There are lots of injury risks when you step into the cage. One that has to scare fighters the most are lingering hand injuries. Once a fighter has issues with his hands, it may never go away. It also provides an unneeded mental hurdle each time you step into the cage. Can you really [...]
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Former Ultimate Fighters Stephan Bonnar (11-7) and Krzysztof Soszynski (19-9-1) will likely get a chance to settle some unfinished business when the two light heavyweights collide in a rematch at The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 11 Finale, which is scheduled for June 19 in Las Vegas. Nothing is official at this time; however, MMAmania.com has learned from [...] Props: ProFightingFans.com Quoteworthy: “I’ve made huge improvements in my last year of training. I think I’m at the point where I can technically matchup with [Georges St. Pierre] and I think I can beat him. I think right now I’m a better fighter than him. I’m just waiting for the opportunity to prove it. [Thiago Alves] is [...] The co-main event of Friday’s “Strikeforce Challengers VI: Kaufman vs. Hashi” event was all about speed vs. power. As the first round of the fight between Trevor Prangley (22-5-1 MMA, 3-1-1 SF) and Karl Amoussou (11-2-2 MMA, 0-0-1 SF) unfolded, the South African connected an a few powerful blows while the Frenchman danced UFC 110 competitor Stephan Bonnar, who suffered a TKO loss to Krzysztof Soszynski at UFC 110 due to a deep facial cut, plans to appeal the loss and hopes to have it overturned to a draw. Bonnar confirmed the plans to The Times of Northwest Indiana’s Caged In MMA site, for which he also blogs. Bonnar, who [...] Some fans thought it was matter of when, not if Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic would grab the UFC heavyweight title. A huge star with PRIDE in Japan from 2000-2006, Cro Cop has gone just 2-3 in the UFC and now because of his surly attitude he may be headed for the unemployment line. The Croatian was [...] “I’m very excited for the fight. Wherever it goes, I’ll be ready. If he takes me down, we’re going for submissions. My jiu-jitsu will be 100 percent. King Mo is one the best wrestlers in America. We do a lot of single leg and double leg defense. I have a very good camp here. If [...] Wes Sims had something on his mind as he sat patiently waiting for the rest of the fighters to file in for Saturday night’s Strikeforce postfight press conference. The 6-foot-8 veteran of the UFC and its reality show, “The Ultimate Fighter,” brooded with a hood over his bruised head while wearing sunglasses. When his conqueror [...] |
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