January 9th, 2008
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Finally. For light heavyweight James Lee, a decade of toil in mixed martial arts had paid off with a fight in the PRIDE organization against Travis Wiuff in February of 2007. It was to be the start of something big for the Detroit native, a chance to get some worldwide recognition as well as a little financial security; not only for himself, but for his son.
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - A broken right hand suffered in training Monday has forced middleweight contender Thales Leites to withdraw from his UFC 81 bout against Nate Marquardt. Leites, winner of three in a row in the Octagon, will undergo surgery on the hand later this week.
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - The road to UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva will get a little more interesting on February 2nd, as two key 185-pound matchups have been added to UFC 81: Breaking Point at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
Michael DiSanto, UFC - BJ Penn might be one of the most gifted mixed martial artists on the planet, but some might say that he is cursed as far as the UFC Lightweight Title is concerned.Hawaii's finest first entered the Octagon to challenge for the 155-lb strap on January 11, 2001. The event was UFC 34. Jens Pulver, who enjoyed an 11-2-1 record at the time, was the reigning champion. Penn, by comparison, was a scant 3-0 as a professional fighter.
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Considered to one of the best, if not the best, fighters in the world, pound for pound, UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva can also be considered one of the best human beings in the world, pound for pound, as he has decided to donate his entire portion of the proceeds from a recent UFC auction to the Ronald McDonald House.
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - We've counted down the best submissions, knockouts, upsets, and fights of 2007 this week. Now the only thing left is to honor the UFC's best fighter of 2007. Who got the nod? Read on for the 2007 UFC Fighter of The Year.
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Always the toughest category to narrow down to a list of just ten (or 11 in this case), the best fights of the year have to have some combination of action, drama, and significance to be considered, and 2007 had more than a few bouts with all three attributes. Who made the cut? Read on to find out.
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Nothing ignites a crowd like a spectacular knockout, and 2007 had its share of great ones. Of course, nothing that happened can touch the KO that checks in at number one for the year, but the rest of the top ten was pretty impressive in its own right.
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - From the subtle to the spectacular, submission victories in the UFC in 2007 had something for every fan, and for some of the game's elite fighters, like BJ Penn, the ability to finish fights in this fashion has been a key to a career full of success. For others, like Marcus Davis, learning the art of submitting opponents has been the difference between a life in the UFC and a life struggling on the small show circuit. Read on for ten of this year's best finishes by submission.
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - If there was one sure thing in the UFC in 2007, it was that a favorite was never safe once the bell rang. From Chuck Liddell and Georges St-Pierre to Mirko Cro Cop and 'Shogun' Rua, the upset bug bit hard and often in the past 12 months, so what better way to kick off the unofficial awards of 2007 than with the biggest upsets of the year?
