Brock Lesnar is back and guys like Chris Tuchscherer and Cole Konrad are feeling the effects of the big guy being out of action for three months. The heavyweight prospects are training partners of the UFC’s heavyweight champ. So more than anyone they can tell you what it’s like to be in the monster’s clutches. [...]
As one of the most sought-after free agents, Satoshi Ishii had high expectations going into his debut fight with Hidehiko Yoshida. Though Yoshida prevailed, Ishii showed his potential to move beyond his judo training.
In the first round, Ishii survived a huge punch from Yoshida, and then Yoshida followed up with a beating, throwing knees, uppercuts, [...]
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“Whoever came up with Houston Alexander’s game plan ought to be kicked in the nuts for about five minutes. I don’t know if his coaches came up with that or whatever but not only did they give him the wrong game plan, they completely destroyed everything about Houston Alexander. It was making me [...]
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – The UFC 59 fight poster read “Reality Check”, and for five minutes, it certainly was for Forrest Griffin, who was battered for much of the opening stanza of his 2006 bout on the card by a man who had reigned over the light heavyweight division longer than anyone else in UFC [...]
OKLAHOMA CITY – UFC lightweight Nate Diaz entered the main event of
Wednesday’s “UFC Fight Night 19: Diaz vs. Guillard” event surrounded by
question marks.
Five minutes into the affair, Diaz had done little to silence the
critics that had questioned his abilities following back-to-back losses Joe Stevenson and Clay Guida.
But when opponent Melvin Guillard suddenly, inexplicably made a [...]
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“I think she had some opportunities to win. It was an amazing five minutes. They made a lot of transitions, a lot of positions, and I think Gina caught Cyborg with some shots that got her attention, and obviously Gina got overwhelmed on a couple of occasions, but I think overall, she did some great [...]
“Alan was a very tough fighter. The damage of the low blow in the beginning of the fight was quite strong. I thought that if he hit me there again I wouldn’t be able to continue the fight. I wanted to take a large break but there was confusion during the fight. I misunderstood the [...]
The long-awaited confrontation between top 145-pound female fighters
Gina Carano (7-0) and Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos (7-1) could potentially
go 25 minutes as Strikeforce officials have confirmed the bout has been
scheduled for five rounds of five-minutes each.
ESPN.com first reported that the Aug. 15 Strikeforce women’s title
fight in San Jose, Calif., would be contested with the same time limits
as [...]