MMA Fighters and the ESPY Awards
by Tim Stroud The 2011 ESPYS, hosted by Seth Meyers, will air live on ESPN this Wednesday, July 13th at 8pm CT. The ESPYS are always fun to watch and this year should be no different. It’s always great to see which player, team, coach or moment will win each award, but it’s even better …...
NEW SHOW HOSTED BY RACHELLE LEAH & JAY GLAZER
The major cable sports networks are committing even more to MMA coverage. “MMA Live” is ready to make its jump from web program to cable program when it debuts on ESPN2 this Thursday May 6. FoxSports.Com is offering a new web-based MMA show of its own, debuting “MMAthletics” this week. Is this a litmus test...
VIDEO: MTC FEATURED ON WGN-TV
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...
VIDEO: “MAYHEM” MILLER RELAXED FOR CHICAGO STRIKEFORCE FIGHT
Jason “Mayhem” Miller was as colorful as ever in front of the TV news cameras in Chicago. He played to the cameras well, donning fur jacket and practicing pro wrestling moves. If he’s uptight about his upcoming middleweight title match with Jake Shields you’d never know it....
VIDEO: FEDOR TALKS TO CHICAGO MEDIA
Chicago’s MMA has been critical of the mainstream Chicago media when it comes to covering mixed martial arts. To our surprise, members of the local TV news pool sent a crew to cover Strikeforce’s open workouts at POW gym in the West Loop. Here’s Fedor Emelianenko talking to Fanhouse’s Ariel Helwani and some...
TAPOUT ON FORBES SPORTS MONEY
Great segment on the history of TapouT, including an interview with Punkass, from Forbes “Sports Money”....
SHAQ’S MMA TRAINER ON ESPN
Do you think Shaq could take Chuck Liddell?...
JASON CHAMBERS REMAINS IN PERPETUAL MOTION
Southside Chicago native Jason Chambers has worn many hats in the martial arts world. He’s ready to wear a few more....
BRUCE LEE: IN HIS WORDS
We here at Chicago’s MMA are huge Bruce Lee fans. Isn’t everybody? Take a lesson from The Man. “Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot it …...
DO YOU LIKE MMA LIVE?
I just read 2 columns about ESPN’s MMA Live. The first, over at MMA Junkie, seems to think the show is clicking. The other, over at Bloody Elbow, says it’s overrated. And me? I’m in the middle. Part of me is thankful that I can watch an MMA news show and watch it whenever I …...
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