Articles by Eric Shapiro
Former WEC champion “Razor” Rob McCullough is slated to check into a different kind of rehabilitation facility. The one where they cure you of being a raging sex fiend and have VH1 film it for all of America to watch and judge. Details after the jump.
Read More »Dana White is back on the video blogging scene from Fight Night Live, and this time he may have spoken a bit too off the cuff even by Dana standards. See for yourself after the jump.
Read More »Just when you thought it was safe to hang out in the backyard again, it seems that plenty more bare-knuckle hopefuls hungry for “bread” have picked up where Kimbo Slice left off, and the stage has only gotten bigger. Video after the jump.
Read More »UFC phenom Lyoto Machida reveals a secret you probably didn’t need to know, and a handicapped man who previously only grappled gets controversially thrust into mixed martial arts. Details after the jump.
Read More »It would appear that Affliction will be hatching a “stacked” card to go up against UFC 100 after all, and as expected it will feature WAMMA champion Fedor Emelianenko, but not in the capacity we had all anticipated. Details after the jump.
Read More »It looks like Dana White wasn't just thinking out loud when he expressed interest in bringing the UFC to Philadelphia, after mixed martial arts gained approval in Pennsylvania just last month. According to a new report, UFC 101, which was originally slated for Portland, Ore, could now emanate from the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, PA.
Read More »Well not quite yet, but according to a chat between Kimbo (Kevin Ferguson) and The Nassau Guardian, the "YouTube sensation" is now looking to pursue his first love: professional boxing.
Read More »Former UFC champion Tito Ortiz and adult film champion Jenna Jameson are now proud parents of healthy twin boys, Jesse Jameson Ortiz and Journey Jett Ortiz.
Read More »Have you just been itching for a guilty-pleasure reality show that features Jason "Mayhem" Miller tracking down local bullies and shoving them into MMA matches? Well then "Bully Beatdown" might be your new favorite program good sir. A preview of the new series is after the jump.
Read More »Once upon a time, for a UFC event slated to take place in Newark, NJ, I contacted a few of my local newspapers to see if they would be interested in having me cover the show (UFC 78) for their publication. In return, I would finally be able to earn a press credential to [...]
Read More »The dead horse resumes its beating. It looks like BJ Penn’s camp has finally submitted their formal complaint to the Nevada State Athletic Commission regarding the alleged “greasing” of UFC 94 opponent Georges St. Pierre. The 20 page novella not only re-states Penn’s original grievance with St. Pierre’s corner lathering him up between rounds, [...]
Read More »Okay, so tomorrow nights UFC pay-per-view is more of the vanilla variety, but there are still some interesting match ups which like it or not, you know you’re curious about. Plus vanilla just happens to be my second favorite flavor in the Neopolitan ice cream lineup, so lets do this thing!
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Keith [...]
While there is little information available at this time, fiveouncesofpain.com is reporting that, according to “multiple sources”, Frank Mir will not be competing at UFC 98 in his scheduled heavyweight unification title match against Brock Lesnar.
The report states that Mir has been dealing with a back injury which has stalled his training, and now [...]
I know, I know, “GreaseGate” is still raging on like a forest fire but this post has nothing to do with such matters, so follow one of these links if you’re still looking to add your two cents to that whole mess.
Lately, I can’t help thinking that those who are simply fans of great MMA, [...]
Despite pushing the idea that opponent Georges St. Pierre would lose their highly anticipated rematch because he was a “quitter” who could therefore be broken once more, it was BJ Penn who called it quits on Saturday night after absorbing an absolute shellacking at the hands of the man they call “Rush.” You can argue [...]
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