Tag Archives: MMA
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UFC 96 Preview And Picks
Total Pro Sports – UFC 96 takes place this Saturday night in Columbus, Ohio. UFC 96 is stacked with great names and great fights, so lets take a look at the matchups and my picks for UFC 96. Quinton Jackson vs Keith Jardine The formula to beat Rampage is identical to the one utilized by […]
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UFC Signs Yoshihiro Akiyama
Total Pro Sports – The MMA fan in me is getting really excited about some of the things the UFC has done recently. A free show that has a total of 9 televised fights, the signing of former lightweight champ Caol Uno, and now the signing of the best middleweight fighter from Japan.
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And The Oscar For Best Editing Goes To…..BJ Penn???
Total Pro Sports- It seems as though BJ Penn has had Oscar fever lately, and in light of it all he has decided to release a documentary regarding the vaseline incident in his last fight with Georges St. Pierre.
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MMA Confuses Alexander Ovechkin
Total Pro Sports- The Washington Capitals love Mixed Martial Arts, and really who doesn’t? On Saturday night there was an MMA card held at George Mason University, and many prominent Washington sports stars took in the event. Alexander Ovechkin was there along with teammates Donald Brashear, Mike Green and Nicklas Backstrom. Also, Washington Redskins tight […]
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Rich Franklin vs. Wanderlei Silva At UFC 99
Total Pro Sports – Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva have agreed to fight each other at UFC 99. “I talk with (UFC matchmaker) Joe Silva and… say no problem, I’m down for 185? He say, no problem,” Silva said in a recent interview with MMAWeekly.com, but adding, “I could fight in both divisions; I could […]
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UFC 97 Troubles
Total Pro Sports – Until two weeks ago Titan Fighting was the exclusive past time of Vegas strippers who were unappreciative of Pacman Jones’ efforts to ‘make it rain’, but Stephane Patry’s inaugural Titan Fighting show has caused chaos as the main event between Pride alumni James Thompson and Canadian hockey’s Steve Bosse ended in […]
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Are The UFC And Dana White Going Bankrupt?
Total Pro Sports – Station Casinos has proposed to file for pre-packaged bankruptcy. What does this have to do with MMA you ask? Station Casinos is owned by the Fertitta brothers, the owners of the UFC. Station Casinos, owned by private equity firm Colony Capital along with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) owners Frank and Lorenzo […]
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Gina Carano Talks About Her First Times In Maxim
Total Pro Sports – This beautiful brunette, Gina Carano is a rising star in MMA and by far one of the hottest women to ever fight in the ring.
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Fedor Emelianenko Wants To Fight Brock Lesnar
Total Pro Sports- Brace yourself MMA fans because WAMMA Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emlianenko, has recently stated that he would like to fight current UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar. Fedor has indicated that he will meet with the UFC’s Dana White to work out a deal to fight the former WWE star and current champion. “Yes, […]
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UFC Changes Vaseline Rules
Total Pro Sports – Great work by the UFC to respond do a very real problem in the sport. MMA being still very young in general terms must evolve to a polished, well governed product like the NFL. People sometimes have issued with NFL’s policies, and their sometimes harsh disciplinary measures. But from a business […]
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GSP Camp Responds To Vaseline Controversy
Total Pro Sports – With the amount of interest being garnered by the UFC 94 GSP Vaseline Controversy, and with BJ Penn’s camp asking the Nevada State Athletic Commission to investigate the matter, GSP has finally spoken out. “First of all what happened is Phil, he put Vaseline in my face, but then after he […]
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WEC Eliminates Welterweight Division
Total Pro Sports – World Extreme Cagefighting has announced the elimination of its welterweight (170 lbs) division in order to institute the addition of a flyweight (125 lbs) division. The WEC is owned by Zuffa, the company that owns the UFC. Because of this some of the 170-pound fighters from the WEC will make the […]
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UFC 94 GSP Vaseline Controversy
Total Pro Sports – The camp of BJ Penn has filed a formal complaint with the Nevada State Athletic Commission over his loss to George St. Pierre. The incident in question is when GSP’s corner allegedly applied Vaseline to his back in-between rounds one and two. Applying Vaseline to the body during a fight allows […]
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UFC 94 Draws $4.3 Million At The Gate
Total Pro Sports – Last nights UFC 94 main event between Georges St. Pierre and B.J. Penn lived up to all the hype surrounding the fight. GSP controlled the match and now can definitely be considered the best Pound for Pound Fighter in history. The fight lasted 4 rounds with the UFC doctor calling the […]
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Kendrick Perkins Is Ready To Fight In The UFC
Total Pro Sports – Last night the Boston Celtics went into Motown and handed the Pistons their 20th loss of the season beating them 86-78. The Boston Celtics won their 10th game in a row alongside their up and coming MMA hopeful Kendrick Perkins. Rumor has it that Perkins has been training hard for the […]
