One of the biggest discussions coming out of UFC 83 was the performance–or lack thereof–of Canada native Kalib Starnes. Starnes appeared to spend the majority of his fight running away from UFC vet Nate Quarry. The phrase “running away” may sound like a bit of a stretch, but believe me, it’s not–the dude had his […]
In what you’ve got to consider as horrible news for UFC fans in England, Chuck Liddell has torn his hamstring and will miss his fight against Rashad Evans in London at UFC 85. The event will take place on June 7. The UFC provided the following picture of Liddell’s injury on their website:
After seeing that […]
On his official blog yesterday, UFC star Matt Hughes discussed the Serra/St. Pierre fight and guessed that he’ll face Matt Serra 6 to 8 months from now:
GSP had a good game plan to take Matt Serra down and wear him out. I found myself rooting for Serra at the end of the second round, I […]
Fedor Emelianenko told Sherdog.com today that he will be facing off against former UFC star Tim Sylvia on July 19:
“[Sylvia] is a good fighter, a strong fighter, the former UFC heavyweight champion, which is important,” Emelianenko said via telephone from Stary Oskol, Russia. “I am looking forward to fighting him and training hard for this […]
In an interview with MMA Madness, Randy Couture again confirmed his desire to leave the UFC for good:
“I can’t see myself fighting for the UFC again,” he said. “Too much has happened.”
He also confirmed his interest in Mark Cuban’s promotion:
HDNet owner Mark “Cuban is helping out,” Couture said. “More than likely, I will […]
The UFC has officially begun announcing matches for UFC 86, which will take place on July 5, 2008 at the Mandalay Events Center in Las Vegas. Here’s the official card that’s been announced so far on UFC.com:
Light Heavyweight Championship: Quinton “Rampage” Jackson v. Forest Griffin
Lightweight bout: Joe “Daddy” Stevenson v. Gleison Tibau
Heavyweight bout: Frank Mir […]
All I can say is “WOW.”
I missed the first two fights on last night’s UFC Fight Night 13 card, so I avoided all media coverage until after I was able to watch the replay on my DVR this afternoon. Needless to say, the opening fight was a massive shocker.
In case you missed it, James Irvin […]
If you missed this week’s edition of the PWB Podcast Hotline, you missed a good interview. Ian and I had UFC superstar Travis Lutter on the show. He had some interesting things to say about his upcoming fight with Rich Franklin at UFC 83 in Montreal, as well as a potential rematch with Anderson Silva:
On […]
Chuck Liddell is not one to hold back in interviews. Recently, as covered here at MMA Shoot, we’ve seen him talk smack about Fedor Emelianenko to the UK press, telling the Sun that he could “take” Fedor.
Now, Chuck is at it again with the UK media. He’s got two more interviews out: one where he […]
Holy crap. The outspoken Frank Shamrock is at it again. In an interview with mmamadness.com, Frank claims that Ken has used steroids ‘his whole life’.
It’s a huge statement to make and the fact that Ken has never failed a drug test while in the UFC makes the statement an even bolder one. Here’s part of […]