By GregRiot Jake Ellenberger called out Jake Shields and the UFC made the match up official. Of course Shields accepted the challenge and will put his pride on the line when facing the 6 years younger opponent. When comparing these fighters they might seem very alike at first: Jake Shields MMA Record: 26-5 Style: Wrestling, […]
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By Sammy Perez Toronto, Canada was the location of the largest crowd in UFC history, 55,000+, and they were not disappointed as one of the greatest cards ever assembled on paper delivered in person. All the way from the first fight on the prelims to the main event of the evening, this card lived up […]
Georges St-Pierre def. Jake Shields via unanimous decision (50-45, 48-47,48-47) Jose Aldo def. Mark Hominick via unanimous decision (50-43,48-46,49-46) Lyoto Machida def. Randy Couture via KO in R2 Vladimir Matyushenko def. Jason Brilz via KO in R1 (0:20) Ben Henderson def. Mark Bocek via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27,30-27) Rory Macdonald def. Nate Diaz via unanimous […]
By Sammy Perez One whole week before UFC 129 may be a bit early for a preview, but as the event draws nearer, one can feel the magnitude of this upcoming card. Not only is it taking place in Toronto, Canada, which is the home country of welterweight (170 lbs.) champion Georges St. Pierre, but […]
Full weigh-in results included: Main Card: Champion Georges St-Pierre (169.5) vs. Jake Shields (169) Champion Jose Aldo (145) vs. Mark Hominick (145) Randy Couture (203.5) vs. Lyoto Machida (204.5) Jason Brilz (204.5) vs. Vladimir Matyushenko (205.5) Mark Bocek (155) vs. Ben Henderson (156.5) Prelims: Nate Diaz (171) vs. Rory MacDonald (170.5) Jake Ellenberger (170) vs. […]
So it is that time of the month again! With just two days away from UFC 129 we hit the street and asked MMA pros who are local to the so cal region their take and prediction on the card. We had the chance to speak with MFC lightweight champion Antonio Mckee, Michael “Joker Guymon, […]
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“UFC Primetime”, the behind the scenes program chronicling UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and challenger Jake Shields training camps wraps up tonight on Spike TV. The program leads into both fighters UFC 129 bout this Saturday, April 30th at the Rogers Centre in Toronto. The final episode will air tonight at 9 PT/12 ET in […]
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The UFC announced last night that all five UFC 129 preliminary-card fights not shown on Spike TV will stream free on Facebook. These bouts will include fights between Daniel Roberts vs. Claude Patrick, Ivan Menjivar vs. Charlie Valencia, Jason MacDonald vs. Ryan Jensen, John Makdessi vs. Kyle Watson and Pablo Garza vs. Yves Jabouin. The […]
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The UFC’s PR machine is in full swing for St-Pierre vs. Shields. With the bout two weeks away, the UFC debuted “UFC Primetime: St-Pierre vs. Shields” on Spike last week. The three part series goes behind the scenes of both fighters training camps ala HBO’s 24/7. The UFC has made available the first episode online, […]
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BY SAMMY PEREZ For years in boxing, the argument of who is the sport “pound for pound” best has always been waged. With the fast ascent of Mixed Martial Arts the last few years and the addition of more weight classes, that same argument is now waged in MMA. While this is strictly an opinionated […]
