Old MMA News:

Oct 10, 2008 Gina Carano and Cristiane Santos Fighter Profiles

Oct 8, 2008 MMA moves demonstrated by Michael Bisping

Oct 7, 2008 Rage in the Cage 117 Fight Card

Oct 5, 2008 Why I miss Tito Ortiz in the UFC

Oct 4, 2008 The Hype Machine is Dead...Kimbo loses

Oct 2, 2008 Ken Shamrock talks about the Kimbo fight

Sept 30, 2008 UFC 90 Silva vs Cote Fight Card

Sept 29, 2008 Gina Carano Interveiw

Sept 29, 2008 How long will the Golden Boy and Affliction deal last

Sept 27, 2008 A Randy Couture Interview

Sept 26, 2008 Is the end near for EliteXC and Affliction

Sept 24, 2008 Wu-Tang vs UFC Fighters?

Sept 24, 2008 UWC-Confrontation Fight Card

Sept 22, 2008 The fight card for EliteXC Heat Kimbo vs Shamrock

Sept 21, 2008 Why BJ Penn should stay at 155 pounds

Sept 19, 2008 Here is a short interveiw with Kimbo Slice

Sept 17, 2008 Kimbo Slice qoutes from a radio interview

Sept 16, 2008 Randy Couture vs Brock Lesnar

Sept 16, 2008 Rashad Evans explains his nipple twisting

Sept 15, 2008 The UFC 89 Bisping vs Leben Fight Card

Sept 13, 2008 Our new weekly MMA Instructional Video

Sept 12, 2008 A Jean Jacques Machado Documentary

Sept 11, 2008 Affliction cancels their Oct MMA Event.....

Sept 11, 2008 All of our MMA Top Ten List are updated

Sept 10, 2008 Rage in the Cage 115 Fight Card

Sept 9, 2008 Former UFC Champ Evan Tanner has passed away

Sept 6, 2008 Chuck Liddell vs Rashad Evans Re-cap

Sept 6, 2008 Rich Franklin vs Matt Hamill Re-cap

Sept 6, 2008 Rich Franklin Interview

Sept 5, 2008 The Strikeforce Fight Card for Sept. 20 is complete

Sept 3, 2008 Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell talks about UFC 88

Sept 2, 2008 Its Official........Randy Couture is back in the UFC

Aug 24, 2008 A Short Interview with Dan Henderson and Karo Parisyan

Aug 14, 2008 Vice President of Affliction Interview

Aug 13, 2008 EliteXC to air specials on FSN

Aug 12, 2008 Fedor Emelianenko Interview

Aug 8, 2008 The Future of the UFC Light Heavyweight Division

Aug 7, 2008

Tito Ortiz signs with Affliction

and has used his time off to grow a cheesy moustach and
get busy with Jenna Jameson

Aug 7, 2008

Brock Lesner Interview about his UFC 87 bout against Heath Herring

Aug 5, 2008

Urijah Faber Interview

Aug 5, 2008

Aug. 4, 2008

WEC 35 Results

Carlos Condit defeats

Hiromitsu Miura by ref stoppage in round 4.

This was a great fight. I am no conspiracy theorist, but I was pissed when the fight ended. It seemed to me that every time Miura got on top, the ref was saying "I need action or I will stand it up". Condit was allowed to ride Miura around for minutes at a time, and Miura would get top position using great reversals and the fight would get stood up 20 seconds later. When the fight was stopped, there were only about 17 seconds left in the 4th round and I was screaming at the TV. This was the worst reffing I have seen since the last Kimbo fight. Miura put on the best display of Judo throws I have ever seen in a MMA fight, too bad he wasn't allowed to win. I call BS!!!!!

Steve Cantwell defeats

Brian Stann by TKO in round 2

Steve Cantwell showed a lot in this fight. He landed some amazing body shots that I think lead the the end.

Jamie Varner defeats

Marcus Hicks

Jamie Varner looked good in this win.

Josh Grispi defeats

Micah Miller

Josh "The Fluke" Grispi is anything but a fluke. He looked good and already has a 12-1 record at the young age of 19.

