[div class=”notice” class2=”icon”]The following is from an article on LiverKick.com, part of the MiddleEasy Network.[/div] Are MMA fans heartless? This is a question I find myself asking on the morning after UFC put forth one of their weakest cards to date, headlined by Jake Shields vs. Jake Ellenberger. Ellenberger did something that only one other
As soon as I saw the above picture of our own Damarques Johnson with an assembly of the who’s who in MMA I knew I had to talk to him. It isn’t everyday someone gets to roll with Pat Miletich, BJ Penn, Jeremy Horn and Matt Hughes (just to name a few, no disrespect to
One day the world will no longer depend on fossil fossil fuels and electricity, they will be replaced with Alexander Shlemenko’s spinning backfists. If things really work out well and we perfect cloning while the Russian middleweight is in his prime, we can have fields upon fields of spinning Alexander Shlemenko’s powering our world.
Props to Jake for even fighting tonight. The loss of a parent is a devastating time and it takes a lot to move past that and focus on something as consuming as a pro fight, especially with Jake’s father being as prominent a figure in his life in fighting as he was. Sadly for Jake
OK, I just got done with a multi-hour play session of Supremacy MMA, so it’s time to fill you guys in on everything I know. Since I couldn’t find a notebook or any paper I have a rather large collection of yellow sticky pad notes spread out across my desk that I’m going to have
[div class=”notice” class2=”icon”]The following is from an article on DstryrSG, part of the MiddleEasy Network.[/div] Daniel Rodriguez is a black belt and BJJ coach under Renato Magno (Street Sports BJJ, Santa Monica, CA) and a Pan American Gold Medalist (brown). He’s also a teammate of mine and is our not-so-secret weapon at the academy. He’s
[div class=”notice” class2=”icon”]The following is from an article on MMA-Japan, part of the MiddleEasy Network.[/div] Here we stand, one week out from DREAM 17. An event whose existence six months ago would have been strongly questioned, has shaped up to be a very exciting card. As we have spoke of in the past, we find
My God this 11.5 inch reach advantage Bones Jones has on Rampage. What do you do when you are a coach and you see a video like this ESPN Sport Science mathematically breaking down how incredibly naturally gifted Bones Jones is? Work on the clinch and dirty boxing? Cry? Granted at 73 inches Rampage has
[div class=”notice” class2=”icon”]The following is from an article on FighterXFashion.com, part of the MiddleEasy Network.[/div] Check out this preview of Court McGee’s UFC Fight Night 25 walkout shirt by Affliction for his co-main event “Battle on the Bayou” scrap against Dong Yi Yang. Dubbed the “Divio” tee, the team at Affliction have The Ultimate Fighter
I was up late last night talking to LiverKick.com’s Dave Walsh about all things Prince. His early days, the God stuff and how amazing of a guitar player The Purple One is. By the end of the night Dave had convinced me to write at least one article today using Prince lyrics only. Well Dave,
Whoa, TUF starts this week? Luckily this appearance by Mayhem Miller on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon reminded me, because honestly, it completely slipped my mind. I’ve been away on vacation…on Dead Island. I’ve had no time for reality shows or much else. I’ve been preoccupied with survival and Zeus constantly wandering off the quest
Back in August 2009, some investigative MMA journalism went down. Maybe a little too investigative. Kevin Iole from Yahoo! Sports met up wit BJ Penn back when he refused to talk to Sherdog, MMAJunkie and MMAweekly. Penn agreed to do a piece about his preparation for his upcoming Kenny Florian bout. The story goes that
What did the flying knee say to the face? Nothing. It does not have a functional mouth and ears, so it’s impossible for it to speak any language. That may come as a shocker to some of you that have never engaged in a high school anatomy class, but knees simply are unable to communicate.
UCMMA 23 results as they happen from The Troxy. The main event of the evening is a welterweight title fight between champion John Maguire and challenger Pete Irving. Welterweight Title: John Maguire def. Peter Irving via Unanimous Decision **John Maguire retains the UCMMA Welterweight Title Heavyweight Title: Darren Towler def. Ben Smith via Doctor’s Stoppage
It looks like Alistair Overeem is already getting comfortable with his Los Angeles surroundings by bringing a little heat to LMFAO’s new video that just dropped today. The video was taped in Venice Beach, home to your favorite female jiu-jitsu practitioner, Ronda Rousey. On Wednesday I made a trip there in order to find a
z Whenever a promoter rocks a MiddleEasy shirt to the weigh-ins of their MMA organization, it pretty much guarantees they’re getting a front-page article on MiddleEasy. Props to Mick Maynard for rocking the ‘This.‘ shirt at the Legacy Fighting Championship 8 weigh-in which will feature Jorge Patino vs. Pete Spratt in the main event. Of