MMA News Written by F, Machado, Photo's courtesy of Cage Rage, and DSE
Tuesday, 27 June 2006
After holding onto his middleweight belt for the fourth time in the British octagon of Cage Rage 16, Brazilian Muay Thai fighter Anderson Silva flies overseas and will be fighting on June 28 in the hallowed Octagon of the UFC. Now, the Brazilian wonders if he will be able to duplicate his repeat in Cage Rage and hopes someday to fight for the UFC middleweight belt...
Rob "Maximus" MacDonald will be making his second UFC appearance against fellow "Ultimate Fighter" veteran Keith Rotharmel. MacDonald is a police officer in Toronto, Canada and talked about how his job affects his fighting career, his loss to Jason Lambert in his UFC debut, training with Team Tompkins ...
Brazilian Top Team fighter Paulão Filho spoke to the MMA Ring Report staff a month ago about who he felt would be his staunchest opponents at the Pride Welterweight GP, held last June 4, at Saitama Super Arena, in Japan. He was right about giving his best and defeating Gregory Bouchelaghem and then, stepping forward into the second phase of the competition.
MMA News Written by F. Machado, Photo by F. Machado
Thursday, 01 June 2006
Mauricio "Shogun" Rua spoke with MMA Ring Report and talked about all things MMA, Rua got injured in the main event of Pride 31 Dreamers last February, when Mark Coleman applied a take down and he fell on his own elbow. After that incident, Pride Middleweight GP champion Mauricio Shogun has been treating his injured arm and impressing a new group of fans: his doctors.
Rumors have been swirling about Bob Sapp's prompt exit from the main event of the K-1 Holland event . K-1 has released their version of the events in their event report, but MMA Ring Report's Brett Atchley has dug deep to get the most info about the incident and the inner workings of the K-1 organization and brings us the most info on the situation that we have ever seen. Lies, deceipt, threats to Sapp's health, and much more are here, for the full story click on...
MMARR's Brett Atchley was able to catch up with Chael Sonnon on the day before his fight with Jeremy Horn, to ask him briefly what he had in mind in this bout, training, and what his goals are. Sonnen is a very personable individual, the kind of guy that makes you to feel like you have his undivided attention when you are talking with him.
MMA News Written by F. Machado, Photo Personal File
Thursday, 25 May 2006
BJJ black belt Royce Gracie will return to the Ultimate Fighting Championship after eleven years away from the famed Octagonal cage. The meeting, which takes place on May 27, at UFC 60 against current welterweight champion Matt Hughes promises to be a difficult battle. The experienced Hughes has fought over 40 times and has defeated 38 opponents including such names as: Joe Riggs, Frank Trigg, Renato Verissimo, and Carlos Newton among others. On the other hand, Royce Gracie has the support of his young brother Royler Gracie...
MMA News Written by F. Machado, Photo's courtesy of Cage Rage
Wednesday, 17 May 2006
One of the best Brazilian revelations in MMA, Edson Draggo has impressed the international fighting community with his KOs. From the eight fights performed by the Brazilian Top Team athlete, all ended by KO! His last victim was Tengiz Tedoradze, who only lasted four seconds on last April 22's Cage Rage 16. "I swung and he tried to protect himself lowing his right hand.
Son of the legendary King Zulú, Zuluzinho has not had a great time in Japan. If in Brazil he displays a marvelous record with more than 30 fights and no losses, in Japan the story is a very different one. At the Pride Absolute GP Open Weight, held at the Osaka Dome, in Japan on May 5, Zuluzinho did not last three full minutes with BJJ specialist and former Pride heavyweight champion Rodrigo Nogueira Minotauro.
Here’s the deal. MMA is handing the lightweights in the sport the short end of the stick. Case in Point; some of the most exciting bouts in the sport take place in the weight-class. I mean come on, what is going on here? In just the UFC alone they’ve got Edwards, Hominick, Thompson, Franca, Stout and many more. Now, I ask you; of any of the bouts that the above-mentioned fighter’s participated in, did you ever see a fight that ever failed to hold your attention?
