Gray Maynard was born in Phoenix Arizona on May 9, 1979. Gray attended two years of high school in Las Vegas NV and completed High School at St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio. Gray was a varsity letterman in wrestling during all four years of high school. Gray was national champion his senior year, earning All-State and All-American honors while leading his team to an undefeated season and a number one ranking in the nation. [Read more]
You could say I started my career my freshman year in high school. I went to my first Brazilian Ju-Jitsu class and fell in love with da sport. After a little under a year of BJJ, my mom couldn’t pay for my classes so some of my boys said I should start wrestling. So I signed up and got hooked. After three years placing sixth in da State Championship in Hawaii at 170 and only being 150 pounds, there was no turning back.
Two years and fifteen jobs later, I made my way to Vegas and after just four days living in Vegas I got hooked up with Mark Lamion at J-Seck. After training and working full-time for about six months, I got asked to help Phil Baroni train for his fights. I said “yes”, and after one session Phil asked me if I’d ever fought before. I told him “no”, and he said I SHOULD.
The next day, I called a friend in Hawai’i to get me a fight and that’s how I started in MMA.
Bisping made his professional mixed martial arts debut at Pride & Glory 2: Battle of the Ages on April 4, 2004, taking a 0:38 armbar victory over Steve Mathews. Just one month later, Bisping scored his first knockout against John Weir at UK MMA Challenge 7: Rage & Fury. In his third MMA match, Bisping became the Cage Rage light heavyweight champion at Cage Rage 7, defeating Mark Epstein by technical knockout. [Read more]
Ed "Short Fuse" Herman was born in Vancouver, Washington on October 2 1980. Ed was raised primarily in Vancouver by his father but spent plenty of time in Portland visiting his mother. Ed was raised with his little brother and two-step sisters. In high school Ed played football and was on the wrestling team. His dominant athletic career would not begin until shortly after high school. After graduation Ed moved to Portland fulltime and would begin a new experience that would take him where he is today.
Martin Kampmann hails from Aarhus, Denmark. As a kid he liked Bloodsport and wanted to learn how to fly through the air and do ninja moves like they do in the movies. So he took up Karate at age 14. From Karate he moved to Thai boxing and began competing both in Thai and Western boxing as an amateur. In 2000 Martin started training in Submission Wrestling with Shooters MMA (a major Martial Arts organization in Europe). [Read more]
Pete Sell was born in Bay Shore, New York on August 25, 1982. He grew up as the youngest child of a tight-nit family. Like a lot of kids in a big city, Pete liked to push the envelope on just how far he could go. He did a lot of typical juvenile things like sneaking out, skipping school, but more for attention than anything else.
As Pete grew older, he began to grow in to his huge ego and found that he had a lot of natural athletic abilities. Once in high school, having never played competitive sports before, he tried out for both the football and wrestling team and made the starting squad. After a very successful stint (and at a very small 135 pounds), Pete fell back in to his childhood ways and became more interested in being the class clown and the kid everyone wanted to be and quit playing sports.
I don't know BJ Penn personally, but because of the relationship I have with MMA we may as well be feuding brothers who just recently patched things up. And now we couldn't be closer.
UFC Lightheavyweight contender Rashad Evans stepped up to the plate and accepted a contract fight Chuck Liddell after Mauricio "Shogun" Rua was injured.
Roger Huerta and Clay Guida are both rumored to be fighting on the upcoming UFC 74 fight card in Las Vegas, Nevada. However both fighters are facing a whole different set of opposition.
MMAWeekly reported today that “The Dean of Mean” Keith Jardine has accepted a fight against former UFC Light-heavyweight king Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell .
The only thing we can hope for is that since both fighters are adamant about wanting to fight; that the UFC can come to its senses and get this fight signed, scheduled and delivered.
Yesterday it was announced that Chuck Liddell would be fighting Wanderlei Silva at UFC 76 but in an interview with Dana White by Kevin Iole the UFC President stated that the fight was no going to happen and probably would never happen.
UFCJunkie.com has reported that a verbal agreement has been made for a bout featuring former UFC Light-heavyweight Champ Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell squaring off against former Pride Middle-weight Champ Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva at UFC 76.
Fighter Spotlight: BJ Penn
I don't know BJ Penn personally, but because of the relationship I have with MMA we may as well be feuding brothers who just recently patched things up. And now we couldn't be closer.
Anderson Silva - The Boxer?
In a recent article by MMAWeekly Silva's manager discussed his desire to have a professional boxing match.
Evans Replaces Rua
UFC Lightheavyweight contender Rashad Evans stepped up to the plate and accepted a contract fight Chuck Liddell after Mauricio "Shogun" Rua was injured.
Evan Tanner's Greatest Battle
You would think it would take place in the cage, but his greatest battle happened outside of it.
Where does "The Spider" go from here?
Anderson Silva's continued dominance over the UFC Middleweight division raises the question of: What does the UFC do now?
Wanderlei Silva answers to his fans
Over at Yahoo! Wanderlei Silva answered questions from the fans. He gives really good to answers to a lot of the questions asked.
The return of Brandon Vera
The UFC announced today that heavyweight contender Brandon “The Truth” Vera will soon make his much anticipated return to the octagon.
A Tale of Two Fighters: Huerta and Guida
Roger Huerta and Clay Guida are both rumored to be fighting on the upcoming UFC 74 fight card in Las Vegas, Nevada. However both fighters are facing a whole different set of opposition.
UFC 76: Chuck Liddell vs Keith Jardine
MMAWeekly reported today that “The Dean of Mean” Keith Jardine has accepted a fight against former UFC Light-heavyweight king Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell .
Silva vs Liddell: What happens now?
The only thing we can hope for is that since both fighters are adamant about wanting to fight; that the UFC can come to its senses and get this fight signed, scheduled and delivered.
Silva vs Liddell : One day later
Yesterday it was announced that Chuck Liddell would be fighting Wanderlei Silva at UFC 76 but in an interview with Dana White by Kevin Iole the UFC President stated that the fight was no going to happen and probably would never happen.
Silva vs Liddell UFC 76
UFCJunkie.com has reported that a verbal agreement has been made for a bout featuring former UFC Light-heavyweight Champ Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell squaring off against former Pride Middle-weight Champ Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva at UFC 76.
