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We’ve featured some classic mug shots at LBS over the years. Former MLB player Derek Bell had a legendary one several years ago. Former Calgary Flames forward Brett Sutter looked like a pedophile in his. And running back Laurence Maroney went …
Nate Marquardt was replaced for his scheduled UFC on Versus 4 fight Sunday because of a failed medical exam. UFC President Dana White was upset with results and said Marquardt was out of the UFC. Marquardt kept quiet on the issue until Tuesday when …
Rampage Jackson sat ringside for the UFC on Versus 4 Sunday night and provided some analysis on TV afterwards. After breaking down the win by his training buddy Cheick Kongo, Rampage was asked about his rumored upcoming fight with Jon Jones. …
On Friday we passed along the story of Xtreme Couture trainer Neil Melanson who had his toe amputated instead of missing a year of training. Melanson had his toe removed by choice. What happened at Miguel Torres’ gym in Indiana was by accident. …
James Toney and Ken Shamrock had to be separated at a meet and greet Saturday evening at the IFC Gym in Van Nuys, California. The two were at the gym to meet fans and pose for photos in anticipation of their upcoming fight. The rules for the fight …
The UFC 4 on Versus card Sunday night took a major blow when Nate Marquardt failed his physical, taking him out of the main event. As if that wasn’t a bad enough break for Marquardt, Dana White released a video announcing that Marquardt had …
Neil Melanson is the head jiu-jitsu trainer at Xtreme Couture gym in Las Vegas, specializing in catch wrestling, guard, leg locks and triangle chokes. He’s trained some of the best fighters in the world, including Randy Couture, Gray Maynard, …
Fabricio Werdum put together one of the sorriest excuses for a fight Saturday night in the Strikeforce Grand Prix. His opponent Alistair Overeem, who won by unanimous decision, said Werdum should be ashamed of the way he fought. He’s right. At …
There are some fights that are made that really get you pumped up. For me, Fedor-Henderson, Overeem-Silva, and Mayweather-Ortiz all spark interest. Then there are some fights that are strict pay days which we cover because it’s part of our job. …
Rener Gracie and Brian Ortega decided to pull a prank at the Gracie Academy by dressing Ortega up as a Bubba Gracie dummy. Check out the video courtesy of Bloody Elbow: Pretty funny, but I’d only give it a three on a scale of 1-10. We’ve …
Alistar Overeem beat Fabricio Werdum in Dallas Saturday evening as part of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix. The fight was a major disappointment because of Werdum’s strategy. Werdum tried to take the fight to the ground and tried to do …
This my friends, is how to throw a left hook. Towards the end of the first round in the fight between Sam Stout and Yves Edwards Saturday night, Stout delivered this clean knockout punch that was good enough to earn him the knockout of the night …
Former NHL enforcer Donald Brashear had his first career MMA fight Saturday evening in Quebec City. Brashear was facing joke of an opponent Mathieu Bergeron and won in only 21 seconds. Though the 21 second victory makes it seem like Brashear was …
We see crazy knockouts in the MMA world at almost every event, but there’s something about the snap front kicks that just never seems to get old. Maybe it’s the element of surprise that comes along with a boot to the face, but we …
Rampage Jackson is coming off a UFC 130 win over Matt Hamill Saturday, and he wants Jon Jones’ belt next. Before he gets to belts, he’ll have to unglue his face from chests. Continuing a pattern he’s long established of harassing …
UFC 130 may have been a lackluster card Saturday evening, but there is little doubt MMA is surpassing boxing in many regards. This week we wrote that boxing lost the magic it once had and that it was surpassed by MMA. Not only does MMA put on …
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