Category: Features

Four Reasons MMA Fans Should Watch the NCAA D-1 Tournament this Weekend

By Peter Lampasona on Mar 14, 2012 in Features

Tomorrow at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri, the 2012 NCAA Division One Wrestling championship kicks off. The three-day long wrestling tournament will conclude on St. Patrick’s day with all those NCAA athletes still in the tournament being potential Olympic hopefuls or future MMA prospects. One of the most amazing things about the NCAA [...]

NY MMA Rally 2012 a success, here is the video evidence

By The Fight Nerd on Mar 13, 2012 in Features

Kahleem Poole Tejada, maker of many fine videos, has brought us another one entitled “Lift The Ban,” which is all about the 2012 rally to Legalize MMA in NY from last week. The Coalition to Legalize Mixed Martial Arts in New York is a non-partisan group of organizations, gyms, business owners, and individuals who volunteer [...]

Felice Herrig talks XFC fight against Patricia Vidonic

By The Fight Nerd on Mar 13, 2012 in Features, Interviews, Lead Story, Videos

Fight Nerd reporter Hiroko Yamamura spoke with WMMA superstar Felice Herrig at Bellator 60, moments after her teammate Pat Curran dethroned Joe Warren for the Bellator featherweight title. Herring talked about watching her teammate win, her next XFC fight against Patricia Vidonic, her thoughts on the new popularity of WMMA after the Tate VS Rousey [...]

Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney talks Bellator FC 60

By The Fight Nerd on Mar 13, 2012 in Features, Interviews, Lead Story, Videos

Fight Nerd reporter Hiroko Yamamura spoke with Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney after Bellator 60 in Indiana, where Pat Curran dethroned Joe Warren from his featherweight crown. Bjorn runs down the event, as well as what match shocked him the most, thoughts on Joe Warren’s appearance on Spike’s MMA Uncensored Live, and an update on Shinya [...]

Marlon Sandro talks win at Bellator 60

By The Fight Nerd on Mar 12, 2012 in Features, Interviews, Videos

Fight Nerd reporter Hiroko Yamamura spoke with Marlon Sandro after his victory over Roberto Vargas at Bellator 60. Sandro spoke about his win, his next fight in the tournament, his thoughts on fighting in the US and what he misses about fighting in Japan, and why he wore armor when he entered the arena.

Video highlights from “UFC on FX 3″ NY Press Conference

By The Fight Nerd on Mar 08, 2012 in Features, Interviews, Random Fun, Videos

Fight Nerd correspondent Baldwin Saintilus was on hand Tuesday morning at Radio City Music Hall in New York City for the UFC on FX 3 press conference. UFC President Dana White took questions from the audience, as well as Nate Diaz, Jim Miller, Josh Koscheck, Pat Barry, Lavar Johnson, Johny Hendricks, and Alan Belcher. UFC [...]

An MMA Photographer in Thailand: Part 3

By The Fight Nerd on Mar 06, 2012 in Features

BY JACOB KLENSIN So, these writings here on The Fight Nerd’s page have been far less frequent than I had originally intended, but I promise it’s for all good reasons. Surely you can imagine that there are no shortage of unproductive and negative distractions available to most anyone visiting Thailand, but I swear, I was [...]

Al Iaquinta not “Feeling too Much Pressure” Heading to TUF on FX

By Peter Lampasona on Mar 01, 2012 in Features, Lead Story

Just before he packs his bags and heads off to become a contestant for the first season of The Ultimate Fighter to be broadcast live on FX, one of Long Island’s best unsigned prospects, Al Iaquinta, isn’t feeling any butterflies. Earlier this week, Iaquinta’s participation in the reality show’s first live season was officially announced. [...]

Mayweather VS Cotto – NY Press Conference Video

By The Fight Nerd on Feb 29, 2012 in Features, Interviews, Lead Story, Videos

It’s official. Boxing superstar Floyd “Money” Mayweather will return to the ring, step up in weight and challenge Four-Time, Three-Division World Champion Miguel Cotto for his WBA Super Welterweight World title in what will be an electrifying bout between two renowned ring kings. The event will take place on Saturday, May 5 at the MGM [...]

Check out Kahl-One’s video from the Bellator FC tryouts

By The Fight Nerd on Feb 28, 2012 in Features

Check out the latest video by Kahleem Poole Tejada, AKA Kahl-One, as he takes us back to last summer during the Bellator FC open tryouts in Philadelphia. Kahl-One, who is also having his NY MMA documentary screened in a week in Manhattan for the world to see for FREE, shot this some time ago and, [...]