RASHAD EVANS TALKS TRAINING WITH MIGUEL TORRES
Local ring announcer and MMA play by play man Ray Flores talked with Rashad Evans during a break in training with Miguel Torres at Torres Martial Arts in Hammond, Indiana. Rashad talks about training with Miguel, beating Rampage and his upcoming title fight with Shogun Rua. Silver Star Sugar Rashad Evans UFC Premium Tee...
BRING THE WEC BACK TO CHICAGO
This summer, AMP Energy is giving mixed martial arts fans the opportunity to decide where a World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) event will take place – and giving two lucky fans a chance to win an all-expense-paid trip to the fighter, wherever it is. AMP Energy, the WEC, Hess and Maverik convenience stores, and Versus TV …...
CELEBRATING THE FOURTH, MMA STYLE
Looking at the famous 4s in MMA history… UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors UFC 4 was an 8-man tourney back in 1994. No weight classes or weight limits. No time limits, rounds or judges. Royce Gracie beat Dan Severn with a triangle choke to win the tourney. Gracie had to get by local fighter …...
RICARDO LAMAS VS. DAVE JANSEN AT WEC 50
MMA Junkie is reporting that local fighter Ricardo “The Bully” Lamas will fight Dave “The Fugitive” Jansen at WEC 50. The Team Top Notch fighter is coming off a vicious KO win of Bendy Casimir at WEC 47 in March. In round 1 of that fight, Casimir went for a takedown and Lamas delivered a …...
HORODECKI DEFEATS DOWNES AT WEC 49
Here is the recap on Dan Downes fight from Frank Curreri at WEC.TV. Moral victories tend to have little worth in professional sports, but the losing effort of Wisconsin’s Dan Downes offers yet another strong counterargument to that norm. Based on first impressions of his lanky, pear-shaped frame, as the young Irish-American walked into...
CHICAGO-BORN DANNY DOWNES GETS WEC CALL
Injuries are an unfortunate part of sports. But one man’s pain turns into another man’s opportunity. And so it is for Chicago-born Dan “Danny Boy” Downes. Downes got the call from the WEC to replace Ed Ratcliff, another Chicago-born fighter, who had to pull out of the card due to injury. Downes will be fighting...
VIDEO: MIGUEL TORRES HONORED BY HOMETOWN OF EAST CHICAGO, IN
Former WEC champion Miguel Torres was honored by his hometown of East Chicago, IN. The mayor declared June 4, 2010 “Miguel Angel Torres Day.” The talented bantamweight was honored not just for his accomplishments in mixed martial arts, but his contributions to helping the community....
VIDEO: MIGUEL TORRES DISCUSSES URIJAH FABER & WORKING W/ EMANUEL STEWARD
Local favorite Miguel Torres is preparing to step into the WEC cage once again to get back on the winning track. He’s sought time with some of the top coaches in combat sports since losing the bantamweight title last August. He talked with Chicago’s MMA reporter L.J. Tabano about his training, as well as the …...
WEC INVADES CANADA
By Matt Lo Cascio Patrick Cote, Jason MacDonald, Sam Stout and other Canadian UFC fighters talk about the WEC’s first event in Canada. WEC: Varner vs Shalorus will be Live from Edmonton on June 20th at 9pm ET and will air live on Versus or The Score. Local fighter and former WEC champion Eddie Wineland …...
KOREAN ZOMBIE: THE MMA SHIRT EVERYONE WANTS
Not only is the fight between Leonard Garcia and Chan Sung Jung being re-aired this weekend on Spike, now you can also buy the “Korean Zombie” shirt that is super-hot and the one that Dana White wore at the UFC 113 weigh-ins. If you haven’t seen the fight yet make sure you watch Spike on …...
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