Herrig, Lamas on UFC 238 Chicago Card
Two of Chicago’s best fighters will be on the card for UFC 238 in Chicago on June 8. Felice Herrig (14-8, #12 Strawweight) looks to rebound against China’s Yao Xiaonan (9-1) in one of four female fights already booked for the event. Team Curran’s Herrig had her four-fight win streak snapped in a split-decision loss...
Felice Herrig and Heather Clark on TUF Talk [Video]
After Team Curran’s Felice Herrig soundly beat Heather Clark on TUF 20, both fighters appeared on Fox Sports 1’s “TUF Talk” with Karyn Bryant. While Clark apologized during the episode that featured their fight, Herrig still didn’t seem all that enamored with Clark, the house pariah on the show. Herrig...
Kenny Booker Done With MMA, But Not Fighting
Rockford fighter Kenny Booker is putting down the 4-oz. gloves for good. The MTC fighter recently retired from MMA, but he’s not done fighting — just changing gloves. We talked to him recently about giving up MMA to focus solely on Muay Thai and K1 fights. “You know in all honesty I never really liked MMA. I …...
The Brief But Destructive Wake of Praetorian Fighting Championships
by Matt Lo Cascio This is a journey into the short but shady history of Alex Martinez and his Praetorian Fighting Championships promotion. While Praetorian’s time in the Chicago MMA scene was brief, it damaged a wide wake of people. Promoters, vendors, managers. Fighters and their friends and families. All frustrated. Some asking...
Pat Curran vs. Daniel Straus: XFO 29 [Video]
by Matt Lo Cascio XFO 29 was an historic event for a few reasons. The event took place April 17, 2009, and featured the organization’s first female fight, with Buffalo Grove’s Felice “L’il Bulldog” Herrig dropping a split decision to Valerie Coolbaugh. XFO 29 also featured the first fight between Pat Curran...
Chicago’s MMA News: Beebe, Belyew, Giancarlo, Gonzalez, Nix and more
by Matt Lo Cascio News and notes on Chicago MMA fighters and events… Congratulations are in order for Gilbert Grappling’s Carson Beebe. Not only will he be fighting Marlon Moraes in the co-main event at WSOF 6, he also announced on Facebook that he and his wife are expecting their first child. A win over …...
Big Names and Big Finishes Highlight XFO Outdoor War 9
by LJ Tabano XFO, the Midwest’s longest running professional Mixed Martial Arts promotion, produced yet another memorable show at its annual summer extravaganza at Sideouts Bar & Eatery in Island Lake. “Outdoor War 9” saw several spectacular finishes on a card featuring more than 30 matches, as well the induction of the...
Felice Herrig: Amanda LaVoy Not a ‘Worthy Opponent’
“I fought the top girls in the world. I’m not afraid of Amanda LaVoy.” – Felice Herrig Team Curran’s Felice Herrig talks about her upcoming Muay Thai fight with Amanda LaVoy at XFO’s Outdoor War, this Saturday at Sideouts in Island Lake. And here’s a look at the first time they fought back at XFO...
Jeff Curran Teaches the Rear Naked Choke with Felice Herrig, Joey Diehl
Watch Jeff Curran teach everything you ever wanted to know about the rear naked choke with Felice Herrig and Joey Diehl. Curran goes through the different ways the choke can work physically against your opponent, then demonstrates the proper set-up and technique of application with Herrig and Diehl....
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Aug 9, 2013
Herrig, LaVoy XFO Fight Canceled
UPDATE: XFO tweets that Herrig vs. LaVoy fight not approved by the state and has been canceled. by Matt Lo Cascio If we were to rewrite the old ‘sticks and stones’ comeback for the modern MMA fighter, it might go like this: “Lefts and rights may ruin my night, but Tweets will never hurt me.” …...