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Sep. 02
Chase Beebe and Rob Menigoz, two fighters participating at "Ruckus Invades Navy Pier" are scheduled to be on Dave Kaplan's show tonight. The show airs live on Comcast Sports Net at 5:30pm CST.
written by: Brent Todd
Sep. 02
A recent report at MMA Spot has brought a lot of details to light about what happened on May 15 with regards to the Shine event being cancelled. The one thing that they were unable to get was a response from Shine. MMA Recap's Brent Todd caught up with Shine COO Jason Chambers to get that side of the story. Both the audio and a transcript of the interview are below
written by: Brent Todd
Sep. 02
Las Vegas will be welcoming 2011 in with a bang. MMAJunkie.com is tentatively reporting that the UFC is planning to hold UFC 125 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
written by: Andrew Cyders
Sep. 02
Brazilian fighter Vitor Belfort is set to face Japanese fighter Yushin Okami in the main event at UFC 122 on Nov. 13 in Oberhausen, Germany.
written by: Petey Playboy Ridings
Sep. 02
FORM Athletics which started off as a small brand for helping fighters is emerging as one of the top brands in mixed martial arts. Recently FORM was acquired by KSwiss and MMA Recap's Brent Todd caught up with the President of the Orange County division, Mark Miller to learn a little more about the company.
written by: Brent Todd
Sep. 02
Its not going to come easy for Anthony Leone in “The Big Easy” at Bellator 28, as he will be faced with a more than game opponent in Georgi “ Insane” Karakhanyan.
written by: Kevin Tate
Sep. 01
Bellator 27 weigh-ins took place at the Sheraton Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas and all of tomorrow night's competitors made weight.
written by: Andrew Gladstone
Aug. 31
Canada’s favorite MMA superstar will be defending his title at home on Dec. 11th at the Bell Centre in Montreal.
written by: Andrew Cyders
Aug. 31
Strikeforce veteran, Brett Rogers (10-2) will meet MMA journeyman, Ruben Villareal (18-18-3) on October 23rd at Warrior-1 "New Ground" in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The fight was first reported by MMAFighting.com.
written by: Matt Faler
Aug. 31
PROVIDENCE (Aug. 31, 2010) – History will be made Friday night, Sept. 17 when “First Blood” becomes the first sanctioned, professional Mixed Martial Arts show ever held in Rhode Island.
written by: Brent Todd
Aug. 31
August 31, 2010, Jersey City, NJ – On September 10, 2010, Jersey City’s National Guard Armory will set stage to the next major Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event to take place directly outside of New York City– “UCC 3: RENEGADES.” This is the third event of the Tri-State area’s premiere professional fight series: Urban Conflict Championship (UCC).
written by: Brent Todd
Aug. 31
New York, NY, August, 31, 2010 – UltimateFighter.com will celebrate the season 12 coach with “Month of Koscheck,” a look at Koscheck’s greatest moments during the inaugural season of “The Ultimate Fighter.” In 2005, Koscheck was a part of the historic cast of the first season of “The Ultimate Fighter,” and his shock of bleach blonde hair and explosive feud with Chris Leben made him one of the show’s most polarizing figures amongst fans. UltimateFighter.com will feature special content each day of Koscheck including complete episodes, full fights, special clips, all to be kicked off Wednesday, September 1st with an exclusive interview with the coach and a look at his very first fight on season 1.
written by: Brent Todd
Aug. 31
Yesterday, the Japanese promotion Sengoku announced the quarter final participants for the Sengoku Asia bantamweight tournament. Originally, many believed we would see the semifinal match ups, but Sengoku has decided to go back to the quarterfinals.
written by: Andrew Gladstone
Aug. 31
Ray Flores is one of the most popular up-and-coming announcers and play-by-play man in the Midwest. Getting his start at the age of seventeen commentating on a Miguel Torress fight, Flores knew that this is what he wanted to do. Now Flores can be found doing announcing for major organizations such as XFO, Hoosier Fight Club, 10th Legion Championship Fighting, Lets Get It On, and most recently announced for Shine Fights. MMA Recap's Brent Todd caught up with the young announcer to find out more about his career.
written by: Brent Todd
Aug. 31
Dustin "The Beast" Neace will be taking on Cory "The Irish Car Bomber" Mahon for the Legends of Fighting featherweight championship belt. The event takes place on Friday September 10 at the 8 Seconds Saloon in Indianapolis, Indiana.
