Vadim Finkelstein: Zuffa-Strikeforce deal was done behind M-1’s back

For the first time since Dana White’s announcement of the deal between ZUFFA and Strikeforce, M-1 Global CEO Vadim Finkelstein gave his reaction to the surprising turn of events. In an interview to Championat.ru, disappointed Finkelstein revealed that the deal was done behind M-1’s back, but still promised “business as usual” for M-1 Global:Date: 17.3.2011
All I can say is that everybody handles their business in their own way. This deal was a total surprise to me, since it was done behind our back. I

UFC Fight Night 24 Recap and Analysis: Phil Davis defeats the Legend

Phil Davis entered the Octagon focused and determined in his bout with Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. This was Davis’ biggest fight to date, this was Lil’ Nog’s opportunity to derail the hype train. Prior to setting foot in Seattle’s Key Arena, Phil Davis has made easy work of everybody he has fought. But he has yet to test himself against a true game opponent. Nogueira was the perfect man to push Phil Davis to the limit. Lil’ Nog is trying to stay relevant in world of Mixed Martial Arts and Davis is trying to

Bellator 38 Results: Tim Carpenter upsets Daniel Gracie

Bellator 38 successfully kicked-off the promotion’s season four Light Heavyweight tournament with an exciting night of fights from Harrah’s Tunica Hotel & Casino in Tunica, Mississippi. Tim Carpenter continued his unbeaten streak, upsetting Daniel Gracie in the main event to improve to 7-0, while D.J. Linderman picked up a late stoppage victory over tourney favorite Raphael Davis. Richard Hale put on an awesome display, submitting Nik Fekete with an impressive inverted triangle choke, as did Christian…

Fedor Emelianenko: I’ll be fighting this Summer

Mixed Martial Arts legend Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko declared he will return to the Strikeforce cage this summer, against a currently unknown opponent. Speaking at the premiere of “The Salamander Key” movie in Moscow, Russia, Emelianenko seemed in quite a positive mood: “This Sunday I’ll fly out to Holland to have a two-week training camp. Then, I’ll return back home to Stariy Oskol to continue my preparations. I’m going to fight this summer. I still don’t know who will be my opponent, but it’s

Fighting Jon Olav Einemo is a bad business for Shane Carwin

UFC President Dana White confirmed yesterday that the former UFC Heavyweight title contender Shane “The Enigneer” Carwin will make his Octagon return against no other than the Golden Glory fighter and UFC newcomer John Olav Einemo. Carwin will square off against the 35-year old Einemo at the main card of Lesnar-JDS headlined UFC 131 on June 11th. Not to take anything away from Jon Olav Einemo, but I’m really having a hard time finding the logic behind such match-up. The first question that comes to my

Fight Night 24: Has Little Nog been highly underrated ahead of this weekend’s clash against Phil Davis?

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is a true veteran in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts and one of the few guys in that has come from the “old school” still competing at the highest level. Many of us are already familiar with his famous twin brother “Big Nog” Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, but there are many casual fans out there that are not familiar with “Lil Nog”.
In a career that spans 10+ years he has beaten the likes of Guy Mezger, Kazushi Sakuraba, and Alistair Overeem (twice).