On Friday July 23rd, the Strikeforce Challengers series returns as two anticipated matches co-headline this event. In the main event, the heavyweights battle as fast-rising mma fighter Shane Del Rosario, at 240 pounds, faces off against a very dangerous and massive opponent in Lolohea Mahe, who is expected to weigh in at the maximum 265 pounds. Rosario (9-0; 7 KOs) is still considered the #1 US Muay Thai heavyweight fighter (6-1; 6 KOs). Read more »

At UFC 116, Brock Lesnar showed an evolving skillset to his already superior and powerful collegiate wrestling skills. He has been working hard on specific catch wrestling and submission holds, and he put it on display against Shane Carwin.

Lesnar was overmatched by Carwin in the first round.  Carwin won the standup aspects of the first round, stunning Lesnar, battering him repeatedly with shots.  Lesnar was forced to ball up and protect himself and he eventually did a pretty good job of blocking some of Carwin’s punches.  It’s being reported that Carwin threw over 60 punches in round one via the standup game and ground & pound.  That’s a huge amount of punches, especially for a heavyweight who carries such heavy muscles.

In this video below, you’ll see how the arm-triangle choke is applied to one’s opponent. It is exactly how Brock Lesnar caught Shane Carwin in this submission hold early in round 2.

Brock Lesnar, the now undisputed UFC Heavyweight Champion

Because of his villainous demeanor in front of the media, Brock Lesnar has definitely ticked off many fans who don’t care for his winning inside the Octagon.  There were fans that were so distraught over Lesnar winning that they still haven’t taken the time to understand the bigger picture that UFC 116 and the fight with Shane Carwin brought to us as fans.

With that, many fans were cheated out of witnessing one of the most dramatic returns to action in the history of combat fighting.

Lesnar is the type of personality that you’re forced to either like or dislike.  His brashness and cockiness suck you in that way.  And if you dislike him, the last thing you wanted to see Read more »

Date: July 3, 2010 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena Broadcast: Pay-per-view and Spike TV Time: 7PM PDT

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“Cuddles” finds her next opponent

Jan Finney makes her Strikeforce debut this Saturday, June 26th.  She’s fighting the dominant featherweight champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos.

Finney has a rather lacklustre record of 8-7, but her record is misleading!  I’ve seen the Vegas spread as well as many comments on the various mma message boards.  No one is giving Finney a chance to compete, let alone win this matchup. I just want to point out that Strikeforce didn’t simply pluck someone from the amateur ranks to give Cris Cyborg a tune-up fight.

Finney’s losses have come against top competition.  She lost to wmma pioneer Shayna Baszler.  And she lost via overtime decision to Miesha Tate (referee decision).  As well, she lost to Erin Toughill after taking the fight to a decision. And 3 of her losses were to the same fighter. Read more »

Date: June 26, 2010 Location: San Jose, California Venue: HP Pavilion Broadcast: Showtime Time: 9pm (central-USA)

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This Saturday at UFC 115 in Vancouver, Canada, former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin sets out to continue his rise back to a title shot.    To most casual fans, the name Rich Franklin doesn’t conjure up many memories of who his personality is and what his accolades as a combat fighter entail.

His nickname, “Ace”, is derived from his resemblance to Canadian actor/comedian Jim Carrey, who played a character named “Ace Ventura” in the film of the same name. And this is how many mma fans know Franklin – as a Jim Carrey lookalike.

Franklin has 32 professional mma fights.  He’s 26-5, with 14 knockouts and 9 submission wins.  That’s impressive in itself, considering he’s defeated guys like Wanderlei Silva, Matt Hamill, Yusin Okami, Evan Tanner (twice), Ken Shamrock, and Marvin Eastman. Read more »

Don King Proves Once Again How Much He Loves 'America'

Din Thomas is either crazy or very confident in his abilities as a combat fighter. I’d say he’s somewhere in between there. And I give him much credit for wanting to step between the ropes and fight a professional boxer.  I’d like to see more of this from mma fighters, particularly the ones that call out other fighters.  Read more »

Upcoming Fights and Videos Below!

Within the past two or three years, the heavyweight division in mixed martial arts (mma) has had a rebirth of a sort. During the quiet years of mixed martial arts, it appeared that it wasn't as many talented fighters  in comparison to today's numbers.  And with that, the talent pool was hit and miss, especially in the big boy division. There simply wasn't any true heavyweight that was able to garner the attention of the casual fan, which is the fanbase that has recently fueled the rebirth of mma.  And as we've seen with boxing, if there's not one or two dominating and well-known heavyweights, the entire sport seems to border on the realm of obscurity to the general masses. Read more »

UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin

Date: June 12, 2010
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Venue: GM Place
Broadcast: Pay-per-view and Spike TV

Tickets for UFC 115 sold out within 30 minutes of going on sale breaking the previous record set by UFC 83. Read more »