By: Andre Fleites
Jonatas Gurgel, a 2x Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Cup Champion, is ready to make his return to the cage. Gurgel has had a
rather illustrious career and is highly decorated on the BJJ circuit. Having already a 4-0 record in MMA Gurgel has not competed in the cage since 2009. When asked why he stepped away from [...]
By Andre Fleites
How would you like to have MMA’s next big superstar on your event before he gets the call up to the “BIG SHOW?” Allow me to introduce you to Cristiano “Soldier” Souza. Cristiano is one of the elite up-n-comers out of the famed American Top Team in Coconut Creek, FL. Being a 17 [...]
by Dann Stupp on Jun 14, 2011 at 8:20 am ET
Jorge Masvidal (21-6 MMA, 2-0 SF) and opponent K.J. Noons (10-3 MMA, 2-1 SF) both know they have a tough fight ahead of them at Saturday’s “Strikeforce: Werdum vs. Overeem” event.
The hard-hitting sluggers, who are cut from the same cloth, kick off the event’s Showtime-televised [...]
by Mike Whitman (mwhitman@sherdog.com)
Gina Carano will not compete on June 18 at Strikeforce “Overeem vs. Werdum.”
Strikeforce executive Scott Coker announced the news during a Tuesday conference call, revealing that Carano failed her pre-fight medical examination and will be unable to fight at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. Details regarding the nature of Carano’s medical [...]
DORAL, Fla. — Alexis Vila has been fighting all of his life. Now he wants his chance to do it on the biggest stage. With an undefeated record, the Cuban-born flyweight feels he has done more than enough to deserve a spot with major promotions like the UFC.
“I want the opportunity to [...]
TORONTO — Toronto’s appetite for the UFC is proving to be near insatiable.
The mixed martial arts juggernaut enjoyed a record day at the box office Thursday, selling more than 42,000 tickets — its entire original ticket block — for UFC 129 on April 30 at the Rogers Centre.
And they went in the first day of [...]
by John Morgan and Dann Stupp on Feb 01, 2011 at 4:40 pm ET
Strikeforce’s first event of 2011 was a hit with Showtime viewers.
MMAjunkie.com www.mmajunkie.com today confirmed that this past Saturday’s “Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg” event peaked with 853,000 viewers.Industry sources confirmed that viewership on the premium-cable channel peaked during the evening’s main event between [...]
By: Andre Fleites
In what was an exciting night of fights for the RadRok promotion’s first ever fight card, Ailton Barbosa was victorious in the main event. Barbosa defeated former 185lb. fighter Mark Serkez from The Jungle fight team out of Orlando, FL. Serkez was attempting to rebound from a loss that snapped his own 4 [...]
It was only a matter of time before Rich Attonito entered the world of mixed martial arts.
The 33-year-old New Jersey native was exposed to sports at a young age by his father, Rich Attonito, Sr., who wrestled, as well as played and coached football.
“It was a natural profession,” says Attonito, who remembers attending wrestling duals [...]
ATT welterweight standout, Ailton Barbosa, racked up his third straight win at ScorpiusFC 1. This victory ups Barbosa’s record to 7-2, and coming against highly regarded Strikeforce and Bellator veteran John Kelly bigger opportunities are sure to be coming soon. Ailton had a few special thanks to give after the fight especially to his sponsors: [...]
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