Over at the EA Sports Season Opener event in San Francisco last night, EA showed off some of their new sports games. One of the games just happened to be EA Sports MMA and with it, comes new screen shots!
The pics include images of Nick Diaz, Cung Le, Scott Smith, Bobby Lashley and Fedor, among others. We also get to see a few of the new venues, including a Brazilian cage and a Japanese looking ring.
EA Sports MMA will be out sometime this year, probably fourth quarter, for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Info Via Destructoid.com
It seems like only days ago we learned who the contestants were on Season 11 of The Ultimate Fighter! Today, I received an e-mail from Spike TV announcing the try-outs for Season 12. They just don’t take a break, do they?
Season 12 will feature lightweights and light heavyweights, so maybe one of you guys can give it a shot, just make sure you have all your gear with you and, most importantly, have a record with at least three fights under your belt. I guess they have slightly more standards than Bellator FC’s tryouts, which only required two fights to give it a go.
Read the full details of how you can try out after the jump!
The Fight Nerd is off to see if another product can handle his testing, this time the Hexforce Knee and Elbow pads from McDavid USA! But he is not without aid, as Jamie Varner (who we talked to just last month about his rematch with Donald Cerrone) and a few of the fighters at Jamie Varners Combat Academy in Long Island, NY give us the scoop on if these pads are worth the price!
At about 1 PM today, Bellator Fighting Championships will hold their first ever Open Try-Outs to find a fighter to participate in a featured fight during Bellator’s April 29th event at the Power & Light District in Kansas City. Fighters, who will head to Ringside, Inc.’s John Brown Training Center in Lenexa, Kansas for this event, must have at least two pro fights under their belt and will be expected to grapple and work the bags inside a cage.
“In the spirit of Rocky Balboa, this tryout will give an undiscovered up-and-coming fighter the chance of a lifetime to be highlighted on a national stage,” said Bellator founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney (who is always awesome enough to give us an interview at every show). “We look forward to seeing a solid pool of fighters who are looking for their shot to compete at a world-class level.”
Many, including myself, have likened Bellator akin to the next IFL, and this open try-out event is similiar to a stunt the IFL pulled, except they held try-outs in multiple states. In fact, I was actually at the NY event in Mamaroneck. Difference is that the fighter that wins this event will actually participate on a show, I do not believe any of the people I saw get to the finals ever made it to an IFL event. Does Bellator think this is a good way to draw interest in the company? They have been signing many good athletes lately so their is no need for new talent. Or it could be they are trying to get a bigger crowd just in Kansas since they are holding many events this season in the Outdoor arena.
Nonetheless, I look forward to seeing what happens with the second season of Bellator. I enjoyed their shows greatly and it is a pity not enough MMA fans get to see it. If Bellator comes to your town, I highly recomend you get some seats to the show, you will not be disappointed!
Thefightnerd.com is not just a place for sporadic tidbits of MMA oddities that I call news or a containment unit for my videos. No sir, we also like to feature some editorials every now and then. Donnie Baker, who has contributed previous goodies on this site, is back with a piece on how the modern muay thai round kick and how it has evolved (or devolved) over the last 100 years or so.
Hit the jump to take a look at the history of the muay thai round kick!
March 2, 2010, Nokia Theatre in NYC – Floyd Mayweather and Shane Mosley met with NY Press and fans to hype their upcoming bout on pay-per-view on May 1 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV. As you can guess, fireworks happened and the war of words was thrown down!
Enjoy this video of the highlights of the press conference with words from Oscar De La Hoya, Shane Mosley and Floyd Mayweather, as well as footage of their scuffle at the beginning of the presser! Who r u picking?
According to Aleks Devic of The Geelong Advertiser, UFC fighter George Sotiropoulos, who just defeated Joe Stevenson last weekend, is locked in a legal battle with some tenants of his in Australia. George is trying to get $2000 owed in unpaid rent, which was not paid since the residents claimed their oven was not working. The tenants claim the oven was 15 years out of date and Sotiropoulos has neglected his duties.
A hilarious quote from the article follows:
Mr Evans told the Geelong Advertiser after the hearing he feared he and his wife and five children would be kicked out of the home.
“He gets $1 million for a fight and we could be homeless,” Mr Evans said.
The tribunal ordered the Evans’ continue paying the $275 weekly rent and the family was put on a payment plan of $75 per week to pay off the outstanding rent. If you want to read the full article, hit the jump! Read More…
Below is the official press release from Spike TV announcing details on the eleventh season of The Ultimate Fighter, which will be coached by Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell. Above is a pic of last season’s cast, so it has little to do with this post, but you get the idea.
Hit the jump to see the list and some other exciting details! And don’t forget to leave who your pick to win in the comments!
Billy Hofacker, head instructor at Serra jiu-Jitsu in East Meadow, NY, demonstrates two very useful varations of the armbar from off your back. Give it a go next time you are on the mats and let us know how it worked for you!
There hasn’t been much of a response from the MMA community collectively in regards to the Haiti disaster. Individuals and groups have created events here and there, but now there is an event to benefit those suffering in Haiti involving WEC, UFC, Bellator, and Shine Fights fighters. On March 13th and 14th, a seminar will be held in Richmond, Virginia featuring fighters such as “Cowboy” Donald Cerrone, Aaron Riley and “The Filthy Mauler” Tom Lawlor, Seth Petruzelli, Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal, and 2009 Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) champion Braulio Estima will be held. All the proceeds will go to help those hurting in Haiti.
Hit the jump for the full press release with all the details you need to know!
