Dan Miragliotta

AUDIO: Miragliotta On The Early Days, The Kimbo Call, And Tri-State Rising

September 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment

Dan Miragliotta has become one the most visible and sought after referees in MMA, working fights in the UFC and EliteXC to Lou Neglia’s Ring Of Combat. This New Jersey resident talks toTriStateFighter.com in an audio interview on a range of issues; from why he didn’t think Kimbo Slice was close to being finished by James Thompson, to the evolution of MMA from the era of head kicks on a down fighter were allowed to the present day rule structure. This is a great listen if you have nine minutes. Click through to listen.

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Off The Cuff... Edgar VS. Alvarez!

In early May, I was down at Almeida BJJ to shoot and produce a feature on Frankie Edgar tied to his photo shoot for FIGHT! magazine. That video will be on Fightmagazine.com soon. While working, I was lucky to witness one of the great sparring sessions in my day. Edgar was going toe-to-toe with Eddie Alvarez who was one week out from his fight V. Josh Neer. Now, I have known Frankie for some time, so I might be biased but he did seem to control the action. Standing, his fast hands and feet allowed him to get off first much like we saw against BJ and Sherk. Each man got a couple takedowns but the overall pace and forward movement seemed slightly in favor of Edgar. Now, in Eddie's defense, he may have been only seeking to work on one element of his game V. Edgar and only trying to react or setup something only he knew of, specific to the Josh Neer fight ... so in that respect, it was not a true test of each fighting the other under the same context. That said, there was not really anything off limits - it was vicious jab/right combos from Frankie followed, at one point, by a head over heel body-throw take-down from Eddie on Frankie ... neither giving an inch. It felt like the real thing minus the the bright lights and octagon. It seemed to get harsh a couple of times but that may have just been my read. In the end, hard core sparring at play. Two of the top-5 lightweights on the planet going after each other at 110% on a lazy Thursday morning in Hamilton, NJ. After the session, what did Edgar do... relax-no, he went to use a chainsaw and chop down small trees in a friend's backyard for three hours.

AUDIO: Miragliotta On The Early Days, The Kimbo Call, And Tri-State Rising

September 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment

Off The Cuff... Edgar VS. Alvarez!

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