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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Let’s review. We’ve got EliteXC signing a deal with a major broadcast network, CBS, to air live MMA cards. Strikeforce just announced a deal with NBC to air highlight shows after Saturday Night Live. A deal sending UFC programming to FOX is most likely in the wings. Of course, we’ve already got UFC on SpikeTV, […]

On Thursday’s edition of Tagg Radio, Kurt Angle was a guest on the show. I have to say it was a great interview, Kurt doesn’t really hold anything back and seems to answer most questions as honestly as possible.
He talked as though a match against Randy Couture WILL happen this year. It’ll be under the […]

First, it was EliteXC signing a deal with CBS. Now MMAJunkie is reporting that Strikeforce, which co-promotes events with UFC, is on the verge of signing with NBC:
As part of the NBC deal, fight footage from past Strikeforce events will likely be shown in “highlights” shows, not unlike the Pride Fighting Championships shows that currently […]

MMAFightline is reporting that Fedor Emelianenko’s people are now in negotiations with the UFC to bring Fedor in for one fight.
I guess the presumption is that he would be facing Randy Couture, but why just sign him for one fight? If I were the UFC, I’d try and lock him up for at least three. […]

Wow. That was quick. Just yesterday, Gary Shaw did an interview where he didn’t respond to Dana White’s recent belittling comments. Guess Gary hadn’t heard the interview yet. He did respond today when chatting with Wrestling on Tap (via MMA Fightline):
“Dana is the type of guy that if he owned a gas station, he wouldn’t […]