Archive for January, 2008

One Year Later, The Beastman Returns To The UFC

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 ...

The Rosholt Revolution Will Now Be Televised

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 ...

For Better Or Worse, The Spirit Of Ali-Inoki Lives

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 ...

Tyson Griffin Is Mr. Fight Of The Night

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 ...

What’s Eating TNA’s Creative Team?

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 ...

Saturday In The Park: Rumble Memories

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 ...

Arianny’s Views From The Best Seat In The House

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 ...

Back On Fight Network Radio Later Today

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 ...

The Fall And Rise Of Ed Herman…By: Ed Herman

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 ...

UFC 80 Review, UFN 12 Preview, Arlovoski’s Future & More

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 ...