By Sammy Perez “Live your dream and stay true to it;” that’s the creed MMA fighter Jimmy Spicuzza lives by everyday. It is part of what sustains him on his quest to become a champion one day. It hasn’t been an easy road so far for this talented lightweight (155 lbs.) fighter from Las Vegas, […]
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Welterweights Beware, There’s A New Kid In Town
By Sammy Perez Bethlehem, Pennsylvania may not immediately be looked upon as a breeding ground of boxing talent, but located just one hour north of boxing rich Philadelphia and 90 minutes west of New York City, you better recognize. While the boxing public keeps waiting for welterweight superstars Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. to […]
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UFC 132: Suprises & Disappointments, But Exciting
By Sammy Perez With so many first round finishes at UFC 132, it was kind of ironic that the main event turned out to be a five round back and forth battle. However, it ended up as I predicted it would, although that was the only prediction I got right in an otherwise surprising, but […]
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Bellator Summer Season Starts With A Bang
By Sammy Perez As much I enjoy Bellator Fighting Championships, going into its summer season series opener I did question why they were beginning their new season with a featherweight tournament? Especially considering they just ended season four with one in the same weight class (145lbs.). However, after watching the four quarterfinal matches in this […]
Strikeforce Doesn’t Live Up To Its Name
By Sammy Perez While the name of the game is mixed martial arts, when the name of your promotion is Strikeforce you anticipate some action in the form of, well striking. Although strikes, (punches, kicks, knees etc.), were not null and void last night in Strikeforce’s Heavyweight Grand Prix, they didn’t come in abundance either; […]
UFC 131: Dos Santos & Florian prove their worth
By Sammy Perez At UFC 130 last month, it seemed as though I couldn’t get any predictions right. However, that was not the case last night as I had called that both Junior Dos Santos and Kenny Florian would win in their respective fights and they held true to form. With that, Dos Santos (13-1, […]
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TUF 13 Finale Review/UFC 131 Preview
By Sammy Perez Leave it to the up and comers and hungry want to be’s to pick up the slack for the UFC after last weekend’s sub-par UFC 130 card. TUF 13 finalists Tony ‘El Cucuy’ Ferguson and Ramsey Nijem, along with lightweight contenders Clay ‘The Carpenter’ Guida (pictured at left) and Anthony ‘Showtime’ Pettis […]
UFC 129: St. Pierre vs. Shields Preview
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 […]
The Continuous Evolution of MMA
By Sammy Perez When you have a sport that is barely over 17 years old, it’s safe to assume that the ascension and evolution of that sport will grow at a rapid pace. However, when the sport is mixed martial arts, with so many different facets involved, it’s even safer to assume that growth […]
UFC vs. Bellator: Which Are You Watching?
By Sammy Perez Now that Strikeforce has been bought out by Zuffa Entertainment and is under UFC ownership that leaves only Bellator Fighting Championships as the only major promotion not under Dana White’s control. In only its fourth season, Bellator may not be on UFC’s level quite yet as far as finances and fighters, but […]
