The latest chapter in the Shamrock-Gracie rivalry will unfold at Strikeforce, when Frank Shamrock meets Nick Diaz on Saturday, April 11, 2009 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.For decades, most of the United States and Canada has used 411 as the telephone number for local directory assistance. On 411 of 2009, the MMA […]
When Georges St-Pierre and B.J. Penn fought for the first time in February 2006, it had the distinct likeness of watching a young Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier.When Georges St-Pierre and B.J. Penn fought for the first time in February 2006, it had the distinct likeness of watching a young Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier. […]
The Dutch Muay Thai powerhouse Gilbert Yvel has been a force in MMA for well over a decade, since making his MMA fight debut in early 1997 at the age of 20The Dutch Muay Thai powerhouse Gilbert Yvel has been a force in MMA for well over a decade, since making his MMA fight debut […]
The EliteXC returns to south Florida at EliteXC – Heat on October 4, 2008 at the Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida. Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson vs. Ken Shamrock (Heavyweight Bout) This fight has all the right ingredients for a media zoo, which means big ratings for the fledgling EliteXC promotion as it desperately looks […]
Alexandre “Xande” Ribeiro, the 27-year-old reigning 2008 Mundials black belt absolute champion, younger brother of 6x world champion Saulo Ribeiro, and co-founder of Saulo & Xande Ribeiro’s University of Jiu Jitsu in San Diego, California will be making his professional MMA debut on September 28, 2008 at World Victory Road – Sengoku 5. He will […]
Mainland vs. Hawaii Mainland vs. Hawaii Jeff “The Snowman” Monson (ATT) vs. Abraham “Kumu” Cambra (Grappling Unlimited) Jeff is a black belt under Ricardo Liborio. He is a 2x ADCC champion, former Pac-10 wrestling champion, former UFC #1 contender, and has won many MMA and grappling matches all over the world. He trains with the […]
Cindy “hails” from Seattle, Washington and continues to test herself against the best competition in both professional grappling and professional MMA. Cindy Hales is one of the premier female jiu-jitsu black belts in America having competed all over the world, including at ADCC in New Jersey last year, as well as Smack Girls in Japan […]
Ultimate Warrior Challenge – InvasionSaturday – April 26, 2008George Mason University – Patriot CenterFairfax, Virginia, U.S.A. -Pete Spratt vs. Jason Von Flue (Welterweight Bout) -Aaron Riley vs. Thiago Minu (Lightweight Bout) -Thomas Schulte vs. Zach Light (Lightweight Bout) -Carlo Prater vs. Marcelo Brito (Welterweight Bout) -Rex Richards vs. Antwain Britt (Heavyweight Bout) -Marcus Foran vs. […]
2008 Pan-American Black Belt Finals Matches Super-Featherweight: Carlos “Esquisito” Holanda (Gracie Barra) vs. Samuel Braga (Gracie Barra) -Gracie Barra teammates Carlos “Esquisito” Holanda and Samuel Braga opted not to fight in the final and determined who would take gold with a good old-fashioned game of “rock, paper, scissors”. Esquisito is declared the winner. Champion: Carlos […]
Cobra Kai’s legendary Ulysses ‘Useless’ Gomez makes his highly anticipated MMA debut tonight at Palace Fighting Championship 7 in Lemoore, California. The 24-year-old Las Vegas native will be facing Greg McDowell in a 125-pound PFC Flyweight Bout. Known to many as ‘Useless’ (just check his license plate), some of his exploits have earned urban legend […]
