VIDEO: MTC FEATURED ON WGN-TV
March 16, 2010 by searstapper
The team at Midwest Training Center welcomed WGN feature reporter Marcus Leshock to their gym. Leshock interviewed head coach Alex Trujillo and some of MTC’s fighters in a nice little feature package. It’s always good to see a local gym get some exposure on a major local media outlet like WGN-TV. It also looks like Marcus had a little fun while shooting this story.
MIGUEL TORRES SUBMISSION FLOW
February 21, 2010 by Matt
Check out this clip from the former local MMA show “Combatwire”. Miguel Torres shows Felice Herrig the submission flow that allowed him to beat Chase Beebe for the WEC title. Playing the part of Beebe is UFC fighter Kurt Pellegrino.
Miguel needs to get back to more of this when he fights Joseph Benavidez at WEC 47 on March 6th. Felice Herrig will fight next on April 17th. Pellegrino will battle Fabricio Camoes at UFC 111.
UFC 110 QUICK PREVIEW
February 14, 2010 by Matt
Big Nog vs. Cain Velasquez. The Axe Murderer vs. Michael Bisping. Jardine vs. Bader. Cro Cop vs. Rothwell. No shortage of great bouts on this card, and even the undercard rocks with Elvis Sinosic, Stephan Bonnar and Chris Lytle all fighting. Here is the quick promo for UFC 110.
Silver Star Antonio Rodrigo Minotauro Nogueira UFC 102 Walkout Tee
DREAM STANDOUT JOE WARREN SIGNS WITH BELLATOR
February 2, 2010 by searstapper
Olympic wrestler Joe Warren was one of the top newcomers to MMA in 2009. The former Michigan Wolverine defeated two former champions in his debut and follow-up fights: former WEC bantamweight champion and Lombard native Chase Beebe and former K1 HERO’S Middleweight Grand Prix Champion Kid Yamamoto. Warren is the latest acquisition among an impressive list of new signees for Chicago/Los Angeles based Bellator Fighting Championships.
KILLER FINISHES: COUTURE VS. OVEREEM
January 19, 2010 by Matt
Check out what Valentijn Overeem does to Randy Couture back in 2001 at Rings: King of Kings. Couture had just gone to decision earlier in the night against Tsuyoshi Kosaka. Oddly enough, Overeem lost 10 of his next 12 fights.
VIDEO: MARKHAM MAKES HIS MARK
January 3, 2010 by searstapper
Let’s ring in the new year with a laugh. You may or may not have watched “The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency” at some point in your life. You may recall this memorable and hilarious scene when the show did an episode with the now defunct International Fight League. In the scene, South side native Rory Markham makes the most of what could have been an embarrassing situation.
UFC 108 RASHAD EVANS POST-FIGHT PRESSER
January 3, 2010 by Matt
Rashad Evans answers questions after his UFC 108 victory over Thiago Silva.
ANDERSON SILVA: MASTER OF KNEES AND ELBOWS
January 1, 2010 by Matt
For the first post of the new year we’re giving you some Anderson Silva. Seems like it’s been a year since his last fight, even though it’s only been about 5 months. Here is his dominant performance against Tony Fryklund at Cage Rage 16. This was his last fight before joining the UFC, and it was also right after his last loss, when he was DQ’d against Yushin Okami.
CHICAGO LOSES TOP MMA PROMOTION
December 16, 2009 by Matt
File this under sad but true. Mayhem Promotions is done promoting MMA events here in the Chicago area.
Chicago’s MMA confirmed this with Mayhem’s Jeff Albin. “It’s definitely not something we wanted, that’s for sure. We had some major issues with sponsors not paying and it snowballed from there. We really appreciated the fighters, their camps, Combat Consulting and all the other quality people that made our shows work.”
The “Disorderly Conduct” shows were a pleasure to watch and cover . The events were always of the highest quality, professional from top to bottom. This is a huge loss for the Chicago MMA community, and we’ll miss covering the events.
Watch some of the best fights from the “Disorderly Conduct” events:
Mike Welch vs. Donald Harper, Disorderly Conduct III
Ben Koff vs. Clark Adams, Disorderly Conduct II
Keith Colon vs. Matt Swanson, Disorderly Conduct II
Chris Lane vs. Mike Welch, Disorderly Conduct II
UFC 107 POST-FIGHT PRESSER: KENNY FLORIAN
December 13, 2009 by Matt
Kenny Florian answers questions after his decisive victory over Clay Guida at UFC 107 in Memphis.
