I think it is common knowledge that the UFC - specifically president Dana White - has this love-hate relationship with WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko; however, to be fair, that relationship is based on the MMA business climate on any given day. Lately, Dana has been in “love” mode as recently, he told the Boston [...]
Below are the top 20 most watched MMA bouts in US history; please bear in mind that these bouts are the most watched in US history, not world history:
1. EliteXC on CBS (5/31/2008): Kimbo Slice vs. James Thompson - 7.281 million viewers
2. UFC on Spike TV (10/10/2006): Tito Ortiz vs. Ken Shamrock - 6.524 million [...]
EliteXC fighter (and Octagon Buzz favorite) Gina Carano and Kim Couture, wife of UFC and MMA legend Randy Couture, grappling over at Xtreme Couture.
2008 U.S. Olympian wrestler Ben Askren, who just recently returned from Beijing, China from the 2008 Olympic Games, is weighing the option of entering professional mixed martial arts or working towards the 2012 Olympic Games in London, according to MMAWeekly.com. Askren, who wrestled for the University of Missouri, is a longtime fan of MMA and [...]
Folks, I know this has been a dormant rumor and a subject of speculation, but there is the possibility, according to Michael Pope of the New York Times, of the UFC taking over for EliteXC as the promotion of record for CBS Saturday Night Fights programming; specifically, the two parties (CBS and the UFC) may be in [...]
It appears that Affliction will be able to hold onto their heavyweight champion for a little while longer as according to MMANews.com, Affliction vice president Tom Atencio has announced that the promotion has extended their current contract with WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko and will look to have Emelianenko defend his title in either January or February [...]
Madonna, for those who follow her career, is the mother of re-invention - and look what it did for her career; it didn’t hurt her one bit. It appears that James Thompson is trying to jump-start his MMA career, according to MMARated.com; they’re reporting that despite the rumors going around that Thompson was supposed to [...]
He’s an experienced MMA fighter with a 17-17 record, yet he couldn’t make the roster of The Ultimate Fighter 8 reality series; who is this fighter, you ask? None other than Jason Guida, older brother of current MMA fighter Clay Guida, according to MMARated.com; multiple sources confirmed the report, stating that Guida somehow managed to [...]
It is just mere speculation at this point, but MMAJunkie.com is reporting that Randy Couture may yet step into the octagon once more for the UFC by perhaps as early as years’ end; specifically, Couture may return to the UFC for one fight as part of an out-of-court settlement that will allow him to walk [...]
An interesting interview took place between UFC president Dana White and USA TODAY’s Sergio Non; as you can well imagine, Tito Ortiz was discussed, along with the state of MMA, the Olympics, the upcoming UFC schedule and much more. Below are some excerpts:
You’ve said in the past that it would be good thing for MMA [...]
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