Kris Karkoski's Activity

• Kris Karkoski wrote a new blog post: FightTrends Giveaway: Nogi Shorts, Shirts, and Beanies   38 minutes ago
  

  FightTrends.com, part of the MMAFrenzy.com Network, has teamed up with Nogi to offer our readers a chance to win one of five Nogi prize packs that include a pair of Nogi Volt Fight Shorts, a Nogi Fade T-Shirt, and a Nogi Classic Reversible Beanie.
  You can gain up to 3 entries by:
  Leaving a comment at FightTrends.com [...]

• Kris Karkoski wrote a new blog post: UFC 106 Live Results and Updates: Ortiz-Griffin, Koscheck-Johnson, Nogueira-Cane, and More   1 hour, 2 minutes ago
  

  Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com’s live coverage of UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin 2, which takes place today at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
  Tito Ortiz returns to the Octagon for the first time in 18-months to rematch fellow former light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin in the UFC 106 main event, while welterweight contenders Josh [...]

• Kris Karkoski commented on the blog post Georges St-Pierre vs. Dan Hardy Possible to Headline UFC 110; Silva-Akiyama in Doubt for Event   1 hour, 21 minutes ago
  

  Last weekend White said it would likely take place in Vegas and with Anderson Silva struggling to recover from elbow surgery I don’t know why they wouldn’t have GSP-Hardy headline 109 and postpone Silva-Belfort a month or two.
  Also, 110 is a pay-per-view. Here’s out report:
  http://mmafrenzy.com/12232/ufc-110-on-february-21-in-australia-to-air-live-on-pay-per-view/

• Kris Karkoski wrote a new blog post: Georges St-Pierre vs. Dan Hardy Possible to Headline UFC 110; Silva-Akiyama in Doubt for Event   2 hours, 1 minute ago
  

  A welterweight championship bout between title-holder Georges St-Pierre and challenger Dan Hardy may headline UFC 110 on February 21 in Sydney, Australia, UFC President Dana White revealed on Friday.
  During a Q&A session before Friday’s UFC 106 weigh-ins, White revealed that the matchup would likely take place in February,which includes UFC 109 on February 6 in [...]

• Kris Karkoski wrote a new blog post: Strikeforce Challengers 5: Woodley vs. Bears Photo Gallery   2 hours, 55 minutes ago
  

  Photos by AllElbows’ Esther Lin, courtesy of Strikeforce

• Kris Karkoski wrote a new blog post: UFC 106 Weigh-In Results: All Fighters Make Weight, Including Headliners Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin   19 hours, 2 minutes ago
  

  Headliners Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin successfully made weight at Friday’s UFC 106 weigh-ins, as did the rest of the fighters who are set to compete at tomorrow’s event, which takes place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
  The returning Ortiz, who is fighting for the first time in 18-months, tipped the scale [...]

• Kris Karkoski wrote a new blog post: Matt Serra vs. Frank Trigg Set for UFC 109 in February   19 hours, 27 minutes ago
  

  Welterweight veterans Matt Serra and Frank Trigg will square off at UFC 109 on February 6 in Las Vegas, as The Fight Network today confirmed the long-rumored bout with Serra.
  Serra (9-6) has fought just twice since his shocking upset of welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre in April 2007, dropping back-to-back bouts to St-Pierre in April 2008 [...]

• Kris Karkoski wrote a new blog post: WEC 44 Medical Suspensions: Nunes, Swanson, Banuelos Possibly Out Until May   22 hours, 55 minutes ago
  

  The Nevada State Athletic Commission has issued medical suspensions to 7 of the 20 fighters who were in action at Wednesday’s WEC 44 event, which took place at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas.
  Headliner Mike Brown, the former WEC featherweight champ who suffered a second-round knockout to Jose Aldo in the WEC 44 [...]

• Kris Karkoski wrote a new blog post: WEC 44 Fighter Salaries: Gamburyan and Aldo Top Payroll   23 hours, 13 minutes ago
  

  Main card winners Manny Gamburyan and Jose Aldo topped the $236,500 payroll for Wednesday’s WEC 44 event, which took place at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas and aired live on Versus.
  Gamburyan earned $36,000 for his decision win over fellow featherweight contender Leonard Garcia in the WEC 44 co-main event, while Aldo scored [...]

• Kris Karkoski wrote a new blog post: Cristiane ”Cyborg” Santos and Herschel Walker Announced for January 30 Strikeforce Event in Florida   23 hours, 31 minutes ago
  

  Strikeforce announced on Thursday that 145-pound women’s champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos and newcomer Herschel Walker will both compete at a January 30 Showtime-televised event at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida.
  Santos (8-1), who’s expected to meet top contender Marloes Coenen on the card, won her title in August with a first-round TKO of Gina Carano, [...]

