Archive for August, 2009

Fight Nerd Radio 8/27/09 with MMA Ref Josh Rosenthal!

By The Fight Nerd on Aug 27, 2009 in Features

On this episode of Fight Nerd Radio, my predictions for UFC 102, headlined by Nogueira vs Couture, my thoughts on the Strikeforce NY Press event that featured a workout with Fedor, a Q&A session and the announcement of his next opponent. We also speak with Kekoa from the TapouT Training Center in Vegas, whose gym was recently broken into, and he has some harsh words for the brazen theif who was caught on camera robbing them!
Later in the show I talk with MMA ref Josh Rosenthal, who we last saw reffing the Carano VS Cyborg match, we talk about that fight plus more in his interview!

Exclusive Pics from Fedor’s NY Workout

By The Fight Nerd on Aug 27, 2009 in Event Results, News

Ken Maldonado shot this set of photos exclusively for thefightnerd.com of Strikeforce’s Press Workout with Fedor Emelianeko. Also included in this set is Joost Raimond, Scott Coker and Vadim Finkelchein.

Chuck Zito talks MMA, Boxing and Canada

By The Fight Nerd on Aug 27, 2009 in Interviews, Videos

The Fight Nerd caught up with Chuck Zito at the NY MMA Expo to talk about being banned from Canada, his thoughts on the death of Arturo Gatti, the fate of professional boxing, training and competing in MMA, his new TV show, and cars. Don’t forget – real men wear cowboy boots!

Fedor NY Press Workout Video – 8.26.2009

By The Fight Nerd on Aug 27, 2009 in Event Results, Interviews, Lead Story, Random Fun, Videos

Strikeforce and M-1 held a press workout with Fedor Emelianeko, where they announced his next opponent and answered questions with the press, while also having Fedor “work out”…. for a total of 3 minutes. Fedor gives his thoughts on Brock Lesnar, Anderson Silva, Nogueira and who his favorite fighter is.

TapouT Training Center in Vegas Broken into!

By The Fight Nerd on Aug 24, 2009 in News

The Tapout Training Center in Las Vegas, NV, was broken into today, August 24 at roughly 6:20 this morning. The facility, located at 4040 W. Hacienda ste. 130, had its door shattered by the thief, who proceeded to rob hundreds of dollars worth of items in his brazen attempt. The surveillance video, which can be [...]

Boxer demands George Foreman Grill before signing fight contract

By The Fight Nerd on Aug 20, 2009 in News

In what will be the oddest news of the week, a boxer has demanded a George Foreman Grill before signing his contract to fight. I am not even going to write anything clever, just read the press release below: It isn’t always easy to find an opponent when you’re a 6-foot-4-inch, 250-pound son of a [...]

Andrei Arlovski meets The Fight Nerd

By The Fight Nerd on Aug 20, 2009 in Interviews, Lead Story, Videos

The Fight Nerd chats with “The Pitbull” Andrei Arlovski to discuss being bullied growing up, business with M-1, his future in MMA and boxing, and his new action figure collection. Plus watch The Fight Nerd botch the interview… twice.

Fight Nerd Radio 8/19/09 with James Hergott of MMA Worldwide on HD Net

By The Fight Nerd on Aug 18, 2009 in Features

On this episode of Fight Nerd Radio, we discuss the aftermath of Strikeforce’s Carano vs Cyborg event and talk about the hits and misses of the show, as well as whats next for the winners and losers of the show and Strikeforce as a whole. After that, we talk with James Hergott, writer and director for “MMA Worldwide” on HD Net. James discusses his history with the sport and gives us a ton of great stories about the filming of the show, including who got choked out and how Bruce Buffer prepares for his 180 degree spins, plus tons more of awesome anecdotes!

Fight Nerd VS The Shield

By The Fight Nerd on Aug 15, 2009 in Gear Reviews, Product Reviews, Videos

The Fight Nerd does his very first product review, taking on The Shield, an enormous kicking pad made by Chikara-Kan. We head to NY San Da and have the boys from that gym try out this beast and see if it holds up to our rigorous testing.

Pro Training Session at Xtreme Couture Gym

By The Fight Nerd on Aug 15, 2009 in Gym Tours, Interviews, Random Fun, Videos

The Fight Nerd is back in Vegas with a quick vid on a typical pro training session at the Xtreme Couture Gym. This session sees “Razor” Rob McCullough, Gray Maynard, Frank Trigg, Jon Alessio, Robert Drysdale, Josh Haynes, Kim Couture, Martin Kampmann and Caol Uno (just to name a few) training during this particular session, led by Ron Frazier and Quentin Chong.