Photo by Esther Lin.
Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields, June 6th:
Hometown advantage or not, Lawler ready for Shields – CBSSports.com
Robbie Lawler’s first fight after a long layoff will be within near walking distance of where he trains, but Derek Bolender says Lawler thinks preparation will trump location when he meets Jake Shields in a highly anticipated bout Saturday night.
Hard-hitting Lawler lets fists do talking – Yahoo! Sports
Robbie Lawler prefers throwing big bombs to blurting big words.
Esther’s Strikeforce pics – Fightlinker
Robbie Lawler gets ceremonial first-pitch honors at Thurday’s Cardinals-Reds game | MMAjunkie.com
Savage Dog Show: Robbie Lawler
Radio interview.
WEC 41: Faber vs. Brown II, June 7th:
Micah Miller: Brown by man strength.
Writers Pick Faber vs. Brown II – Versus
Sergio Non, USA Today: It will be a much tougher, longer fight this time, but Brown has the tactical acumen to get past Faber’s whirling dervish style and the strength to keep him grounded.
Day 4 – Countdown – Urijah Faber
Urijah’s video blog.
Affliction Trilogy: Fedor vs. Barnett, August 1st:
Affliction M-1 Global calls out UFC (Fightin’ Words) – Newsday.com
MMA Marketplace: Affliction brings its terrible shirts to the NFL – Yahoo! Sports
Various:
Dave Camarillo Believes Machida Represents New Era – FIGHT!
“I don’t believe Lyoto’s UFC title was a great accomplishment for Machida as much as it was a great accomplishment for the Ultimate Fighting Championships, its fans and fellow Martial Artists! It is truly the Machida Era of MMA. It is truly the era of The Martial Artist! And I bow!”
RASHAD EVANS RECEIVES THE BIG WAKE-UP CALL – MMA WEEKLY
“I felt, weeks before the fight even happened, like I was losing, but there was nothing I could do about it,” he said. “There was times I would storm out of practice, upset, getting my ass kicked in practice. There was nothing I could do about it. I would go to sleep; I would be just so depressed about it because I felt like I was falling and there was nothing I could do.”