Archive for January, 2008
Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Marvin "The Beastman" Eastman's last fight in the UFC was at UFC 67 against then-newcomer Quinton Jackson. Twelve months later, Jackson holds the Light Heavyweight title while Eastman prepares to make his Middleweight debut this Saturday night against Terry Martin. Needless to say, he is in desperate need of a ...
Posted in Marvin Eastman, Interview, UFC, MMA | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
When it comes to mixed martial arts, remember the name Jake Rosholt. Why, you ask? Well, first consider his amateur wrestling background:
* Three-time NCAA champion. He won the 184-lbs title in 2003 and 2005 and 197 in 2006.
* Four-time All American at Oklahoma State University
* A Big XII champion
* Three-time ...
Posted in Jake Rosholt, Interview, HDNet Fights, MMA | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
When Muhammad Ali and Antonio Inoki met on June 25, 1976 in Tokyo, Japan, to finally settle the wrestler vs. boxer debate they, well, didn't settle anything. As everyone knows, that match turned out to be a total farce. Not surprisingly, it wasn't the first time a promoter booked a ...
Posted in NYSWF, Interview, Larry Sweeney, Wrestling, Boxing | 2 Comments »
Monday, January 28th, 2008
Forget about the Super Bowl, it's time to focus our attention on this weekend's UFC 81 and, needless to say, I am really looking forward to this one.
Basically, whenever a former WWE champion makes his UFC debut it's cause for excitement in my world. Of course, I am talking about ...
Posted in Tyson Griffin, Interview, UFC, MMA | 4 Comments »
Sunday, January 27th, 2008
As I mentioned a couple of days ago, I appeared on Fight Network Radio to talk a little wrasslin'. This time around host John Pollock and I moslty spoke about the mysteries surrounding TNA iMPACT! (including Shark Boy's "new" gimmick) as well as tonight's Royal Rumble.
I know the general consensus ...
Posted in The Fight Network, Interview, Wrestling | 3 Comments »
Saturday, January 26th, 2008
This is the second Saturday In The Park post and you know what? I kind of dig it...sucka (sorry I had to).
First things first, an update on JarryPark.com. The site is getting some major plastic surgery done to it. The doctors are actually working on the new site as we ...
Posted in Royal Rumble, WWE | 12 Comments »
Friday, January 25th, 2008
Remember the last time we featured an interview with UFC Octagon Girl Arianny Celeste? Well, her presence generated the most amount of traffic to Jarry Park...EVER. Seriously, it did. Kurt Angle, Bas Rutten, DDP, GSP - they should all bow down to the queen of the Octagon.
It didn't take me ...
Posted in Arianny Celeste, Interview, UFC, MMA | 10 Comments »
Friday, January 25th, 2008
Just wanted to let everyone know that I will be appearing on the great Fight Network Radio later today. We'll mainly be discussing last night's episode of TNA Impact and this Sunday's WWE Royal Rumble.
I am sure most of the Jarry Park faithful have already heard the program but, if ...
Posted in The Fight Network | 2 Comments »
Thursday, January 24th, 2008
Leading up to The Ultimate Fighter 3, all the hype seemed to surround a fighter from Vancouver, WA, named Ed Herman (left). He would eventually make it to the finals of the show only to lose to Maui's Kendall Grove but, as we all know, both men were rewarded with ...
Posted in Ed Herman, Interview, UFC, MMA | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
The oh-so knowledgeable Jesse Holland of MMAMania.com stopped by JarryPark to help sort out the influx of UFC news from the last few days. No shortage of interesting topics to discuss but here are some of the ones we touched on:
* BJ Penn's victory over Joe Stevenson
* What to ...
Posted in Interview, UFC, MMA | 9 Comments »
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
Referee Steve Mazzagatti (left) is quickly becoming one of the most recognizable faces in mixed martial arts. He's worked some of the best fights in MMA history and is currently giving Don Frye a run for his money in the most famous moustache in MMA department.
So, naturally, we had to ...
Posted in Steve Mazzagatti, Interview, MMA | 6 Comments »
Monday, January 21st, 2008
We're just a couple of days away from UFC Fight Night 12 and if this one's half as good as UFC 80 then, well, it will be great! And you know what? Top to bottom this card (on paper) looks like it should be better. It's a safe bet that ...
Posted in Gray Maynard, Interview, UFC, MMA | 2 Comments »
Sunday, January 20th, 2008
Yesterday was certainly a great day for MMA and boxing fans. Some get all emotional about which sport is better but not me. I just like it when one event airs in the afternoon and the other in the evening. And based on my expectations prior to each event, I ...
Posted in Yuri Foreman, Interview, Boxing, MMA | 6 Comments »
Saturday, January 19th, 2008
If you're a loyal visitor to The Park you might have noticed some subtle changes around these parts. First, we now present a daily combat sports interview instead of bunching them up on any given day. The reason for this is we like to give our listeners at least 24 ...
Posted in Bug Fights | 3 Comments »
Friday, January 18th, 2008
Anthony "Rumble" Johnson is responsible for one of the best knockouts of 2007. His disposal of Chad Reiner in just 13 seconds at Ultimate Fight Night 10 in June was as solid a UFC debut a fighter can hope for. At UFC 76, it appeared as though the 23-year-old Johnson ...
Posted in Anthony Johnson, Interview, UFC, MMA | 8 Comments »
Thursday, January 17th, 2008
MMA legend Frank Shamrock granted The Park his first interview since the announcement that he will be facing Cung Le on March 29th in a Strikeforce/Elite XC copromotion. Among the topics touched on were:
* Why he chose to fight Le after once saying he had no interest in fighting ...
Posted in Frank Shamrock, Strikeforce, Interview, Elite XC, MMA | 10 Comments »
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
The Park goes a little country today as we welcome TUF 6 finalist, Tommy Speer, for a talk on all things, well, Tommy Speer. Topics discussed included:
* His upcoming fight against Anthony Johnson at Ultimate Fight Night 13 on April 2, 2008 in Denver, CO
* His thoughts on Johnson
* How ...
Posted in Tommy Speer, Interview, UFC, MMA | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008
Check out my latest Fight Network column about Justin McCully here.
UFC Heavyweight contender Justin McCully stopped by The Park today to discuss a whole host of MMA/wrestling topics. Some of the issues we talked about included:
* How he missed a chance to fight Cheick Kongo
* Why he deserves ...
Posted in Interview, Justin McCully, Wrestling, WWE, UFC, MMA | 4 Comments »
Monday, January 14th, 2008
It's time for another edition of "The Angle Diaries" starring, you guessed it, TNA Heavyweight champion Kurt Angle. This week we cover:
* TNA's New Japan Tokyo Dome show
* His bout against Yuji Nagata
* More on his relationship, or lack thereof, with the IFL
* His thoughts on Ken Shamrock
* Why ...
Posted in Interview, Wrestling, Kurt Angle, MMA | 9 Comments »
Sunday, January 13th, 2008
Roy Jones Jr. (51-4, 38 KOs) faces Felix "Tito" Trinidad (42-2, 35 KOs) next Saturday at Madison Square Garden (true).
The boxing world is buzzing over this showdown between two legends of the ring (not really).
Fans are willing to pay $5,000 to seat ringside for this bout (I would love to ...
Posted in Roy Jones Jr., Press Conference, Boxing | No Comments »