July 31, 2008

MMA Pound for Pound Top Ten List

This is a nice list, but I am suprised about who is on it.

July 31, 2008

Kimbo Slice has officially made it to the big time, now if he would just fight someone good!

Last week Kimbo Slice was signed to an exclusive contract with MMA clothing leader TapouT and EliteXC anounced that he would be fighting on CBS again this Oct. 4. That seems like a really good week for someone with a 3-0 MMA record. Kimbo didn't stop there though. It has just been announced that he will be co-starring in a kids movie called "Kung Fu U" with none other than Hulk Hogan. I wonder what the parents will do when they google Kimbo and come up with all of his old streetfights. Only in America .......

July 30, 2008

UFC 87 Seek and Destroy Fight Card is final!

The UFC announced the final fight card for UFC 87 Seek and Destroy. There are a few changes due to injury. You can check out the final card on our Upcoming Events page. UFC 87 Seek and Destroy.

July 27, 2008

EliteXC Lawler vs Smith II Results

EliteXC did such a better job with their second CBS show. This time the fighters got more airtime than the dancers, and the pace was much faster between fights. Whoever was the match maker for this event hit a home run. Every fight was entertaining with three ending by TKO and one by submission.

Here are the results:

Robbie "Ruthless" Lawler wins by TKO in the second round. Scott Smith will have sore ribs for a while from knees.

Jake Shields wins by submission in round 1. Nick Thompson's crazy neck beard did not help him defend the choke.

Nick Diaz wins by TKO in round 2. Thomas Deny was game, and put on a great show, but Nick was too heavy handed for the "Wildman".

Antonio Silva wins by TKO in round 2. My only question is why was the EliteXC Heavyweight Championship an under card.

Chris Cyborg wins by TKO in round 2 twice. This was the only strange event that happened. Cyborg is a very scary woman.

By: Ron Layton/MMAtalker.com

July 25, 2008

Updated MMA Fighters page and added the fight card for UFC 88 Breakthrough

We have started to roll out the new version of our MMA Fighters Pages. Check them out and let us know what you think in our forum. We aslo posted the fight card and our thoughts on UFC 88 Breakthrough. It looks like a nice fight card and I can't wait for September to watch it.

July 21, 2008

Forrest Griffin's thoughts on Anderson Silva moving up to 205 pounds.

July 20, 2008

Nick Diaz is interviewed by a Sacramento TV station.

July 19, 2008

UFC Silva vs Irvin Results

Anderson Silva def. James Irvin by KO at 1:01, R1
Brandon Vera def. Reese Andy by unanimous decison at 5:00, R3
Frankie Edgar def. Hermes Franca by unanimous decision at 5:00, R3
Cain Velasquez def. Jake O'Brien by TKO at 2:02, R1
Kevin Burns def. Anthony Johnson by TKO at 3:35, R3
C.B. Dollaway def. Jesse Taylor by submission (peruvian neck tie) at 3:58, R1
Tim Credeur def. Cale Yarbrough by TKO at 1:54, R1
Rory Markham def. Brodie Farber by KO at 1:47, R1
Nate Loughran def. Johnny Rees by submission (triangle choke) at 4:21, R1
Brad Blackburn def. James Gaboo by TKO (strikes) at 2:29, R2
Shannon Gugerty def. Dale Hartt by submission (rear naked choke) at 3:33, R1

Check back soon for a round by round re-cap

July 17, 2008

Heath Herring on fighting Brock Lesnar

at UFC 87 and cornering Mike Whitehead

July 15, 2008

Quinton "Rampage" Jackson Arrested!

It looks like the UFC is getting more like the NFL and MLB everyday. We have guys popping positive for steroids, and now we have one of the big stars of the UFC trying to live up to his nickname.

July 13, 2008

The Best Pound for Pound?

With the upcoming Anderson Silva versus James Irvin fight, there has been a lot of discussion about the best pound for pound fighters in the world. We are constantly hearing that Anderson Silva is the best, followed by Georges St. Pierre, Fedor Emelianenko, B.J. Penn, and I even heard someone mention Forrest Griffin in the top five after his victory over Quinton "Rampage" Jackson. I am a big Forrest Griffin fan, but even I think that is a stretch. The more MMA fights that I watch the more I think that the pound for pound adage just doesn't work in MMA.

