Nick Thomas Archives: 02/2011

Mauro Ranallo tweets: Jake Shields informs @thefightshow that he intends to bring in Ben Askren and Chael Sonnen to help prep for GSP.

Are up: The Strikeforce World Grand Prix Heavyweight Tournament begins with a fully-stacked card of MMA titans. Don’t miss Fedor vs. Bigfoot, Arlovski vs. Kharitonov,…

At the 1:56 min mark: “(Sergei) Kharitonov is going to win that. I’ve heard he’s in excellent shape, I’ve trained with him. He’s a teammate,…

According to MMA Weekly: Sources have indicated to MMAWeekly.com as of Wednesday that Thiago Silva has been forced to withdraw from his upcoming fight at…

“(Anderson Silva) is staying at 185, he’s not moving to 205.” Yushin “Thunder” Okami (26-5) Win Nate Marquardt – Decision (Unanimous) UFC 122 Win Mark…

– Dana: UFC will probably start doing 5 round main event non-title fights – Dana: Fedor should win easily this weekend against Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva…

“I would give Fedor 60/40. Slight edge for Fedor but don’t count Bigfoot out.” — Click here for more video interviews from MMAFighting.com.

Mike Chiappetta from MMA Fighting reports: The field of the Strikeforce heavyweight tournament came to town, with a free fan experience at Manhattan’s famed Roseland…

“To tell the truth, I certainly, was — I am thinking about retiring but that’s not because of the loss. I used to think about…

Georges St-Pierre defends the 170 lb. crown against Jake Shields on Saturday, April 30 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada. Plus, UFC featherweight champion…

According to MMA Junkie: This past weekend’s “UFC Prelims” broadcast on Spike TV, which coincided with the Feb. 5 “UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort” event,…

Rashad Evans on: – 0:23 How the injury happened – 1:34 Not regretting waiting for the title shot – 2:20 Jon Jones’s potential – 3:16…

Join us at 1:00 p.m. ET for the UFC 129 press conference: In anticipation of what promises to be one of the most historic events…

According to UFC.com: Mauricio Rua – “I’ve been training hard for a fight on this date and I was prepared to fight Rashad. I face…

South of Moscow on the Oskol River, Fedor Emelianenko trains with intensity. Go behind the scenes with the MMA legend and his crew of fight…

Junior dos Santos on: – 0:10 Anderson Silva’s win – 0:55 His special guests coaches for TUF: Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Jose Aldo and Antônio Rodrigo…

Rashad Evans talks Shogun Rua vs. Jon Jones on ESPN’s show MMA Live: (transcribed by Fighters Only) “I’m happy for Jones, I think it’s a…

At the 6:17 min mark: Rener and his cousin, Rhalan Gracie dissect the critical points of Carlos Eduardo Rocha’s Rolling Americana and Jon Jones’ guillotine…

The odds opened up today at: Mauricio “Shogun” Rua +120 vs. Jon Jones -150 Anderson Silva -240 vs. Georges St. Pierre +190 HT: @Joey Oddessa

UFC 126: Jon Jones Talks Win Over Ryan Bader, Fighting Shogun Rua HT: MMAFighting.com UFC 126: Dana White Marvels at Anderson Silva’s Performance at UFC…