written by: Brent Todd
Aug. 31
EA Sports has released pictures of all the fighters in their respective weight classes available for the upcoming title EA Sports MMA. We break down the biggest names division by division. Full roster listed at the bottom. Some fighters, like Nick Diaz, appear in multiple weight classes.
written by: Brandon Ruiz
Aug. 31
This is just a reminder that you can win two tickets to see UFC 119 live in person. All you have to do is answer ten trivia questions and if you get all ten right you will be entered into a drawing for the tickets. You can either get started or go see the original post with the official rules.
written by: Brent Todd
Aug. 31
The three remaining Bellator season 3 bantamweight tournament fights are scheduled for this Thursday's event. Nick Mamalis versus Zack Makovsky, Bryan Goldsby versus Ed West and Travis Reddinger versus Ulysses Gomez all will air on the broadcast. Thursday's event is headlined in a featherweight title match featuring season one champion Joe Soto defending against season two winner Joe Warren.
written by: Brent Todd
Aug. 30
Fans have asked for it, and now it is here. A custom Felice Herrig tank top is now available for purchase at our sister site Horde Fighting.
written by: Brent Todd
Aug. 30
CHICAGO, Ill. (August 30, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships officially announced today that the promotion will make its debut in Pennsylvania when Philadelphia native and Bellator Lightweight World Champion Eddie Alvarez (20-2) squares off against former UFC Star Roger “El Matador” Huerta (24-4-1) in one of the most highly anticipated fights of the year.
written by: Brent Todd
Aug. 30
The UFC 118 post-fight press conference took place at the TD Garden in Boston, MA following the night's action.
written by: Andrew Gladstone
Aug. 29
UFC went to Boston for the first time for UFC 118. The night of action took place as the TD Garden and was headlined in a lightweight title fight between Frankie Edgar and BJ Penn. Read on for the night's recap and full quick results.
written by: Petey Playboy Ridings
Aug. 28
SpikeTV was gracious enough to air preliminary fights for tonight's UFC 118. Scheduled to appear were fights between Nik Lentz and Andre Winner and Joe Lauzon and Gabe Ruediger. Read on for the full results and recap of what SpikeTV was able to show.
written by: Brent Todd
Aug. 28
After tonight's action, MMA Recap will be streaming the post-fight press conference. The conference takes place at the TD Garden and will likely feature BJ Penn, Frankie Edgar, Randy Couture, James Toney and other winners from the night of action along side Dana White. Dana White typically reveals the live gate, attendance and who won what bonuses. The event will start around 1:30am EST. To watch, use the player below.
written by: Brent Todd
Aug. 28
The current UFC middleweight division features many stars in their own right. And now it is time for us to continue our prediction of which middleweight fighters currently in the UFC could end up in the UFC Hall of Fame.
written by: Brent Todd
Aug. 28
The night's main event features a rematch between Frankie Edgar and BJ Penn. Their first encounter, Edgar was the faster fighter and won a decision over Penn. Many fans were not happy with the decision and clamored for an immediate rematch. MMA Recap's Andrew Gladstone and Andrew Cyders breakdown the lightweight title fight.
written by: Brent Todd
Aug. 27
UFC 118 Weigh Ins were held today at the The Garden in Boston where the fights will take place tomorrow night.
written by: John Petit
Aug. 27
A heavyweight matchup that is overshadowing the main event will serve as the co-main event. In one corner we have mixed martial arts legend Randy Couture and in the other we have boxing great James "Lights Out" Toney making his mma debut. Will boxing get the better of mma? MMA Recap's Petey Ridings and John Petit breakdown this clash of legends.
written by: Brent Todd
Aug. 27The weigh-ins for tomorrow night's event will be held today at the TD Garden in Boston, MA. MMA Recap is proud to present a live stream of the weigh-ins courtesy of UFC. Read on to watch the embedded player. When not streaming live content, the player has a lot of great content for your viewing pleasure.
written by: Brent Todd
Aug. 27
Will Demian Maia be able to bounce back after his loss to Anderson Silva? Will Mario Miranda's height and reach advantage be too much for Maia? Where will either fighter be in the UFC middleweight ranks after this fight? MMA Recap's Brent Todd and Brandon Ruiz breakdown this fight.
written by: Brent Todd
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