The Fight Nerd meets Bruce Buffer at the UFC Fan Expo in Boston to discuss his new action figure from Round 5 MMA, and what his favorite toys were growing up. Bruce also tells us about his philosophy on ring announcing, makes his predictions for UFC 118 and makes The Fight Nerd crap his pants [...]
Damon Lau, owner of Round 5 MMA action figures, talks with The Fight Nerd about the latest products coming on shelves from Round 5, including more figures from their next wave of UFC Collector series which includes Dana White, Brock Lesnar and Royce Gracie, plus the debut of their two-packs, as well as Pride FC [...]
By Peter Lampasona Long before directors like Steven Soderbergh and Sylvester Stallone got the idea to cast mixed martial artists in films, former stuntman and always visionary Hector Echavarria was bringing MMA champions to the silver screen without the frills of a budget or actors. Echavarria’s latest romp into the glamorous world of straight to [...]
By Jeff Sims I get asked a lot of questions about MMA equipment all the time. Things like,”What are the best shorts? Who makes the best gloves? What supplements should I use?” I have answers for all the questions, which I make available to readers like yourself such as my pieces on KNOXX Legionnaire [...]
I can not tell you which one is more daunting, get in the ring with him or trying to pronounce his name. Both are tough, but I suppose fighting against him could be more lethal. Magomed Sultanakhmedov will be making his American debut at the fourth M-1 Global selection show on September 18 against an [...]
Boxing VS MMA has been a debate raging on for years between the two combat sports. We almost had an answer in the form of Din Thomas VS Ricardo Mayorga earlier this year, but unfortunately Don King (and the executives at Shine Fights) had another thing to say about that match happening. Enter James Toney, [...]
M-1 Global released a letter today stating that Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko has made it clear that he would like to fight the current Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair “Demolition Man” Overeem as his next opponent later this year. “This is an important match for me and something that I personally want to happen,” the [...]
Attendees of UFC Fan Expo at the John B. Hynes Convention Center in Boston this weekend will get the first look at the Round 5 “Ultimate Collector” Series 4 collectible figurines. Fans can see new standard and Limited Edition sculpts representing seven different UFC personalities, including Royce Gracie, Brock Lesnar, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Cain Velasquez, [...]
Last week, EA unveiled their line-up of heavyweights and light-heavyweights for EA Sports MMA video game. This week, we now have the official list of middleweight characters you can play as! Joining the previously announced fighters are Benji Radach, Lyman Good, Matt Lindland, Luke Rockhold, Frank Trigg, Joe Riggs, Kazuo Misaki, Scott Smith, Murilo Rua, [...]
Strikeforce’s Houston event this past weekend was pretty… disappointing. Some viewers criticized the slower paced fights, which I did not mind despite the begrudgingly long match to crown the new middleweight champion in place of the deposed Jake Shields. From the poor officiating to the lackluster bouts to the typically irritating commentary, Strikeforce did deliver [...]
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