Posts Tagged ‘Octagon’

Rich Franklin – Seven Defining Moments

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - On January 17th, former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin gets an opportunity to stamp himself as a legitimate 205-pound contender when he takes on Dan Henderson in the main event of UFC 93 in Dublin. A win for Franklin will not only be his third in a row, but it will [...] Read more »

Rich Franklin – Seven Defining Moments

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - On January 17th, former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin gets an opportunity to stamp himself as a legitimate 205-pound contender when he takes on Dan Henderson in the main event of UFC 93 in Dublin. A win for Franklin will not only be his third in a row, but it will [...] Read more »

The Highly Unofficial 2008 UFC Awards – The Newcomers

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - The beauty of sports is that there is a never-ending pool of talent that always replenishes each particular game, whether it’s football, baseball, basketball, or mixed martial arts. 2008 saw a talented group of newcomers make their way to the Octagon, and frankly, it was tough to narrow the field [...] Read more »

Comeback Complete – Mir KO’s Nogueira to Win Interim Heavy Title

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Take the word “former” away from Frank Mir’s name, as the Las Vegas native completed an amazing career comeback Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena by dominating and stopping Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in the second round to regain a portion of the UFC heavyweight title he never lost in [...] Read more »

Mind Games with Rashad Evans

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - “I’m not losing. I’m not losing.”It’s the mantra Rashad Evans repeats to himself every time he’s in a fight and things start to deviate from the plan he’s been seeing in his head for the previous eight weeks in training camp. It’s that little assurance that he’s put in his [...] Read more »

Frank Mir and the Art of the Unlikeliest Comeback

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Flash back to Frank Mir’s dark days of 2005 and tell him that in a couple of years he will not only be back in the UFC, but that he will also be one win away from regaining a portion of the title he never lost in the Octagon. He [...] Read more »

Frank Mir and the Art of the Unlikeliest Comeback

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Flash back to Frank Mir’s dark days of 2005 and tell him that in a couple of years he will not only be back in the UFC, but that he will also be one win away from regaining a portion of the title he never lost in the Octagon. He [...] Read more »

Frank Mir and the Art of the Unlikeliest Comeback

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Flash back to Frank Mir’s dark days of 2005 and tell him that in a couple of years he will not only be back in the UFC, but that he will also be one win away from regaining a portion of the title he never lost in the Octagon. He [...] Read more »

UFC 92 Main Event Breakdown: Griffin vs Evans

Michael DiSanto, UFC - How do you like me now?Brock Lesnar uttered those words back in August after bludgeoning talented veteran Heath Herring to earn his first shot at UFC gold. The media and pundits alike ridiculed Lesnar, a former WWE superstar, as an overhyped media sensation who had no business challenging Randy Couture [...] Read more »

UFC 92 Main Event Breakdown: Griffin vs Evans

Michael DiSanto, UFC - How do you like me now?Brock Lesnar uttered those words back in August after bludgeoning talented veteran Heath Herring to earn his first shot at UFC gold. The media and pundits alike ridiculed Lesnar, a former WWE superstar, as an overhyped media sensation who had no business challenging Randy Couture [...] Read more »

Anthony Johnson – Alive and Electrified for Saturday’s Rematch

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - As the old phrase goes, necessity is the mother of invention. For Anthony Johnson, the idea of dodging palm strikes from Kevin Burns - some of which were inadvertently straying into his eyes - wasn’t fitting his idea of a typical Saturday night in the Octagon this past July.So he improvised.
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JOHNSON AND KEVIN BURNS TO REMATCH LIVE ON SPIKE TV DECEMBER 13

After a controversial ending to their first bout, UFC welterweights Kevin Burns and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson will meet in the Octagon once again in December. The two will settle the score at the live finale for "The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir", emanating from The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in [...] Read more »

JOHNSON AND KEVIN BURNS TO REMATCH LIVE ON SPIKE TV DECEMBER 13

After a controversial ending to their first bout, UFC welterweights Kevin Burns and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson will meet in the Octagon once again in December. The two will settle the score at the live finale for "The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir", emanating from The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in [...] Read more »

A Well-Prepared Sanchez Gets Ready to leave it all in the Octagon Again

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - If you saw Eddie Sanchez in Belfast International Airport on the morning after his June 2007 fight with Colin Robinson, you wouldn’t have recognized him behind the mask of bruises sustained during the torrid 5:32 bout, which Sanchez won via TKO in the second round. But for the man dubbed [...] Read more »

Bonnar’s Back at UFC 94

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - After over a year on the sidelines due to injury, Stephan Bonnar will look to pick up his two fight winning streak where it left off when he returns to the Octagon on January 31st to take on unbeaten prospect Jon Jones on the main card of UFC 94 at the [...] Read more »