Archive for May, 2008
Merci GSP, You’ve Saved The Day Again
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008By now you've heard the news that Mark Coleman has been forced to pull out of his UFC 87 fight against Brock Lesnar due to a torn MCL. I guess that's the risk in promoting a fight featuring a 43-year-old five months in advance. While Coleman's injury is certainly a bummer, ...
Paul Buentello’s Cage Debate: UFC 84 Edition
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008It's definitely a work in progress but here's the first installment of Paul Buentello's "Cage Debate." This week, he looks at the main issues surrounding UFC 84. Have a look...
Mid-Evening Muesli: Rankings, 84, Regal…
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008A couple of notes to close the day with... * Check out my latest Media & Cultural Rankings at MMARated.com. I really enjoy doing these and think it's kind of different from what everyone else is doing with that ever-so-popular rankings concept. * I'm headed to Las Vegas tomorrow to cover UFC ...
MMARated Radio: Where Have You Gone, Elvis Sinosic?
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008The last time we saw Elvis Sinosic compete was in December 2007 for Cage Rage. An eleven-year veteran of the sport, Sinosic has fought all over the world, including in his home-country of Australia. So, where has he been? Well, that's a good question, I was wondering the same thing. "The King ...
Who’s The Sexiest MMA WAG Of ‘Em All?
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008We're doing some hard-hitting journalism over MMARated.com today while taking a look at the best MMA WAG's around. The good folks over at The Sun (UK) ran an interesting feature recently on the sexiest WAGs in MMA. For the uninformed, "WAG" is an acronym for "Wives And Girlfriends." It's a popular term ...
MMARated Radio: Patrick Schultz Reflects On His TUF Chances
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008Every season of the "The Ultimate Fighter" always seems to have a happy-go-lucky guy who comes off as just feeling blessed to be on the show. There's also usually a guy who gets a second chance to chase his dream due to an injury or some kind of controversy. Just so ...
Mick Foley Needs To Clean It Up
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008Very excited to see Mick Foley back in the WWE mix, especially in his current role. Of course, the hardcore legend is now the color analyst on Smackdown and, in case you haven't been paying attention, he's doing, expectedly, a masterful job. Foley seems to understand the business and, more ...
Gus & Mauro: A Match Made In Heaven
Monday, May 19th, 2008(The following entry appeared first at MMARated.com) Anyone who's listened to my appearances on Fight Network Radio knows that I am an unabashed Mauro Ranallo supporter. I have no problems saying that I think he's the best play-by-play man in the combat sports world. Just my opinion, don't get all worked ...
MMARated.com: Dueling Penn & Sherk Interviews
Monday, May 19th, 2008It's a busy morning at MMARated.com (and FOXSports.com too) because we've got dueling BJ Penn and Sean Sherk interviews. Some of the highlights include: Ariel Helwani: Penn has been very outspoken when the topic of your suspension, your appeals and steroids in MMA has come up. Basically, he’s not very happy ...
The Evolution Of The Iceman Should Not Be Televised
Friday, May 16th, 2008(The following post also appeared on MMARated.com) As a long-time boxing enthusiast, I'm well aware of the ugly side of the sport. Mainly what happens to the guys who stick around a little too long. Brain damage, impaired speech...that kind of thing. One of the worst examples of this is what has ...
MMARated Radio: The Week’s End Update
Friday, May 16th, 2008Another week is about to be put in the official record books so it's time, once again, to look at the week that was and the weekend ahead in the world of mixed martial arts. It's little thing we like to call "The Week's End Update." Today, we welcome the editor-in-chief ...
Haye To Klitschko: “Don’t Run From Me”
Friday, May 16th, 2008The majority of boxing fans are excited about David Haye making the move to the heavyweight division. Is he good enough to hang with the big boys? Well, we'll see about that. However, one thing's for certain, the man is doing a great job of selling himself as well as a ...
Teddy Hart Tells It Like It Is
Thursday, May 15th, 2008I am not even sure what to say about this "shoot" video featuring Teddy Hart (record date unknown but given the content discussed it appears to be fairly new). It's one of the greatest pieces of media I have ever witnessed in my life. Actually, in all seriousness, it's kind of ...
All Aboard The Dragon Gate Bandwagon
Thursday, May 15th, 2008by Alan Counihan, JarryPark.com contributor On May 5th, the Dragon Gate promotion in Japan ran one of their biggest shows of the year in Aichi. The promotion drew a crowd of 8,000 which is extremely impressive considering Dragon Gate is not one of the "major" Japanese wrestling organizations. Now, even though most ...
MMARated Radio: Gerald Harris Wishes He Could Go Back
Thursday, May 15th, 2008It’s been a fairly unpredictable season of “The Ultimate Fighter,” thus far, but no result was more unexpected (in my mind at least) than Amir Sadollah’s victory over Gerald Harris on last night’s episode of the show. Sadollah seemed to be lacking confidence going into the bout while Harris, well, he ...
MMARated Radio: Good Times With Nicole Craner
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008There's just something about those ring girls. Everyone loves them and we here at mmarated.com are no different. So, with that in mind, I present a most enlightening interview with one of Strikeforce's exquisite ring girls, the lovely Nicole Craner.Nicole is actually one of the friendlier ring girls I've come ...
Get Your Candids Of Huerta Training With GSP Here!
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008Over at my home away from home, MMARated.com, I've got some quasi-interesting shots of Roger Huerta training with GSP in preparation for his fight against Kenny Florian in August. What a great pairing these two are: Down-to-earth, humble, good-looking and, most importantly, great ambassadors for the sport. Oh, and they are ...
JarryPark, I Would Like You To Meet FoxSports.com
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008I started this little blog a few months back as just a fun hobby. I love conducting interviews and figured 'why not interview fighters and post them on a site.' For whatever reason, it has quickly led to some pretty cool opportunities. Getting to work with the people at MMARated.com has ...
