CAT | UFC
10
Hamill retires, Evans revived, Caceres’ new attitude
0 Comments | Posted by Jon Lane in MMA News, UFC
Matt Hamill, one of the most inspirational athletes I’ve ever interviewed and covered, announced his retirement this week days after a second-round TKO loss to Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 133. The hearing-impaired Hamill finishes his MMA career at 10-4 (9-4 UFC) with notable wins over Tito Ortiz, Keith Jardine and Mark Munoz, the latter who [...]
A lot of fans are down on UFC 133. The lineup was originally topped by a title fight/grudge match of Jon Jones vs. Rashad Evans. Once the champion pulled out with hand injury, rising contender Phil Davis was named his replacement, which didn’t satisfy some people. Once someone decided to have too much fun with [...]
27
Tate motivated to win title, change perceptions
0 Comments | Posted by Jon Lane in MMA News, Strikeforce, UFC
Early in my career while working for a magazine I was assigned — make that volunteered for — a feature on New York Liberty point guard Theresa Weatherspoon. The Liberty and the WNBA were each in its respective infancies knowing the competition for attention in the competitive markets of the Big Apple and professional basketball [...]
The SiriusXM Fight Club (Sirius 92, XM 207) invited me on Monday’s show to discuss UFC 133, not a precise rundown of the card, but what on earth happened to the original lineup advertised to the City of Brotherly Love on August 6. Here’s how injuries ripped the event at its core like someone was [...]
Rick Story is known as “The Horror.” His tale has been anything but a horror movie. His career already on the rise and off his biggest victory, a unanimous decision domination of Thiago Alves as UFC 130, Story steps in for the injured Anthony Johnson to face Nate Marquardt in the main event of UFC [...]
Brian Stann makes it clear he’s set for life. No matter what he accomplishes inside the Octagon he stands proud for who he is: A husband, father and decorated war veteran/hero who served the United States of America. Everything Stann has accomplished will forever demand your respect. Looking inside the prism of the MMA world, [...]
This week I wrote a baseball/MMA hybrid feature highlighting Yankees catcher Russell Martin’s offseason training regimen with noted strength coach Jonathan Chaimberg. It’s obvious how much MMA has grown. Besides Martin, many professional athletes have taken advantage of a brutal routine that in the end leaves them in the best condition of their careers. The [...]