Saturday, March 24, 2012

"The Ultimate Fighter Live" episode three, "Old School vs. New School" aired Friday evening and saw Team Cruz take a 2-0 lead as number one overall pick Justin Lawrence knocked out Brazilian jiu-jitsu veteran Cristiano Marcello with a solid left hook at 3:16 of the second round. With the win, Team Cruz selected the next fight, which will pit Myles Jury against Al Iaquinta live next week.

Friday, March 23, 2012

Emanating live from Laredo Energy Arena in Laredo, Tex., Bellator 62 presented the opening round of the Bellator season six lightweight tournament. By all accounts, Bellator presented yet another thrilling card which delivered on all fronts, including: a brutal knockout, an orthodox submission, a war of attrition, and a major upset. Tournament favorite and season four finalist Patricky “Pitbull” Freire would find the success he has obtained in prior Bellator lightweight tournaments to be fleeting when he stepped into the cage against Lloyd Woodard.

With a rash of contreversial decisions in several recent high profile bouts, MMA judging has come under considerable fire from fans and insiders alike. MMA and boxing judge Barry Lindenman may have a solution. Going off of the general assumption that of the five standard scoring criteria for MMA bouts, clean striking and effective grappling carry more weight than cage control, effective aggressiveness and defense, I would like to propose a possible revision to the current judge’s scorecard.

Saturday, March 17, 2012

"The Ultimate Fighter Live" coaches and bitter rivals Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber picked their teams this past week from the field of 16 finalists who won their elimination bouts to enter the house. Missouri native Justin Lawrence was the first overall selection by Team Cruz, while his teammate James Vick, of Fort Worth, Tex. and Team Faber’s Daron Cruickshank, of Wayne, Mich., were slated to face off in the first fight of the night.

The quarterfinals of the Bellator season six middleweight tournament have wrapped up as four tournament participants have advanced to the semifinal round. Maiquel Falcao, Vyacheslav Vasilevsky, Bruno Santos and Brian Rogers all earned dominant victories at Bellator 61 from The Horseshoe Riverdome in Bossier City, La. live on MTV2 and in HD on Epix.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Never one to keep quiet, former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson has recently taking to his twitter boisterously airing out his dirty laundry with the promotion. “The UFC makes billions off us all over the world [and] pay us chump change,” said the outspoken fighter. Rampage went as far as to say “Well I'm hoping the [UFC] just let me go so I can do my thang.” Well, it seems that UFC President Dana White is granting not just one, but two of Jackson’s wishes.

Saturday, March 10, 2012

With all the recent changes to "The Ultimate Fighter," it shouldn’t have been surprising when UFC President Dana White threw another curveball at the news cast of UFC hopefuls. The popular series’ first live season would feature one round preliminary bouts for all those competing, with the added incentive of a five thousand dollar check for all those who would finish their bouts, all the competitors made sure to bring their A-games. Eight of the 16 advancing fighters managed to finish their opponent within the five-minute time limit and cash in on the bonus.

Live from Horsehoe Hammond in Hammond, Indiana, Bellator Fighting Championships 60 was headlined by a featherweight championship grudge when Champion Joe Warren met summer season tournament winner Pat Curran. Warren looked to impose his will early on, taking down Curran seemingly at will. Curran, however, refused to be held down. Curran continually got back to his feet and badly hurt the Olympic hopeful. Warren managed to survive the beating and live to see the bell as the first round ended.

Friday, March 09, 2012

In a few short hours, the UFC will launch "The Ultimate Fighter’s" inaugural FX season. Given the honors of coaching in what may very well be the show’s biggest season to date are Urijah Faber and Dominick Cruz. While neither fighter is particularly known for hyperbolic fight hype or having a bad attitude towards their opponents, these two bantamweights simply do not like each other. On this past week’s installment of "Ultimate Insider," this dynamic was put on display as both men were sat in a theater to comment on their two prior encounters.

Thursday, March 08, 2012

The first installment of Bellator Fighting Championships’ sixth season, Bellator 60, is set to commence Friday night, March 9, live from The Venue at Hammond’s Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Ind. In the main event, Bellator Featherweight Champion Joe Warren makes his inaugural defense against this summer’s tournament champion, Pat “Paddy Mike” Curran. The main card also features the first round of the featherweight tournament, with eight Bellator veterans making their return.

Monday, March 05, 2012

Few fighters make their professional MMA debuts and become overnight sensations, especially those that do not have collegiate championships, gold medals, or famous lineages. However, Kenneth “Pit” Crowder has done just that. A few weeks removed from his first professional fight, the video of him elbowing his opponent’s ear halfway across the cage has spread like a wild fire. MMA Spot’s Andrew Yount sat down with the Team Arrichion product in order to get to know more about the man behind the highlight.

Sunday, March 04, 2012

Saturday evening’s "Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey" event, from Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, came to a resounding and decisive conclusion. And although the bad blood between Miesha Tate and Ronda Rousey may still exist the questions about Rousey’s legitimacy do not.  The five fight main event aired Saturday on Showtime and featured stars Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza, Paul Daley, and Josh Thompson.