VIDEO: Tara LaRosa on FOX FIGHT GAME

VIDEO: Tara LaRosa on FOX FIGHT GAME - Is She The Best PXP?

May 1st, 2009 · No Comments

Ok, so we are all looking forward to a possible Gina Carrano VS. Christine Cyborg fight. It would be a match-up between the two most recognized women fighters in the game today. But is either one the best? Tara Larosa is widely accepted by many insiders as the best pound for pound female fighter on the planet. The problem. No ink. Gina has her Gladiator star machine … and her looks. Cyborg has been on national TV with Elite XC and recently in Strikeforce. LaRosa formerly cleaned house in the Bodog series and now is 17-1 and a member of the Fight Factory in Philadelphia. The New Jersey native previously was with the American Fight League who signed her to 500K fight contract. The AFL paid her an upfront bonus but she never cashed in on most of the that coin.

Is she in line for the Carrano/Cyborg winner? Assuming she gets past her June 5th bout in Atlantic City Vs. an unknown opponent, it would be a logical step. We talked to her about that and much more on the FOX FIGHT GAME panel this week.

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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.