Honolulu, Hawaii - MMASucka was on scene for today's ProElite: Arlovski vs Lopez Weigh-Ins. The fighters took to the scale at The Princess Kaiulani Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii.
This event is headlined by former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski who is taking on Ray Lopez. Also on the card is former UFC fighters Kendall Grove who will be taking on Joe Riggs.
MMASucka (via Lea Young) was in attendance for the ProElite Pre-Fight Press Conference this past Thursday (August 25,2011) at the Princess Kaiulani hotel near Hawaii's famous Waikiki beach. Ten fighters from the main card were in attendance for today's press conference, as well as referees Yuji Shimada and “Big John” McCarthy, and Paul Feller, CEO of Stratus Media Group and Chairman of ProElite.
With all the hype surrounding Saturday’s ProElite return to Hawaii showcasing former UFC Heavyweight champion Andrei “The Pitbull” Arlovski, you might almost forget about the much anticipated rematch between local boy, Kendall “Da Spyder” Grove and Joe “Diesel” Riggs. I’m not gonna lie, I kind of almost forgot about it too.
With only two days until the big day, ProElite held its official press conference today at the Princess Kaiulani hotel near Hawaii's famous Waikiki beach. Ten fighters from the main card were in attendance for today's press conference, as well as referees Yuji Shimada and “Big John” McCarthy, and Paul Feller, CEO of Stratus Media Group and Chairman of ProElite.
Media week for ProElite kicked off today at the Princess Kailulani Hotel in beautiful Waikiki, Hawaii, this afternoon with open training for three of the fighters on the main card: Andrei Arlovski, Kendall "da Spyder" Grove, and Reagan Penn.
Not only is it amazing that the UFC has made it's way back to the city seems like the birthplace of MMA, but it's super cool that they held their open workouts on Copacabana beach in Rio.
Uncasville, Conn. (August 20, 2011) - Bellator Fighting Championships put on another exciting event this past weekend from the Mohegan Sun Arena. This was the promotions final event for their summer series which showcased a feather weight tournament. A two time tournament champion has been crowned, The Heavyweight champion has rounded out his game, And a veteran further attempts to redefine his career.
It was just under a week ago that the MMA world was shocked by the unfortunate death of Shawn Tompkins. His brother in law and UFC fighter Sam Stout told media that Tompkins died of a heart attack.
Bellator 48 takes place this Saturday night at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn. The evening's main card airs on MTV2. The night of fights features Bellator's "Summer Series" featherweight tournament. Also on the card is a non-title fight between Bellator heavyweight champion Cole Konrad and longtime vet Paul Buentello.
