KILLER FINISHES: ABBOTT VS. DUARTE
April 30, 2009 by Matt
This is from UFC 17 in 1998. Hard to believe this was the last time Tank won in the UFC.
“NEVER SURRENDER” DVD GIVEAWAY
April 28, 2009 by Matt
Chicago’s MMA is giving away a new copy of “Never Surrender” on DVD. To win, all you have to do is send an e-mail with your name to contest@chicagosmma.com. We will allow entries until 11:59pm on Monday, May 4th. We’ll announce the winner right here Tuesday morning.
Head over to the “Never Surrender” official website to check out a very cool action widget where you can upload your face into a fight scene. You can also enter the sweepstakes to win a trip to Hawaii for a private lesson with B.J. Penn! The DVD is in stores today.
MTC FIGHTERS PREPARE FOR BELLATOR VII
April 25, 2009 by searstapper
When Bellator Fighting Championships hits the Aragon Ball Room a couple local fighters will be on the fightcard. Kevin Knabjian and Ryan Williams are set to take part in the night’s festivities. Both are welterweights training at Midwest Training Center in Schaumburg.
EDDIE ALVAREZ PROMISES DAYTON FANS EXCITEMENT
April 25, 2009 by searstapper
Eddie Alvarez is one of the top lightweights in the world, and also one of the most exciting. He leads a pack of hungry fighters into Dayton, OH for Bellator Fighting Championships V on May 1, 2009.
PIT BULL’S NEXT FIGHT MAY NOT BE TELEVISED
April 25, 2009 by Matt
The Pit Bull may be going from top dog to stray mutt.
Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions has signed Andrei Arlovski to fight in a 6-round boxing match for its June 27 show. The fight is scheduled for the undercard of the event featuring Chris John vs. Rocky Juarez. Here’s the kicker: since it is an undercard fight, it may not even make it on TV.
Arlovski’s trainer Freddie Roach told MMA Fanhouse that the Pit Bull ”…likes to box so much more than MMA… He likes the stand-up game. If boxing takes off for him I think he’ll stay, but obviously if he gets a world title fight in MMA he probably would not turn that down.”
I suppose Fedor will do that to a guy. I wonder if Arlovski thinks he has taken MMA as far as he can, or if he thinks boxing is an easier payday. I also wonder how much a fighter gets paid for a six-round match on an undercard. The Pit Bull won his last 5 before Fedor, and 4 of them were KO’s.
One thing I do know: Andrei Arlovski nor any other MMA fighter can ever make boxing exciting to me again.
MARK MILLER ON HIS TUF LOSS
We are definitely homers, but we truly thought Miller had a solid chance to win TUF. So we were totally surprised to not only to see Mark Miller lose, but to see him looking gassed and then adding the post-fight puke. It just didn’t seem like him.
On his Vlog for MMA Fighting, Miller takes us through the last episode and the fight. He talks about Hendo, his health and why it all turned out like it did.
CURRAN TO RETURN IN AUGUST
April 24, 2009 by searstapper
Crystal Lake’s Jeff Curran will return to the cage in August and his opponent could be a fighter Chicago fans are very familiar with: Takeya Mizugaki.
JORGE MASVIDAL: “I’M THE MAN TO BEAT!”
April 23, 2009 by searstapper
Before arriving in Chicago, Bellator Fighting Championships hits Dayton, OH on May 1, 2009 for the semi-finals of the lightweight tournament. Veteran Jorge Masvidal is considered one of the favorites. He talked to Chicago’s MMA about his chances, and he agrees with those picking him to take it all.
BELLATOR INVADES THE WINDY CITY
Bellator Fighting Championships is making its way to Chicago. They are putting on an event at the Aragon Ballroom on May 15th. Chicagoans know that the nickname for the Aragon is “The Brawlroom”, so perhaps it’s the perfect place to stage an MMA event.
We will have interviews with fighters Eddie Alvarez and Jorge Masvidal within the next day or so here at Chicago’s MMA, as well as more details and the full card.
Bellator Fighting Championships’ is in their premiere season. They are featuring 12 two-hour events broadcast Saturday nights on ESPN Deportes. The English-language broadcast is available on their website each Wednesday. The events feature both tournament and non-tournament bouts. There are four simultaneous tournaments taking place in season one over a three month period: one in each of the Featherweight (145 lb.), Lightweight (155 lb.), Welterweight (170 lb.) and Middleweight (185 lb.) divisions. Check out their fighter roster.
*Chicago’s MMA also learned local MTC welterweights Ryan Williams and Kevin Knabjian both will participate on the card. Williams faces Anthony Lapsley, while Knabjian will take on Jacob Volkman.*
KILLER FINISHES: JACOB MORALES VS. MIKE SOLVER
April 22, 2009 by searstapper
If you catch your opponent in a guillotine choke properly the lights can go out fast. That’s the case in this Killer Finish from a local event, Brawl At Bourbon Street.
