Archive for October, 2009
WEC 43 Preview and Predictions
WEC events normally serve as nice weekend-ending entertainment, but this weekend, the action takes place on Saturday night instead of Sunday. WEC 43 was originally slated to take place on September 2nd in Youngstown, Ohio. However, an injury to main event participant Ben Henderson forced the move to a different date, which made it necessary [...]
Forrest Griffin vs. Tito Ortiz Set For UFC 106
After an injury foced Mark Coleman out of his UFC 106 fight with Tito Ortiz, the UFC searched for a suitable replacement. They finally found one in Forrest Griffin.
According to Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Iole, UFC president Dana White confirmed that Griffin agreed to the contest. Tito Ortiz wasted no time in posting the news to [...]
Mark Coleman Out of UFC 106 Fight With Tito Ortiz
Due to a MCL tear in his knee, Mark Coleman has been forced to pull out of his scheduled fight with Tito Ortiz at UFC 106 in November. Ortiz announced the news first on his Twitter account:
Coleman,coleman,coleman to bad he sissies out!!! Who’s next??? I’m kicking someone’s ass on Nov 21st!
Coleman’s camp wasn’t happy about [...]
Reaction to Kimbo Slice vs. Roy Nelson
Ah, those clever people over at Spike TV and the UFC! Clever editing, tons of buzz, tons of promotion, all done to give us the illusion that Kimbo had a shot to beat Roy Nelson on tonight’s episode of The Ultimate Fighter. In reality, the majority of us knew that wouldn’t be the case, but [...]
