Thursday, April 16, 2015

Video of the Day - Herrig v. Lavoy

Here is Felice Herrig fighting Amanda Lavoy at XFO 37 which took place on December 4, 2010 in Lakemoor, Illinois.

Felice (10-5) submitted Lisa Ellis (15-9) in her official UFC debut and next fights Paige Van Zant (4-1) at UFC on Fox 15 this Saturday.

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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Head Kick Destroyer - Munoz v. Machida

Here is Lyoto Machida fighting Mark Munoz at UFC Fight Night - Machida v. Munoz which took place on 10/26/13 in Manchester, England.

Machida (22-5) has career victories over Shogun Rua, Randy Couture, Gegard Mousasi and Rashad Evans. He next fights Luke Rockhold at UFC on Fox 15.

Fox Main Card

Lyoto Machida vs. Luke Rockhold
Chris Camozzi vs. Ronaldo Souza
Max Holloway vs. Cub Swanson
Felice Herrig vs. Paige VanZant
Beneil Dariush vs. Jim Miller
Patrick Cummins vs. Ovince Saint Preux
Corey Anderson vs. Gian Villante
Aljamain Sterling vs. Takeya Mizugaki

Fight Pass Card

Tim Means vs. George Sullivan
Diego Brandao vs. Jimy Hettes
Chris Dempsey vs. Eddie Gordon

Friday, April 10, 2015

Video of the Day - Nagata v. Cro Cop

Here is Yuji Nagata fighting Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic in the "Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2001 - K-1 vs. Inoki" which took place at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan on 12/31/01. This is Mirko's 3rd MMA fight.

Cro Cop (30-11-2) is coming off back to back TKO's of Satoshi Ishii (12-4) to earn a spot back in the UFC. He next fights Gabriel Gonzaga (16-9) this Saturday at Fight Night Poland.

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Video of the Day - Kitaoka v. Brooks

Here is Will Brooks fighting Satoru Kitaoka at Dream 18 which took place on 12/31/12 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

This was the last fight for Brooks (15-1) before Bellator, where he has gone 7-1 with back to back wins over Michael Chandler for Bellator's LW Title. Kitaoka (36-13) is a 15 year MMA veteran with career submission victories over UFC veterans Takanori Gomi, Paul Daley, Kurt Pelligrino and Carlos Condit.

Brooks will next defend his title against Dave Jansen (20-2) at Bellator 136 on April 10th.

Sunday, April 5, 2015

Fake Glove Touch Fail - Harris v. Fuller

Here is video of Jonathan Harris fighting JR Fuller(or Kenneth Fuller according to Sherdog.com) in Legacy FC which took place on 7/31/10.

This is one of the oddest and quickest KO's I've ever seen. The fake glove touch doesn't always work.....

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Video of the Day - Truex v. Jansen

Here is Dave Jansen fighting Tommy Truex at Sport Fight 22 which took place on 4/18/008 in Portland, Oregon.

Jansen (20-2) won the Bellator Season 7 LW tournament with wins over Magomed Saadulaev, Ricardo Tirloni and Marcin Held. He followed that up with a decision over Rick Hawn before being sidelined with a knee injury. He returns at Bellator 136 to challenge for the title currently held by Will Brooks.

Video of the Day - Manhoef v. Cyborg

Here is Melvin Manhoef fighting Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos at Cage Rage 15 which took place on 2/4/06 in London, England. The fight is widely regarded as one of the best slugfests in the history of MMA.