Fedor. There was a time when the name alone sent shivers down the spine of the sport’s toughest heavyweights. The man who took the mantle of the greatest heavyweight in the sport from Minotauro Nogueira and went 28 fights without a loss. The man with the thousand yard stare who seemed to have ice water in his veins, lived in the same tiny Russian village where he grew up and generally eschewed the outside world. The man cloaked in an aura of invincibility.
Tyron Woodley talks about his fight with Paul Daley this weekend, whether he thinks Daley will take him to the ground and whether he thinks this should have been a title fight.
The Dutch people are known for many things. The artistry of Rembrandt and Vincent van Gogh, the legalization of prostitution and marijuana in Amsterdam, bringing Heineken to the world, tough as nails kickboxers and being extremely stubborn when it comes to negotiating. Therefore, the recent controversy surrounding AlistairOvereem and the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix should come as no surprise.
The saga of Rashad Evans' long journey back to the octagon and attempt to regain the UFC light heavyweight title is well documented. For those that haven't been keeping an eye on the proceedings, allow me to bring you up to speed.
This coming Saturday, July 16 at the Vancouver Convention Centre, Battlefield Fight League will be putting on their ninth event titled Quest for Gold. The event name says it all. There will be 2 titles up for grabs, the vacant BFL Featherweight belt and the BFL Amateur Middleweight belt.
Josh Koscheck is angling for a middleweight fight and an easy commute. The UFC veteran announced on his twitter account that he has asked for his next fight to be November 19th at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, the city that also plays home to his training camp American Kickboxing Academy. Koscheck’s remarks caused a stir when he added that the fight he was seeking would take place at 185 pounds.
I’m sure at some point in your day, whether it’s your lunch break, just before bed, or you have a smart phone and you are on the toilet you have 20 minutes to spare. You will not regret losing 20 minutes of your life watching Chael Sonnen rip apart everyone from Wanderlei Silva to Anderson Silva in this video thanks to Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com.
1. The rematch left unsolved questions
While most agree that Cruz’s decision victory was the right call, the margin of victory varies depending on who you speak to. There are some that agree with one judge’s score of 50-45, while many including the other two judges and yours truly saw the bout as a closely fought contest.
UFC 132 brought us one of the most entertaining cards this year. By the numbers we witnessed 4 vicious KO stoppages, 1 future altering submission, and several decisions that could have been fight of the night on any other card.
