UFC welterweight champion, Canadian George St Pierre is enjoying some
well deserved free time in Rio de Janeiro. But he is not just enjoying
just a vacation at the beach. The UFC champ has been sharpening his
Jiu-Jitsu with some of the most traditional BJJ teams in Rio de
Janeiro.
Rising Canadian Light Heavyweight Todd Gouwenberg will be fighting in the biggest
fight of his mixed martial arts career against former Pride standout Rogerio Nogueira.
"Lil" Nog is well known in MMA circles as one of the top Light
Heavyweight fighters in the division and Gouwenberg is looking forward
to taking his spot as one of the top fighters in the weight class.
On February 1st, Calgary will play host to Hardcore Championship Fighting
where Gouwenberg will meet Nogueira at the Stampede Corral and Gouwenberg spent some time with Arnold Lim to talk about his fight, his future, and being the underdog.
With less than a week before Wanderlei Silva vs.
Chuck Liddell at UFC 79, one of Brazil's top MMA acadenies Chute Boxe suffered another huge loss. Pride
champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua announced last Tuesday on the 18th of
December he too would leave Chuteboxe after his brother Murilo “Ninja” Rua
left. "My brother left the team last week and there is no
way I remain on a team my brother does not belong", said Shogun. Now
the Brazilian fighter, who debuted with a losing effort to Forrest Griffin in the
UFC, talks about the mega fight between Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva and Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell, his loss to Forrest Griffin, his brother Murilo "Ninja", and much more.
MMA News Written by F. Machado, Photo Courtesy of Cage Rage
Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion Anderson Silva will officially be defending his title for the first time July 7th. His opponent will be the fearless Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black belt Nathan Marquardt, who has not lost a single fight for three years. However, the Brazilian fighter from Curitiba is very confident when the subject is retaining the UFC belt. "I've watched some of his fight and I believe the UFC matchmakers did a good job. I say he has great ground skills, but on the feet, he looks very regular in my opinion," evaluates Silva, who has been developing a new system of training.
Former Pride heavyweight champion, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Rodrigo Minotauro says he is ready for a new challenge. During UFC 69, Dana White surprised the Mixed Martial Arts community announcing the Brazilian had signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. According to Rodrigo Minotauro, the approach with the UFC was possibly due to his friendship with UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva. "Anderson Silva set me up with Dana White in January. Since then we have been talking, but nothing concrete… Then when I went to the United States to be in Roan Jucão's corner at UFC Fight Night, Dana proposed a deal", tells Rodrigo Nogueira, who will debut in the octagon at UFC 73, against Heath Herring, in California, on July 7.
MMA News Written by Mike Doyle, Photo's by Arnold Lim and tkomma.tv
Canada’s Next Great MMA Export Over the past couple of years, there’s been an abundance of Canadian fighters that have achieved success on the North American MMA scene; none more so than UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre. And in keeping with this tradition, another Canuck appears poised to make a huge breakthrough – Jeff Joslin.
BJJ black belt via Kimura/Nova União, Gleidson Tibau has fought over ten times in Brazil. He also had his international debut earlier this year, when he submitted Jedzrzej Kubski at KO Arena. But nothing compared to fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The debut of Brazilian Tibau in the UFC turned from a dream into a nightmare when his opponent Nick Diaz made things less then dreamy last November 18, at UFC 65. Supported by the audience at Arco arena, California, Diaz annulled Tibau's game and defeated the Brazilian by TKO during the second round. "I got really surprised and amazed with the structure of UFC… the audience rooting for my opponent spoiled my head and fight thoughts. I admit it," said Tibau, who still has two more times to show his value inside the octagon. "I will return to the octagon and do my best seeking for someday having a chance to fight for the belt", he stated during an interview to MMA Ring Report crew. Read it below:
MMA News Written by F. Machado Photo's courtesy of the IFL
UFC and Pride veteran Allan Goes has found a new house: The International Fight League's TigerSharks. There, the former Brazilian Top Team's heavyweight fighter has done a great job, submitting Devin Cole in September and taking out fellow Brazilian Daniel Gracie by KO. During this exclusive interview to MMARR...
Georges St. Pierre talked with MMA Ring Report about his upcoming Championship fight with Matt Hughes, his injury going into the fight, his thoughts on dropping the puck for the Montreal Canadiens and much, much more...
