Archive for February, 2010
L.C. Davis Discusses Leaving Miletich, Xtreme Couture and WEC Success
Filed under: WEC, FanHouse Exclusive, interview
With a record of 15-2, WEC featherweight L.C. Davis is one of MMA’s biggest under-the-radar success stories.
After back-to-back wins over Javier Vazquez and Diego Nunes, the 29-year-old has picked up momentum that he hopes to take with him into his next bout, next Saturday’s WEC 47 matchup against Deividas Taurosevicius. It marks the first time Davis will appear on the televised portion of a WEC card, and he plans to make it memorable.
But this time will be different for Davis, who recently made a drastic change in his training, leaving behind Iowa and the Pat Miletich camp for a new approach. In a recent interview with MMA Fighting, Davis discussed his long road to the spotlight, his new training regimen, his place in the featherweight division and more.
L.C. Davis Discusses Leaving Miletich, Xtreme Couture and WEC Success originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:48:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.
L.C. Davis Discusses Leaving Miletich, Xtreme Couture and WEC Success
Filed under: WEC, FanHouse Exclusive, interview
With a record of 15-2, WEC featherweight L.C. Davis is one of MMA’s biggest under-the-radar success stories.
After back-to-back wins over Javier Vazquez and Diego Nunes, the 29-year-old has picked up momentum that he hopes to take with him into his next bout, next Saturday’s WEC 47 matchup against Deividas Taurosevicius. It marks the first time Davis will appear on the televised portion of a WEC card, and he plans to make it memorable.
But this time will be different for Davis, who recently made a drastic change in his training, leaving behind Iowa and the Pat Miletich camp for a new approach. In a recent interview with MMA Fighting, Davis discussed his long road to the spotlight, his new training regimen, his place in the featherweight division and more.
L.C. Davis Discusses Leaving Miletich, Xtreme Couture and WEC Success originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:48:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Former UFC champ Tim Sylvia juggling three possible fights, though none yet signed
Tim Sylvia (25-6) is currently under
consideration for three separate fights spanning from March through
June, though none of them are a done deal.
Sylvia’s manager, Monte Cox, on Saturday told MMAjunkie.com that his phone rings every day with promoters who
look to employ the former UFC heavyweight champion.
But three fights – including a rematch with Wes Sims and a “guilty
pleasure” fight against five-time World’s Strongest Man champion
Mariusz Pudzianowski – are in advanced negotiations.
BJ Penn Unlikely Source of Info for Hawaii Tsunami News Coverage
As the world watched the terrible news of another horrific earthquake — this one epicentered in central Chile, and waited for news of a follow-up tsunami expected to hit Hawaii, UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn and his website BJPenn.com became a legitimate news outlet for information.
Penn, who incorporates frequent video blogs as part of his website, live streamed video footage of Hilo Bay on his website throughout the day. His videos were picked up by CNN and Fox News and broadcast to a worldwide viewing audience, and Penn was also interviewed by CNN regarding conditions in his area.
BJ Penn Unlikely Source of Info for Hawaii Tsunami News Coverage originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:18:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.
BJ Penn Unlikely Source of Info for Hawaii Tsunami News Coverage
As the world watched the terrible news of another horrific earthquake — this one epicentered in central Chile, and waited for news of a follow-up tsunami expected to hit Hawaii, UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn and his website BJPenn.com became a legitimate news outlet for information.
Penn, who incorporates frequent video blogs as part of his website, live streamed video footage of Hilo Bay on his website throughout the day. His videos were picked up by CNN and Fox News and broadcast to a worldwide viewing audience, and Penn was also interviewed by CNN regarding conditions in his area.
BJ Penn Unlikely Source of Info for Hawaii Tsunami News Coverage originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:18:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Middleweight Paulo Filho continues to battle personal demons
Diehard MMA fans remember well the day when Paulo Filho (18-1) appeared to fight more than one opponent in the WEC cage.
Filho, 31, was once the top-ranked middleweight in the world, going undefeated in seven years of competition, but things quickly took a turn for the worse.
And though he rebounded from that bizarre November 2008 loss to Chael
Sonnen – a bout where he often gazed outside the cage and frequently
talked to himself – with three-straight wins, his U.S. manager, Ed
Soares, said the grappling ace is still battling personal demons.
Ed Soares: Middleweight Paulo Filho continues to battle personal demons
Diehard MMA fans remember well the day when Paulo Filho (18-1) appeared to fight more than one opponent in the WEC cage.
Filho, 31, was once the top-ranked middleweight in the world, going undefeated in seven years of competition, but things quickly took a turn for the worse.
And though he rebounded from that bizarre November 2008 loss to Chael
Sonnen – a bout where he often gazed outside the cage and frequently
talked to himself – with three-straight wins, his U.S. manager, Ed
Soares, said the grappling ace is still battling personal demons.
Tim Sylvia vs. Mariusz Pudzianowski? Butterbean Says He’ll Promote It
Filed under: MMA Gossip, MMA Rumors
Eric Esch, the fighter better known as Butterbean, claims he’s going to promote a mixed martial arts show in Worcester, Mass., on April 23 that will feature a main event of Tim Sylvia vs. Mariusz Pudzianowski.
Butterbean, who promoted a show in Alabama in December along with the Korean promoter Moosin, tells the Boston Herald that he and his co-promoters also have former UFC fighters Rich Clementi, Yves Edwards and Houston Alexander on board. Butterbean himself will not be fighting on the card.
Tim Sylvia vs. Mariusz Pudzianowski? Butterbean Says He’ll Promote It originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:30:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Tim Sylvia vs. Mariusz Pudzianowski? Butterbean Says He’ll Promote It
Filed under: MMA Gossip, MMA Rumors
Eric Esch, the fighter better known as Butterbean, claims he’s going to promote a mixed martial arts show in Worcester, Mass., on April 23 that will feature a main event of Tim Sylvia vs. Mariusz Pudzianowski.
Butterbean, who promoted a show in Alabama in December along with the Korean promoter Moosin, tells the Boston Herald that he and his co-promoters also have former UFC fighters Rich Clementi, Yves Edwards and Houston Alexander on board. Butterbean himself will not be fighting on the card.
Tim Sylvia vs. Mariusz Pudzianowski? Butterbean Says He’ll Promote It originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:30:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.
ADCC Champ Braulio Estima Is Blue Belt All Over Again
by Ray Hui
Filed under: FanHouse Exclusive
Jose Aldo was the general consensus 2009 MMA fighter for the year, but if you asked me who the 2009 BJJ/submission grappler of the year was, I’d point you to the direction of Braulio Estima.
Estima won not only the 2009 ADCC titles in the absolute division and his own division, but he also won gold at the BJJ worlds, gold at the European championships and beat Marcelo Garcia to claim second at the Pro Cup.
Estima will begin his first MMA camp for his MMA debut expected for Shine 3 on May 15. In this interview with MMA Fighitng, Estima talks about moving to MMA, and brushes off an altercation that occurred last weekend.
ADCC Champ Braulio Estima Is Blue Belt All Over Again originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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