Archive for the ‘Interview’ Category
Thursday, November 29th, 2007
Forget about GSP-Hughes III, the announcement that really rocked the MMA world this week* was Ryan Harkness (FightLinker.com) challenging Sam Caplan (fiveouncesofpain.com, proelite.com and cbssports.com) to a REAL MMA fight. No, really he did. And, yes, they are going to fight.
I had heard some rumblings that Ryan was going to ...
Posted in Interview, MMA, Ryan Harkness, Sam Caplan | 16 Comments »
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Apparently, Mike Whitehead can't get enough of competing for team-based MMA promotions. First, the International Fight League and now the new Ring of Fire (not to be confused with the promotion in Denver).
Before we get to Ring of Fire, in my interview with Whitehead (found below) he officially cleared up ...
Posted in Interview, Mike Whitehead, MMA, Ring Of Fire | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
The last time MMA fans saw Strikeforce's Light Heavyweight champion, Bobby Southworth, compete was less than two weeks ago. Unfortunately, it came in a disappointing loss to Anthony Ruiz due to a cut he sustained in the second round. Fortunately for Southworth, though, the fight was a non-title bout so ...
Posted in Bobby Southworth, Interview, MMA, Strikeforce | 2 Comments »
Monday, November 26th, 2007
I spoke to former UFC fighter Sam Hoger earlier today and instead of writing some fluffy intro on him I thought I would just give you a taste of some of his interesting quotes.
"I see Forrest (Griffin) every time I go to Vegas...He's still a turd. Now, that's a fight ...
Posted in Interview, MMA, Sam Hoger | 2 Comments »
Monday, November 26th, 2007
This past week's episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra was one of the more controversial ones ever as Head Coach Matt Serra refused to corner against two of his fighters.
In case you missed it, problems arose when four of Serra's fighters (Matt Arroyo, George Sotiropoulos, Troy ...
Posted in Interview, MMA, The Ultimate Fighter, Troy Mandaloniz | 1 Comment »
Sunday, November 25th, 2007
It's been a while since I called the great city of Montreal my home but that doesn't mean I still don't hold a soft spot in my heart for all things Quebec (just look at the name of this blog for further proof).
So, needless to say, when I was offered ...
Posted in Boxing, Interview, Joachim Alcine | 1 Comment »
Sunday, November 25th, 2007
Coming off two tough losses on Strikeforce cards, Jason Von Flue is stepping back into an MMA cage this coming Saturday to face Brett Cooper (5-4-0) for the Pure Combat Welterweight title.
This fight will be Von Flue's first away from the national spotlight in over two years as he had ...
Posted in Interview, Jason Von Flue, MMA | 1 Comment »
Friday, November 23rd, 2007
When it comes to submissions maneuvers, the gogoplata is as rare as gets. It's safe to say that you are more likely to see a triple play executed in a baseball game than a gogoplata in an MMA match.
So, you can imagine the shockwaves Heavyweight Brad Imes sent when he ...
Posted in Brad Imes, Interview, MMA | 2 Comments »
Friday, November 23rd, 2007
When it comes to the sport of mixed martial arts, Pete Spratt has seen and done it all.
He has fought on the biggest stage, the UFC, for several years and picked up wins over the likes of current Elite XC Middleweight champ, Robbie Lawler, along the way. Spratt was even ...
Posted in HDNet Fights, Interview, MMA, Pete Spratt | 2 Comments »
Thursday, November 22nd, 2007
What a thrill it was to be a guest on Fight Network Radio earlier today. Host Mauro Ranallo and I discussed a laundry list of topics from the combat sports world and even a little Montreal Expos history! Nos Amours, my friends, will never be forgotten.
Anyhow, in case you were ...
Posted in Interview, The Fight Network | 10 Comments »
