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Have the floodgates opened? Mere weeks after former Jose Canseco’s potential foray into U.S. mixed martial arts appeared to be a dead issue, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker said he’s not entirely opposed to the former baseball star entering the cage. That’s not to say Coker is actively campaigning to sign Canseco, a former MLB All-Star. But as [...] They’re back — and ready for all you “VIP” fans who like to do “Sin City” in style. The UFC Fan Expo has returned for 2010 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, in conjunction with the upcoming UFC 114 event over the Memorial Day weekend on May 28-29. The two-day fan exposition of [...] There’s still a bizarre dynamic between boxing and mixed martial arts. For some reason many boxing head honchos still view MMA as the enemy. Some like Bob Arum even lash out at the growing fanbase by saying the fighters “roll around like homosexuals” and the followers are “skinheads.” I’ve never gotten it. I never will. There [...] Is there a better story teller than Floyd Mayweather? During his recent media tour, he visited the offices of USA Today and was asked about mixed martial arts cutting into the boxing fanbase. The legendary pugilist responded by telling a story that suggested he pointed UFC president Dana White in the right direction. “My uncle Jeff [...] Think James Toney is the only aging pugilist worthy of news in MMA circles? Don’t forget about Ray Mercer. MMA Fighting reports that “Merciless” is set to return to the cage for his sophomore effort against undefeated fighter Ron Sparks on April 16 at a King of the Cage event from Detroit, Michigan. The card is expected to [...] Hell may not have frozen over, but the temperature down south is definitely dropping. In case anyone else in the mixed martial arts community felt a slight disturbance in the force, may I direct your attention to an article from the Las Vegas Sun, where fossilized fight promoter Bob Arum is quoted as saying “Thanks” to [...] Props: Fighters Only Quoteworthy: “The UFC treats me better than Pride. I don’t know what their [PRIDE] problem was but they wouldn’t promote me at all, they cheated me out of money from dolls and t-shirts, not paying me… when my contract was up and we were negotiating and I wanted more money and they were telling me [...] Props: Crave Online (viaCage Potato) Quoteworthy: “I think they’re using James as a way to say MMA fighters are better than boxers. If he fights a quality ground guy, once he goes to the ground he’s gonna get killed. But If a guy chooses to stand up with James, James is gonna destroy him. That’s why they [...] |
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