WEC 47 has come and gone and it really blew me away. Here are a few of my post event thoughts on what I witnessed last night…
Ted Nugent has some magical power – My friend Phil actually turned to me as Benavidez walked to the cage and said he was going to win by choke. He may not know much about MMA, but he’s a huge Ted Nugent fan and he remembers what Randy Couture did at UFC 109. This was the second time in a month that a fighter used “Stranglehold” by Ted Nugent as their entrance music and then proceeded to win via choke submission in the second round of their fight. Randy Couture won via rear naked choke over Mark Coleman and now Joseph Benavidez with his incredible guillotine against the heavily favored Miguel Torres. I fully expect the Nuge to be getting a huge revival in the MMA entrance department. [Read more →]
After a compelling night of fights from the incredibly talented fighters of the WEC, I’m once again thankful that I didn’t make any pre-fight predictions. This was most certainly the night of the underdog, especially on the main card as 4 of the 5 favored fighters went down, some in dramatic fashion.
The MMA world is just beginning to sizzle as we enter March. With the major promotions having multiple cards loaded with title fights, stacked pay per views and even a big CBS show on the way, some might have overlooked WEC 47 today in Columbus, Ohio. I certainly did not. The WEC always delivers and these little guys are ready to entertain you once again. There are plenty of very interesting questions that are going to be answered tonight, and plenty of solid MMA stories to be made. Here are my top 4.
CHICAGO, Ill. (March 4, 2010) – An undefeated fighter from Cincinnati and a police officer from Scandinavia are the latest additions to Bellator Fighting Championships’ upcoming Season 2 lightweight tournament.
The two fighters — Janne Tulirinta (12-3) and Chad Hinton (6-0) — join Ferrid Kheder, Mike Ricci and Carey Vanier in the nationally televised tournament, which begins April 8th. The last three 155 lbs. fighters will be announced later this month. [Read more →]
Every once in a great while, a fight not only lives up to the hype, but it exceeds it. To some, the knockout is the most exciting finish, to others, the submission. Occasionally, a fight can nearly end by both, yet both fighters literally will themselves to keep forging on. These tests of will are what true champions are made of, and when both fighters can bring it for nearly three full rounds (or more) they get nominated for my best fights of the year.
Fight of the year videos are a little too long for youtube, so you’ll just have to go with my description. Also I apologize for the delay in getting this published. It’s been sitting here half done for over a month.
KANSAS CITY (March 1, 2010) – Bellator Fighting Championships, Everlast and The Kansas City Power & Light District announced today that they are sponsoring an open tryout that will provide a once-in-a-lifetime chance for undiscovered fighters to earn a spot in one of the promotion’s upcoming nationally televised Season 2 events.
The winner will participate in a featured fight during Bellator’s April 29th event at the Power & Light District, a state-of-the-art, open-air, mixed-use entertainment venue at the center of downtown Kansas City owned and operated by The Cordish Company. The event, like all of Bellator’s Season 2 and 3 events, will be broadcast live on FOX Sports Net and during special highlight shows on NBC and Telemundo.
CHICAGO, Ill. (February 24, 2010) – Bellator Fighting Championships put the final pieces in place for its much-anticipated Season 2 welterweight tournament today with the signings of knockout artist Brett Cooper (12-5)andUFC veteran Ryan “The Tank Engine” Thomas (10-3).
Cooper and Thomas are the seventh and eighth confirmed participants in Bellator’s eight-man 170 lbs. tournament, joining Ben Askren, Dan Hornbuckle, “Judo” Jim Wallhead, Jacob McClintock, Steve Carl and Sean Pierson. Overall, the group boasts a combined winning percentage of .816 (89 wins, 20 losses). [Read more →]
Bellator Fighting Championships put the finishing touches on its much-anticipated Season 2 featherweight tournament with the signing of 17-2 submission specialist Eric Marriott.
Marriott is the eighth and final confirmed participant in the tournament, which also features the likes of Georgi Karakhanyan, Sean Pierson, Patricio Pitbull, Bao Quach, Wilson Reis, William Romero and Joe Warren. All told, the group boasts a combined professional record of 83-18-2. [Read more →]
In case you were living under a rock, UFC 110 took place Saturday evening in Sydney, Australia. In terms of excitement and impact, it was definitely the best numbered UFC event of 2010 thus far. I’m very glad that I was lazy and didn’t do a predictions/preview post because I would have made a complete fool out of myself. I was only able to pick 2 of the fights out of 9 correctly when I was with my friends at the sports bar, and I was really working my fight analysis as hard as I could.
I also have to say, hats off to the Australia crowd, they were absolutely fantastic. I get frustrated by many crowds when they boo fights that go to the ground because the ground game is so important in mixed martial arts. But the Aussies were going wild with every sweep, submission attempt and advancement of position, it was thrilling to watch. UFC president Dana White said that the UFC is going to be holding at an event in Australia annually from now on, and he couldn’t have picked a better place to return to.
CHICAGO, Ill. (February 18, 2010) – Bellator Fighting Championships put yet another piece in place for its upcoming Season 2 featherweight tournament today with the signing of 5-2 Shad Lierley, a former International Fight League (IFL) standout and elite-level college wrestler.
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