Archive for March, 2010

Jay Hieron talks Strikeforce, UFC, titles and GSP
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Jay Hieron talks Strikeforce, UFC, titles and GSP

Jay Hieron talks with The Fight Nerd about his current negotiating period with Strikeforce, possibilites with the UFC, his feelings on being skipped over for a title belt, how he mentally prepares for a fight and how a rematch with GSP would go down. This was filmed at Jamie Varner’s Combat Academy in Centereach, NY. [...]

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Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar two-Pack prototypes revealed
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Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar two-Pack prototypes revealed

Wrestlingfigs.com has revealed prototype pics of their upcoming exclusive UFC action figures two-pack, courtesy of Jakks Pacific. This set showcases the match voted #1 in the Top 100 fights of UFC poll held not too long ago, which is Stephan Bonnar VS Forrest Griffin from the first “Ultimate Fighter” finale!
As if this two pack was [...]

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Rashad Evans & Houston Alexander in "Vengeance"
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Rashad Evans & Houston Alexander in “Vengeance”

Looks like Rashad Evans and Houston Alexander got bit by the acting bug. I hope there is some lotion that can put on that before it spreads. Directed by Gil Medina, “Vengeance” stars film bad-ass Danny Trejo as… you know what? I will just let the trailer description from Youtube explain what you are about [...]

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Day 18- Duane Ludwig

A beat up Duane “Bang” Ludwig has seen better days in this doodle. We talked to Duane waaay back in October and since then, he found himself back in the UFC but is currently out of action after a terrible ankle injury just a week ago. We wish Bang a speedy recovery and hope to [...]

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Dana White is chocolaty delicious
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Dana White is chocolaty delicious

Some people make t-shirts, some people make chocolate! The UFC came to town yesterday for the UFC 111 Press Conference and all manner of MMA fan came out to say hi. One man did not make it out though, as he was busy sculpting an edible masterpiece.
Ariel Helwani of MMA FanHouse caught up with Lars [...]

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Superman VS Muhammad Ali Statue is the best fighting collectible ever

Your eyes do not deceive you! Pictured above is the glorious statue of Superman VS Muhammad Ali, coming your way thanks to DC Direct. For those not nerdy enough, this is based on a DC Comic from 1978, which is coincidentally being rereleased around the same time as this statue comes out.
The 72-page story features [...]

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EA MMA announces next three fighters in game
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EA MMA announces next three fighters in game

Last week, we showed you some new screenshots and a brand spanking new trailer from the EA MMA video game. Now, EA Sports has announced via their Twitter the next three characters for their upcoming MMA title, and those men are Josh Barnett, Joachim Hansen and Vladimir Matyushenko.
Barnett and “Hellboy” were sponsored by EA during [...]

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UFC Fight Night 21 conference call with Kenny Florian and Takanori Gomi
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UFC Fight Night 21 conference call with Kenny Florian and Takanori Gomi

Kenny Florian VS Takanori Gomi conference call – 3/22/10

Matt Kaplowitz’s Podcast

The Fight Nerd delivers you another conference call, this time with Kenny Florian and Takanori Gomi, who took questions regarding their match-up on “Ultimate Fight Night 21″ on March 31 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Questions included what brought Gomi [...]

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Mayweather and Mosley NY confrontation
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Mayweather and Mosley NY confrontation

By popular demand here is the full confrontation! Floyd Mayweather and Shane Mosley get physical at the beginning of their NYC Press Conference in March to hype their May 1 Boxing bout. If you are wondering who shot for a takedown, that was actually an HBO executive who was trying to break them up, [...]

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Wrestler knocks out opponent with suplex

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“Pain” is the only word that comes to mind, followed by “immense headache”, and concluding with “possible concussion”. Over at an (as of yet) unidentified wrestling event, a bout came to a quick and sudden end when one wrestler took his opponents back and crushed his [...]

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