The notion of “spare time” has always been a relative term for heavyweight contender Shane Carwin.
The 6-foot-4, 265-pound father of two juggles a fulltime job as a mechanical engineer at the North Weld County Water District in Lucerne, Colo., with another as a professional mixed martial artist in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Today, while discussing his [...]
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Quoteworthy:
“The hottest ticket in New Jersey just got hotter, as it has been announced that Playboy cover model and UFC All-Access host Rachelle Leah will be returning to her old gig as Octagon Girl for one night only on Saturday, March 27th at UFC 111 in Newark, New Jersey’s Prudential Center.”
Mmmmmmmmmmmm …. Oh, and “St. [...]
After hinting at a possible move to a new organization for more than a year, Tito Ortiz didn’t sign with EliteXC, Strikeforce, Affliction Entertainment, the AFL or any of his other rumored suitors.
Instead, Ortiz signed a new deal with the UFC in late 2009, headlined UFC 106 in November and then accepted a coaching gig [...]
News that Takanori Gomi received his key to the octagon spread like a
fireball last weekend, and faster still was word that Kenny Florian
could be his first charge.
The news fanned from a posting on the official Twitter account of Florian’s broadcast gig, ESPN’s “MMA Live,” and in a conversation with MMAjunkie.com Monday night, there’s smoke where [...]
If the recent announcement that Chuck Liddell would oppose Tito Ortiz in the upcoming 11th season of “The Ultimate Fighter” left you scratching your head more than pumping your fist, you’re not alone.
UFC president Dana White had to be convinced, too.
But having made a promise to his friend, White lived up to his end of [...]
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Quoteworthy:
“I’m a little frustrated. I thought [Cung and I] were friends, but I kind of lost respect for him when he decided not to fight me and hand picked his [next] opponent. I expected it from him, honestly, because people for years were telling me that Cung Le was that way and would never [...]
“Cung Le doesn’t want to fight me. That’s why he vacated the title only to come back a month later and fight again. You’ll have to ask Cung why he won’t fight me.”
Newly crowned Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Jake Shields takes at shot at Cung Le during the “Fedor vs. Rogers” post fight press conference on [...]
Edith Labelle’s days as a UFC ring girl are apparently over.
In a bit of not-so-major news on the eve of Saturday’s “UFC 101: Declaration” event in Philadelphia, Labelle’s manager, James Leinhos, confirmed to AOL FanHouse that his client no longer works for the UFC.
Her spot has been filled by new UFC ring girl Natasha Wicks, [...]