Wrestling 101According to MMA Weekly: It appears that unless attempts by Phil Baroni to appeal are upheld, the Nevada State Athletic Commission will honor the one-year suspension levied by the Department of Athletic Regulations for the Mohegan Sun for punching referee Larry Landless. In a conversation with NSAC Executive Director Marc Ratner, Ratner stated “I have […]
That’s right, it’s official. Frank Mir will fight Wes Sims in a highly anticipated rematch at UFC 46 on the 31st of January 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is a real grudge match, as the two fighters originally fought back at UFC 43 in June of this year. Mir won that match by disqualification, […]
The Ultimate Fighting Champion and it’s parent company Zuffa, are in talks with Spike T.V and Fox Sports Net in view of signing a deal to air television. Vince McMahon is said to have given his blessing for Spike to sign a deal with the UFC. UFC president Dana White recently comfirmed that the company […]
Hello again readers and welcome to the roundup of UFC 45: Revolution. So, did the first UFC event broadcasted on PPV in Europe in over a year live up to expectation or did it flop completely? In the following recap all will be revealed, as I will cover each part of the show with an honest review complete with results and the highs and lows of the event. Do read on for the complete rundown of the show, but I do warn you, as this recap contains spoilers.
‘Pedro Rizzo b Ricco Rodriguez via a unanimous decision in what was apparently the boring match the company both expected and was afraid of when they put it as a dark match. I doubt we’ll be seeing anything more than highlights on the PPV. Robbie Lawler vs. Chris Lytle is opening the show. Strong first […]
This week I sat down in the comfort of my own arm chair to watch the latest offering from those good people down at UFCVideo. UFC 42 Sudden Impact has been said to be a more low key release from the UFC after so many big events but as always I like to watch events for myself before drawing judgement. So it is with an open mind I watched UFC 42 (DVD) to see if it could follow on from its recent predecessors.
Hi again. I’m Joe Reilly and welcome to the second edition of ‘Off The Hook’ where I report and examine the latest happenings of the MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) world. In this issue I will take a closer look at the upcoming show: UFC 45. However the main focus of this edition is an analysis of the ground game in MMA. Are you new to the sport of MMA and even if your not, have you grasped the mystery of the ground game of MMA yet? Read on and all will be revealed about the biggest mystery of MMA to most new fans to the sport.
PRIDE ran their November 9th show at the Tokyo Dome, claiming 67,451 paid for a complete sell-out (at least $7 million dollars for the live gate). Results: Nobuhiko Takada made the announcement to the crowd that PRIDE would indeed have a 100%-PRIDE only fight show on New Year’s Eve on Fuji TV that would run […]
MMA fans across Europe through the SFUK forum (UK MMA forum) are working together by designing, printing out and distributing flyers and posters to help promote the upcoming UFC 45: Revolution event on Setanta Sport. Setanta Sport are a relatively small PPV provider compared to SKY Box Office, so the fans on SFUK took it […]
Setanta Sport have now confirmed that UFC 45: Revolution will also be available to NTL and Telewest customers through their ‘TV on Demand’ option. This is great news for the European fans that haven’t got Sky Digital.