ULTIMATE KNOCKOUT: GONZAGA HEAD KICK
August 31, 2009 by Matt
It’s called the “Ultimate” Fighting Championship for a reason. This is one of the most devastating knockdowns you will see in MMA. Gabriel Gonzaga lands an amazing head kick on Chris Tuchscherer, then finishes him with punches. So technically the fight was won by TKO via punches, but it was all about the head kick.
UFC 102 POST-FIGHT PRESS CONFERENCE
August 30, 2009 by Matt
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This is the UFC 102 Post-Fight Press Conference, following the tremendous battle between Randy Couture and Antonio Rodrigo Noguiera.
LEG KICKS: UFC 102
The Card with weigh-in results:
Main Event
Randy Couture (220) vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (231)
Keith Jardine (205) vs Thiago Silva (205)
Nate Marquardt (185) vs Demian Maia (185)
Brandon Vera (205) vs Krzysztof Soszynski (205)
Chris Leben (185) vs Jake Rosholt (185)
Ed Herman (185.5) vs Aaron Simpson (185)
Gabriel Gonzaga (259) vs Chris Tuchscherer (258)
Justin McCully (238) vs Mike Russow (260)
Tim Hague (263.5) vs Todd Duffee (251)
Nick Catone (185.5) vs Mark Munoz (185.5)
Marcus Aurelio (156) vs Evan Dunham (155)
The Odds:
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FIRE EXTREME FIGHTING: NEWS AND RESULTS
August 24, 2009 by Matt
Some big news from Kankakee-based Fire Extreme Fighting. They’ve signed an exclusive contract with world power lifter Brandon Williamson. He won gold in 2005 and silver in 2009. Williamson will be managed and trained by UFC vet Kerry Schall, and his first event is reported to be on October 10th for Fire Extreme Fighting’s “Night of Champions”.
Here are the results from “Fire Extreme Fighting” on August 15th, 2009 in Kankakee, Illinois.
Travis Brooks def. John Higgins by TKO 1st round
Marcus Lewis def. Mike Busby by Guillotine Choke 1st round
Jesse Kerz def. Tony McPhail by Guillotine Choke 1st round
Fred Bippus def. Donald Johnson by TKO 1st round
Josh Johnson def Josh Arbuckle KO 1st round
Sam Agushi def. Thomas Cloonen by Americana 2nd round
Marissa Caldwell def. Adrienne Seiber by Arm bar 1st round.
KILLER FINISHES: DAOUD VS NEILSEN
August 23, 2009 by searstapper
MTC fighter Ramy Daoud gets his “Imanari” on, as in Japanese fighting star Masakazu Imanari. Daoud loves to go for leglocks when he fights, just like leglock wizard Imanari. This fight between Daoud and Christian Neilsen comes from local promotion Primetime Fighting Championship. Props to the old Combatwire TV show for putting the video up.
VIDEO: COUTURE & NOGUEIRA PREVIEW UFC 102
August 21, 2009 by searstapper
It’s the battle of the former heavyweight champions. Randy Couture and Rodrigo Minotauro take each other on at UFC 102 in Portland, OR on August 29. Watch as each fighter shares his thoughts as fight night approaches.
CHICAGO BJJ FIGURE DISCUSSES BROCK LESNAR’S TECHNIQUES & TRAINING
August 21, 2009 by searstapper
Rodrigo “Comprido” Medieros is one of the top Brazilian Jiu Jitsu players in the world. Comprido is an instructor at FLO MMA in Palatine. He plays a part in the success UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar has enjoyed. In addition to working with highly regarded MMA trainers Erik Paulson and Greg Nelson, Lesnar’s BJJ coach is none other than Comprido. Watch this video to see how Brock prepared for his UFC 100 fight with Frank Mir. It’s interesting to listen to Comprido and Nelson discuss how they devised Lesnar’s strategy, as well as their approach to developing his MMA skills.
EDDIE WINELAND INTERVIEWED AFTER STORMS RAVAGE HIS HOMETOWN
August 20, 2009 by searstapper
The Chicagoland area was under a tornado watch Wednesday, and severe weather did ravage parts of the region. One of hardest hit was the hometown of former WEC bantamweight champion Eddie Wineland. Late Wednesday night the entire town of Chesterton, Indiana was without power as severe weather tore through leaving behind a trail of significant damage. Some residents claim they saw a funnel cloud but the National Weather Service is not calling this a tornado attack. Wineland’s Northwest Indiana apartment complex was among the places hardest hit by the storm. Wineland watched as the roof was torn off his complex. He was interviewed by WLS-TV news reporter Paul Miencke for the 10 o’clock news.
Click here to watch the video report. Eddie’s part is at 1:30 in the video.
It’s good to see Eddie was not hurt. Houses and buldings can be replaced, human beings cannot be replaced.
Wineland is scheduled to fight Manny Tapia at WEC 43 in Youngstown, Ohio on September 2.
HT: Matt Erickson at Times of NWI
CHASE BEEBE WILL FIGHT FOR UWC BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE
August 19, 2009 by searstapper
MTC and Gilbert Grappling standout Chase Beebe has some unattended business to take care of inside the Ultimate Warrior Challenge cage. Last February the former WEC champion was supposed to challenge Mike Easton for the 135 pound championship, but Beebe suffered a controversial knee injury and pulled out of the fight. Weeks later Beebe competed in the DREAM Featherweight Grand Prix and lost in the opening round to Joe Warren.
UFC 103: FRANKLIN VS. BELFORT PROMO
August 18, 2009 by Matt
The UFC 103 card probably won’t generate as much buzz as UFC 100 or 101, but with Swick vs. Kampmann, Cro Cop vs. Dos Santos and Rich vs. Vitor, it has the makings of an excellent event. Here is the UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort promo.