• Kris Karkoski wrote a new blog post: Watch Today’s UFC 106 Weigh-Ins Live on MMAFrenzy.com at 7pm ET   23 hours, 54 minutes ago
  

  All 20 fighters scheduled to be in action tomorrow at UFC 106 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas will hit the scale today at 7pm ET to weigh-in for their bouts.
  UFC 106 is headlined by Tito Ortiz’s return to the Octagon in a rematch with fellow former light heavyweight champ Forrest Griffin, [...]

• Kris Karkoski wrote a new blog post: Paulo Thiago vs. Jacob Volkmann Shifted to UFC 106 Main Card   1 day, 14 hours ago
  

  A welterweight matchup between Paulo Thiago and newcomer Jacob Volkmann, previously scheduled for the non-televised UFC 106 preliminary card, has been shifted to the event’s pay-per-view main card after a bout between Karo Parisyan and Dustin Hazelett was scratched from the card on Thursday.
  Thiago (11-1) upset Josh Koscheck in February in his UFC debut, but [...]

• Kris Karkoski wrote a new blog post: Strikeforce Challengers 5: Woodley vs. Bears Weigh-In Photo Gallery   1 day, 14 hours ago
  

  Strikeforce Challengers 5: Woodley vs. Bears, headlined by a matchup between welterweights Tyron Woodley and Rudy Bears and also featuring a 135-pound women’s bout between notables Kerry Vera and Kim Couture, takes place tomorrow at the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas and airs live on Showtime at 11pm ET (delayed on west coast).
  Check out [...]

• Kris Karkoski wrote a new blog post: Strikeforce Challengers 5: Woodley vs. Bears Weigh-in Results   1 day, 14 hours ago
  

  All 22 fighters who will be in action at Friday’s Strikeforce Challengers 5: Woodley vs. Bears event hit the scales today to weigh-in for their bouts, with the entire Showtime-televised main card, including headliners Tyron Woodley and Rudy Bears and notables Kim Couture and Kerry Vera, successfully making weight.
  The event takes place at the Memorial [...]

• Kris Karkoski commented on the blog post UFC 110 on February 21 in Australia to Air Live on Pay-Per-View   1 day, 14 hours ago
  

  Interim title fight between Carwin and Velasquez was probably the only possibility but doesn’t look likely because Carwin’s wife is expected with their daughter around the same time.

• Kris Karkoski wrote a new blog post: Karo Parisyan Withdraws From UFC 106 Bout With Dustin Hazelett, Will Not Fight Again in the UFC   1 day, 22 hours ago
  

  Karo Parisyan has withdrawn from his UFC 106 welterweight matchup with Dustin Hazelett just two days before Saturday’s pay-per-view event in Las Vegas and will “not be fighting again in the UFC,” UFC President Dana White announced today on Twitter.
  “Karo Parisyan has f***** over the UFC, the fans and his opponent again. [...]

• Kris Karkoski wrote a new blog post: UFC 110 on February 21 in Australia to Air Live on Pay-Per-View   1 day, 22 hours ago
  

  UFC 110, the UFC’s long-rumored February event in Sydney, Australia expected to be headlined by Wanderlei Silva vs, Yoshihiro Akiyama, will take place in the afternoon on Sunday, February 21, but will air live in the United States on pay-per-view on Saturday, February 20, according to MMAjunkie.
  Due to the 16-hour time difference between Sydney and [...]

• Kris Karkoski wrote a new blog post: UFC 105 Medical Suspensions: Headliners Couture, Vera Out 30 Days; Swick, Brown Among Five Suspended for 180 Days   2 days, 2 hours ago
  

  The UFC has released the medical suspensions from Saturday’s UFC 105 event in Manchester, England, with headliners Randy Couture and Brandon Vera each receiving 30 day suspensions, while five fighters, including Mike Swick and Matt Brown, could be out up to 180 days for more serious injuries.
  The complete list of UFC 105 medical suspensions (via [...]

• Kris Karkoski wrote a new blog post: Aldo, Roller, Swanson, and Franchi Win WEC 44 Bonuses   2 days, 4 hours ago
  

  Jose Aldo, Shane Roller, Cub Swanson, and John Franchi each earned a $10,000 “fight night” bonus for their performances at Wednesday’s WEC 44 event, WEC general manager Reed Harris announced at the card’s post-fight press conference.
  In addition to winning the featherweight title in his win over Mike Brown, Aldo earned “Knockout of the Night” honors [...]

