For those of you who aren’t megatron-sized fans of Amir Sadollah, just know that he’s the only fighter in any TUF to enter the house without a professional record. He went on to beat CB Dollaway in the TUF 7 finale to not only win The Ultimate Fighter 7 Middleweight division…but the dude won his
Phil Baroni reminds me of my roommate in college that used to hold freestyle battles with the school cook he named ‘Chefy Poo’. He also told me Hollywood should cast him for the role of Spiderman because Tobey Maguire ‘looked too Polish’. Baroni’s last fight was against Diesel Joe Riggs in which he lost a
[div class=”notice” class2=”icon”]The following is from an article on MMA-Japan, part of the MiddleEasy Network.[/div] In nearly a weeks time, the New York Bad Ass, Phil Baroni, will be walking out to the cage to begin another chapter in the veteran’s mixed martial arts career. Baroni, who has competed at all levels of the sport,
This morning while dropping my kid off at his bus stop, some chick backed into my car while we were parked in a line waiting for the kids to get on the bus. This is the fourth time someone has backed into me while I was stopped or parked. It has happened twice at red lights and once at
How can anyone not like Phil Baroni? Dude is like the MMA version of Ghostface Killah. If Baroni had to make a list of his top five influences in MMA, dude would just take that list, platinum plate it, and wear it around his neck. Normally, if someone was a self-proclaimed ‘New York Badass‘ you
Jon Fitch isn’t done talking about the UFC’s class-action lawsuit… he’s just getting started. Pushing For Change The MMA world leader is in some hot water as a class certification has been approved by federal judge Richard F. Boulware. This means that 1,200 fighters could collectively sue the UFC for alleged unfair business practices. The
How To Live Stream BKFC 6 From Tampa BKFC 6 is set to take place tonight (Sat., June 22nd, 2019) at the Florida Fairgrounds in Tampa. The main headliner bout between former boxing champ Paulie Malignaggi and former UFC contender Artem Lobov is anticipated to be a highly entertaining event. In the co-main UFC veteran
So quick life hack: never trust shady combat sports promoters. Johny Hendricks and Bas Rutten are still arguing about a slimy Bare Knuckle Boxing promotion they both worked for. You know what? Maybe just don’t trust combat sports promoters in general. They are not friends of the fighter or even advocates of the sport. Nine
Since 2009, for lack of a better term, MiddleEasy is the ultimate MMA amalgamation of protoculture. MiddleEasy has been the one of the industry leaders of this multiverse for going on a decade. Somehow, someway your favorite indie MMA site turned 10 years old on May 2, 2019. That makes MiddleEasy 10 in Big Red
Chris Leben Destroys Justin Baesman Via Series Of Brutal Uppercut In Round One At BKFC 5 Former UFC fighter Chris Leben squared off against Justin Baesman who made his debut in the co-headline of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 5 tonight (Sat., April 6, 2019) from inside Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi. Leben snapped four-fight losing
Pro Wrestling Frank Mir is a madman. With Phil Baroni as his manager there is no limit to the pro wrestler shooter version of Frank Mir. So Mir made his pro wrestling debut yesterday (Apr. 4) in New York City. Mir was booked for UFC legend Dan Severn at Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport event. And yes,
Chris Leben still has not been paid for his bout with World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation back in 2018. Now he will be pursuing legal action against the company. After fighting for the first time in five years, and winning by knockout, Leben only earned a tenth of his purse. Monday morning he filed lawsuit
So about those Bare Knuckle boxing matches back in November. We all remember the Bare Knuckle FF card that featured Chris Leben vs. Phil Baroni, Dakota Cochrane, Johny Hendricks, Isaac Vallie-Flagg and a host of other UFC/Stirkeforce/Bellator veterans. Yeah, of the 26 fighters who competed on the first ever World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation card
Former UFC Champion Johny Hendricks Booked Against Bellator Vet Brennan Ward For BareKnuckle Boxing Fight On November 9 Former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks who announced his retirement from MMA after a lengthy combat sports career back in July. Meanwhile, long-time Bellator welterweight contender Brennan Ward who also announced his retirement earlier this month. Now
Well this was unexpected. Not only are Johny Hendricks and Brennan Ward not retired from MMA, they are fighting each other in bare knuckle boxing. Wait, what? When we last checked in with Big Rigg, he was getting bludgeoned by Paulo Costa in a middleweight fight. That bout was nearly a year ago and Hendricks
‘TUF 1’ Cast Reunion Picture Will Surprise You 14 years ago the Ultimate Fight season 1 aired on spike tv back in 2005, but the majority of cast members headed down to retirement or moved on from the MMA. The TUF 1 members reunite on Wednesday in Las Vegas and photo taken during the time