Two-year Vancouver trial MMA period disappoints, fires head of athletic commission Ultimate fight: to convince Victoria UFC Hires Leadership to Open China Office UFC Announces Anti-Piracy Settlements with 500 Businesses and Individuals Strikeforce’s Upcoming Schedule; UFC 119, 120, 121 Announcements Two-year Vancouver trial MMA period could end with only one pro event having been held […]
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Fedor Loss Not the End of the World
He lost. He’s not the invincible machine that everyone thought. He’s human. Is that not the beauty of this sport? Mixed martial arts has a way of mimicking the trials and tribulations of life in a manner that few sporting events can. The moment that Fedor decided to become more aggressive is the moment that […]
Fedor Tapout Shirt Nixed
Pedro Carassco of BJPenn.com is reporting that Tapout has nixed a potential signature t-shirt deal with Fedor Emelianenko for his fight against Fabricio Werdum allegedly because the UFC threatened the popular MMA clothing line with a lifetime ban from its Octagon if it went through with the deal. Initially, Fedor Emelianenko, the number one heavyweight […]
Rampage-Rashad Feud Gone Too Far?
Damon Martin of MMAWeekly helps to transcribe part of this week’s UFC 114 media conference call with Rashad Evans and Rampage Jackson that, at several points, became quite heated. Martin then poses the following question: When does trash talk become political talk become social commentary become hate speech? Were Evans and Jackson over the line […]
McGuinty Playing Hardball in Ontario
The Canadian Press is reporting that Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty is still playing hardball on the issue of MMA, and that the leader of the Ontario Provincial Government still has no plans to regulate the sport in Canada’s largest province. Earlier, McGuinty told reporters at the legislature that the MMA debate is a “distraction” and […]