Jim Miller from Sparta, New Jersey lost his last fight to Gray Maynard. He does not plan on a repeat result at UFC 100 against Maynard’s XTreme Couture teammate, Mac Danzig. He recently sat down with yours truly and the Fox Fight Game panel to talk about the big fight.
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From the better late than never bin. Here is an interview I conducted shortly after Edgar beat Sherk.
Frankie Edgar so thoroughly defeated Sean Sherk at UFC 98 in Las Vegas that he has changed the way the MMA world perceives him and quite possibly inserted himself smack dab into title contention. I spoke with Frankie recently to reflect on the big win and what may lie ahead. Listen to this audio interview.
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Nick Pace from Team Tiger Schulman in New Jersey clearly had the finish of the night last Friday at the Bellator Fighting Championships. With one flying knee he knocked out Collin Tebo then added a monster right to eliminate any doubts. Take a look.
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The Fight Nerd was on hand at Trump Tower yesterday and rolled tape on the Affliction/M-1 Global press conference. Affliction announced the particulars regarding their next event on August 1 featuring the main event between Fedor Emelianenko and Josh Barnett. For more from The Fight Nerd go to www.thefightnerd.com.
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Check out the kicking studio set for this week’s Fox Fight Game. Sweet job Straka. This week we break down Machida’s crushing victory over Rashad Evans and why the judges may have given Matt Serra a raw deal in his loss to Matt Hughes. In round 2, Frankie Edgar joins us on set to discuss his dominating win over Sean Sherk.
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Fight Night is here. Just a reminder that tonight has a great undercard as well (if you are in house at MGM). Here is a look back at my visit with Phillipe Nover last month. He goes against Kyle Bradely tonight in Vegas. I spent a recent afternoon with Phillipe Nover watching him train and talking about his May 23rd UFC fight vs. Kyle Bradley in Las Vegas. I shot and edited this video piece for FoxNews.com and re-running it here. Thanks to Mike Straka at Fox Fight Game. This is a great behind the scenes look at one of the rising stars in MMA.
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On a rainy Friday evening last week, I hopped the 1 train downtown to visit Renzo Gracie’s academy on 30th St. seeking Andre Gusmao to talk about his big fight ahead Vs. Houston Alexander. I eventually found the young Brazilian yet first stumbled upon the legend himself who welcomed my query to interview him. I chatted with Gracie in the middle of his bustling MMA mecca about how Matt Serra is preparing for Matt Hughes, the feud between the two fighters, and his hopes to fight later in the year.
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