Will Brooks On Family Life, Growing Up in Chicago
Will Brooks fights Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night in Oregon on Saturday. Now 18-1, Brooks earned a victory in his UFC debut against Ross Pearson. He’s won nine straight fights, one of them avenging his only loss, a unanimous decision win against Saad Awad. Next up is Oliveira, a …...
Bellator Title Shot Changes Announced
Changes announced today regarding eligibility for Bellator title shots. Chicago’s Will Brooks is quoted as saying he is all in favor of how these changes. Read the press release for his quotes and all the new details on Bellator title shots. Newport Beach, Calif. (June 12, 2014) – With Bellator’s 2014 Summer Series having just...
Podcast: Interview with Bellator’s Sean Wheelock
Bellator play by play announcer Sean Wheelock joins us for an interview to preview season 10 of Bellator. Topics discussed include: Calling fights with Jimmy Smith, who agreed to a contract extension recently Gilbert Melendez’s decision to stay in the UFC Alexander Shlemenko: Most underrated fighter in MMA? Pat Curran: Perfect...
Will Brooks Smothers Saad Awad, Advances to Bellator Lightweight Final
by Matt Lo Cascio Will Brooks repeatedly put Saad Awad on his back, smothering the fighter over three rounds in route to a unanimous decision that avenged the only loss of his career. The win earns Brooks a fight with Tiger Sarnavskiy in the Bellator lightweight tournament final on November 22. Brooks clearly won each …...
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 …...
Will Brooks Dominates John Alessio, Advances in Bellator Tourney to Face Saad Awad
by Matt Lo Cascio Will Brooks dominated John Alessio in their Bellator lightweight tournament fight, blooding the UFC veteran over three rounds, earning a unanimous decision win and a rematch against Saad Awad, the only fighter to defeat him. In his video piece before the fight, Alessio talked about how he would love the opportunity...
Will Brooks Scores TKO Win at Bellator 97
At the beginning of the third round of the Will Brooks vs. Cris Leyva fight at Bellator 97, analyst Jimmy Smith commented that Will Brooks was in control of the fight, but he hadn’t been impressive. Brooks changed that in short order. Moments later, Brooks landed a right hand that snapped back Leyva’s head. Then …...
Will Brooks Remains Unbeaten, Advances to Bellator Seminfinals
by Matt Lo Cascio Will Brooks ran his record to a perfect 9-0 and advanced to the semifinals of the Bellator lightweight tournament Thursday night after dominating Ricardo Tirloni for three rounds. It was a runaway win for Brooks, taking the victory via unanimous decision, scored 30-27 on all three judges’ cards. Brooks was...
Will Brooks Dominates Satoru Kitaoka at Dream 18
by Matt Lo Cascio Midwest Training Center’s Will Brooks had little trouble on the biggest stage of his career when he fought Satoru Kitaoka at Dream 18 in Japan on New Year’s Eve. Brooks controlled the fight from the opening bell, exuding calm and showing a poise usually reserved for much more experienced fighters. Kitaoka,...
Flawless CEO: Main Event Won’t Disappoint
Flawless CEO Deividas Markevicius expects fireworks during the main event of Saturday night’s Flawless debut, with both Lithuanian fighter Egidjius Valavicius and Wisconsin’s Will Dicke dropping bombs. “Valavicius is the current Bushido FC Light Heavyweight Title holder and is currently on a five-fight win...
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