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Props: Fighter’s Only Quoteworthy: “[Struve] is a great kid with a great record, 22-3 and he is 3-1 in the UFC. But I think our paths may have crossed a little early for him. He is a young kid, 21, I know he has a lot to look forward to … I think its definitely going to [...] “As far as saying I’m not a martial artist… Because he walks out in the Octagon in his pajamas he’s a martial artist and I’m not? He knows nothing about me… I’ve been doing martial arts my whole life. I’ll brawl… but I think about what I’m doing. I’m a cerebral fighter…. Martial arts is [...] 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 [...] “I know what it means to fight three five-minute rounds. I get another new opponent every minute when I spar and I handle that. So if I can deal with five foes in one round, there won’t be any problem with only one. Obviously there’s a possibility that I will break a leg or pull [...] “Brock (Lesnar) actually took care of me from the financial standpoint. He knows the guys he wants around him to help him train, people he gets along with, and he compensates you for it. I was fortunate, because it allowed me to train full time. Every time he had a practice, I was there, not [...] The opinions on 47-year-old former pro footballer Herschel Walker’s recent MMA debut range from “amazing” to “disgraceful.” Count Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker among those who believe the Heisman Trophy winner was a good thing for the California-based promotion – even if he was admittedly unsure at first. “I think the networks, at first, were apprehensive about Herschel, [...] Props: FIGHT Magazine Quoteworthy: “Training is always good here at the Country Club. Preparation for Stefan has been interesting. We just started to put people on shoulders so I get that look. The best thing about this fight is that we are mixed martial artists, so you never know. I intend on beating Struve with my length [...] Bellator Fighting Championships is hitting the streets to find the next up-and-coming mixed martial artist. The Chicago-based promotion on Monday announced it’s sponsoring an open tryout for fighters to win a featured spot on Bellator 16, which takes place April 29 at the Kansas City Power & Light District in Kansas City, Mo. The tryouts are scheduled [...] And you thought XARM was the dumbest idea ever conceived using mixed martial arts concepts. As Maggie Hendricks pointed out in January there’s something called Tag Team MMA.Now we find out that a future UFC fighter actually took part in this fiasco. James Te Huna will have to go it alone after an illustrious career as [...] |
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Huerta signs with Bellator, sees it as a 'second chance'
Bellator Fighting Championships today announced their biggest signing yet, former UFC lightweight Roger Huerta. Huerta will fight in Bellator’s lightweight tournament on April 8. If he wins, he’ll move onto fight in May and June.
In a press conference Monday afternoon, Huerta said that he sees this opportunity to fight with Bellator as a second chance [...]