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NY MMA Expo 2009
The Fight Nerd heads to Long Island for the first ever New York MMA Expo! If you weren’t there to see it, check it out, and if you were there, maybe you’ll see yourself in this video!
Archive for August, 2009
Gina Carano and the “L” Word
By The Fight Nerd on Aug 14, 2009 in News
Gina Carano and the “L” Word By James Frederick William Rowe On the Eve of Strikeforce’s largest event ever, one question has to be asked: What if Gina Carano is “the L” word? No, you ninnies, I don’t mean whether Carano is a lesbian. Rather, what if she is something far less marketable: A “Lutter”? [...]
Fight Nerd Radio 8/11/09 with Jeremy Padawer & Fred Ettish
By The Fight Nerd on Aug 10, 2009 in Features
Fight Nerd Radio returns to discuss UFC 101 and WEC 42, as well as give a preview to Strikeforce: Carano vs Cyborg! Also on the show, Jeremy Padawer from Jakks Pacific discusses the new deal with Round 5 to join forces in making MMA action figures, as well as other news related to their UFC figures. Later in the show, Fred Ettish, veteran of UFC 2, joins us to talk about his comeback fight, his experiences in pre-Zuffa UFC, traditional martial arts and more!
Video footage of UFC Action Figures from UFC Fan Expo
By The Fight Nerd on Aug 10, 2009 in News
Straight from mmafigs.com and the UFC Fan Expo a few weeks back, some HD video footage of the upcoming Jakks Pacific UFC action figures, including protos and products! The level of detail is pretty sick on these, even so much as sculpting the cauliflower ears on particular fighters and getting the chest hair of Forrest [...]
Pride FC is back! And on Spike TV?
By The Fight Nerd on Aug 10, 2009 in News
Spike TV on Monday announced a new weekly mixed martial arts series. “Best of Pride Fighting Championships” will premier on Sunday, Jan. 11, at 11 p.m. ET/PT, featuring bouts from the now defunct fighting organization owned by Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Word of the series first came to light [...]
Pro Training Session at Xtreme Couture Gym
By The Fight Nerd on Aug 06, 2009 in Lead Story
A typical pro class at Xtreme Couture in Vegas, featuring “Razor” Rob McCullough, Gray Maynard, Frank Trigg, Jon Alessio, Robert Drysdale, Josh Haynes, Martin Kampmann and Caol Uno.
The Real Threat in Carano vs Cyborg – Weight
By The Fight Nerd on Aug 04, 2009 in News
The Real Threat in Carano vs Cyborg – Weight BY KEITH KUEHN Women’s MMA is moving toward the mainstream more every day, and the face of womens mma is said to be Gina Carano. With a 7-0 record, Gina has solidified herself as one of the most devastating women’s mixed martial artist out there. She’s [...]
Fight Nerd Radio 8/4/09 – with Bas Rutten!
By The Fight Nerd on Aug 04, 2009 in Features
Fight Nerd Radio returns with a quick discussion of the NY MMA Expo, the aftermath of Afflictions contracts and where Fedor is headed, and Sengoku Ninth Battle.
Bas Rutten joins us to talk about some current events and his many pursuits in acting, video games, tv, exercise equipment and what he does when he finds spare time! Plus his world famous ScarFace impression!
UFC Undisputed headed to Wii and handhelds
By The Fight Nerd on Aug 01, 2009 in News
The buzz surrounding the release of THQ’s ‘UFC Undisputed’ was phenomenal, attracting good reviews from fighters, gamers and everybody inbetween. Building up the game from scratch THQ’s formula worked extremely well. Certain tweaks and mechanical changes will improve the game, as with any first attempt, but it was so well received the company are planning [...]
Martin Kampmann in the cage
Fight Nerd correspondent, Conner Cordova, talks with “The Hitman” Martin Kampmann at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kampmann talks about weight issues, what brought him to America and MMA, title contention, finishing fights and more!
