Why Fedor Emelianenko Must Respond To Alistair Overeem’s Claims
Monday, May 24th, 2010
The biggest stalemate in MMA history will come to a head if Fedor Emelianenko walks away victorious at “Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum.” At that point, fans are expecting Fedor to challenge heavyweight champ Alistair Overeem for his title in the most anticipated heavyweight scrap of all time.
“Alistair has told me many times he would love to fight Fedor. He has called Fedor out in ...
Dana White Is Right: Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao Would Lose in MMA
Monday, May 24th, 2010
In an interview with Dan Patrick, Dana White talked about the prospects for the world's hottest boxers in MMA:
Patrick: "If I put Pacquiao and Mayweather in the Octagon, could you tell -- from their boxing skills -- how they would be in the Octagon?"
White: "I'm a huge Pacquiao fan. Pacquiao is a more aggressive fighter and his fights are more fun to watch, but either one of those guys would get beaten in mixed martial arts."
Michael David Smith begs to differ:
Obviously, White isn't going to say that Mayweather or Pacquiao could just waltz into MMA and beat the best fighters, but it is worth noting that ...
Dan Henderson’s Future Uncertain, Hoping for Jake Shields Rematch
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
MMA Fighting spoke to Dan Henderson at this weekend's Strikeforce event in St. Louis, and while the former PRIDE champion was non-committal when discussing his future, he did say he believed his next fight for the organization would air on CBS.
"Hendo" also discussed why he lost to Jake Shields in April, a potential rematch and whether he is still happy with his decision to sign with Strikeforce.
Check out the video interview below.
By Ariel Helwani
GSP: FROM ULTIMATE CHAMPION TO ULTIMATE COACH
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
Every season of “The Ultimate Fighter" has brought a different style of coach, and some of the best fighters in the world have taken a turn at the head of a team on the powerhouse reality show. For the first time ever, UFC welterweight champion and arguably pound-for-pound top fighter in the world Georges St-Pierre will take his turn as coach on the next season of the reality show, which starts filming in June.
The Canadian fighter leaves for Las Vegas in a few weeks, and has already started assembling his team of coaches and assistants that will help him along the way with the new season of hopefuls.
The cast of characters to ...
Quinton Jackson: ‘Rashad Evans Was on The Ultimate Fighter by Default’
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
Although bitter rivals Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Rashad Evans fulfilled their coaching duties on The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights a while back, Rampage recently voiced his displeasure with having to deal with Evans during filming.
“I would’ve preferred to have did The Ultimate Fighter against [Lyoto] Machida—to fix the problem back in the day from square one,” Jackson told Fighters Only.
Jackson ...