FELICE HERRIG NAMED ONE OF THE HOTTEST MMA FIGHTERS
The L’il Bulldog has cracked the list of “The 5 Hottest MMA Fighters”. Channa Loves MMA runs down her top 5 in a this new video segment.
Who makes your top 5?
VIDEO: FELICE HERRIG PREVIEWS GINA CARANO VS CYBORG SANTOS
July 29, 2009 by searstapper
Felice Herrig is good friends with popular mma fighter Gina Carano. The two met while taping the reality show “Fight Girls.” Carano will be fighting Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos for Strikeforce on August 15. Felice will be in San Jose cage side for that fight to support her friend. With the fight still weeks away Felice could not wait to share her thoughts on the match up, so she shares her perspective in the latest Lil’ Bulldog V-Log.
VIDEO: PENN AND FLORIAN PREVIEW THEIR UFC 101 FIGHT
July 28, 2009 by searstapper
B.J. Penn defends his lightweight title against Kenny Florian. Penn did not perform well in his last fight, a loss to Georges St. Pierre for the welterweight belt. Florian is looking to give “The Prodigy” his second loss in a row, which would also give him the championship. This is the main event for UFC 101: Declaration, which takes place at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia.
KILLER FINISHES: CAPOEIRA KICK IN MMA
July 26, 2009 by searstapper
It’s always a treat to see techniques from “exotic” martial arts used in mma competition. In this Killer Finish watch Marcus “Lelo” Aurelio utilize the Brazilian martial art of Capoeira against Keegan Marshall.
VIDEO: CURRAN FOCUSED ON MIZUGAKI FOR WEC
July 26, 2009 by searstapper
Local veteran Jeff Curran has faced some of the toughest fighters in the WEC’s featherweight and bantamweight divisions. It doesn’t get any easier for the “Big Frog” as he prepares to go toe to toe with Japanese warrior Takeya Mizugaki. Many remember Mizugaki’s battle with East Chicago’s Miguel Torres as a candidate for fight of the year. Chicago’s MMA caught up with Curran at his new training facility. He was hosting a seminar for his friend, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and ADCC champion Marcelo Garcia, who is also helping him prepare for the upcoming fight with Takeya.
LAMAS PREPARES FOR WEC FIGHT WITH CASTILLO
July 26, 2009 by searstapper
Former Elmhurst College All-American wrestler Ricardo Lamas enters the WEC cage once again. Lamas grabbed the mma world’s attention after beating Bart Palaszewski earlier this year at WEC 39 on national TV. “The Bully” will compete on the televised card again, this time against Danny Castillo at WEC 42: Torres vs Bowles. Check out this video featuring Lamas training with Team Top Notch and Overtime Wrestling as he gets ready for his fight with Castillo.
ULTIMATE FIGHTER 10 PROMO
Here’s the Ultimate Fighter 10 promo — and it is awesome. Roy Nelson can bang, Wes Sims is a character (to put it kindly) and of course there is the buzz of Kimbo. My only concern is spoilers. I don’t know anyone that enjoys them and I hope we don’t hear anything too soon. I want to fully enjoy this.
ONE WEEK LEFT TO VOTE FOR KEVIN ENGLISH
About a month ago we told you that local fighter Kevin “Bad Boy” English was a finalist to win Fight Magazine’s “Full Time Fighter Experience”. There is just one week left to vote for him!
The fighter with the most votes received wins the contest. The winner will get a full week in Las Vegas and train with Shawn Tompkins of Xtreme Couture. The winner will also get to stay at Shawn’s fighter house, win new training gear, cutting edge supplements to maximize their workouts, and spending cash to enjoy in Las Vegas.
Contestants had to submit a video describing why they should be the winner. Here is the video Kevin sent in:
Kevin is from Lake Station, Indiana and fights at 155 lbs. He has fought in Cage Rage, IFL, C3, Bourbon Street and more. Click here to go to the ballot, read more about Kevin, and most importantly vote for him. Finish strong — let’s help him get this win!
LEG KICKS
July 22, 2009 by Matt
Leg Kicks: Links and Stories From Around MMA
- Dear Kit Cope: Go Back To Male Cheerleading Fight!
- 9 Pro Wrestlers That Impacted MMA MMA Fighting Stances
- The Highly Unofficial UFC Half-Year Awards (Fights) UFC
- Rich Franklin’s New 6-Fight Deal May Be His Last MMA Junkie
- Fedor vs. Barnett May Be In Jeopardy Sherdog
- Frank Mir Has Words For Brock Lesnar Bloody Elbow
- Cro Cop Is No Lesnar Fan Either Cage Potato
- Thiago Alves: “I Learned A Lot From This Fight” Tatame
- Kimo Is Alive: “I Knew I Wasn’t Dead” Yahoo
MIGUEL TORRES THROWING FIRST PITCH AT SOX GAME
July 22, 2009 by Matt
It’s a makeup game of sorts for Miguel Torres and the Chicago White Sox. The Sox invited the WEC Bantamweight champion to throw out the first pitch at the May 6th game against the Detroit Tigers, but that game was rained out.
“After getting rained out in May, I’ve had plenty of time to warm up my throwing arm,” Torres, who improved to 36-1 with a win over Takeya Mizugaki in April, said. “I’m hoping to fire a strike on July 23 and then shut out Brian Bowles on Aug. 9 in Las Vegas.”
Miguel upped his record to an astounding 36-1 after defending his title against Takeya Mizugaki at the UIC Pavillion on April 5th. It was his 3rd successful title defense.
The Sox take on the Rays this Thursday and Miguel will toss out the first pitch at 12:55pm.