B.J. "The Prodigy" Penn is one of the best examples that we have in MMA. B.J. has an overall professional record of 13-4-1, of these 18 fights, 11 have been at 155 pounds, and 7 have ranged from 170 pounds all the way up to 205 pounds. Unlike most fighters, when B.J. Penn steps up in weight, he takes on some of the best fighters in the higher weight class. He has fought Matt Hughes, Georges St. Pierre, Lyoto Machida, Rodrigo Gracie, and Renzo Gracie.

Out of the 11 fights at 155 pounds, B.J. Penn has a 9-1-1 record, with his only lose way back at UFC 35 to Jens "Little Evil" Pulver. Out of the 7 fights above 155 pounds, B.J. Penn has a 4-3 record. Even more telling, at 155 pounds his 9 victories break down into 5 TKO/KO's, 3 submissions, and 1 decision. His 4 victories above 155 pounds break down into 2 submissions and 2 decisions, with no TKO/KO's. This break down shows that B.J. Penn is a phenomenal 155 pound MMA fighter, and a very average MMA fighter above 155 pounds. I think B.J. Penn's lack a TKO/KO's when fighting above 155 pounds proves that as fighters move up from their natural weight class, their power doesn't come with them. Which seems to prove that the pound for pound adage doesn't work.

I am probably one of the few people that believes James "The Sandman" Irvin has a real shot at winning his upcoming fight versus Anderson "The Spider" Silva. James Irvin has great knockout power at 205 pounds, and is used to getting hit by bigger guys, which could make Anderson Silva a little less effective. If that happens, then "The Spider" will have to try to get the fight to the ground and try to push his Jiu Jitsu advantage. While Anderson attempts to get the fight to the mat, he might just eat a knee from "The Sandman". If Anderson does lose by a knee strike, do you think that would be considered an act of Karma, considering all of the pain he has inflicted on his opponents with his knees?
By: Ron Layton/MMAtalker.com

July 11, 2008

A Behind the Scenes of the last The Ultimate Fighter

I found some interesting videos by the TV Guide Channel. They are a behind the scenes look at this season's The Ultimate Fighter. It is broken up into three sections, the first one is with Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, the second one is with Forrest Griffin, and the third is with this seasons fighters. It is about 16 minutes, but worth checking out.

By: Ron Layton/MMAtalker.com

UFC 86 Round by Round

July 6, 2008

The round by round re-cap of UFC 86 Jackson vs Griffin can be found in our Past Events. If you just want to see who won, you just need to scroll down a little. I was worried about paying for this one, but I am glad I did. This might be because I am a Forrest Griffin fan, but I liked all of the other fights but one. The Patrick Cote vs Ricardo Almeadia fight was not very good.

By: Ron Layton/MMAtalker.com

UFC 86 Jackson vs Griffin Results:

Forrest Griffin is the new UFC Light Heavyweight Champion

Forrest Griffin defeats Quinton Jackson by decision

Tyson Griffin defeats Marcus Aurelio by decision

Josh Koscheck defeats Chris Lytle by decision

Joe Stevenson defeats Gleison Tibau by submission in Rd. 2

Patrick Cote defeats Ricardo Almeida by split decision

Cole Miller defeats Jorge Gurgel by submission

Melvin Guillard defeats Dennis Siver by KO

June 21, 2008

Who do you think Dana White is pulling for?

With the upcoming fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Tim Sylvia on Afflictions first PPV on July 19, how happy do you think Dana would be if Tim wins? If Tim does beat Fedor, it would prove Dana right on several different fronts. One, that Fedor is overrated and built a 27-1 record by fighting sub-par competition. Two, when Randy Couture only wanted to fight Fedor, Dana was quick to point out that Randy would easily beat Fedor, and that Randy should stay in the UFC where he would be able to fight the best competition. So I think Dana would be just about the happiest MMA fan/Competing Promotion President in the world if Sylvia pulls out a win. So now the real question is....Do you think that Dana White will buy the inaugural Affliction PPV, and how many friends do you think he will invite over to watch it with him.