MMA Madness

Written by Paul Delos Santos
Rashad Evans made his acting debut in the movie “Death Warrior.” He admits that he was bitten by the acting bug, but he doesn’t see himself quitting fighting anytime soon.

Spike TV presents a special evening of recent UFC main event fights never-before-seen on cable (non-pay-per-view) on Saturday, November 7 (9:00 – 11:00pm ET/PT) showcasing the world’s best mixed martial arts fighters. The two-hour telecast, “UFC Main Events,” culminates with the highly-anticipated headlining bout of UFC 102 featuring Randy Couture and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.

Fresh off a sparkling victory on Sept. 25, budding superstar and two-time All-American wrestler at the University of Missouri, undefeated Tyron “T-Wood” Woodley (4-0) of St. Louis, will come back on Friday, Nov. 20, when he faces dangerous Rudy Bears (13-5) of Kansas City in the featured bout of an outstanding Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) card at historic Memorial Hall in Kansas City.

Legendary five-time UFC® champion Randy “The Natural” Couture will headline a fight card on Spike TV for the first time on Saturday, November 14 (8:00pm ET/PT same day tape) in the main event of UFC 105. Emanating from the MEN Arena in Manchester, England, Couture will square off against highly-regarded veteran Brandon “The Truth” Vera in a bout in the light heavyweight division.

Its landmark marketing partnership freshly in place, Round 5 is pleased to announce the members of the first series of collectible figurines under the UFC brand, a group of six accomplished fighters, as announced today by Barron Lau, Round 5 CEO and co-founder and Damon Lau, president and co-founder.

MMA Junkie is reporting that the former light heavyweight champion and coach on the current season of The Ultimate Fighter is calling it quits.
Apparently the full story is on a blog on Rampage’s website which tells of troubles from the time he signed with UFC and up to the present when he decided to accept [...]

Former Mighty Morphing Power Ranger Jason David Frank discussed his passion for MMA on a recent episode of Sans the Gloves radio. Frank wants the fans to understand that he is not looking to use MMA to boost his acting career and he should not be compared to Jose Canseco.

Considered by many pundits to be nothing more than an opponent for Karl “Psycho” Amoussou, John “The Iron Bull” Doyle sent a message Thursday afternoon during weigh-ins for “HDNET FIGHTS PRESENTS M-1 BREAKTHROUGH” that he did not venture to Kansas City to lose.

Keith Jardine has fought the best of the best and Thiago Silva is next in line.