We’ve all seen our fare share of Martial Arts films. We’ve had the Bruce Lee ones, we’ve had Jean Claude Van Damme. Of course we have had the recent ones that bring MMa into them like the teen movie “Never Back Down” and the very good… Until the end “Red Belt”.
Recently, Yahoo.ca‘s Andrew McKay took to his platform to argue against the UFC returning to Toronto just eight months after their debut in the city which drew a record 55,000 to the SkyDome (I will NOT call it the Rogers Centre). You can read the article yourself here.
March 12, 2011. The MMA world shook as the announcement became official. Zuffa, UFC’s parent company, had purchased Strikeforce and swallowed up its only real competition in the MMA landscape.
MMA fans and pundits alike wondered aloud if it was the end of the promotion. The UFC’s acquisition of Pride and WEC signalled the eventual demise of both promotions.
It was tough watching Fedor Emelianenko lose again. Even seeing him go down face first limp after a vicious uppercut landed on his chin delivered by Dan Henderson, I was still saying, “don’t worry. He’s fine. It’s just going to be like the fight against Fujita in 2003. He’ll recover…”
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.
