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Chael Sonnen has been hoarding the MMA headlines as of late with his gutsy victory over Nate Marquardt, impending title shot, political ambition, and his verbal missiles against Anderson Silva, Strikeforce, amongst others. Understandably, some of you may be tired of seeing him garner publicity with his mouth. Enough with the brazen remarks and “I tell [...] UFC makes Nate Quarry vs Jorge Rivera and Yushin Okami vs Lucio Linhares official for Fight Night 21Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently bolstered the already-stacked fight card for its Fight Night 21 event going down on March 31 from the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Wednesday, March 31. Completing the main card line up will be former TUF veteran and surgically repaired middleweight Nate Quarry (12-3), who looks to get back [...] The main card is set for next month’s UFC Fight Night 21 card. As MMAjunkie.com reported earlier today, the March 31 event features a headliner of Kenny Florian vs. Takanori Gomi and a co-headliner of Roy Nelson vs. Stefan Struve. Also announced for the main card were previously reported matchups of Nate Quarry vs. Jorge Rivera and [...] Props:Pro MMA Radio Quoteworthy: “Even though Mark Coleman is a bum, he wins fights. Who’s Mark Coleman’s coach? Who is Mark Coleman’s training partner? What is the name of the gym that he trains at? And don’t tell me the Hammer House. I want to know an actual building, an actual piece of real estate with [...] A middleweight bout between Yushin Okami (23-5 MMA, 7-2 UFC) and recent UFC newcomer Lucio Linhares (13-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC) is likely to take place on March 31 at UFC Fight Night 21. Sources close to the bout said the fight is “a definite possibility,” though it is unclear if bout agreements have been signed. UFC Fight [...] Jake Shields (28–4–1) is one of only a handful of mixed martial artists who have managed to become stars domestically fighting outside the UFC. To the casual MMA fan his name may not be all that familiar … yet. On the other hand, the hardcore fans and media know full well he’s one of the top [...] Props:MMAplanet.jp Quoteworthy: “It was a complete, utter defeat. Reflecting on the fight, I have thoughts like, ‘I should have done this, I should have done that,’ but they are indications that my ability as a fighter proved insufficient. Sonnen was tough. When I stuffed the first takedown, I found myself in the clinch position which is normally [...] Props:Cagewriter Quoteworthy: “He’s a step in the wrong direction. Unmarketable. Not pleasing to watch and a horrible interview. He doesn’t do a whole lot (in the cage). If I wanted to stand there and look at him, he would just stand and look at me back. But if you go after him, he’ll engage. If you go [...] |
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