Don’t forget about MMAPlayground
Rich Franklin vs. Vitor Belfort
Cro Cop vs. Junior Dos Santos
Paul ‘Semtex’ Daley vs. Martin Kampmann
Josh Koscheck vs. Frank Trigg
Tyson Griffin vs. Hermes Franca
Efrain Escudero vs. Cole Miller
Don’t forget about MMAPlayground
Rich Franklin vs. Vitor Belfort
Cro Cop vs. Junior Dos Santos
Paul ‘Semtex’ Daley vs. Martin Kampmann
Josh Koscheck vs. Frank Trigg
Tyson Griffin vs. Hermes Franca
Efrain Escudero vs. Cole Miller
Don’t forget to make your picks on MMAPlayground! Let me know if you want to join in our league.
Nate Diaz vs. Melvin Guillard
Roger Huerta vs. Gray Maynard
Carlos Condit vs. Jake Ellenberger
Nate Quarry vs. Tim Credeur
Steve Cantwell vs. Brian Stann
CB Dollaway vs. Jay Silva
Let’s throw in some faces to watch for you more casual fans:
Brock Larson
Mike Pyle
Sam Stout vs. Phillipe Nover
Oooh a post, now you can sleep better at night:
Gina Carano is going to be starring in a movie. It’s going to be directed by Steven Soderbergh. Women’s MMA and its potential for relative mainstream appeal appears to be faltering. She is the ‘sizzle’ of the sport, while Cyborg provides the ‘steak’. The real question is whether or not women’s MMA can be commercially viable with more competitive matchups that are lacking the big name appeal that Carano can bring.
The UFC inked a network deal in the UK. Since I don’t live in the UK, I am unaffected by this news. That said, more quality fights in front of a wider audience is good for everyone.
Jean Claude Van Damme to fight professionally? Boy howdy, I believe we’ve found an opponent that can truly challenge Fedor. Imagine the pageantry, the M-1 copromotion, JCVD could be a hidden character in the new EA MMA game, the potential is endless. Wait, it’s a Muay Thai fight? Oh well, if he wins can compete against Overeem in K-1 and really hose the Strikeforce heavyweight picture. Kumite!
The Ultimate Fighter 10 starts next week. Here’s where you can get some preliminary information: SpikeTV
Well, there’s not much news that holds particular interest for me to discuss at length. So I figured I’d pass along a decent highlight that’s been making the rounds lately. Maybe it’ll excite some interest in a new fan or a curious reader…