UFC 107 Preview

UFC 107 Preview

By: Ray Flores

 

UFC 107 Penn vs. Sanchez is one of the most compelling cards of the year. From top to bottom, this is a tremendous event, and each of the last three fights is worth the PPV price tag. The main event features BJ “The Prodigy” Penn (14-5-1) defending his UFC Lightweight title against TUF 1 winner Diego ”Nightmare” Sanchez (23-2). The co-main event is a heavyweight showdown between former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir (12-4) going head to head with dangerous striker Cheick Kongo ( read more...

HBO Boxing After Dark Malinaggi vs. Diaz II

HBO Boxing After Dark Preview

Malinaggi/Diaz and Ortiz/Diaz

By: Ray Flores
This weekend HBO’s Boxing After Dark presents their yearend event from the UIC Pavillion in Chicago Illinois. The main event features a junior welterweight rematch between Juan Diaz (35-2, 17KOs) and Paulie Malinaggi (26-3, 5KOs). The fight will take place at 139 pounds. Diaz won their first encounter down in his hometown of Houston, Texas by unanimous decision amidst some controversy. Many felt Malinaggi deserved to get the nod in the fight as he d read more...

XFO 34 Results

XFO 34 Curran vs. Hori- Bantamweight Showdown

By Ray Flores

XFO 34 Curran vs. Hori certainly lived up to all of its expectations and more as there were tremendous performances throughout the evening.  The main event saw Jeff “Big Frog Curran” (32-12-1) returning to the promotion he helped to start taking on the former Deep Bantamweight tournament champion Tomohiko Hori (11-3-3). A capacity crowd of well over a thousand jammed into the Lakemoor Banquet Facility in Lakemoor to see two world class bantamweights engage in what wa read more...

Williams vs. Martinez Fight of the Year

By Ray Flores

This past Saturday at Boardwalk Hall’s Ballroom in Atlantic City New Jersey, saw current WBC Jr. Middleweight champion Sergio Martinez and the most avoided fighter in boxing Paul Williams go head to head in an instant classic. For 12 rounds, Williams and Martinez went toe to toe pushing each other to the limit. Although the fight took place in the middleweight division of 160 pounds, these were the two best junior middleweights waging war against one another. What we saw were two sensational fighters with terrific crowd p read more...

Pacquaio vs. Mayweather Preview

It’s the fight everyone has been waiting for. It’s a fight that is supposed to break every known record possible. It’s a fight that features the two best pound for pound fighters in boxing squaring off against one another in the primes of their careers. It’s Manny “Pac Man”Pacquiao vs. Pretty Boy Floyd Mayweather Jr. March 13th. The fight has been verbally agreed upon by both sides. Fightnews confirmed the fight taking place as they spoke to Pacquiao’s lawyer Jeng Gacal earlier today.

Negotiations went better than expected read more...

XFO 34 Curran vs. Hori Preview

Tomorrow night the XFO puts on their biggest event as Jeff “Big Frog” Curran( 32-12-1) returns to the promotion that he started as he goes head to head with Japanese bantamweight sensation Tomohiko Hori (13-7-5). Hori vs. Curran headlines the 34th installment of the XFO at the Lakemoor Banquet Facility in Lakemoor, Illinois. This is a huge fight for both combatants as they each have a lot to gain from the win. It’s a fight which will catapult one fighter into bigger and better heights, while the loser will have to go back to the drawing b read more...

Lockdown in Lowell on October 2nd

This past Friday Cutthroat MMA Entertainment presented another installment of “Locked Down in Lowell” at DC’s Country Junction in Lowell, Indiana. A venue that takes you back to the old days of mma with dirt floors and upper tier seating right on the cage, “Locked Down in Lowell” provided an evening full of highlights for the fans in attendance.

Starting off the night, Miguel Torres’ protégé Jake Naurcy made a successful debut as he submitted tough veteran George Gonzalez by arm bar in the opening minute of the first round. read more...

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