“I’m still fresh. I’m still a baby in boxing, with only four years of practice. I think my ground is good too if you want to know. I train with great guys in the USA and I’m always learning. This fight is going to be a test for me; I have a chance to surprise [...]
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UFC welterweight title challenger Dan Hardy won’t bring too many surprises to the cage when he faces champion Georges St-Pierre at UFC The British slugger’s striking attack has earned him a perfect mark in the UFC, so why change things now? In fact, Hardy said the only surprise will be finding out what round [...] 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 “I know I’m going to fight soon. I’m going to have a great surprise for my fans what date I’m going to fight. (Akiyama’s) a great match because he’s an incredible fighter. He’s got an Olympic gold medal. He’s had great performances in Dream in Japan, (he’s) very famous there. I think it’s a great [...] Props: TheMMANews Quoteworthy: “If I fight (Anderson Silva) again I think I am going to do the same thing, I think I learned that if you’re not scared of him right away you have a good chance to win and that’s what I did. I was there in the first second of the fight, I took the [...] The long rumored match up between Strikeforce heavyweights Fabricio Werdum and Fedor Emelianenko looks to be inching closer to a done deal. In an interview with TATAME.com, Werdum confirmed what we’ve all been thinking for the last couple months. Fabrício Werdum revealed to TATAME.com that the rumored fight against Fedor Emelianenko will probably take place in April [...] For a guy nicknamed “Judo Jim,” it was a bit of a surprise to learn that British fighter Jim Wallhead found martial arts because of the movie “The Karate Kid.” After seeing the popular 1984 movie, the 7-year-old wanted to go to the closest dojo and learn the martial art. Mrs. Wallhead, though, accidentally took her [...] LAS VEGAS – His pleas for the job apparently worked; Tito Ortiz will serve as a coach on the upcoming 11th season of “The Ultimate Fighter.” UFC officials confirmed the assignment during Saturday’s The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort. The other part of the surprise? Ortiz will coach against Chuck [...] Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal (5-0) has proven himself to be a creative, colorful figure in the world of mixed martial arts. So it shouldn’t surprise anyone that he would find a creative way to announce his rumored opponent at the Dec. 19 event “Strikeforce: Evolution.” On Tuesday night, Lawal posted a less-than-flattering hint regarding The Japanese based DREAM organization has been teasing a surprise for The previously announced DREAM.12 event will take place in a six-sided DREAM released a promotional video to announce that the Oct. 25 event |
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