As 2011 comes to a close, MMA fans can look forward to one thing – New year’s Eve MMA events in Japan! Truly the best of the best when it comes to events, these super shows usually have great matches with the top talent fighting each other. In the past, we have seen some amazing [...]
Everyone loves to see the underdog win, especially because they never expect it. In MMA, unpredictability is a constant variable that truly makes it one of the most exciting sports out there. Sometimes, it’s not even the underdog, but rather the fighter that most thought had zero chance at all to win, let alone survive [...]
The end of the year is quickly coming, and that only means one thing. Well, two things, if you count holiday shopping for you rabid MMA fans. Other than that, it also means end of the year awards, and what better place to start than with the company who just wrapped up their season not [...]
brightcove.createExperiences(); “I don’t mean to sound insensitive, but when your product is human beings, you are going to have problems. Injuries, personal problems, it’s a laundry list of problems you have when dealing with athletes.” – Dana White Back at the UFC on Fox 2 Press Conference in Chicago last Wednesday, Fight Nerd correspondent Hiroko [...]
It’s time for another gear review! This time, The Fight Nerd brought the Ringside Gel Body Protector (courtesy of MMA Opinion) out to the New York Black Belt Center in Whitestone, NY, to be tested by these olympic-level Tae Kwon Do students. After all, who kicks harder to the body than TKD guys who wear [...]
brightcove.createExperiences(); “Demian Maia is a very tough opponent… I just fought a guy with a similar kind of style. Obviously, Demian Maia brings more to the table than Jason Miller. He’s stronger, he comes from a good judo background, and his stand-up is good, and he is a southpaw as well, so that’s going to [...]
brightcove.createExperiences(); “When we step inside that octagon, you’re going to see a lot of action. You’re going to see a high-paced fight. He comes in shape for every fight, I come in shape every time, so you’re not going to see any resting going on in there. You’re going to see… 15 minutes of action [...]
brightcove.createExperiences(); “I want easy fights. I might even go to 205 just because that division is so bad, I might go down to 170. But 185 middleweight is far and away the toughest division in the sport. I’ll look for some easy matches, but there are only so many Wanderlei Silva’s out there.” – Chael [...]
brightcove.createExperiences(); TheFightNerd.com was on site at what turned out to be a very entertaining UFC on Fox 2 press conference yesterday in Chicago, at the United Center. UFC President Dana White, The announced headlining fighters; Rashad Evans, Phil Davis, Chael Sonnen and Mark Munoz were in attendance. The match up that was rumored last night was confirmed by the [...]
brightcove.createExperiences(); The Fight Nerd caught up with Bellator CEO, Bjorn Rebney, after Bellator 59 in New Jersey. Rebney spoke to us about the events that night, including the sour ending to their heavyweight tournament, Kurt Pellegrino’s retirement, and the controversial decision that saw Marcin Held defeat Phillipe Nover. We also discuss the potential for Eddie [...]
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