|
The UFC has been working for years to get MMA legalized in the state of New York, and though they’ve inched closer to seeing the sport in the Empire State, they’re not quite there yet. That won’t keep them from trying to get into New York City in every imaginable way, though. Since UFC 111 [...] Michael DiSanto, UFC – For the last several months, the UFC heavyweight division was in very real limbo as its ruler, Brock Lesnar, battled a mysterious illness that momentarily threatened his career. The illness was later revealed to be diverticulitis, and the champ recently received a clean bill of health and is champing at the [...] Props: Bleacher Report Quoteworthy: “My goal has always been to hold a legitimate world championship before I retire. I have a bunch of titles with some smaller organizations but I want to hold a title in one of the bigger organizations. I’d be happy if that was in the UFC or Strikeforce, it doesn’t matter to me. I love [...] “We would never disrespect the sport in taking anybody lightly. We’re planning to fight the 2001 Cro Cop. He accepted the fight, and when everybody’s telling you that you’re no good and can’t do it anymore, and you take a fight, there’s something to be said about that. That means he’s coming to fight. I [...] “He’s a well-rounded veteran with a lot of experience. He’s a strong guy. I’ve got some stuff planned for him. I’ve got to do certain things when the time’s right and fight smart. It’s just as important as my last fight and probably just as important as all the ones that are yet to come. [...] The media is always trying to determine and dictate who’s the best guy in the world. In reality, we know who the real best guys in the world are because the community is so small. I’ll go into a workout with four, five, six, eight UFC guys, and at the end of the workout we [...] “I could go down to 135 pounds if he (Torres) wants to fight. I’m here for a long time so I’ll probably fight everybody. Miguel is in there. (Mike) Brown, I’m going to fight him again. (Jose) Aldo, I’ll take care of that. I didn’t know for sure if Miguel would come to 145 and [...] After making a name for himself jiu-jitsu, 2009 Abu Dhabi Combat Club Absolute Division winner Braulio Estima is hoping to do the same in DirecTV and Versus — the televised home of World Extreme Cagefighting and the station that will air a stacked Fight Night on March 21 — are still far away from coming together for a TV deal. They released this statement to our brother-blog, Puck Daddy. “At this time, we are not optimistic that an agreement will [...] “I see myself [in Mousasi]. But two weight classes above. He’s a great fighter. He’s very open-minded. He’s amazing. He taught me two great techniques. Those two things I learned today are worth my whole trip. I’m very happy, and I’m going to be working on it a lot…. If I could have a choice [...] “This fight is very important man. I can’t lose 5 fights in a row, come on. It can’t happen, so this fight means a lot man. I feel like I have been losing because I was dumb, you know what I’m saying? I’m just getting caught in dumb stuff. even in the first fight with [...] |
|
|
Copyright © 2010 MMA Interplay Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), UFC News - All Rights Reserved |
||