• Kris Karkoski wrote a new blog post: WEC 44 Results: Aldo TKOs Brown to Become Featherweight Champ, Gamburyan Tops Garcia   2 days, 19 hours ago
  

  Jose Aldo became the WEC’s new featherweight champion on Wednesday with a second-round TKO of title-holder Mike Brown in the main event of WEC 44, which took place at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas.
  Also on the Versus-televised main card, Manny Gamburyan topped fellow featherweight contender Leonard Garcia by unanimous decision, newcomer Karen [...]

• Kris Karkoski wrote a new blog post: The Ultimate Fighter 10 – Episode 10 Recap and Discussion   2 days, 19 hours ago
  

  Brendan Schaub advanced to the semifinals of The Ultimate Fighter 10 with a second-round knockout of Team Rashad teammate Jon Madsen on the season’s eleventh episode, which aired on Wednesday on Spike TV.
  Matt Mitrione is still suffering from concussion-like symptoms, but no decision is made this week on whether he’ll be able to fight in [...]

• Kris Karkoski wrote a new blog post: FightTrends Roundup: Six Deuce Giveaway, UFC 105 Walkout Shirts, and More   2 days, 19 hours ago
  

  FightTrends.com has teamed up with Six Deuce to give away t-shirts in honor of Fedor Emelianenko’s win over Brett Rogers earlier this month in Strikeforce. Click here for complete details on how to sign up for the contest.
  Six Deuce will be rolling out a handful of new designs on Black Friday, including a t-shirt inspired [...]

• Kris Karkoski wrote a new blog post: Lyoto Machida vs. ”Shogun” Rua Rematch Set for May 1 in Montreal   2 days, 20 hours ago
  

  A rematch between UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will headline a May 1 UFC event in Montreal, Canada, UFC President Dana White confirmed with Yahoo Sports’ Dan Wetzel on Wednesday.
  Machida retained the 205-pound title with a controversial unanimous decision win over Rua in their first meeting at UFC 104 in [...]

• Kris Karkoski wrote a new blog post: Randy Couture vs. Mark Coleman Likely for UFC 109 in February   3 days, 3 hours ago
  

  Light heavyweights Randy Couture and Mark Coleman are expected to meet in the main event of UFC 109 on February 6 in Las Vegas, according to Sherdog, marking the first time UFC Hall of Famers will square off inside the Octagon.
  Couture (17-10), a five-time champion in the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions, returned to the [...]

• Kris Karkoski wrote a new blog post: Dana White UFC 106 Video Blog – Episode 1   3 days, 3 hours ago
  

• Kris Karkoski wrote a new blog post: WEC 44 Weigh-In Results: All 20 Fighters, Including Headliners Brown and Aldo, Make Weight   3 days, 14 hours ago
  

  WEC featherweight champion Mike Brown, challenger Jose Aldo, and the rest of the WEC 44 card successfully made weight today for Wednesday’s Versus-televised event, which takes place at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas.
  Brown and Aldo both tipped the scale right at the 145-pound featherweight limit, while featherweight contenders Manny Gamburyan and Leonard [...]

• Kris Karkoski wrote a new blog post: Update: St-Pierre and Hardy ”Not Under Consideration” For TUF 11 Coaching Gigs   4 days, 2 hours ago
  

  UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre and top contender Dan Hardy are “not under consideration” to be coaches on The Ultimate Fighter 11, according to Heavy.com.
  Yesterday, The Telegraph reported that St-Pierre and Hardy could appear as coaches on the reality series, likely delaying a matchup between the pair from February or March until mid-2010.
  The Ultimate Fighter [...]

• Kris Karkoski wrote a new blog post: Watch Today’s WEC 44 Weigh-Ins Live on MMAFrenzy.com at 7pm ET   4 days, 3 hours ago
  

  Fighter weigh-ins for “WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo” will take place today at The Pearl at the Palms in Las Vegas beginning at 7pm ET. The Pearl also hosts tomorrow’s Versus-televised event, which is headlined by WEC featherweight champion Mike Brown vs. challenger Jose Aldo.
  Watch the weigh-ins live on MMAFrenzy.com by clicking here or visit [...]

• Kris Karkoski wrote a new blog post: Brock Lesnar Suffering From Bacterial Infection, Could be Released From Hospital Soon   4 days, 3 hours ago
  

  UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar is suffering from a bacterial infection in his intestinal tract, according to the Associated Press. The previously-undiagnosed illness will keep Lesnar out of action indefinitely, though he could be released from the hospital soon, UFC President Dana White told the AP.
  Despite his impending release, White is encouraging Lesnar to check [...]