UFC 146 Preliminary Recap: Dan Hardy retains job in impressive fashion

The UFC 146 preliminary fights are in the books and they delivered with a great amount of action. They started with Paul Sass utilizing his famous triangle choke for a first round submission. From there the action advanced quickly.
Dan Hardy was fighting for his job, facing Duane “Bang” Ludwig. Fortunately for him, he showed some of his old striking prowess in scoring the first round TKO. Hardy prematurely celebrated the bout after a great hook, but soon kept his job with a brutal TKO of his

Golden Glory First 16 Recap and Results

Glory World Series held their First 16 event in Stockholm Sweden, featuring an international card of the world’s top kickboxers in the 70 kg weight class. Fights on the first 16 card were won by Shemsi Beqiri, Robin van Roosmalen, Tim Thomas, David Kyria, Ky Hollenbeck, Sanny Dahlbeck, Albert Kraus and Giorgio Petrosyan. These 8 fighters will face each other in the quarterfinals.
Alex Harris had been ahead in his fight with Nieky Holzken, but Holzken made a spectacular comeback after he dropped Harris

UFC Octagon girl Arianny Celeste arrested on battery charges

UFC Octagon girl, Arianny Celeste, was arrested this morning by Las Vegas Metro Police for allegations of battery and domestic violence.
According to the website for the Clark County Detention Center (CCDC), she was taken into custody at 7:30 AM under the name Arianny Lopez and held on $3,000 bond.
Celeste has modeled for Maxim, FHM, Sports Illustrated and Playboy. She was voted “Ring Girl of the Year 2010” at the 2010 MMA Awards. On February 4, 2010, Sports Illustrated named her “Lady of The Day.” She was

Bellator 70 Recap and Results

Bellator 70 took place in Harrah’s New Orleans, Louisiana, on Friday. Bellator 70 was the season finale for the promotion which featured the Lightweight division finals, the semifinal in the Bantamweight division and a Heavyweight title fight.Former US judo Olympian, Rick Hawn defeated Brent Weedman in the Lightweight Tournament Final Fight and will go on to face Michael Chandler. Luis Nogueira defeated Hiroshi Nakamura in the Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal via a third round TKO and will fight

Glory World Series First 16 Weigh-in Results and fight card changes

Weigh-ins were held this morning for the Glory World Series (GWS) First 16 Event in Stockholm Sweden for tomorrow’s event. GWS First 16 boasts an assemblage of the biggest names in the kickboxing world including Georgio Petrosyan, Robin van Roosmalen, Nieky Holzkein and Gokhan Saki. There were some changes to the fight card since it was first announced and two MMA fights were added as a preliminary event for a total of 13 bouts and all fighters made their required weight.The GWS First 16 will be held at

Anthony Johnson comes in overweight for Titan FC 22

Anthony “Rumble” Johnson has come in overweight for this weekend’s Titan Fighting Championships, continuing a disturbing trend for the talented but troubled fighter. Ousted from the UFC after coming in heavy for a third time, Johnson found a new home at Titan FC and a date to fight David Branch at Middleweight on Saturday. However, he showed up at 194 lbs., nine pounds over the 185 lb. limit. In January, he weighed 197 lbs. for his Middleweight bout with Vitor Belfort, a fight where he was

Dana White UFC 146 pre-event interview: Daniel Cormier would be a great Light Heavyweight

In this video interview courtesy of MMAFighting.com, UFC President Dana White addresses a variety of hot topics surrounding the UFC right now, from his bout with Meniere’s disease to Jon Jones’s controversial arrest last week. White explained how hard it was for him to miss his first card at UFC on Fuel TV 3, fighting the disease until the plane took off. He briefly touched on the issue of the Fox TV ratings, stating that he was upset with the MMA media and not sorry for what he said about certain members.

Lavar Johnson: My fans come to watch me knock someone out

Almost three weeks ago, Lavar Johnson (17-5 MMA, 2-0 UFC) knocked out Pat Barry at UFC on Fox 3, and won “Knockout of the Night”. He did the same to Joey Beltran at Fox’s second UFC event back in January. Could his third UFC fight at UFC 146 earn him another “Knockout of the Night”?If all goes according to Johnson’s plan, he will: “I like to win by knocking people out, I’m going to go in there and put on a good show.”At the Open Workouts for UFC 146 Johnson said: “I’m still in shape from the last fight,

Roy Nelson on Pro-wrestling: What’s wrong with being a two-sport athlete?

Roy Nelson (16-7 MMA, 3-3 UFC), a UFC heavyweight fan-favorite and winner of “The Ultimate Fighter 10”, has received nothing but praise for his ability to absorb punishment. In spite of that, with three losses in his last four fights, he may be cut from the UFC if he does not win against Dave Herman (21-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) this Saturday at UFC 146.
The always upbeat Nelson had nothing but praise for his opponent, as reported on MMAjunkie.com: “Dave’s one of the most versatile guys out there. He’ll take you to

Dave Herman: I predict a 2nd round TKO at UFC 146

UFC Heavyweight Dave”Pee-Wee” Herman has been known for his outspoken behavior during his brief tenure with the promotion. He ruffled the feathers of man when he discounted the actual effectiveness of BJJ after UFC 131 where he handily defeated submission whiz Jon-Olav Einemo. However, he has since lost to BJJ practitioner Stefan Struve, who mounted him on the ground to earn the TKO last February. Does that change Herman’s stance on arguably the most fundamental of all martial arts used in MMA?