Long-reigning middleweight champion Anderson Silva will rematch his rival Chael Sonnen in the main event at UFC 148, and each man is bringing a fistful of intangibles into the cage. How big of a factor was Silva’s hurt ribs in the first fight that saw him dominated by Sonnen before a miraculous last round comeback? How much of Sonnen’s performance …
UFC 148 features Anderson Silva once again defending his middleweight title against arch-rival Chael Sonnen. Join us on Saturday, July 7 for our UFC 148 screening party to see the grudge match of the year go down live on pay-per-view! Food and refreshments will be on hand and the event is open to the public. The card will also feature …
Last night’s UFC 126 didn’t feature the most exciting performances overall, but there were some really great moments, and important storylines were taken through some plot twists and exciting comclusions. Demetrious Johnson def. Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto via unanimous decision Chad Mendes def. Michihiro Omigawa via unanimous decision Donald Cerrone def. Paul Kelly via submission (rear naked choke), round two Miguel …
In honour of tonight’s big Brazilian showdown between Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort for the UFC Middleweight Championship, let’s marvel again at two of MMA’s best knockouts ever. The first is Anderson’s Silva’s Ong Bak-inspired Muay Boran elbow against Tony Fryklund at Cage Rage 16: Critical Condition. Bloody Elbow shares a tale from Silva’s MMA instructional book about how Silva was …
I don’t usually watch the UFCs, because frankly I find a lot of the fights to be boring. However I have to say that this card was pretty good. Anderson Silva had the goods to pull it of and for me I liked the sub that Matt Hughes did. Here are the results: Pay-Per-View Bouts Anderson Silva def. Chael Sonnen …
This is my favorite You-Tube Video right now. It’s Anderson Silva doing something called “Pro Sparring“. Pro Sparring is similar to Regular Sparring but it consists more of a series of back and forth combinations, whereas regular sparring is more unpredictable or random. Pro sparring can be a set number of strikes, such as 2 for 2 or 3 for …
I always believe that lessons in martial arts should be applied to life, so bear with me and my observations. I was watching one of our athletes sparing in the ring, and even thought he was doing fine, it wasn’t what I was looking for. He would wait for his partner to attack, than attack afterwards. He was pretty good …