Greg Jackson, trainer to the MMA stars, has revealed the true brilliance behind his training, his ability to think outside the box and inside the strip club:
Thanks to mmamania for linking to the video and proelite.com for producing it.
If you’re not already planning to, be sure to watch Shamrock Vs. Cung Le on Showtime tonight. It should be an exciting style fight:
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MMAfightline is reporting rumors that the UFC and Fedor Emelianenko have renewed negotiations. The rumors of his free agency from last week still haven’t technically been confirmed, so what we’re dealing with here is a rumor X 2. Of course, as always, the best news dwells in the land of the unconfirmed.
The negotiations are for a one fight deal, presumably against Randy Couture, who has said in the past that he would consider returning to the Octagon if the UFC landed him, so, we’ll see…
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It seems Monte Cox may have been holding back a bit earlier this week when he told CBS Sportsline that M1-Global and Fedor Emelianenko’s management had considered parting ways over the past five months.
ESPN is now reporting that Emelianenko could be a free agent again as early as next week.
While that’s big news in and of itself, UFC President Dana White’s response is even bigger: Read the rest of this entry »
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I’ve been posting a lot on MMA lately, but that’s because I’ve been out sick with UFC82 fever for almost a week now. I have a doctor’s note and everything.
Speaking of MMA, there was a lot of excitement last year when it was announced that Fedor Emelianenko had signed with M1-Global and would be fighting under this new promotion. Not much has been heard about the organization since, but it looks like the ball might finally be rolling.
CBSSportsline.com has posted an interview with M1-Global CEO Monte Cox that sheds some light on what’s been going on. Read the rest of this entry »
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Joe Rogan was on ESPN recently, reminding me why he’s the go to guy when it comes to promoting the sport of MMA. When he’s asked a question, you get his honest opinion, not necessarily the ‘UFC is all there is’ answer UFC President Dana White is known for.
In this interview, Rogan gives his thoughts on the Henderson/Silva fight at UFC 82 tonight, the recent EliteXC/CBS TV deal, Mark Cuban in MMA, and the Couture/Fedor fight. Again, nothing but straightforward answers, exactly what we’ve come to expect from WNYX’s electrician
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Variety is reporting the broadcast deal between EliteXC and CBS, making it about as official as it can be, short of a press release from one of the two companies. Oh wait, there’s one of those, too.
The CBS Television Network and ProElite, Inc., a Los Angeles-based leading entertainment and media company that produces world class mixed martial arts (MMA) events, today jointly announced a multi-year agreement that will bring one of the fastest growing spectator sports to a major broadcast television network for the first time.
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