Tag Archives: Mixed Martial Arts

MMA Corner: Strikeforce - Diaz vs. Daley Preview

Tomorrow evening in San Diego, the Strikeforce Welterweight and Lightweight titles will be on the line as a part of a nine fight card, the last four of which will be shown live on the Showtime network.  Main Event – … Continue reading

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MMA Corner: Bellator 40 Preview

Saturday night on MTV2, Bellator Fighting Championships will produce its 40th installment with a card that features two semi-final matchups and a non-title super fight featuring the promotion’s welterweight champion.  Main Event:  Ben Askren vs. Nick Thompson (Non-title Super Fight)  … Continue reading

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MMA Corner: Bellator 39 Recap

Saturday evening Bellator’s 39th promotion offered fans a night of exciting fights.  After a night of upsets, high-flying knockouts and stiff competition, here are my thoughts on the four main-card bouts.  Main Event – Eddie Alvarez def. Pat Curran via … Continue reading

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MMA Corner: Bellator 39 Preview

Later this evening Bellator will present its 39th event from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT. The card features the promotion’s top fighter in a lightweight championship belt, two semi-final tournament matches and the debut of a former UFC … Continue reading

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What if . . . Brock Lesnar had fought Hong Man Choi?

The thirteenth season of the “Ultimate Fighter” is being billed as perhaps the biggest in the history of the show.  The reason for this claim is simple:  Brock Lesnar is one of the coaches.  A former NCAA Heavyweight Champion and … Continue reading

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What if . . . there was no “Ultimate Fighter”?

Tomorrow evening at 9 p.m. Eastern Time on Spike TV, the 13th season of the “Ultimate Fighter” will debut with fourteen welterweight fighters competing to earn a six-figure UFC contract.  The two featured coaches this season will be former UFC … Continue reading

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MMA Corner: UFC Fight Night 24 Recap

Saturday night, before a rabid crowd of 14,000 fans in Seattle’s Key Arena, fighters for the UFC waged battle to determine which fighters are truly legitimate contenders in their respective weight classes. Main Event – Phil Davis def. Antonio Rogerio … Continue reading

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MMA Corner: UFC Fight Night 24 Preview

This evening the UFC heads to the Pacific Northwest at the Key Arena in Seattle, Washington for its 24th installment of UFC Fight Night.  Main Event – Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. “Mr. Wonderful” Phil Davis  Replacing Tito Ortiz, former 197 … Continue reading

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MMA Corner: UFC 128 Recap

Last night the UFC provided the sold out Prudential Center and its pay-per-view audience with a fairly entertaining show from top to bottom which featured the crowning of a new light-heavyweight champion and the successful promotional debut of one of … Continue reading

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MMA Corner: UFC 128 Preview

This evening the UFC will return to the Garden State with its third venture to “Brick City” as UFC 128 will hail live from the Prudential Center. I am particularly excited for this event, as it will be my fourth … Continue reading

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MMA Corner: BREAKING NEWS - Zuffa, LLC Has Purchased Strikeforce

Zuffa, LLC, the operating company that owns the Ultimate Fighting Championship, has further entrenched itself as the dominant entity in the sport of mixed martial arts as Dana White, the President of the UFC, announced that Zuffa, LLC has purchased … Continue reading

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MMA Corner: Strikeforce - Feijao vs. Henderson Recap

Saturday Night, from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, Strikeforce offered a fairly entertaining night of fights capped off by two championship battles.  Main Event – Dan Henderson def. Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante via 3rd round TKO to become the new … Continue reading

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MMA Corner: Strikeforce - Feijao vs. Henderson Preview

Coming off their successful opening set of first round matches for their Heavyweight Grand Prix, Strikeforce returns to Showtime with a four-fight main card offering from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.  Main Event – Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante vs. Dan … Continue reading

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MMA Corner: UFC on Versus 3 Recap

Last night the MMA world was treated to a terrific night of fights from the UFC as they presented their third ever live offering on the Versus network.  The card, including the preliminary fights aired live on Facebook had a lot … Continue reading

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MMA Corner: UFC on Versus 3 Preview

by Brett Halpern, Esq. Tonight the UFC will present its third event on the Versus network.  Typically known as the network for hunting, bull riding and the NHL, Versus was the former home of the now defunct World Extreme Cagefighting … Continue reading

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