael Bisping, Kang had a UFC record of 1-2 and an overall record of 32-12-1 and was dropped from the UFC. But fans of Kang are in luck as he is going to compete in a Canadian fight promotion which is not very well known, W-1. The event will take place in March and will be billed as Bad Blood.
Also in UFC news,UFC 112 is scheduled to be confirmed for Abu Dhabi in the UAE. There will be a news conference 2 days from now on Wednesday and the location and date should be confirmed for April 10, 2010 in an open air facility in Abu Dhabi. The event will take place only 18 days after UFC 111 which will host 2 championship bouts (GSP vs Dan Hardy and Shane Carwin vs Frank Mir for the interim championship). The UFC 111 card will be hard to top with 2 championship bouts, but UFC 112 will be just as exciting. The main event will be a championship bout with two big name fighters-Anderson Silva, one of the top pound for pound fighters, against Vitor Belfort. Now that alone would not top UFC 111, but the co-main event will be a championship bout as well, similar to UFC 111, BJ Penn vs Frankie Edgar. And to add to the excitement, Matt Hughes (former welterweight champion) will be facing Renzo Gracie. The UFC seems to be going all out for March-April with Fight Night on March 20 with Jon Jones vs Brandon Vera as the main event, then UFC 111, and then an even better card with UFC 112. Let's see if the UFC will be able to keep pushing out exciting fight cards!
Thursday, January 21, 2010
New Facebook Page
Hey everybody, in order to promote my blog, I set up a new facebook account at http://www.facebook.com/mma.blogg?ref=profile
While adding new friends and looking around facebook, I came across an awesome new mma apparel company called Combat Breed. You can see it here: www.thecombatbreed.com and make sure you check it out! There are awesome clothes for men and women. I especially liked the combat breed rash guard!
While adding new friends and looking around facebook, I came across an awesome new mma apparel company called Combat Breed. You can see it here: www.thecombatbreed.com and make sure you check it out! There are awesome clothes for men and women. I especially liked the combat breed rash guard!
Thursday, January 14, 2010
PRIDE FC Show on Spike
Pride FC (fighting championship) was the UFC of Japan before Zuffa bought it out and got the contracts of the best Pride fighters and added them to the UFC. This show on spike will be a great show to watch! I can't wait until friday to watch this show! The fighters will include Quinton Rampage Jackson, Maricio Shogun Rua, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Wanderlei Silva, and many more! These fights will showcase all of the most popular Pride and now UFC fighters and how they started off! Should be an awesome show!
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