Imagine going 6-foot-3, 245-lbs. and feeling like a child as you’re being punched in the face by Brock Lesnar. That’s what happened to Frank Mir during his loss at UFC 100 against the heavyweight champ. In the weeks after, Mir was in freak out mode. He was buying into the excuse that Lesnar was too [...]
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While the California-based Strikeforce organization has spent the past year building its roster of athletes, one of the most burning questions on MMA fans’ minds regarding the promotion has been, “When will heavyweight champ Alistair Overeem return?” Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker confirmed on Thursday’s edition of James Toney may be a big mouth but he’s one smart dude. The IBA heavyweight champ put out the bait and he just hooked a big fish in the UFC. The 41-year-old boxer, whose paydays have dried up in the ring, has signed a deal with world’s biggest mixed martial arts promotion. Toney began to lay [...] Everyone wants in the UFC. From former baseball sluggers with little fight experience to boxers to will 81 pro fights under their chubby belts. Dana White has to manage the fine line between promoting a legitimate sport and ticket/pay-per-view sales. Sure heavyweight boxer James Toney would sell PPV’s but would an appearance in the Octagon [...] The main event of this weekend’s “UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez” card is based on a great storyline of “young buck meets grizzled veteran.” But at today’s pre-event press conference in Sydney, Australia, UFC president Dana White confirmed what many MMA observers had already suspected: an immediate title shot might hinge on the bout as well. Despite [...] Just six fights into his MMA career, Muhammed Lawal (6-0 MMA, 1-0 SF) is widely regarded as one of the brightest prospects in MMA. But for the man known as “King Mo,” prospect status isn’t enough. Lawal recently told MMAjunkie.com Radio that he’s so ready to take on current Strikeforce light heavyweight champ Gegard Mousasi (28-2-1 MMA, [...] Props: Miami Herald Quoteworthy: “I love martial arts. I’ve loved it for years. I love the sport of it. When I saw MMA years ago, I fell in love with it. They’ve cleaned it up so much that it is now a mainstream sport, and I wanted to get involved in it. There are incredible athletes doing [...] 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. [...] |
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