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For those who haven’t heard, Dream welterweight champion Marius Zaromskis (13-3 MMA, #10 IWMMAR) has just signed with the Strikeforce brand. As the only other top ten welterweight on the brand, chances are very good that Zaromskis will take on former EliteXC welterweight champion Jake...
Sun, Nov 1 | from MMA Opinion
Bellator has put together an impressive roster of solid fighters, though really lacks a comprehensive level of top talent. While fighters like Eddie Alvarez have built impressive names for themselves, Bellator has survived largely on the quality of the fights and not on the backs of not...
Tue, Oct 20 | from MMA Opinion
UFC, Strikeforce and EliteXC veteran Yves Edwards stopped Kyle Jensen on first-round strikes in the Raging Wolf 5 “Mayhem in the Mist” main event on Saturday at the Seneca Niagara Casino and Hotel in Niagara Falls, N.Y. UFC, Strikeforce and EliteXC veteran Yves Edwards stopped Kyle Jense...
Mon, Oct 12 | from Sherdog.com
Strikeforce matchmaking was previously done by a committee headed by Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker, but most of the matchmaking was actually done by Bob Cook. Cook’s involvement created a unique situation for the company, as he also serves as an instructor at American Kickboxing Academy....
Sat, Oct 3 | from Inside Fights
CBS actually did a very good job promoting EliteXC. They helped make Kimbo Slice and Gina Carano national stars, and contributed to media onslaughts before the first and third EliteXC shows that far surpassed what the UFC gets on a regular basis. What did the people at EliteXC expect? Th...
Fri, Oct 2 | from Bloody Elbow
The collapse of EliteXC and Affliction leaves Strikeforce as the only possible challenger to the UFC. Since they moved into the MMA business in 2006 they’ve carefully grown their business by building a strong fanbase in California. Indeed, it’s a Strikeforce show that currently holds th...
Mon, Jul 27 | from Inside Fights
Canada Hailing from the gritty California city of Stockton, Diaz is a jiu-jitsu expert who has traveled from the UFC to the EliteXC and now Strikeforce among other organizations, and he faces a tough task in a Saturday night fight with Scott Smith. ...
Sat, Jun 6 | from BetUs.com
On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with the legendary mixed martial arts fighter Frank Shamrock. Frank has just revamped his web site, FrankShamrock.com, and added numerous user-friendly, social networking features, where one can sign up for free as a member. W...
Mon, Dec 15 | from nhbnews.podomatic.com
With EliteXC having gone belly up, Cage Rage is no more, and from their ashes, a new mixed martial arts promotion has arisen here in Britain, Ultimate Challenge UK, who presented their first show, Bad Breed, at The Troxy in London, shown live here in Britain this past Saturday on Nuts TV.
Mon, Dec 8 | from Two Sheds
The UFC is also making a big mistake in not capitalizing on the success of women's MMA and Strikeforce will no doubt not make the same mistake. Gina Carano is a valuable commodity and the amount of female fighters that are both marketable and legitimate grows all the time.
Sat, Nov 1 | from Bloody Elbow
This situation is terrible for the sport, terrible for fans, and terrible for the other honorable fighters on EliteXC cards that are trying to forge real careers, but now find themselves tainted by this. The Florida Athletic Commission should conduct an investigation into this as well.
Mon, Oct 6 | from Bloody Elbow
EliteXC managed to find the only person more fragile than Kimbo Slice’s last opponent, James “Colossus” Thompson, in former MMA fighter Ken Shamrock. The only problem was that Shamrock is so fragile he was injured during the warm-up, thus pitting Kimbo Slice...
Mon, Oct 6 | from The Swamp
The third installment of CBS’s primetime MMA event, CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS, will be broadcast live from the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla. on Saturday, Oct. 4 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS will be produced by SHOW...
Wed, Sep 24 | from Bloody Elbow
On this edition of No Holds Barred, we focus on discussing the article "Punch Drunk Love. How boxing explains John McCain" by Michael Crowley in The New Republic, which quotes me extensively about McCain's obsessive campaign against mixed martial arts in the 1990's. We also discuss the si...
Wed, Jul 30 | from nhbnews.podomatic.com
On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman begins with a highly-charged commentary on what has been happening with the attempt to legalize mixed martial arts in New York State, how both the mixed martial arts and mainstream media have once again offered distorted accounts of...
Mon, Jun 16 | from nhbnews.podomatic.com
On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman reviews the CBS and EliteXC Saturday Night Fights card, which took place Saturday, May 31, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, and was shown live in the U.S. on CBS. FightBeat.com, for news, results, interviews, and free exclu...
Tue, Jun 3 | from nhbnews (Blogspot)