UFC 118 TRAILER
July 29, 2010 by Matt
Princess, huh? Surely James Toney can run better smack than that. At least he has been — until now.
BEER BETS: HOW LESNAR PAID OFF
July 28, 2010 by Matt
by Tim Priester
So my buddy says to me prior to the Lesnar/Carwin fight that he thinks Carwin was going to win and he had a 12 pack on it. Not one to shy away from a bet especially one dealing with beer, unless it was that bet of jumping off my house and using the trampoline to try and clear my neighbor’s house…dude, it was a two story with an 80’s antennae! But back to this bet. He was telling me stories of Carwin’s magnificent first round defeats and how not one lasted more than four minutes. How Carwin, who by the way looks huge, at 6’4 and 265 was evenly matched against the bigger looking Lesnar. He felt Lesnar hadn’t really been tested, how could he in so few MMA fights. And he felt confident; enough to make it that fancy beer.
I took the bet. I thought that other than Mir and Gonzaga, Carwin hadn’t really been tested, and that although Lesnar was returning from a devastating injury that kept him from the ring, Carwin had a year in between victories himself. Lesnar also beat Mir (he may have lost to Mir early on in his career but that was when Lesnar was fresh to the ring), Couture (yes, that legend) and I wouldn’t hold his going to a decision on the Herring fight against him, after all he wasn’t rushing in to lose again like he did against Mir.
So the fight started and man was I confident in my boy Lesnar. That was good for about 10 seconds and then came Carwin’s famous first round. That was brutal. An unbelievable fury that would have killed any normal man, but Brock managed to keep his bearings and held off the blasts as part of his game plan. I thought for a moment, “There goes my free beer!”
Thankfully that moment lasted for about 10 seconds of the second round. Lesnar did what he has done since college, used his size to control the flow of the match, and about half way through the second round he submitted Carwin via the arm triangle.
Now the questions would have to be asked, Did Lesnar show that he was fully recovered from his injury and ready to retain the heavy-weight belt? Was this Carwin’s only chance to take on a less than 100% Lesnar and become champ? Who will face Lesnar next? Frankly I don’t have an answer yet, just drinking in my victory!
Tim Priester is a local MMA fan and a new contributor to Chicago’s MMA.
KILLER FINISHES: KEOKI CYPRIANO [VIDEO]
July 26, 2010 by searstapper
Team Top Notch lightweight Keoki Cypriano brings fireworks all the way from Hawaii. Don’t blink when he’s in the cage because he can finish the fight in a flash. Check out “Hawaii’s Bad Boy” as he faces Mark Sinclair at Total Fight Challenge 14. This is how you ground and pound.
Come watch Keoki Cypriano and other local fighters at Bellator 25 on August 19th at the Chicago Theatre.
SEVERAL CHICAGOANS ADDED TO BELLATOR 25 LINEUP
July 26, 2010 by searstapper
Bellator 25, scheduled for August 19 at the Chicago Theatre, is shaping up to be a showcase of local Chicago area talent. Three area fighters will reportedly take part on a fightcard already claiming the likes of two welterweights who’ve earned their stripes in area fight promotions.
VIDEO: BELLATOR’S TOP FINISHES
July 19, 2010 by searstapper
Bellator puts out a video of the Top Ten finishes from its first two seasons. The third season will begin on Thursday August 14 at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, FL.
CHRIS “LIGHTS OUT” LYTLE MMA WORKSHOP
July 19, 2010 by searstapper
The Olympian Centre in West Suburban Lombard, the former home of Xtreme Couture, is hosting a workshop with one of the most exciting fighters in the UFC.
MR. INTERNATIONAL FIGHTING AT BELLATOR 25 IN CHICAGO
July 15, 2010 by searstapper
Chicago’s own Shonie Carter will reportedly be part of the fightcard when Bellator returns for action later this summer at The Chicago Theatre.
MIGUEL TORRES WEC 51 INTERVIEW
July 13, 2010 by Matt
Ray Flores talks with Miguel Torres about his upcoming battle with Charlie Valencia at WEC 51 on September 30th at the 1st Bank Center in Broomfield, Colorado. That fight will be the co-main event on the card with featherweight champion Jose Aldo and Manny Gamburyan to fight for the title as the main event.
KIMBO SLICE, WORLD’S STRONGEST MAN COMING TO CHICAGO
The MMA promotion Moosin is bringing some big fighters — in both name and size — right here to Chicago according to MMA Fighting. The event is scheduled to take place on October 9th at a venue that has yet to be determined.
Moosin wants to match up Tim Sylvia against Hong Man Choi and Kimbo Slice against world’s strongest man Mariusz Pudzianowski. Moosin executive Corey Fischer told MMA Fighting, “I would say the Kimbo-Pudzianowski fight is the furthest from being finished, but we’re trying to work on it and make it happen.” With Chicago’s huge Polish population, Pudzianowski against anyone would be a huge draw here. But pitting him against the former Elite XC and UFC fighter Kimbo makes it sensational.
Sylvia is coming off a win against Pudzianowski at the first Moosin event in May, “God of Martial Arts”. Slice hasn’t fought since losing by TKO to Matt Mitrione at UFC 113. He was cut by the UFC after that loss. Hong Man Choi is most famous for having fought Jose Canseco, as well as being submitted by Fedor Emelianenko on New Year’s Eve in 2007. He last fought in October of 2009, losing to Ikuhisa Minowa. He holds a 2-4 MMA record, with other losses to Badr Hari and Cro Cop.
FELICE HERRIG MUAY THAI SEMINAR
July 12, 2010 by searstapper
Felice Herrig is giving a Muay Thai clinic in August at MBD Martial Arts in Des Plaines. The Lil’ Bulldog is most known for starring in the reality show “Fight Girls” and training under renowned trainer Master Toddy. In the show’s finale she fought in Thailand and defeated her opponent.
