brightcove.createExperiences(); The Fight Nerd had a chance to speak with one of the pioneers of MMA and a man whose never-say-die attitude was most fondly remembered during his days in Pride FC, Gary Goodridge, hwo has just put out a new book. Written with help from Mark Dorsey, Gary is telling his tale to the [...]
brightcove.createExperiences(); The Fight Nerd spoke with Dr. Paul Bowman of Cardiff University to discuss his extremely fascinating book, “Theorizing Bruce Lee: Film-Fantasy-Fighting-Philosophy” . Dr. Bowman also appears prominently in the new documentary film by Pete McCormack, “I am Bruce Lee.” We spoke about the cultural importance of Bruce Lee from the 70′s to today and [...]
brightcove.createExperiences(); “The key to this fight is me fighting my fight. That’s what I’m focusing on. I’m not focusing on what he can do, but focusing on what I can do. That’s a mistake I started making a little while ago in my UFC career, I started worrying too much about what my opponent was [...]
brightcove.createExperiences(); Demiana Maia spoke with Fight Nerd reporter Hiroko Yamamura yesterday at the UFC on Fox 2 press workout in Chicago to break down his fight this weekend against Chris Weidman. Maia spoke about having his opponent changed on such short notice, his thoughts on Weidman’s grappling abilities, how Maia’s striking has improved since his [...]
brightcove.createExperiences(); Fight Nerd reporter Hiroko Yamamura caught up with former Bellator FC lightweight champion, Eddie Alvarez, at yesterday’s UFC on Fox 2 press workout to help with Michael Johnson during his last week of fight prep against Shane Roller. Eddie confirmed his bout against Shinya Aoki for us, saying the fight will be in April [...]
brightcove.createExperiences(); Fight Nerd reporter Hiroko Yamamura caught up with Chris Weidman at the UFC on Fox 2 press workout. Weidman will be meeting Demian Maia on the main card of the show, and spoke about how he expects to fight Maia, how his grappling skills compare to his opponent, taking the fight on last-minute notice, [...]
brightcove.createExperiences(); “The fans know the deal and it goes like this right here. When you’re the best fighter in the world today, they have a name for you. They don’t call you the best fighter, they call you Chael Sonnen. Beat me if you can.” – Chael Sonnen Fight Nerd reporter Hiroko Yamamura caught up [...]
brightcove.createExperiences(); The Fight Nerd caught up with THQ video game developer, Wes Bunn, to discuss the upcoming release of their new MMA game, “UFC Undisputed 3.” We broke down more details about the new Pride FC mode, including just what exactly it is and how it works with the career mode, as well as details [...]
brightcove.createExperiences(); Welcome to a special day on TheFightNerd.com! This past weekend, I went out to San Francisco for a special event, courtesy of game developer THQ, to get a first-hand look at the new “UFC Undisputed 3″ video game. I have returned with a ton of behind-the-scenes footage and never-before-seen screenshots and new information about [...]
brightcove.createExperiences(); The Fight Nerd caught up with Rob Constance, promoter of the “Ultimate Absolute” no-gi grappling tournament in New York City. This past Summer, Rob held their innaugral event, which was an epic hit with amazing matches and the grand winner taking home a $10,000 cash prize (as well as all competitors taking home an [...]
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