Archive for the ‘MMA’ Category

Memories From The Park: When The Hammer Knocked Out Goes From His Knees

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

It was on this date seven years ago that Mark Coleman defeated Allan Goes via TKO at PRIDE 13. The win was Coleman's sixth in a row but it kicked off a rough four fight stretch in which he lost three of his next four bouts. Although consider the fact ...

Something Tells Me Josh Burkman Has A Certain Way With The Ladies

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Apparently when you interview models on the world of combat sports other models want in on the action. I kid you not. Exhibit A: the wonderful Cilicia Teal. She saw our interview with Ashley Mull and just sent us in her take on the exact same questions along with some, ...

Matt Lindland Is Good At Keeping A Secret

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Not only is Matt Lindland a great fighter but, man, that guy can keep a secret. I had the pleasure of talking to "The Law" at a time where his name was very much in the news. Needless to say, I was looking for some answers. We knew he had signed with ...

The Shamrock-Le Hype Continues

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

Elite XC and Strikeforce held a conference call today to hype their loaded 3/29 card headlined by Frank Shamrock vs. Cung Le. Jake Shields, Drew Fickett and Gary Shaw were also available. Below is the audio from the call. My two favorite parts were when Gary Shaw said that Ken Shamrock ...

Pollock’s POV: MMA Is About To Get Crunk

Monday, March 17th, 2008

So what's the deal with BET's Iron Ring? Apparently, it debuts tomorrow and while no one is quite sure as to who will be fighting on the show(s) we do know which celebrities will be involved. Combat sports luminaries Nelly, Ludacris and Lil Jon will be some of the familiar names ...

Dan “The Beast” Severn Just Keeps On Tickin’

Monday, March 17th, 2008

They don't get much more legendary than Dan "The Beast" Severn (left). Seriously, I could have asked Severn eight hours worth of questions with regards to his MMA and pro wrestling careers but instead I settled on forty minutes. And, boy, did we cover a lot: * Why he continues to ...

Memories From The Park: When Jake Rosholt Stopped By

Friday, March 14th, 2008

If Pacquaio-Marquez II isn't your thing and if you can't find any illegal ways of watching Dream 1, you have another option for Saturday night in the form of the Xtreme Fighting League on HDNet. The main reason to watch this card is this will probably be your first chance ...

Behold The Resurrection Of The Thugjitsu Master

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

On Monday we invited Elite XC's 160-pound champion, KJ Noons, to Jarry Park to discuss his upcoming title defense against Yves Edwards on 4/26. And, as promised, here is our chat with Edwards as he nears one of the most important fights of his illustrious career. Important because it was less ...

Tito Ortiz Plans To Fight For Respect

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

First came Fight Network Radio, then The Howard Stern Show followed by HollyScoop.com. So, naturally, it only made sense for Tito Ortiz to hit the final stop of "the big four" and make his debut at JarryPark.com. I tried my best not to ask him the usual stuff we've been hearing ...

Pollock’s POV: The Elite XC On CBS Casting Call

Monday, March 10th, 2008

One of the first thoughts that popped into my mind upon hearing the news that CBS would soon be televising Elite XC events was: Which play-by-play announcer will call the fights? Would it remain Mauro Ranallo or would the network look to bring in new talent? This might be the chance ...