10th Legion Championship Fighting’s “Decimation”
February 23, 2010

Before I begin this blog, let me start off by saying that it is an honor to be heading to Hull, England to call the action for 10th Legion Championship Fighting’s “Decimation” this Sunday from the Gemtec Arena in Hull before a capacity crowd. It’s exciting to be the new voice of such a great organization that prid read more...
Interview with Jeremy Horn
January 18, 2010

Jeremy Horn is a veteran of over 100 fights. With a record of 84-19, Jeremy Horn has fought the who’s who in mixed martial arts including Chuck Liddell twice, Nate Marquardt, Forrest Griffin, and Randy Couture just to name a few. Despite being a 13-year veteran, Jeremy still has a burning desire to compete at the highest level.
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Interview with UFC’s Mike Goldberg
January 12, 2010

For over a decade, Mike Goldberg has been the voice of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Throughout the course of his tenure as the voice of broadcast, Goldberg along with Joe Rogan have called defining moments in the careers of Chuck Liddell, Randy Couture, Anderson Silva, Georges St. Pierre, and BJ Penn just to name a few. The man they call “Goldy” continues to bring his tremendous passion, high energy and smooth delivery to every single read more...
Interview with WEC’s Lightweight Sensation Ben Henderson
January 9, 2010

Ben “Smooth” Henderson (9-1) has quickly become a star in the WEC’s lightweight division. Since his WEC debut last January, he has defeated the likes of Anthony Njokuani, Shane Roller, and most recently defeated Donald Cerrone for the Interim WEC Lightweight title. This Sunday at 9PM ET from the Arco Arena in Sacramento LIVE on Versus, Henderson will look to become the undisputed WEC lightweight champ as he squares off with Jamie Varner in t read more...
Interview with UFC’s Efrain Escudero
January 9, 2010

At 8-0 Efrain Escudero is really making a name for himself in the UFC’s lightweight division. After winning Season 8 of the Ultimate Fighter, Escudero is coming off an impressive first round TKO win over Cole Miller at UFC 103 in September. Coming up this Monday January 11th at 9PM ET on Spike, Escudero goes head to head with Evan Dunham at UFC Fight Night. We had the chance to catch up with Efrain.
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Interview with UFC’s Aaron Simpson
January 9, 2010

Most recently age has become just a number in sports. There are some athletes 35 years of age and up who are competing at a world class level. One of those is none other than UFC’s Middleweight sensation Aaron “A-Train” Simpson. With an undefeated record of (6-0) the 35-year old faces his biggest challenge to date as he battles Tom Lawlor (6-1) this Mo read more...
Interview with former UFC Lightweight standout Hermes Franca
January 8, 2010

Former UFC Lightweight standout Hermes Franca (19-8) returns to action this Friday for the first time since his September loss to Tyson Griffin. Hermes will be taking on Eric Wisely (13-4) in the co-main event at MaxFights DM in Des Moines, Iowa. Franca is no doubt looking forward to getting back on the winning track. We caught up with the former UFC #1 cont read more...
Interview with UFC’s Cole Miller
January 8, 2010

This past Saturday at UFC 108, UFC lightweight Cole Miller (16-4) survived an early barrage and went on to submit Dan Lauzon. It was a big win for Miller to kick 2010 off with a big win. He’s won 3 of his last 4. Fight Trader had a chance to catch up with Cole to talk about his win.
Fight Trader: How rocked were you in the fight against Dan Lauzon?
Cole Miller: I was rocked enough to not remember what happened, but as you can see read more...
Interview with UFC’s Martin Kampmann
January 2, 2010

Tonight, on Spike before UFC 108 Evans vs. Silva begins, two preliminary fights will be shown. One of which features Martin “Hitman” Kampmann (15-3) goes head to head with Jacob Volkmann (9-1). This should be a tremendous welterweight showdown. We had the chance to speak with Martin Kampmann to discuss his fight tonight.
Fight Trader: What are your thoughts on your opponent?
Martin Kampmann: Jacob Volkmann is a really good wrestler read more...
HFC 2 “It’s On”
January 2, 2010
HFC 2 “It’s On”
By Ray Flores
This Saturday, local fight fans will be treated to a terrific night of mma as Hoosier Fight Club presents HFC 2 “It’s On” at the Venue at Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana. The main event features UFC vet Pete Spratt (18-15) taking on UFC and IFL vet Keith Wisnewski (24-12) in a welterweight showdown. The co-main event is highlighted by UFC vet Derrick Noble (24-12-1) squaring off with WEC vet Joe Benoit (10-2) of Gilbert Grappling. Both fights will no doubt produce fireworks. Also, Joh read more...


